• A tightrope walker performs on a rope as onlookers watch his performance during Eid al-Fitr in the old quarters of Delhi August 9, 2013. The Eid al-Fitr festival marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan. REUTERS/Ahmad Masood (INDIA - Tags: RELIGION SOCIETY)
    A tightrope walker performs on a rope as onlookers watch his performance during Eid al-Fitr in the old quarters of Delhi August 9, 2013. The Eid al-Fitr festival marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan. REUTERS/Ahmad Masood (INDIA - Tags: RELIGION SOCIETY)
  • A girl reads a holy book at Jama Masjid ahead of Eid al-Fitr in New Delhi. Tsering Topgyal / AP Photo
    A girl reads a holy book at Jama Masjid ahead of Eid al-Fitr in New Delhi. Tsering Topgyal / AP Photo
  • A man gets a shave in the old quarters of New Delhi. Manan Vatsyayana / AFP
    A man gets a shave in the old quarters of New Delhi. Manan Vatsyayana / AFP
  • Children play on improvised swings at a slum in an industrial area of Mumbai. Danish Siddiqui / Reuters
    Children play on improvised swings at a slum in an industrial area of Mumbai. Danish Siddiqui / Reuters
  • Devout Muslims offer prayers on the occasion of Eid-al-Fitr outside Feroz Shah Kotla Mosque in New Delhi. Saurabh Das / AP Photo
    Devout Muslims offer prayers on the occasion of Eid-al-Fitr outside Feroz Shah Kotla Mosque in New Delhi. Saurabh Das / AP Photo
  • Indian children enjoy a joy ride at a fair held to coincide with the Hindu festival Nag Panchami, dedicated to the worship of snakes, in Allahabad. Rajesh Kumar Singh / AP Photo
    Indian children enjoy a joy ride at a fair held to coincide with the Hindu festival Nag Panchami, dedicated to the worship of snakes, in Allahabad. Rajesh Kumar Singh / AP Photo
  • A vendor looks on from his stall after closing for the night the old quarters of Delhi. Mansi Thapliyal / Reuters
    A vendor looks on from his stall after closing for the night the old quarters of Delhi. Mansi Thapliyal / Reuters
  • An Indian street vendor carries balloons in Bangalore. Manjunath Kiran / AFP
    An Indian street vendor carries balloons in Bangalore. Manjunath Kiran / AFP
  • A tightrope walker performs on a rope as onlookers watch his performance during Eid al-Fitr in the old quarters of Delhi. Ahmad Masood / Reuters
    A tightrope walker performs on a rope as onlookers watch his performance during Eid al-Fitr in the old quarters of Delhi. Ahmad Masood / Reuters
  • An Indian Border Security Force soldier patrols near Line of Control at Sabjiyan sector of Poonch, the winter capital of Kashmir. Jaipal Singh / EPA
    An Indian Border Security Force soldier patrols near Line of Control at Sabjiyan sector of Poonch, the winter capital of Kashmir. Jaipal Singh / EPA
  • An Indian army soldier watches from a truck during a curfew in Jammu following clashes between Hindus and Muslims. Channi Anand / AP Photo
    An Indian army soldier watches from a truck during a curfew in Jammu following clashes between Hindus and Muslims. Channi Anand / AP Photo
  • Muslims offer prayers on the occasion of Eid al-Fitr inside a mosque in the northern Indian city of Allahabad. Jitendra Prakash / Reuters
    Muslims offer prayers on the occasion of Eid al-Fitr inside a mosque in the northern Indian city of Allahabad. Jitendra Prakash / Reuters

Inside India - August 12, 2013


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A colourful view of daily life on the Indian subcontinent.

Edited and sequenced by Photo Editor RJ Mickelson