• Hindu devotees gather to take a holy dip in the River Ganges during "Shivaratri" festival at Phaphamau, Allahabad. Rajesh Kumar Singh / AP Photo
    Hindu devotees gather to take a holy dip in the River Ganges during "Shivaratri" festival at Phaphamau, Allahabad. Rajesh Kumar Singh / AP Photo
  • Cooks prepare food dishes to be served at a mass wedding ceremony in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad. Amit Dave / Reuters
    Cooks prepare food dishes to be served at a mass wedding ceremony in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad. Amit Dave / Reuters
  • A cameraman films as Russian aerobatic team Yakovlev perform at the inaugural function of Aero India 2015 at Yelahanka air base in Bangalore. Aijaz Rahi / AP Photo
    A cameraman films as Russian aerobatic team Yakovlev perform at the inaugural function of Aero India 2015 at Yelahanka air base in Bangalore. Aijaz Rahi / AP Photo
  • A worker picks up what will be a cricket bat from a stack of wooden blocks kept out for drying at a factory in Bijbehara. Danish Ismail / Reuters
    A worker picks up what will be a cricket bat from a stack of wooden blocks kept out for drying at a factory in Bijbehara. Danish Ismail / Reuters
  • Muslim children play with the Lattu or spinning tops in Mumbai. Divyakant Solanki / EPA
    Muslim children play with the Lattu or spinning tops in Mumbai. Divyakant Solanki / EPA
  • Hindu devotees offer coins and flowers in a small pond as they pray to Lord Shiva at Sarvodaya Temple on the occasion of Maha Shivratri festival in Mumbai. Divyakant Solanki / EPA
    Hindu devotees offer coins and flowers in a small pond as they pray to Lord Shiva at Sarvodaya Temple on the occasion of Maha Shivratri festival in Mumbai. Divyakant Solanki / EPA
  • Cricket fans watch the live telecast of ICC World Cup Match between India and Pakistan, held at the Adelaide Oval, from a barbershop in Bhayander, Mumbai. Sanjeev Gupta / EPA
    Cricket fans watch the live telecast of ICC World Cup Match between India and Pakistan, held at the Adelaide Oval, from a barbershop in Bhayander, Mumbai. Sanjeev Gupta / EPA
  • A man rows his boat past migratory birds on the waters of Dal Lake in Srinagar. Farooq Khan / EPA
    A man rows his boat past migratory birds on the waters of Dal Lake in Srinagar. Farooq Khan / EPA
  • A Muslim bride smiles as she sits with other brides during a mass wedding organized by a social organization in Ahmadabad. Ajit Solanki / AP Photo
    A Muslim bride smiles as she sits with other brides during a mass wedding organized by a social organization in Ahmadabad. Ajit Solanki / AP Photo
  • An man sleeps in his rickshaw at the roadside in New Delhi. Money Sharma / AFP
    An man sleeps in his rickshaw at the roadside in New Delhi. Money Sharma / AFP

Inside India: February 19, 2015


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