Shadows of Kashmiri protesters are cast on a Pakistan occupied Kashmir flag as they shout slogans during a protest in Srinagar. Dar Yasin / AP Photo
Students of Swaminarayan Gurukul in traditional attire practice Garba, a traditional dance of Gujarat state, ahead of Hindu festival Navratri in Ahmadabad. Ajit Solanki / AP Photo
A Border Security Force (BSF) soldier is silhouetted against the sun as he patrols near the fence at the India-Pakistan International Border at outpost Chenab of Dewali post of Akhnoor sector. Jaipal Singh / EPA
Kashmiri boatmen extract sand from the Jhelum river in Srinagar. Danish Ismail / Reuters
An artist dressed as Son of Hindu demon king Ravana, Meghnath, sits on a chariot as he takes part in a ‘Ravan ki Barat,’ a religious procession held to mark the forthcoming Dussehra festival in Allahabad. Sanjay Kanojia / AFP
A woman looks out from a door during a protest against the recent killings in Kashmir region in Srinagar. Danish Ismail / Reuters
A woman decorates an earthen pitcher typically used during Garba, a folk dance, inside a workshop ahead of Navratri, a festival during which devotees worship the Hindu goddess Durga and youths dance in traditional costumes, in Ahmedabad. Amit Dave / Reuters
A paramilitary trooper looks on in Srinagar. Tauseef Mustafa / AFP
A woman picks up the unspoilt marigold flowers to make garlands from a wasted flowers dumping site, besides a flower market in Mumbai. Divyakant Solanki / EPA
Folk dancers from the Panghat Group of Performing Arts pose for a photograph during a dress rehearsal for an event to mark the forthcoming Hindu festival 'Navaratri', or the Festival of Nine Nights, in Ahmedabad. Sam Panthaky / AFP
Ramesh Chitrakar, seated, works on idols of Hindu goddess Durga, in New Delhi. Saurabh Das / AP Photo
A Japanese musician is playing the violin for his personal music video in front of the illuminated Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus railway station in Mumbai. Divyakant Solanki / EPA
Men are silhouetted against the rising sun as they row at Sukhna Lake in Chandigarh. Ajay Verma / Reuters