Supporters of the LGBTQIA+ community pose during a 'Pride Parade' in Patna on Sunday. A man collects discarded plastic bottles at a beach in Thiruvananthapuram on Sunday. Women walk past idols of Lord Ganesh covered in plastic sheets at a roadside workshop ahead of 'Ganeshotsav' in Chennai on Sunday. Artists give final touches to idols of lord Ganesh ahead of the 'Ganesh Chaturthi' festival at Kumartuli in Kolkata on Sunday. Children shower flowers on a statue of Mother Mary

People carry a giant idol of Lord Ganesh on a vehicle ahead of the ‘Ganeshotsav’ in Hyderabad on Saturday. Cricketer Suryakumar Yadav during the ‘Janmastami’ festival celebrations in Mumbai on Saturday. People cover themselves as they walk amid rain in Shimla on Saturday. Youths participate in a ‘Dahi Matka’ breaking ceremony on the occasion of Janmashtami in Kolkata on Saturday. Actors Rannvijay Singha, Neha Dhupia, Prince Narula, Baseer Ali, Bani J, Nikhil Chinapa and YouTu

Artisanal idols of Lord Krishna, crafted using paddy seeds and colorful threads, displayed for sale by artist Madhuri Soni on the roadside on the occasion of Janmashtami festival in Jagdalpur, Bastar district, Chhattisgarh, on Friday. Bollywood actor Nora Fatehi poses for photographs during 'GQ Best Dressed 2026' event in Mumbai on Thursday. Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama blesses a disciple as he arrives at the airport following a two-month-and-one-week sojourn in Le

Students march during a mass jogging event on the 43rd Abhiruchi Sports Day, marking the birth anniversary of the state's first Arjuna Awardee Bhogeswar Baruah in Guwahati on Thursday. A woman carrying her belongings wade through a waterlogged area after the swollen Ganga river inundates low-lying areas at Bind Toli in Patna, Bihar, on Thurssday. Artists perform during a procession on the eve of 'Janmashatmi' festival in Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, on Thursday. Children dressed

A woman and a child wade through a waterlogged street on a bicycle amid heavy rain in Nadia, West Bengal, on Wednesday. Students dressed up as Lord Krishna and his divine consort Radha ahead of the 'Janmashtami' festival in Agartala on Wednesday. Artists perform during an event to celebrate the 66th anniversary of Tibetan Democracy Day at Dalai Lama Temple Complex (Tsuglagkhang) in Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh, on Wednesday. Workers apply clay to idols of Lord Ganesha to mak

An artist works on an idol of Lord Ganesh at a roadside shop ahead of 'Ganeshotsav' festival outside Junagarh Fort in Bikaner, Rajasthan, on Tuesday. A man offers prayers at a temple inundated with water after the water level of Ganga river rises following rain in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, on Tuesday. People offer prayers at a temple to observe the 'Nagpanchami' festival in Ahmedabad on Tuesday. Gujarat follows the Amanta lunar calendar, placing the festival on Krishna Paksha

The Sarang Helicopter Display Team of the Indian Air Force performs a synchronised aerial maneuver ahead of the second edition of the El Alamein International Airshow, in Egypt. Bollywood actors Prithviraj Sukumaran and Kareena Kapoor Khan during the trailer launch of upcoming film 'Daayra' in Mumbai on Monday. A worker places an idol of Lord Ganesh at a workshop ahead of Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Hyderabad, Telangana, on Monday. Students look at defence equipment during a

Panda Yuanyuan enjoys a cake for her 22nd birthday at the Taipei Zoo in Taipei, Taiwan, on Sunday. A devotee lights earthen lamps on the Vindhyavasini Jayanti at the Maa Vindhyavasini Temple in Mirzapur on Sunday. An aerial view shows the Sangam area inundated with floodwaters from the swollen Ganga and Yamuna rivers in Prayagraj on Sunday. A person sits along the banks of the Ganga River amid dense mist at Triveni Ghat in Rishikesh on Sunday. People take part in the 32nd Tha

An artisan gives final touches to an idol of Lord Krishna ahead of the 'Krishna Janmashtami' festival in Gurugram on Saturday. Boats remain moored along the flooded banks of the swollen Ganga and Yamuna rivers at the Sangam in Prayagraj on Saturday. Actor Manoj Joshi performs in the Hindi play 'Sardar - The Architect of United India' at Ravindra Bhawan in Bhopal on Saturday. People participate in various activities on the occasion of National Sports Day in Bikaner on Saturday

A view of a partial lunar eclipse over the Halic Castle is seen near the village of Halic, Slovakia, early Friday. A woman applies 'tilak' to a Border Security Force (BSF) officer as she celebrates 'Raksha Bandhan' festival with the BSF personnel at Attari-Wagah border post on Friday. The first batch of nine Dasara elephants receives a traditional welcome at the Mysuru Palace ahead of the annual Dasara festivities in Mysuru on Friday. National Security Guard personnel demonst

