Dussehra preparations to Farmer protests on Delhi border: India this week

From festivities leading up to and preparations for Dussehra across the country to a farmer agitation reaching Delhi's state borders and clashing with barricading police; a roundup of top photos from across the country.

Updated on: Oct 07, 2018 10:56 AM IST

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Artists dressed in costume rest outside a temple during a religious procession called Ravan ki Barat in Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh on October 5, 2018. The procession was held to mark Dussehra festival, which celebrates the victory of good over evil. (Sanjay Kanojia / AFP)

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In celebration of his 149th birth anniversary, over 100 people donning Gandhi masks marched from Indian Museum to the statue of Mahatma Gandhi at Dufferin Road in Kolkata, West Bengal. (Samir Jana / HT Photo)

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Folk dancers from Panghat Group of Performing Arts participate in a ‘Garba’ dance rehearsal ahead of the forthcoming ‘Navratri’ festival in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. (Sam Panthaky / AFP)

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Workers adjust a hoarding of the newly launched iPhone XS in Ahmedabad, Gujarat on October 4, 2018. (Amit Dave / REUTERS)

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Thousands of farmers clashed with the police and paramilitary forces at the national capital’s borders with Uttar Pradesh, prompting police to use tear gas, water cannons to stop protesting farmers from entering the city, at Delhi-Ghaziabad border on October 2, 2018. (Burhaan Kinu / HT Photo)

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Batsman Ravindra Jadeja celebrates his century during the first test cricket match played between India and West Indies in Rajkot, Gujarat on October 05, 2018. (Shashank Parade / PTI)

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Army soldiers stand at attention during a ceremonial reception for visiting Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev (not pictured) at the Rashtrapati Bhawan in New Delhi, October 1, 2018. (Chandan Khanna / AFP)

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A worker prepares firecrackers at a workshop ahead of Diwali on the outskirts of Ahmedabad, Gujarat on October 4, 2018. (Sam Panthaky / AFP)

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Chief Justice of India Justice Dipak Misra (R) with Chief Justice of India (Designate) Justice Ranjan Gogoi (L) during the farewell function for Justice Misra, at the premises of the Supreme Court, in New Delhi on October 1, 2018. (Arvind Yadav / HT Photo)

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Kashmiri women seen working in a paddy field during harvesting season, in the outskirts of Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir on October 01, 2018. (Waseem Andrabi / HT Photo)

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Uzbekistan’s President Shavkat Mirziyoyev inspects the honour guard during his ceremonial reception at the forecourt of the Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on October 1, 2018. (Adnan Abidi / REUTERS)

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An artisan paints an idol of the goddess Durga ahead of Durga puja festival, in Ranchi, Jharkhand, on October 2, 2018. (PTI)

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi (R) welcomes Russian President Vladimir Putin prior to their meeting at Hyderabad House in New Delhi, on October 5, 2018. (Yuri Kadobnov / AFP)

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A boy dressed as Mahatma Gandhi sits with a wooden charkha or spinning wheel at the lawns of the Gujarat Vidhyapith to commemorate the 149th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, in Ahmedabad, on October 1, 2018. (Sam Panthaky / AFP)

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A ‘sadhu’ applies sandalwood paste after taking a holy dip in the Ganga on the occasion of Navami Shraddha Tithi (Matra Navami) of Pitru Paksha, at Sangam, in Allahabad on October 3, 2018. (PTI)

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Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley speaks to during a press conference at North Block, in New Delhi on October 4, 2018. Jaitley announced a cut of Rs 1.50 on excise duty for crude oil and an additional Re 1 that will be absorbed by OMCs with immediate effect. (Subhav Shukla / PTI)

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Indian Air Force chief Birender Singh Dhanoa addresses the media ahead of Air Force Day in New Delhi, on October 3, 2018. (Manvender Vashist / PTI)

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People for the Ethical Treatment of Animal (PETA) volunteers wear masks of various animals during a protest in New Delhi, on October 1, 2018. The group has requested central government to strengthen the animal-protection laws which are nearly six decades old. (Chandan Khanna / AFP)

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi (C) greets spiritual leader Mata Amritanandamay i(R), as UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres looks on during the closing function of the Mahatma Gandhi International Sanitation Convention in New Delhi, on October 2, 2018. The spiritual leader was felicitated for her financial contribution to the Swachh Bharat program. (Manish Swarup / Pool / AP)

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Ruksana Nazir (C), is comforted during the funeral of her husband Nazir Ahmed Wani in Srinagar, Kashmir on October 5, 2018. Suspected rebels shot and killed two activists, which included Wani. (Dar Yasin / AP)