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People assemble in large numbers to take part in the chariot procession of Mother Mary at the St. Mary's Basilica in Bengaluru on Monday. The mysterious and little-seen Pallas's cat, photographed in the high-altitude wilderness of Arunachal Pradesh. An artisan prepares an idol of Goddess Durga ahead of the Navratri festival in Bengaluru on Tuesday. Kathakali artists perform during the Onam pageantry marking the conclusion of the week-long Onam celebrations in Thiruvananthapuram on Tuesday. A social worker teaches homeless children at a park on ‘World Literacy Day’ in Prayagraj.