A man dressed in traditional Rajasthani attire shows his long moustache as he welcomes tourists in Bikaner on Wednesday. People ride a boat at Ana Sagar Lake during sunset in Ajmer, Rajasthan on Wednesday. A white tiger basks in the sun on a winter day at the Lucknow Zoo on Wednesday. A Naga sadhu of the Niranjani Akhara on the banks of Sangam during the 'Magh Mela' festival in Prayagraj on Wednesday. Birds take flight as the sun emerges after several days of intense cold at

A fire eater performs during the traditional “Cabalgata de Reyes” parade in Madrid in Spain on Monday as part of the festivities marking the Catholic feast of Epiphany. A Naga sadhu of the Niranjani Akhara amid dense fog on the banks of the Sangam during the Magh Mela in Prayagraj on Tuesday. Police personnel inspect colourful threads to check the sale of Chinese kite strings ahead of the 'Makar Sankranti' festival in Hyderabad on Tuesday. An egret splashes in a waterbody at

Indian Army personnel during a rehearsal ahead of the Army Day celebrations in Jaipur on Monday. A cameleer covers his camel with a blanket on a cold winter morning in Prayagraj on Monday. Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) personnel march during a rehearsal for Republic Day celebrations near India Gate in New Delhi on Monday. Artists perform during a religious procession in Surat on Monday. NCC cadets perform during the visit of Vice President CP Radhakrishnan at the National

A cyclist rides past a wall of graffiti on a street in Kolkata, West Bengal on Sunday. People participate in the 'Patha Utsav' in Bhubaneswar on Sunday. Artists perform at the 'Veedhi Virudhu Vizha' festival, which showcases traditional art forms as part of Pongal celebrations in Chennai on Sunday. A Madari (street performer) with a pair of monkeys on a cold winter morning in Prayagraj on Sunday. Buddhist monks hold lamps during 'Marme Monlam', the last day of the 40th 'Kagyu

An aerial view of people taking a holy dip at Sangam on the occasion of 'Paush Purnima', marking the start of the 'Magh Mela' festival in Prayagraj on Saturday. Members of the ‘Sikh’ community perform ‘Gatka’, the community’s traditional martial arts, during a religious procession in Jammu on Saturday. Uttar Pradesh participant performs Yogasana during 69th National School Games (U-17 Boys) at NSRCC in Agartala on Saturday. A flock of greylag geese seen at a paddy field on

A hot air balloon floats over Mall Road amid winter chill as tourists visit Manali on Friday. Giant floral replica of PSLV rocket at the 14th International Flower Show at Sabarmati Riverfront Event Centre in Ahmedabad. Devotees pay obeisance before Ullaya Daiva in Mangaluru, Karnataka on Friday. Farmers unload harvested ragi from a bullock cart at a farm, in Chikkamagaluru, Karnataka on Friday. Visitors view a sand sculpture of Goddess Sita during the 4th World Ramayana Confe

A devotee performs a ritual on the first day of the year in Guwahati on Thursday. An elderly woman wrapped in woollen clothes walks on a winter morning in Shang village, Leh on Thursday. A 'sadhu' at the Sangam on a cold winter morning in Prayagraj on Thursday. People burn the symbolic 'Pappanji' effigy during New Year celebrations at Parade Ground in Kochi on Thursday. Workers stand on bamboo rafts as they arrange bamboo logs floating in a water body in Agartala on Thursday

A pair of American Pekin ducks swim in the water on a winter morning in Jaipur on Wednesday. A woman wears '2026' sunglasses during the New Year Eve celebrations in Ranchi on Wednesday. A man offers prayers at a 'Shivling' on the banks of the Narmada River during the last sunrise of 2025 in Jabalpur on Wednesday. Youth paint their hands and faces with colours as they pose for photographs during the New Year's Eve celebration in Amritsar on Wednesday. Migratory birds fly over

A student creates paper crafts ahead of the '23rd Chitra Santhe', at Karnataka Chitrakala Parishath in Bengaluru in Karnataka on Tuesday. Devotees gather to offer prayer during the 'Vaikuntha Ekadashi' festival, at Parthasarathyswamy Temple in Chennai on Tuesday. Kinnar Akhara Mahamandaleshwar Kalyani Nand Giri performs 'Bhumi Pujan' rituals for the upcoming 'Magh Mela 2026' festival in Prayagraj on Tuesday. Buddhist monks perform a traditional mask dance at the Tibetan refug

A child with a goat walks through a field of marigold flowers on a sunny winter morning in Bikaner on Monday. A sadhu applies 'tilak' on his forehead on a winter day in Prayagraj on Monday. Visitors look at artist Dhiraj Rabha's work at the Kochi-Muziris Biennale at Fort Kochi in Kerala on Monday. A man with his bicycle walks along a road as a dense layer of fog blankets the area, affecting visibility on a winter morning, in New Delhi on Monday. Tourists gather at the Ghanta

Tourists enjoy camal safari in the desert of Pushkar, Rajasthan on Sunday. People visit the Taj Mahal during the holiday season on a cold and foggy winter morning in Agra on Sunday. An artist dressed as Goddess Kali during a street art festival in Kolkata on Sunday. Artists perform at a mass marriage procession in Dehradun on Sunday. People take part in the 'Fit India Sundays on Cycle' in Kolkata on Sunday.

