A walk along the toxic Yamuna and Rajasthan heads to vote: India this week

From a morning scene along the river Yamuna's effluent laden stream in Delhi to the state of Rajasthan heading to the polls for assembly elections; a roundup of top photos from across the country.

Updated on: Dec 09, 2018 3:31 PM IST

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A man walks along a large amount of toxic industrial waste-foam that has become a common sight along the banks of the heavily polluted Yamuna river in New Delhi. (Biplov Bhuyan / HT Photo)

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Followers of Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar gather at Chaityabhumi, Shivaji Park to pay tribute to the Father of the Indian Constitution on his 63rd death anniversary, in Mumbai, Maharashtra. (Anshuman Poyrekar / HT Photo)

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India’s Virat Kohli, (L), celebrates the dismissal of Australia’s Peter Handscomb, (R), during the first cricket test between Australia and India in Adelaide, Australia. (James Elsby / AP)

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A man shouts slogans as he attends a rally organised by the West Bengal State Jamiat-e-Ulama, an Islamic organisation, to support communal harmony, in Kolkata, West Bengal. (Rupak De Chowdhuri / REUTERS)

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India’s Mandeep Singh reacts after missing a chance to score against Belgium during the field hockey group stage match between India and Belgium at the 2018 Hockey World in Bhubaneswar, Odisha. (Dibyangshu Sarkar / AFP)

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Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra is lifted by Nick Jonas as they pose for a photograph with others after a cricket match, a day before their wedding, at Umaid Bhawan in Jodhpur, Rajasthan. (Raindrop Media / AP)

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A Tibetan in exile pays her respects to the burning funeral pyre of Palden Gyatso in Dharmsala, Himachal Pradesh. Gyatso, a Tibetan Buddhist monk who spent more than 30 years in Chinese jails, died in Dharmsala on November 30. (Ashwini Bhatia / AP)

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A farmer winnows paddy crops at a field on the outskirts of Agartala, the capital of the northeastern state of Tripura. (AFP)

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Labourers construct a temporary road on the banks of the Sangam for the upcoming Kumbh Mela festival, in Prayagraj. The Kumbh Mela will see millions of Hindu devotees gather from January 15 to March 4, 2019 to take a ritual bath in the holy waters, believed to cleanse sins and bestow blessings. (Sanjay Kanojia / AFP)

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A charred vehicle is seen after it was burnt by a mob during a protest in Chingrawti village in Bulandshahr district, Uttar Pradesh. (Adnan Abidi / REUTERS)

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A pro-Muslim activist is seen with stickers pasted on his jacket on the 26th anniversary of the demolition of the 16th century Babri Masjid located in Ayodhya, in New Delhi. (Sajjad Hussain / AFP)

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A fire blazes through the Aarey forest near Goregaon, in Mumbai. An overnight operation managed to contain the fire which was limited to vegetation. No casualties were reported. (Satyabrata Tripathy / HT Photo)

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Youth undergo physical training as preperation towards recruitment into security forces, in the border area of Ranbir Singh Pora, about 35 km from Jammu in Jammu and Kashmir. (PTI)

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Women pray next to the carcass of a male elephant, who according to forest officials succumbed to injuries after a fight with another elephant, at a tea garden in Nagaon district in Assam. (Anuwar Hazarika / REUTERS)

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Supporters seen during an election campaign rally by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, ahead of the state going to polls for assembly elections, in Jaipur, Rajasthan. (Himanshu Vyas / HT Photo)

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Devotees walk on embers during Sri Veerabhadreshwara Swamy Kendotsava in Chikmagalur, Karnataka. (PTI)

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Loksabha speaker Sumitra Mahajan, Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress President Rahul Gandhi arrive to pay tribute to Dr. B.R. Ambedkar on the occasion of ‘Mahaparinirvan Diwas’ , at Parliament House Lawns, in New Delhi. (Arvind Yadav / HT Photo)

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Labourers spread ash over newly constructed road tarmac to dry it and fill in the gaps, on the outskirts of Ahmedabad, Gujarat. (Amit Dave / REUTERS)

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Demonstrators burn an effigy with logos of Dupont, DOW Chemicals and Union Carbide during the 34th anniversary of the Bhopal gas disaster in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh. (Gagan Nayar / AFP)

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An Indian man bathes inside a workshop in the old quarters of Delhi. (Xavier Galiana / AFP)

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A free eye check up is performed by the ONGC for those visiting an exhibition at Shivaji Park in Mumbai, Maharashtra. (Anshuman Poyrekar / HT Photo)

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Indian navy sailors take part in a rehearsal ahead of Navy Day celebrations in front of the Gateway of India in Mumbai, Maharashtra. (Punit Paranjpe / AFP)

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Schoolchildren dressed as Santa Claus pose take part in a Christmas event at a school in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. (Arun Sankar / AFP)

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Brides wait to take their wedding vows during a mass marriage ceremony in which, according to its organisers, 65 Muslim couples were hitched in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. (Amit Dave / REUTERS)

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Bollywood actors Ranveer Singh and Deepika Padukone pose for a photograph during their wedding reception party in Mumbai, Maharashtra. (PTI)