A police personnel with a calf during a protest rally in support of cows in Beawar, Rajasthan on Monday. A women cover her child with clothe and hold an umbrella on a hot day in Prayagraj on Monday. Prayagraj recorded as the hottest city during summer. Bollywood actor Govinda offers prayers at the 'Banke Bihari Temple'in Vrindavan, Uttar Pradesh on Monday. A woman performs a ritual on the occasion of 'Mohini Ekadashi' festival at a temple in Bikaner, Rajasthan on Monday. Peop

People stand under a tree amid strong winds and heat wave conditions on a hot summer day in Prayagraj on Sunday. Double-crested cormorants sit near a pond during the summer season at Indira Park in Hyderabad on Sunday. People visit the Taj Mahal amid summer heat in Agra on Sunday. Actor Suniel Shetty with his wife Mana Shetty meets Swami Chidanand Saraswatiji during their visit to Parmarth Niketan Ashram in Rishikesh on Sunday. People attend the 'Paramekkavu chamayam', an orn

Tibetan Children's Village school students hold portraits of 11th Panchen Lama to mark the spiritual leader's 37th birth anniversary during a programme organised by Tibetan Women's Association at McLeod Ganj in Dharamshala on Saturday. Bollywood actor Sushmita Sen's daughter Renee Sen poses for photographs during the Fenty Beauty launch party in Mumbai late Friday. Sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik creates a sculpture ahead of the World Malaria Day at Puri beach, Odisha. Monks fr

A commuter carrying bags of empty plastic bottles passes by on a cycle in Chikkamagaluru, Karnataka, on Friday. Nita Ambani attends the Time100 Gala, celebrating the 100 most influential people in the world, in New York on Thursday. Sara Tendulkar along with her sister in-law Sania Chandok pose for photographs during the GQ Most Influential Young Indians 2026 Awards in Mumbai on late Thursday. A Vande Bharat Express train crosses a bridge near Bajalta vllage while en route to

A woman covers a child amid scorching heat during the summer season in Prayagraj on Thursday. A priest performs rituals during the ‘Ganga Saptami’ festival at Dashashwamedh Ghat in Varanasi on Thursday. A performer dressed as Darikan takes part in the 'Nilathil Poru' ritual at Vellayani Devi Temple during the Kaliyoottu festival in Thiruvananthapuram on Thursday. A mahout bathes elephants to provide relief from the scorching heat during the summer season at Elephant Village

A Tailed Jay butterfly flies over cosmos flowers on the occasion of Earth Day, at Lucknow Zoo on Wednesday. Bollywood actor Sonam Bajwa poses for a photograph during a press conference for her upcoming film 'Pitt Siyapa', in New Delhi on Wednesday. Monks gather during the offering of prayers to the Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama at the Main Tibetan Temple (Tsuglagkhang) in Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh on Wednesday. Students make a circular chain formation on a poster of

People gather around blocks of ice, installed in a Toronto parking lot as part of promotion for rapper Drake's upcoming album 'ICEMAN' on Monday. A woman holds a rooster for rituals during the 'Garia Puja' festival, in Agartala on Tuesday. A Bakerwal herder moves with his livestock as their biannual migration begins following heavy snowfall in the upper reaches of Chenab region, in Doda, J&K on Tuesday. A man fishes smelt fish known as a special local delicacy, famous for it

A farmer pours harvested wheat grains onto a heap after harvest on the outskirts of Jammu on Saturday. A woman vendor carries Hindu idols and ceremonial objects at the 'Kalighat Kali Temple' in Kolkata on Monday. A man pours a bucket of water to beat the heat on a hot summer day in Agra. A man places floral garlands on traditional royal representatives during the Gohain Uliuwa Mela festival at Mayong village, Assam, on Monday. Actors Arun Govil, Deepika Chikhalia and Sunil L

Followers listen to Syed Mohammed Madni Ashraf during an event in Ahmedabad on Sunday. A woman performs rituals in the River Ganga on the occasion of 'Akshaya Tritiya' in Patna on Sunday. People carry the palanquin of Goddess Ganga, which departs from Bhaironghati for Gangotri Dham, ahead of the opening of the temple on the occasion of 'Akshaya Tritiya' in Uttarkashi on Sunday. Devotees hold earthen pots with fire on their heads while performing rituals during Sheetala Puja i

A woman looks at a sand art carved by Sand artist Rupesh Singh dedicated on 'Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam', commonly known as Women's Reservation Act, in Varanasi on Saturday. Workers prepare Petha, a traditional sweet made from ash gourd in Prayagraj on Saturday. Fishermen carry a long 'Kambavala' fishing net back to the shore after a day's catch at Poonthura beach on a hot summer day in Thiruvananthapuram on Saturday. A vendor arranges clay pots for sale on a hot summer day