Students display activities at a Bratachari training camp in Kolkata on Saturday. Sikhs hold swords on the occasion of the 359th birth anniversary of the tenth Sikh Guru, Guru Gobind Singh at the Golden Temple in Amritsar on Saturday. Tourists ride an electric cruise during sunset at Anasagar Lake in Ajmer, Rajasthan on Saturday. A jockey rides his buffaloes during the 'Kambala slush-track race', at Bangra Kulur in Mangaluru on Saturday. Air Force personnel during rehearsals

Competitors make a start in the Sydney Hobart yacht race in Sydney on Friday. Sikhs take part in a 'Nagar Kirtan' procession as part of the 359th birth anniversary celebration of the tenth Sikh Guru, Sri Guru Gobind Singh, in Patna on Friday. A white-throated kingfisher bird perches on a tree branch in Siliguri on Friday. People watch a light and sound show at the Kankaria Lake during a carnival in Ahmedabad. A man at Assi Ghat on a foggy winter morning in Varanasi on Friday.

A Christian devotee kisses an idol of Baby Jesus during the Christmas midnight mass at a church in Patna. Sikhs perform 'Gatka', an ancient martial art, during a 'Nagar Kirtan' organised as part of celebrations of Guru Gobind Singh's Parkash Purab in Dehradun on Thursday. People take shelter under a foot overbridge on a cold winter morning in Prayagraj on Thursday. People walk past a wall in the Ram Jhula area painted with a vibrant Swachh Survekshan 2026-themed mural depicti

A person dressed as Santa Claus distributes gifts among children ahead of Christmas in Bikaner, Rajasthan on Wednesday. Artists perform during the curtain raiser of the Bangla Sangeet Mela in Kolkata on Wednesday. Air Force personnel during a rehearsal ahead of Republic Day celebrations at the Kartavya Path in New Delhi on Wednesday. IRS officer Nisha Oraon Singmar celebrates with tribal community members in Ranchi on Wednesday. People visit St Paul's Church decorated with co

Tourists visit the illuminated Buland Darwaza, the grand Mughal gateway at the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Fatehpur Sikri in Agra on Tuesday. A model walks the ramp during the grand finale of Elite Miss Rajasthan 2025 in Jaipur. People ride bicycles against the backdrop of a setting sun, in Nadia district of West Bengal on Tuesday. People from the Sikh community participate in a 'Nagar Kirtan' procession ahead of the 'Veer Bal Diwas' in Amritsar on Tuesday. Workers decorate

An artist gives finishing touches to a life-size cake sculpture modelled on veteran actor Dharmendra during the annual cake show in Bengaluru on Monday. Bollywood actors Kartik Aaryan and Ananya Panday during promotions of the upcoming film in New Delhi on Monday. People take part in a procession ahead of the Christmas festival in Jammu on Monday. Folk artistes perform with traditional musical instruments at the Poush Mela fair in Santiniketan, Birbhum district of West Bengal

Bikers wearing Santa Claus attire take part in a bike rally ahead of Christmas in Bengaluru, Karnataka on Sunday. Participants run during the '10th Tata Steel Kolkata 25K' event in Kolkata, West Bengal on Sunday. People return home with their bicycles after a day's work as the sun sets behind palm trees at Raipur village, in Birbhum district, West Bengal, on Sunday. Vehicles pass through a snow-covered valley after fresh snowfall on the first day of Chillai Kalan, in Gulmarg,

An artist performs during a show of Ajanta Circus in Kolkata on Saturday. A model walks the ramp wearing a designer collection by fashion designer Abhishek Sharma during a couture event titled 'Ratiaranya' in Chhatarpur in New Delhi on Friday. Artisans sell Kashmiri 'nun-chai' during the 'Vocal for Local' Swadeshi Mela in Srinagar on Saturday. Artists prepare Santa Claus statues ahead of the 'Christmas' festival in Kolkata on Saturday. Visitors look at an installation titled

Artists perform during the 64th Goa Liberation Day celebrations in Taleigao on Friday. School students peer through an iron gate on a winter morning in Kanpur on Friday. Girls pose for a picture during the Christmas Carnival in Ranchi on Friday. Devotees take a dip in the 'Amrit Sarovar' at Golden Temple amid dense fog in Amritsar on Friday. A man showers flower petals on cows during the ‘Paush Amavasya’ festival in Bikaner on Friday.