• An artist dressed as the Hindu god Rama speaks on a mobile phone backstage before taking part in the re-enactment of Ramayana, an Indian mythological epic, inside a theatre in Bengaluru. Abhishek N. Chinnappa / Reuters
    An artist dressed as the Hindu god Rama speaks on a mobile phone backstage before taking part in the re-enactment of Ramayana, an Indian mythological epic, inside a theatre in Bengaluru. Abhishek N. Chinnappa / Reuters
  • India’s opposition Congress party president Sonia Gandhi leads a march of party leaders to the Presidential palace in New Delhi. Manish Swarup / AP Photo
    India’s opposition Congress party president Sonia Gandhi leads a march of party leaders to the Presidential palace in New Delhi. Manish Swarup / AP Photo
  • A mahout sets his elephant down as he offers rides to shoppers in the streets of Jalandhar. Shammi Mehra / AFP
    A mahout sets his elephant down as he offers rides to shoppers in the streets of Jalandhar. Shammi Mehra / AFP
  • An villager folds palm leaves as he makes firecrackers with his bare hands at his workshop in Bhingharpur village, outskirts of Bhubaneswar. Biswaranjan Rout / AP Photo
    An villager folds palm leaves as he makes firecrackers with his bare hands at his workshop in Bhingharpur village, outskirts of Bhubaneswar. Biswaranjan Rout / AP Photo
  • An actor dressed as Rama, the main character of the Hindu epic Ramayana, prepares to perform at a theatre in Bangalore. Aijaz Rahi / AP Photo
    An actor dressed as Rama, the main character of the Hindu epic Ramayana, prepares to perform at a theatre in Bangalore. Aijaz Rahi / AP Photo
  • Hindu women perform rituals during Karva Chauth festival in Ahmadabad. Ajit Solanki / AP Photo
    Hindu women perform rituals during Karva Chauth festival in Ahmadabad. Ajit Solanki / AP Photo
  • Kashmiri villagers pick saffron flowers from a saffron field in Pampore, some 25 kms south of Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian Kashmir. Farooq Khan EPA
    Kashmiri villagers pick saffron flowers from a saffron field in Pampore, some 25 kms south of Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian Kashmir. Farooq Khan EPA
  • Members of Sikh organizations carry black flags during a protest march against the state government on the outskirts of Amritsar. Narinder NaNu / AFP
    Members of Sikh organizations carry black flags during a protest march against the state government on the outskirts of Amritsar. Narinder NaNu / AFP
  • Indian potter Chelimila Veera Swamy makes earthen pots or 'diyas' ahead of the forthcoming Diwali festival on the outskirts of Hyderabad. Noah Seelam / AFP
    Indian potter Chelimila Veera Swamy makes earthen pots or 'diyas' ahead of the forthcoming Diwali festival on the outskirts of Hyderabad. Noah Seelam / AFP
  • A boy makes colorful lanterns on sale at a local market ahead of the Diwali festival in Mumbai. Divyakant Solanki / EPA
    A boy makes colorful lanterns on sale at a local market ahead of the Diwali festival in Mumbai. Divyakant Solanki / EPA

Inside India: November 5, 2015


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