Search
Tue, Jul 21, 2026
New Delhi oC

Firefly forest and Eid-ul-Fitr celebrations: India this week

news
By HT Correspondent
Updated On Jun 09, 2019 04:57 pm IST

From fireflies creating a cinematic landscape in Bhandardara to Eid-ul-Fitr celebrations observed in India; a roundup of top photos from across the country.

1 / 11
Fireflies light up the frame with bioluminescence, swarming around trees in Bhandardara, Maharashtra. (Pratik Chorge / HT Photo) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Jun 09, 2019 04:57 pm IST

Fireflies light up the frame with bioluminescence, swarming around trees in Bhandardara, Maharashtra. (Pratik Chorge / HT Photo)

2 / 11
A devotee prays during Eid-ul-Fitr, at Red Road, in Kolkata, West Bengal. (Samir Jana / HT Photo) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Jun 09, 2019 04:57 pm IST

A devotee prays during Eid-ul-Fitr, at Red Road, in Kolkata, West Bengal. (Samir Jana / HT Photo)

3 / 11
Residents wait with their empty containers to fill drinking water from a municipal tanker, at Chanakyapuri, in New Delhi. (Amal KS / HT Photo) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Jun 09, 2019 04:57 pm IST

Residents wait with their empty containers to fill drinking water from a municipal tanker, at Chanakyapuri, in New Delhi. (Amal KS / HT Photo)

4 / 11
A Gulmohar tree in bloom by the roadside at Aarey colony, in Mumbai, Maharashtra. (Satyabrata Tripathy / HT Photo) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Jun 09, 2019 04:57 pm IST

A Gulmohar tree in bloom by the roadside at Aarey colony, in Mumbai, Maharashtra. (Satyabrata Tripathy / HT Photo)

5 / 11
Devotees look on during the inauguration of a life sized statue of JP Vaswani in Pune, Maharashtra. (Shankar Narayan / HT Photo) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Jun 09, 2019 04:57 pm IST

Devotees look on during the inauguration of a life sized statue of JP Vaswani in Pune, Maharashtra. (Shankar Narayan / HT Photo)

6 / 11
Thousands of devotees offered prayers on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr, at Jama Masjid, in New Delhi. (Amal KS / HT Photo) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Jun 09, 2019 04:57 pm IST

Thousands of devotees offered prayers on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr, at Jama Masjid, in New Delhi. (Amal KS / HT Photo)

7 / 11
Lightning seen in the night sky, at Kharadi, in Pune, Maharashtra. (Shankar Narayan / HT Photo) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Jun 09, 2019 04:57 pm IST

Lightning seen in the night sky, at Kharadi, in Pune, Maharashtra. (Shankar Narayan / HT Photo)

8 / 11
Plumes of smoke rise from garbage burnt at Indirapuram, in Ghaziabad. A massive fire broke out at Shakti Khand dumping site and the fire brigade was roped in to douse the blaze. (Sakib Ali / HT Photo) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Jun 09, 2019 04:57 pm IST

Plumes of smoke rise from garbage burnt at Indirapuram, in Ghaziabad. A massive fire broke out at Shakti Khand dumping site and the fire brigade was roped in to douse the blaze. (Sakib Ali / HT Photo)

9 / 11
Firefighters try to douse a fire that broke out at a chemical godown near Howrah Bridge, adjacent to Jagannath Ghat, in Kolkata, West Bengal. (Samir Jana / HT Photo) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Jun 09, 2019 04:57 pm IST

Firefighters try to douse a fire that broke out at a chemical godown near Howrah Bridge, adjacent to Jagannath Ghat, in Kolkata, West Bengal. (Samir Jana / HT Photo)

10 / 11
Iqbal Kaskar, a brother of Dawood Ibrahim was brought to St George hospital by the police for tests , in Mumbai, Maharashtra. (Bhushan Koyande / HT Photo) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Jun 09, 2019 04:57 pm IST

Iqbal Kaskar, a brother of Dawood Ibrahim was brought to St George hospital by the police for tests , in Mumbai, Maharashtra. (Bhushan Koyande / HT Photo)

11 / 11
Shipping containers sit stacked at a freight depot near the Jawaharlal Nehru Port, operated by Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT), in Mumbai, Maharashtra. President Donald Trump opened another potential front in his trade war on May 31, terminating India's designation as a developing nation and thereby eliminating an exception that allowed the country to export nearly 2,000 products to the US duty-free. (Dhiraj Singh / Bloomberg) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Jun 09, 2019 04:57 pm IST

Shipping containers sit stacked at a freight depot near the Jawaharlal Nehru Port, operated by Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT), in Mumbai, Maharashtra. President Donald Trump opened another potential front in his trade war on May 31, terminating India's designation as a developing nation and thereby eliminating an exception that allowed the country to export nearly 2,000 products to the US duty-free. (Dhiraj Singh / Bloomberg)

Home / Photos / News / Firefly forest and Eid-ul-Fitr celebrations: India this week
SHARE
Copy

Join Hindustan Times

Create free account and unlock exciting features like

Newsletters, Alerts and Recommendations Get personalised news and exciting deals Bookmark the stories you want to read later
Already have an account? Sign In
  • mint-logo
  • mint-lounge
  • HT_Auto
  • ht-tech
  • ht-bangla
  • healthshots
  • OTT-icons
  • slurrp-icon
  • ht-telugu
  • Instore Radio - FAB Play
  • vc-circle
  • tech-circle
  • vcc-edge
  • edge-insights
  • shine
Copyright © 2026 HT Digital Streams Limited. All Rights Reserved.
Story Saved
Edit Profile
Saved Articles
Following
My Reads
Sign out
Get App
crown-icon
Subscribe Now!
Copyright © HT Digital Streams Ltd. All rights reserved.
Follow Us On