• Sikh devotees take part in a 'Gatka' martial arts demonstration in a Nagar Kirtan procession in Jammu. AFP
    Sikh devotees take part in a 'Gatka' martial arts demonstration in a Nagar Kirtan procession in Jammu. AFP
  • A vendor sits amongst heaps of radishes as he waits for customers at a wholesale vegetable market in Chandigarh. Ajay Verma / Reuters
    A vendor sits amongst heaps of radishes as he waits for customers at a wholesale vegetable market in Chandigarh. Ajay Verma / Reuters
  • A Sikh devotee performs a stunt with fire during a religious procession by community members ahead of the birth anniversary of the first Guru of the Sikhs, Guru Nanak Dev, the founder of Sikhism in Jammu, Kashmir. Jaipal Singh / EPA
    A Sikh devotee performs a stunt with fire during a religious procession by community members ahead of the birth anniversary of the first Guru of the Sikhs, Guru Nanak Dev, the founder of Sikhism in Jammu, Kashmir. Jaipal Singh / EPA
  • Hindu devotees perform a ritual by lighting earthen lamps as offerings to the Lord Shiva at a temple on Kartika Pournami, or 'full moon day' in Hyderabad. Noah Seelam / AFP
    Hindu devotees perform a ritual by lighting earthen lamps as offerings to the Lord Shiva at a temple on Kartika Pournami, or 'full moon day' in Hyderabad. Noah Seelam / AFP
  • Devotees stand to attend evening prayers at the Golden Temple, the holiest Sikh shrine in Amritsar. Raminder Pal Singh / EPA
    Devotees stand to attend evening prayers at the Golden Temple, the holiest Sikh shrine in Amritsar. Raminder Pal Singh / EPA
  • Indians stand in a queue to deposit and exchange discontinued currency notes, outside a bank in New Delhi. Altaf Qadri / AP Photo
    Indians stand in a queue to deposit and exchange discontinued currency notes, outside a bank in New Delhi. Altaf Qadri / AP Photo
  • A woman collects water chestnuts locally known as "Singada" from a pond in Masuda town in the desert state of Rajasthan. Himanshu Sharma / Reuters
    A woman collects water chestnuts locally known as "Singada" from a pond in Masuda town in the desert state of Rajasthan. Himanshu Sharma / Reuters
  • Devotees whirl their head as a ritualistic performance during the annual Jhiri Fair at Kanachack village, outskirts of Jammu. Channi Anand / AP Photo
    Devotees whirl their head as a ritualistic performance during the annual Jhiri Fair at Kanachack village, outskirts of Jammu. Channi Anand / AP Photo
  • Priests rotate oil lamps during a prayer ceremony during "Dev Deepawali" festival in Allahabad. Rajesh Kumar Singh / AP Photo
    Priests rotate oil lamps during a prayer ceremony during "Dev Deepawali" festival in Allahabad. Rajesh Kumar Singh / AP Photo
  • A man walks through a garden on an autumn day in Srinagar. Danish Ismail / Reuters
    A man walks through a garden on an autumn day in Srinagar. Danish Ismail / Reuters

Inside India: 16, November 2016

Mona Al Marzouqi

November 16, 2016

Our weekly view of news and daily life on the Indian subcontinent.

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