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A man dives into the water to beat the heat in gauribidanur village, doddaballapur district, around 85km from Bangalore. Jagadeesh NV / EPA -
Vendors selling onions rest on a sidewalk under the shade of a tree on a hot summers day in Hyderabad. Mahesh Kumar A / AP Photo -
A woman uses a fan as children play nearby in a slum area as temperatures reach 40 degrees Celsius in Calcutta. Piyal Adhikary / EPA -
Fishermen catch fish in a dried up pond in the village of Phaphamau on the outskirts of Allahabad. Saniay Kanojla / AFP -
A man sits under the hot sun next to his sheep on the outskirts of Hyderabad. Noah Seelam / AFP -
Youths have fun in the Sabarmati river as they refresh themselves from heat on a hot afternoon in Ahmedabad. Divyakant Solanki / EPA -
A man rests in the shade on a sweltering day in Hyderabad. Noah Seelam / AFP -
A boy takes a bath at a fountain at India Gate in New Delhi. Chandan Khanna / AFP -
A policeman stands in the shade at the Indian Defence Ministry in New Delhi. Chandan Khanna / AFP -
A young girl drinks water during the heatwave in gauribidanur village. Jagadeesh NV / EPA -
People wait to collect water during a heatwave in gauribidanur village. Jagadeesh NV / EPA -
Ten year-old Royal Bengal Tiger "Pratap" cools off in a pool inside his enclosure at The Kamla Nehru Zoological Garden in Ahmedabad. Sam Panthaky / AFP -
An Indian labourer takes a break as he drinks water to cool down from the heat in New Delhi. Money Sharma / AFP -
A woman bathes her child to beat the heat in gauribidanur village around 85km from Bangalore. Jagadeesh NV / EPA -
A woman carries water in a plastic pot during a heatwave in gauribidanur village. Jagadeesh NV / EPA -
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