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In Pictures: India This Week (13 Aug to 19 Aug 2016)
On World Photography Day, we get you some of the best works of photojournalism from across India, this week.
Jaskirat Singh Bawa
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A priest, face smeared with colour and sacrificial blood, carries a goat over his shoulder for sacrifice during the Deodhani festival at the Kamakhya temple in Guwahati. (Photo: AP Photo/ Anupam Nath)
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Beyond the headlines and behind the scenes, The Quint brings you a snapshot of India this week.
Defense Minister Manohar Parrikar (left), shoos away a squirrel seconds before the arrival of Prime Minister Narendra Modi motorcade as others watch at the Red Fort on Monday 15 August, 2016. (Photo: AP Photo/Manish Swarup)
Indian elephant, which was swept away over 1700 kms into Bangladesh, being attended to by officials. The elephant named Banganahadur later died in Bangladesh. (Photo: AP)
A paramilitary soldier is reflected in a pool of water on a road strewn with stones thrown during earlier protests as curfew continues in Srinagar. (Photo: AP Photo/ Dar Yasin)
A woman rides a bicycle across a road during rains in Allahabad. (Photo: Reuters/Jitendra Prakash)
A Parsi family takes a selfie at a fire temple, on occasion of Parsi New Year, in Mumbai. (Photo: AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)
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A cyclist rides past the illuminated Raisina Hill ahead of Independence Day celebrations in New Delhi. (Photo: Reuters/Adnan Abidi)
People look at balloons released during a march to celebrate Independence Day in Ahmedabad. (Photo: Reuters/Amit Dave)
A eunuch performs during Raksha Bandhan festival celebrations in a red light area in Mumbai. (Photo: Reuters/Danish Siddiqui)
Brahmins or upper-caste Hindus wearing the “janeu” (sacred thread), also called “yagnopavit”, perform prayers in a temple on the occasion of Raksha Bandhan festival in Ahmedabad. (Photo: Reuters/Amit Dave)
A man sits on the outer wall of his flooded house as a boat arrives to evacuate him at a residential area in Allahabad. (Photo: Reuters/Jitendra Prakash)