An artisan works on an idol of Lord Ganesh ahead of the Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Gurugram on Thursday. People browse 'rakhis' at a roadside shop on the eve of 'Raksha Bandhan' festival at Koti circle in Hyderabad in Telangana on Thursday. Students show their 'rakhis', a sacred thread, on the eve of 'Raksha Bandhan' festival in Nadia in West Bengal on Thursday. Kinnar Akhara Mahamandaleshwar Kankeshwari Nand Giri takes part in a procession during the holy month of Shravan

Contestants of 'Miss Teen International' pageant from various countries pose for group photographs at the Taj Mahal in Agra, Uttar Pradesh, on Wednesday. School students shop for 'rakhis' ahead of the 'Raksha Bandhan' festival in Nadia, West Bengal, on Wednesday. Devotees hold sacred threads while performing rituals to change their 'Yajnopavita' (sacred thread) during 'Shravani Upakarma' celebrations in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, on Wednesday. Shravani Upakarma is where male pra

A worker adorns an idol of Lord Ganesh for the Ganeshotsav in Ahmedabad on Tuesday. Mahouts stand near decorated elephants amid the Shiveli procession as part of the Onam celebrations at Thrikkakkara Temple in Kochi on Tuesday. Girls tie rakhis on the wrists of schoolboys wearing face masks of Prime Minister Narendra Modi ahead of the Raksha Bandhan festival in Jammu on Tuesday. A humanoid robot competes in the breakdance during the World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing on Tu

Robots compete in the cheerleading final during the World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing on Monday. Tribal women carry bundles of firewood on their heads along a forest trail in Nadia, West Bengal, on Monday. People offer prayers on the last Monday of the holy month of 'Shravan' at Mahadev Temple in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, on Monday. People take part in a 'Kanwar Yatra' procession on the last Monday of the holy month 'Shravan' in Ajmer, Rajasthan, on Monday. Children look

Workers prepare edible sugar toys ahead of the upcoming festival season in Prayagraj on Sunday. A pair of lions sits inside an enclosure at the National Zoological Park in New Delhi on Sunday. An artisan works on a traditional Ekchala Durga idol for shipment to Tokyo, Japan, ahead of Durga Puja at Krishnanagar on Sunday,. Participants perform during the closing ceremony of 'Manthan 4 Yuva Nagpur 2026' in Nagpur on Sunday. Children skate while carrying 'Kanwars' during a relig

An artisan gives final touches to an idol of Lord Ganesh ahead of the Ganeshotsav in Amritsar on Saturday. A worker carries jute sticks on a bicycle after retting and fibre extraction in Nadia, West Bengal, on Saturday. An aerial view of a floating jetty and changing room near the Sangam inundated by the swollen waters of the Ganga and Yamuna Rivers in Prayagra on Saturday. A visitor takes a picture during a photo exhibition titled ‘Life is in Many Days’ by Irish photographer

Bollywood actors Akshay Kumar, Saif Ali Khan and producer Venkat K Narayana on the sets of 'Kaun Banega Crorepati' to promote their upcoming fim 'Haiwaan' in Mumbai on Friday. People throng the premises of Kedarnath Temple as snow-clad peaks emerge after rain cleared the weather in Kedarnath Dham on Friday. Migrant workers travel with their belongings and donkeys in a goods vehicle in Chikkamagaluru, Karnataka, on Friday. Students during Onam celebrations ahead of Onam festiv

A visitor looks at a collection of vintage cameras displayed at ‘Museo Camera’ on the occasion of World Photography Day in Gurugram in Haryana on Wednesday. Bollywood actor Tripti Dimri poses for photos during a promotional event in New Delhi on Wednesday. Artisans paint idols of Lord Krishna ahead of the ‘Janmashtami’ festival in Rajkot in Gujarat on Thursday. Miss International India Roosh Sindhu and Miss International 2025 Catalina Duque Abréu of Colombia at Taj Mahal in A

An artist gives a finishing touch to an idol of Lord Ganesh carved from teak wood at a workshop ahead of the Ganeshotsav in Bastar district, Chhattisgarh, on Wednesday. Workers carry a cutout of King Mahabali as part of preparations for the Onam celebrations in front of Kerala Secretariat in Thiruvananthapuram on Wednesday. Girdhar Vyas, who claims to sport the longest moustache in the world, interacts with school students during an event on the occasion of World Photography

Bollywood actors Shweta Tripathi, Rasika Dugal, Shriya Pilgaonkar and Harshita Gaur during promotions of the upcoming film 'Mirzapur The Movie' in Mumbai on Tuesday. A schoolgirl looks through a vintage film camera during a guidance session organised on the eve of World Photography Day in Surat on Tuesday. An artisan gives final touches to an idol of Lord Shri Krishna ahead of Onam festival in Thiruvananthapuram on Tuesday. People holding the national flags move on boats acro