• An exile Tibetan nun cries as she prays during a candlelit vigil in solidarity with two Tibetans, who exiles claim have immolated themselves demanding freedom for Tibet, in Dharmsala. Ashwini Bhatia / AP Photo
    An exile Tibetan nun cries as she prays during a candlelit vigil in solidarity with two Tibetans, who exiles claim have immolated themselves demanding freedom for Tibet, in Dharmsala. Ashwini Bhatia / AP Photo
  • A supporter of the youth wing of India’s opposition Congress Party holds a portrait of Mahatma Gandhi as police use water canons to stop protesters from marching toward Indian Parliament in New Delhi. Altaf Qadri / AP photo
    A supporter of the youth wing of India’s opposition Congress Party holds a portrait of Mahatma Gandhi as police use water canons to stop protesters from marching toward Indian Parliament in New Delhi. Altaf Qadri / AP photo
  • Hindu priests gather to prepare food after performing a ritual at the Sangam, the confluence of the rivers Ganges, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati in Allahabad. Sanjay Kanojia / AFP
    Hindu priests gather to prepare food after performing a ritual at the Sangam, the confluence of the rivers Ganges, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati in Allahabad. Sanjay Kanojia / AFP
  • A Sadhu or holy man smokes near the banks of river Kshipra as preparations are underway for the Simhastha Kumbh Mela festival in Ujjain. Sanjeev Gupta / EPA
    A Sadhu or holy man smokes near the banks of river Kshipra as preparations are underway for the Simhastha Kumbh Mela festival in Ujjain. Sanjeev Gupta / EPA
  • A Kashmiri gardener works to arrange Tulips, inside the Tulip Garden on the banks of Dal Lake, in Srinagar. Farooq Khan / EPA
    A Kashmiri gardener works to arrange Tulips, inside the Tulip Garden on the banks of Dal Lake, in Srinagar. Farooq Khan / EPA
  • Supporters of the youth wing of India’s opposition Congress Party shout slogans during a protest in New Delhi. Altaf Qadri / AP Photo
    Supporters of the youth wing of India’s opposition Congress Party shout slogans during a protest in New Delhi. Altaf Qadri / AP Photo
  • A private security guard reads a newspaper as he sits behind a shuttered gate in New Delhi. Chandan Khanna / AFP
    A private security guard reads a newspaper as he sits behind a shuttered gate in New Delhi. Chandan Khanna / AFP
  • Forest officials carry the body of a female tiger into a building to undergo a post-mortem examination at the Nagaland Forest office in Dimapur. Caisii Mao / AFP
    Forest officials carry the body of a female tiger into a building to undergo a post-mortem examination at the Nagaland Forest office in Dimapur. Caisii Mao / AFP
  • Workers build makeshift shelters as preparations are underway for the Simhastha Kumbh Mela festival in Ujjain. Sanjeev Gupta / EPA
    Workers build makeshift shelters as preparations are underway for the Simhastha Kumbh Mela festival in Ujjain. Sanjeev Gupta / EPA
  • Tiwa tribal women carrying harvested Broom sticks (Thysanolaena maxima) for drying in Karbi Anglong district of Assam state. STR / EPA
    Tiwa tribal women carrying harvested Broom sticks (Thysanolaena maxima) for drying in Karbi Anglong district of Assam state. STR / EPA
  • A student holds a placard in support of Umar Khalid, one of the students arrested during a protest against last month's arrest of students on sedition charges in New Delhi. Tsering Topgyal / AP Photo
    A student holds a placard in support of Umar Khalid, one of the students arrested during a protest against last month's arrest of students on sedition charges in New Delhi. Tsering Topgyal / AP Photo

Inside India: March 3, 2016

Fatima Al Marzouqi

March 03, 2016

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