• Members of India's Central Armed Police Force Sashastra Seema Bal celebrate after their passing out parade at their training headquarters near Bhopal, India. Sanieev Gupta / EPA
    Members of India's Central Armed Police Force Sashastra Seema Bal celebrate after their passing out parade at their training headquarters near Bhopal, India. Sanieev Gupta / EPA
  • Tourists bathe in the Betwa River against the backdrop of the Orchha Mahal as the sunsets in Madhya Pradesh, India. Rajesh Kumar Singh / AP Photo
    Tourists bathe in the Betwa River against the backdrop of the Orchha Mahal as the sunsets in Madhya Pradesh, India. Rajesh Kumar Singh / AP Photo
  • Street entertainer, Raju Kumar aged five, balances on a rope in Calcutta, India. Piyal Adhikary / EPA
    Street entertainer, Raju Kumar aged five, balances on a rope in Calcutta, India. Piyal Adhikary / EPA
  • Indian Sikh devotees pay their respects at The Golden Temple for the 350th birth anniversary of the tenth Sikh Gobind Singh in Amritsar, India. Narinder Nanu / AFP
    Indian Sikh devotees pay their respects at The Golden Temple for the 350th birth anniversary of the tenth Sikh Gobind Singh in Amritsar, India. Narinder Nanu / AFP
  • An Indian woman wrapped in a shawl travels with others on a bullock cart in Bundelkhand, India. Rajesh Kumar Singh / AP Photo
    An Indian woman wrapped in a shawl travels with others on a bullock cart in Bundelkhand, India. Rajesh Kumar Singh / AP Photo
  • An Indian man carries a spade and walks in a mustard field on the outskirts of Ahmadabad, India. Ajit Solanki / AP Photo
    An Indian man carries a spade and walks in a mustard field on the outskirts of Ahmadabad, India. Ajit Solanki / AP Photo
  • A young Sikh boy demonstrates his Gatka martial arts skills during a procession from 'The Sri Akal Takhat' at The Golden Temple in Amritsar, India. Narinder Nanu / AFP
    A young Sikh boy demonstrates his Gatka martial arts skills during a procession from 'The Sri Akal Takhat' at The Golden Temple in Amritsar, India. Narinder Nanu / AFP
  • A dog sits between guns and gloves belonging to the Indian Air Force soldiers during a rehearsal break for the Republic Day parade on a cold morning in New Delhi, India. Ahmad Masood / Reuters
    A dog sits between guns and gloves belonging to the Indian Air Force soldiers during a rehearsal break for the Republic Day parade on a cold morning in New Delhi, India. Ahmad Masood / Reuters
  • Indian Sikh devotees dressed as Sikh holy men or Punj Pyara pose at The Golden Temple in Amritsar, India. Narinder Nanu / AFP
    Indian Sikh devotees dressed as Sikh holy men or Punj Pyara pose at The Golden Temple in Amritsar, India. Narinder Nanu / AFP
  • Kashmiri fishermen cover their heads and part of their boats with blankets and straw as they wait to catch fish in the waters of the Anchar Lake on a cold winter day in Srinagar. The fishermen use the blankets and straw to prevent light from entering through the water, which according to them helps in the catching of fish. Danish Ismail / Reuters
    Kashmiri fishermen cover their heads and part of their boats with blankets and straw as they wait to catch fish in the waters of the Anchar Lake on a cold winter day in Srinagar. The fishermen use the blankets and straw to prevent light from entering through the water, which according to them helps in the catching of fish. Danish Ismail / Reuters
  • An elderly Indian woman wraps a shawl around herself as she steps out of her home in Orchha, in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh, India. Rajesh Kumar Singh / AP Photo
    An elderly Indian woman wraps a shawl around herself as she steps out of her home in Orchha, in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh, India. Rajesh Kumar Singh / AP Photo
  • Indian Sikhs participate in a religious procession to mark the birth anniversary of Guru Gobind Singh, the tenth Sikh guru, in New Delhi, India. Tsering Topgyal / AP Photo
    Indian Sikhs participate in a religious procession to mark the birth anniversary of Guru Gobind Singh, the tenth Sikh guru, in New Delhi, India. Tsering Topgyal / AP Photo
  • A soldier peeps through the colourful headgear of his colleagues as India's Central Armed Police Forces, Sashastra Seema Bal, take part in a passing out parade at their training headquarters near Bhopal, India. Sanieev Gupta / EPA
    A soldier peeps through the colourful headgear of his colleagues as India's Central Armed Police Forces, Sashastra Seema Bal, take part in a passing out parade at their training headquarters near Bhopal, India. Sanieev Gupta / EPA

Inside India: New Years Day, 2015


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