Pedestrians walk with umbrellas during rainfall in Shimla. STR / AFP
An artist gives the finishing touch to Hindu elephant headed god Lord Ganesha during preparations for the upcoming Ganesh Chaturthi festival at a roadside workshop in Bangalore. Jagadeesh NV / EPA
A man lays dyed cattle skins between railway tracks for drying in Kolkata. Rupak De Chowdhuri / Reuters
A masked Kashmiri Muslim protester watches for teargas shells fired at him by Indian police men during a protest in Srinagar. Dar Yasin / AP Photo
An elderly homeless woman asks for alms on a street in Kolkata. Bikas Das / AP Photo
Children play on pontoons as clouds gather over the banks of the river Ganges in Allahabad. Jitendra Prakash / Reuters
A Kashmiri cook prepares soup to sell from his home, during a strike in Srinagar. Mukhtar Khan / AP Photo
Kashmiri Muslim protesters shout slogans as a tear smoke shell explods near them during clashes between police and protesters in Srinagar. Farooq Khan / EPA
A man pedals his cycle rickshaw during monsoon rains in New Delhi. Cathal McNaughton / Reuters
A policeman throws back a stone at Kashmiri youth during clashes in Srinagar. Farooq Khan / EPA