A seer performs holy dip in the River Ganga on the occassion of 'Vaishakha Amavasya' in Prayagraj on Friday. Actor Divya Dutta poses for photographs during the Indian National Cine Academy Awards (INCA) in Mumbai on late Thursday. School students hold placards as they participate in the 'Nari Shakti Vandan Run' in Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh, on Friday. Johnny Depp, a cast member in the upcoming film 'Ebenezer A Christmas Carol', speaks during the Paramount Pictures presentatio

A purple sunbird perches on a crown flower branch in Nadia, West Bengal on Thursday. A worker with a child at a brick kiln amid the hot summer season near Chikkamagaluru, Karnataka on Thursday. A Cambodian dancer laughs during a Sankranta parade to mark the Khmer New Year on a main street in front of Royal Palace in Phnom Penh, Cambodia on Wednesday. Rajasthan police personnel march during the 77th Rajasthan Police Foundation Day celebrations in Jaipur, Rajasthan on Thursday.

A man shows an old edition of a newspaper at an exhibition organised as part of Bikaner’s 539th Foundation Day celebrations on Wednesday. Newly wed couples during a mass marriage ceremony organised by 'Jai Maa Vaishno Durga Utsav Shri Ram Rasoi Samiti', in Bhopal on Wednesday. Participants completed their trek as part of India’s largest inclusive trek to Everest Base Camp (EBC). Sikh pilgrims celebrate Vaisakhi festival, which also marks the New Year in Sikh tradition, at the

Artisans paint decorative motifs ahead of Poila Boishakh celebrations marking the Bengali New Year in Kolkata on Monday. Devotees perform a ritual during a religious procession on the ‘Gajan’ festival at Kalighat in Kolkata on Monday. Folk artists during celebrations marking the birth anniversary of BR Ambedkar at Vidhana Soudha in Bengaluru on Tuesday. Artists perform the Sonowal Kachari dance during Rongali Bihu celebrations organised by the All Assam Students Union (AASU)

People take part in the 'Arattu' festival procession at Malayinkeezhu Sree Krishna Swami Temple, in Thiruvananthapuram on Sunday. Women cover themselves and a child on a hot day during the summer season, in Bikaner, Rajasthan on Monday. Sand artist Sudarsan Pattanaik makes an art paying tribute to the late veteran singer Asha Bhosle, at Puri beach on Sunday. Students perform during the 'Sansad Khel Mahakumbh' event, in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh on Monday. Youth performing stunts

Artists perform a dance drama 'Sati' during the 'Nav Varsh Mela Mahotsav 2026' in Bhopal on Saturday. Shuttler PV Sindhu and cricketer Harmanpreet Kaur during an event in Bengaluru. A silhouette of the Taj Mahal against the rising sun in Agra on Sunday. Local residents of Prey Popel village receive a holy water shower, which is believed to bring good luck, during Khmer New Year celebrations on the outskirts of Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Tourists take boat rides in the Ganga River

Workers harvest wheat crop in a field on a sunny day near Gurugram on Friday. A silhouette of a farmer carrying freshly harvested gourd at a field in Prayagraj on Saturday. Workers carry ragi bags for sale at a facility in Chikkamagaluru, Karnataka, on Saturday. Tourists make a snowman at a snow-covered area in Koksar area of Lahaul and Spiti district on Saturday. People perform the 'Sheeveli' ritual during a procession with caparisoned elephants on the occasion of the 'Thris

A pilgrim kisses a child before departing for a pilgrimage to gurdwaras in Pakistan ahead of Baisakhi festival, at the India-Pakistan Attari-Wagah border in Attari on Friday. Bollywood actor Mrunal Thakur during the special screening of film 'Dacoit Ek Prem Katha' in Mumbai on Thursday. School teachers and students perform 'Bhangra', a traditional folk dance, ahead of the Baisakhi festival in a wheat field near Jammu on Friday. Members of the public arrive to attend Ladies Da

School students offer a special prayer with the message No War, Restore Peace in the World amid the ongoing West Asia conflict, in Jammu on Thursday. Snow blankets the Kedarnath temple premises following fresh snowfall in the region, in Rudraprayag district, Uttarakhand on Thursday. A visitor at the Albert Hall Museum, in Jaipur on Thursday. A woman, with her cheeks pierced, takes part in an event marking the 'Mariamman Annual Festival' in New Delhi on Thursday. People take a

A child plays in a ball pit during an immersive exhibit at the Megapolis Outlets Center in Panama City on Tuesday. A farmer inspects wheat crops damaged by unseasonal rain and gusty winds, in Bhadson area of Patiala on Wednesday. A man prepares attaches name tag of a Buddhist who made donation to a lantern for the celebration of Buddha’s birthday at Jogye temple in Seoul, South Korea on Tuesday. A woman walks past a mural in Tehran, Iran on Wednesday. A woman harvests Kundi M