Indian villagers cross the Daya River as they return home after finishing daily marketing on a hot afternoon, on the outskirts of eastern Bhubaneswar, India. Asit Kumar / AFP
A young Indian girl holds up a placard bearing the portrait of Indian prime minister-elect Narendra Modi ahead of his arrival in Varanasi, India. Manjunath Kiran / AFP
An Indian mahout decorates the trunk of an elephant with a party logo close to the Bharatiya Janata Party headquarters in New Delhi, India. Roberto Schmidt / AFP
Supporters of Indian prime minister-elect Narendra Modi cheer after Modi and senior Bharatiya Janata Party leaders performed a religious ritual at the banks of the River Ganges in Varanasi, India. Roberto Schmidt / AFP
Kashmiri muslim women carry fodder for cattle near a gunbattle between Indian army soldiers and suspected armed rebels at Chadoora, on the outskirts of Srinagar, India. Tauseef Mustafa / AFP
Indian yoga guru Baba Ramdev (R) greets Bharatiya Janata Party senior leader Arun Jaitley during Ramdev’s Pledge Completion rally in New Delhi, India. Raveendran / AFP
Two Indian men sit on the banks of the river Ganges at day break near one of the Ghats of Varanasi, India. Roberto Schimdt / AFP
Relatives of Mushtaq Ahmad Mir, an Indian army soldier, mourn during his funeral in Qazipora in the Budgam district of Kashmir, India. Danish Ismail / Reuters
The wife of husband Mushtaq Ahmad Mir hugs her dead husbands body, during his funeral procession in Qazipora, India. Farooq Khan / EPA