Diwali celebrations and the manhunt for Avni: India this week

From Diwali celebrations across a country lit up to the hunt for the man-eating tigress Avni coming to an end in Maharashtra amid protests by animal rights groups; a roundup of top photos from across the country.

Updated on: Nov 11, 2018 1:56 PM IST

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Hindu devotees hold up clothes and umbrellas to receive rice as offerings being distributed by a temple authority on the occasion of the Annakut festival in Kolkata, West Bengal. (Rupak De Chowdhuri / REUTERS)

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A man reads a newspaper as stray dogs sleep next to a closed shop in Dharmsala, Himachal Pradesh. (Ashwini Bhatia / AP)

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Wrestlers fight during an amateur wrestling match inside a makeshift ring installed on a road organised by local residents as part of Diwali celebrations in Kolkata, West Bengal. (Rupak De Chowdhuri / REUTERS)

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Businessmen pray in front of their record-keeping books as part of a ritual to worship the Hindu deity of wealth goddess Lakshmi in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. (Amit Dave / REUTERS)

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Firefighters attempt to douse a fire that broke out in Mumbai, Maharashtra. (Francis Mascarenhas / REUTERS)

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The sun sets behind a lighthouse in Mumbai, Maharashtra. (Pratik Chorge / HT Photo)

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A Hippopotamus in Byculla zoo yawns while crows fly around him in Mumbai, Maharashtra. (Pratik Chorge / HT Photo)

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Animal lovers gather for silent march for the tiger Avni at Bandra Carter Road in Mumbai, Maharashtra. (Satish Bate / HT Photo)

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People take pictures of Signature Bridge on the first day of its opening to the public, at Wazirabad, in New Delhi. (Sanchit Khanna / HT Photo)

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A Kashmiri man inspects damage at an apple orchard damaged due to heavy snowfall in South Kashmir’s Pulwama district, Jammu and Kashmir. (Waseem Andrabi / HT Photo)

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BJP activists shout slogans after they were detained during a protest against Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, demanding a probe into an incident in which MLA Amanatullah pushed Manoj Tiwari at Signature bridge during its inauguration, in New Delhi. (Sonu Mehta / HT Photo)

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Ghatkopar slum lit up during Diwali in Mumbai, Maharashtra. (Satish Bate / HT Photo)

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Nihang Singhs (armed Sikh warriors) take a tumble during a Sikh martial arts performance on the occasion of Bandi Chhor Diwas in Amritsar, Punjab. (Sameer Sehgal / HT Photo)

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A person walk under shedding Chinar trees in the Nishat Mughal garden in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir. (Waseem Andrabi / HT Photo)

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Men try to tame decorated buffaloes at Ganesh Peth, Dudh Bhatti during 'Sagar', an annual traditional celebration of the Gawli community in Pune, Maharashtra on the occasion of Bhai Beej. (Pratham Gokhale / HT Photo)

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Children study on an airplane replica at Lions Juhu Children's Municipal Park in Mumbai, Maharashtra. (Satyabrata Tripathy / HT Photo)

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The dead body of the tiger known to hunters as T1 after being shot in the forests of Maharashtra state near Yavatmal. One of India's most high-profile tiger hunts in decades ended November 2 when the mother of two 10-month old cubs -- known to hunters as T1 but Avni to wildlife lovers -- was shot dead. (Maharashtra Forest Department Handout via AFP)

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A young girl sleeps next to bags of coloured powder under a car at a market in New Delhi. (Dominique Faget / AFP)

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A view of morning traffic amid heavy smog in New Delhi. Air pollution in New Delhi hit hazardous levels after a night of free-for-all Diwali fireworks, despite Supreme Court efforts to curb celebrations that enflame the capital's toxic smog problem. (Prakash Singh / AFP)

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Devotees carrying customary offerings on their heads, wait to worship at the Sabarimala temple in Kerala. The historic temple which had barred women age 10 to 50 from entering the temple, had opened to Hindu pilgrims for a day Monday evening. (Manish Swarup / AP)

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A worker sits among Marigold flowers at Ghazipur flower market ahead of Diwali in New Delhi. (Ravi Choudhary / PTI)

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A visitor at Kanak Bhawan in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh. (Arun Sharma / PTI)

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A firefighter carries out rescue work during a mock drill organised as part of preparedness for upcoming Kumbh Mela at Sangam, in Prayagraj. (PTI)

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People walk across a temporary makeshift bridge over Dhansari River connecting Purana Bazaar and Super Market, with the renovation of the main bridge underway since last year at Dimapur, Nagaland. (PTI)

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi offers prayers at Kedarnath Temple, in Uttarakhand. (PIB / PTI)