• A labourer dries seviiyan (thin vermicelli) used in the traditional sweet dish 'sheerkhurma' during the holy month of Ramadan at a factory in Agartala. Arindam Dey / AFP
    A labourer dries seviiyan (thin vermicelli) used in the traditional sweet dish 'sheerkhurma' during the holy month of Ramadan at a factory in Agartala. Arindam Dey / AFP
  • A Hindu devotee runs on burning coals at the Maa Maariamma Mela event in Jalandhar. Shammi Mehra / AFP
    A Hindu devotee runs on burning coals at the Maa Maariamma Mela event in Jalandhar. Shammi Mehra / AFP
  • A Kashmiri Hindu devotee prays during the annual Hindu festival at the Kheer Bhawani Temple at Tulla Mulla Ganderbal. Farooq Khan / EPA
    A Kashmiri Hindu devotee prays during the annual Hindu festival at the Kheer Bhawani Temple at Tulla Mulla Ganderbal. Farooq Khan / EPA
  • Vehicles are left burning allegedly set ablaze by protesters in Jammu. Jaipal Singh / EPA
    Vehicles are left burning allegedly set ablaze by protesters in Jammu. Jaipal Singh / EPA
  • Officials gather around the remains of an Indian Air Force Mig 27 fighter jet that crashed into a residential building in Jodhpur. AFP
    Officials gather around the remains of an Indian Air Force Mig 27 fighter jet that crashed into a residential building in Jodhpur. AFP
  • Protesters ring bells and shout slogans during a demonstration in Jammu, the winter capital of Kashmir. Jaipal Singh / EPA
    Protesters ring bells and shout slogans during a demonstration in Jammu, the winter capital of Kashmir. Jaipal Singh / EPA
  • A Jet Airways aircraft flys above shanties adjacent to the Chhatrapati Shivaji airport as it prepares to land in Mumbai. Rajanish Kakade / AP Photo
    A Jet Airways aircraft flys above shanties adjacent to the Chhatrapati Shivaji airport as it prepares to land in Mumbai. Rajanish Kakade / AP Photo
  • A girl smiles at a water park as the temperatures reached 38 degree Celsius in Calcutta. Piyal Adhikary / EPA
    A girl smiles at a water park as the temperatures reached 38 degree Celsius in Calcutta. Piyal Adhikary / EPA
  • A Kashmiri Muslim looks on during the annual Hindu festival at the Khirbhawani temple in Tullamulla village. Tauseef Mustafa / AFP
    A Kashmiri Muslim looks on during the annual Hindu festival at the Khirbhawani temple in Tullamulla village. Tauseef Mustafa / AFP
  • The Indian Central Armed Police Forces', Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) contingent, take part in the passing out parade at their training headquarters near Bhopal. Sanjeev Gupta / EPA
    The Indian Central Armed Police Forces', Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) contingent, take part in the passing out parade at their training headquarters near Bhopal. Sanjeev Gupta / EPA
  • Kashmiri protesters throw stones at Indian policemen as they fire tear gas in Srinagar. Mukhtar Khan / AP Photo
    Kashmiri protesters throw stones at Indian policemen as they fire tear gas in Srinagar. Mukhtar Khan / AP Photo
  • Polio affected Indian man Mastan (60) moves on a wheel chair with the help of another man through a crowded street in Hyderabad. Mahesh Kumar A. / AP Photo
    Polio affected Indian man Mastan (60) moves on a wheel chair with the help of another man through a crowded street in Hyderabad. Mahesh Kumar A. / AP Photo
  • Muslim students participate in a yoga practice session ahead of the second International Yoga Day in Ahmedabad. Sam Panthaky / AFP
    Muslim students participate in a yoga practice session ahead of the second International Yoga Day in Ahmedabad. Sam Panthaky / AFP
  • Bakers make flatbread at a roadside eatery to sell to Muslims for Iftar (breaking of fast) during the holy month of Ramadan in Ahmedabad. Amit Dave / Reuters
    Bakers make flatbread at a roadside eatery to sell to Muslims for Iftar (breaking of fast) during the holy month of Ramadan in Ahmedabad. Amit Dave / Reuters

Inside India: June 16, 2016


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