• A supporter of India's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) lights firecrackers to celebrate before India's Hindu nationalist Narendra Modi was crowned as the prime ministerial candidate for the BJP outside the party headquarters in New Delhi. Ahmad Masood / Reuters
    A supporter of India's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) lights firecrackers to celebrate before India's Hindu nationalist Narendra Modi was crowned as the prime ministerial candidate for the BJP outside the party headquarters in New Delhi. Ahmad Masood / Reuters
  • People light candles in Gauhati, India after a judge pronounced death sentences for four men convicted in the rape and murder of a student on a moving bus in New Delhi in 2012. A judge on Friday ordered all four to the gallows for a brutal attack that left the young woman with such severe internal injuries that she died two weeks later. Anupam Nath / AP Photo
    People light candles in Gauhati, India after a judge pronounced death sentences for four men convicted in the rape and murder of a student on a moving bus in New Delhi in 2012. A judge on Friday ordered all four to the gallows for a brutal attack that left the young woman with such severe internal injuries that she died two weeks later. Anupam Nath / AP Photo
  • A man plays in the surf in Chennai wearing the elephant head of Hindu god 'Ganesha' during Ganesh Chaturthi festival celebrations. The festival is celebrated to mark the birth of Ganesha, the Hindu god of wisdom, prosperity and good fortune. Arun Sankar K / AP Photo
    A man plays in the surf in Chennai wearing the elephant head of Hindu god 'Ganesha' during Ganesh Chaturthi festival celebrations. The festival is celebrated to mark the birth of Ganesha, the Hindu god of wisdom, prosperity and good fortune. Arun Sankar K / AP Photo
  • An Indian protester has his head shaved as a mark of protest as he joins in demanding that Hindi be declared as national language in New Delhi. The placard on the left reads 'National Song, National Flag then why not national language.' Altaf Qadri / AP Photo
    An Indian protester has his head shaved as a mark of protest as he joins in demanding that Hindi be declared as national language in New Delhi. The placard on the left reads 'National Song, National Flag then why not national language.' Altaf Qadri / AP Photo
  • A supporter (R) blows a conch shell during celebrations before India's Hindu nationalist Narendra Modi was crowned as the prime ministerial candidate for India's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) outside the party headquarters in New Delhi. Ahmad Masood / Reuters
    A supporter (R) blows a conch shell during celebrations before India's Hindu nationalist Narendra Modi was crowned as the prime ministerial candidate for India's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) outside the party headquarters in New Delhi. Ahmad Masood / Reuters
  • A driver gestures as he decorates his iconic yellow ambassador taxi to celebrate the festival of Vishwakarma Puja or the festival of the Hindu deity of architecture and machinery in Kolkata. Many people from eastern India observe Vishwakarma Puja by worshiping and decorating their vehicles, computers, etc. The also offer prayers for trouble-free working lives and good business throughout the year. Rupak De Chowdhuri / Reuters
    A driver gestures as he decorates his iconic yellow ambassador taxi to celebrate the festival of Vishwakarma Puja or the festival of the Hindu deity of architecture and machinery in Kolkata. Many people from eastern India observe Vishwakarma Puja by worshiping and decorating their vehicles, computers, etc. The also offer prayers for trouble-free working lives and good business throughout the year. Rupak De Chowdhuri / Reuters
  • A hand-rickshaw puller waits for customers at a roadside wholesale sugarcane market in Kolkata. India's sugar output is expected to be 25 million tonnes in the season starting from October, up from a previous forecast of 23.7 million tonnes, as heavy monsoon rains have helped boost yields of the unharvested cane crop. Rupak De Chowdhuri / Reuters
    A hand-rickshaw puller waits for customers at a roadside wholesale sugarcane market in Kolkata. India's sugar output is expected to be 25 million tonnes in the season starting from October, up from a previous forecast of 23.7 million tonnes, as heavy monsoon rains have helped boost yields of the unharvested cane crop. Rupak De Chowdhuri / Reuters
  • Indian pedestrians walk past towels from a guest house hanging at an outside drying area near the highway in New Delhi. India, once billed as a driver of global growth, has seen a flurry of economic concerns in recent weeks as it faces a massive current account gap, a fiscal deficit, stubborn inflation and a weak currency. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds / AFP
    Indian pedestrians walk past towels from a guest house hanging at an outside drying area near the highway in New Delhi. India, once billed as a driver of global growth, has seen a flurry of economic concerns in recent weeks as it faces a massive current account gap, a fiscal deficit, stubborn inflation and a weak currency. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds / AFP
  • Cadets celebrate following a graduation ceremony at the Officers Training Academy in Chennai, India. A total of 350 cadets graduated and will be posted as Lieutenants throughout the Indian Army. Arun Sankar K. / AP Photo
    Cadets celebrate following a graduation ceremony at the Officers Training Academy in Chennai, India. A total of 350 cadets graduated and will be posted as Lieutenants throughout the Indian Army. Arun Sankar K. / AP Photo
  • Supporters of Kashmir's main opposition party People's Democratic Party (PDP) shout slogans during a protest in Srinagar. Indian policemen Friday stopped a protest march led by PDP'??s president Mehbooba Mufti against the killings of five Kashmiri civilians in a recent paramilitary firing. Dar Yasin / AP Photo
    Supporters of Kashmir's main opposition party People's Democratic Party (PDP) shout slogans during a protest in Srinagar. Indian policemen Friday stopped a protest march led by PDP'??s president Mehbooba Mufti against the killings of five Kashmiri civilians in a recent paramilitary firing. Dar Yasin / AP Photo
  • An Indian supporter of India's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) holds a depiction of Gujarat state chief minister Narendra Modi during celebrations after Modi was announced as the party's prime ministerial candidate for the 2014 polls, in Ahmadabad, India. Modi, 62, is likely to challenge Rahul Gandhi, the heir to India's Nehru-Gandhi political dynasty, who is widely expected to lead the ruling Congress party in the campaign. Ajit Solanki / AP Photo
    An Indian supporter of India's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) holds a depiction of Gujarat state chief minister Narendra Modi during celebrations after Modi was announced as the party's prime ministerial candidate for the 2014 polls, in Ahmadabad, India. Modi, 62, is likely to challenge Rahul Gandhi, the heir to India's Nehru-Gandhi political dynasty, who is widely expected to lead the ruling Congress party in the campaign. Ajit Solanki / AP Photo
  • Volunteers immerse an idol of elephant-headed Hindu god Ganesha in an artificial pond, specifically designed for the immersion of idols in an effort to prevent pollution in the river Sabarmati, in Ahmadabad, India. The festival is celebrated to mark the birth of Ganesha, the Hindu god of wisdom, prosperity and good fortune. Ajit Solanki / AP Photo
    Volunteers immerse an idol of elephant-headed Hindu god Ganesha in an artificial pond, specifically designed for the immersion of idols in an effort to prevent pollution in the river Sabarmati, in Ahmadabad, India. The festival is celebrated to mark the birth of Ganesha, the Hindu god of wisdom, prosperity and good fortune. Ajit Solanki / AP Photo

Inside India: September 18, 2013

RJ Mickelson

September 18, 2013

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A view of news and daily life on the Indian subcontinent.

Editing and sequencing by photo editor RJ Mickelson

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