Our weekly view of news and daily life on the Indian subcontinent.
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Residents battle wildfire that broke out in jungle near the northern hill town of Shimla in the state of Himachal Pradesh. AFP -
A Kashmiri boy arranges pottery before market opening on the outskirts of Srinagar. EPA -
A rickshaw puller hangs a cloth to dry next to an image of Bollywood actress Madhuri Dixit inside his shelter in Kolkata. Rupak De Chowdhuri / Reuters -
A groom shows his hand decorated with Hena as he takes part a mass marriage celebration near Bhopal. Harish Tyagi / EPA -
Commuters travel through a traffic jam on their way to New Delhi from Gurgaon. Chandan Khanna/AFP -
A young boy swims in a dirty pond on a hot summer day in New Delhi. EPA -
Farmers shout slogans as police use a water cannon to disperse them during a protest in Chandigarh. Ajay Verma / Reuters -
A man repairs a watch at a roadside shop in the old quarters of Delhi. Adnan Abidi / Reuters -
A vendor sells water bottles and other cold drinks on a hot summer day in New Delhi. Harish Tyagi / EPA -
An egret lands near its nest (unseen) in Panbazar area at the banks of the Brahmaputra River in Guwahati. EPA -
A Sadhu or a Hindu holy man covers his face as an earthen pot with burning "Upale" (dried cow dung cakes) rests on his head during a prayer ceremony at the Simhastha Kumbh Mela in Ujjain. Jitendra Prakash / Reuters -
Inside India: May 5, 2016
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