Up close with a racing pigeon to International Women's Day: India this week

From pre-race eye check-up of a pigeon in Chennai to International Women's Day celebration; a roundup of top photos from across the country.

Updated on: Mar 11, 2019 9:45 AM IST

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An Indian racing pigeon is pictured as its eyes are checked by a fancier during a pre-race check-up in Chennai, ahead of a long distance race from Telangana back to Tamil Nadu. (Arun Sankar / AFP)

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Women practice Shivkalin Yudha Kala, a Maharashtrian martial art on the eve of International Women's Day, at a ground on the outskirts of Mumbai, Maharashtra. (Francis Mascarenhas / REUTERS)

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An army personnel holding the tricolour displays his horse-riding skills during the combined display of martial arts and combat skills by the cadets at Officers Training Academy in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. (PTI)

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A Dalit morcha activist seen wearing Prime Minister Narendra Modi's face mask during a protest, at Jantar Mantar, in New Delhi. (Raj K Raj / HT Photo)

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Devotees play Holi at Ghanshyam Ji Temple ahead of the festival, in Jodhpur, Rajasthan. (PTI)

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Minister of Railways and Coal Piyush Goyal and chief minister Devendra Fadnavis inaugurated the MonoRail Phase II at Mahalaxmi Cricle, in Mumbai, Maharashtra. (Anshuman Poyrekar / HT Photo)

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Mahendra Singh Dhoni prepares to bat during the third one day international cricket match between India and Australia in Ranchi, Jharkhand. (Aijaz Rahi / AP)

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Boats tethered at Sangam, the confluence of sacred rivers Yamuna, the Ganges and the mythical Saraswati as devotees take holy dips on the auspicious day of Maha Shivratri during the last day of Kumbh Mela, in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh. (Rajesh Kumar Singh / AP)

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Women work at a paper recycling unit on International Women's Day, in Hyderabad, Telangana. (Mahesh Kumar A. / AP)

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An aerial view of snow-covered mountains of Kashmir after snowfall, near Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir. (PTI)

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A paramilitary trooper stands guard behind a barbed fence wire outside a bunker during a one-day strike called by Kashmiri traders against the Jamaat-e-Islami ban, in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir. (Tauseef Mustafa / AFP)

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A devotee prays to a statue of Lord Shiva at a temple on the occasion of Maha Shivratri festival in Mumbai, Maharashtra. (Rafiq Maqbool / AP)

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Artist Shivani Karmarkar performs Kathak during an event ‘Antarmanatle Hunkar’ written and directed by Guru Shama Bhate on the eve of International Women's Day at Tilak Smaraak Mandir in Pune, Maharashtra. (Pratham Gokhale / HT Photo)

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Students seen doing their last-minute revision ahead of the Physics exam for 12th standard Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) board, at Mandi House, in New Delhi. (Biplov Bhuyan / HT Photo)

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A groom and bride stand after performing rituals during a mass wedding for eight couples at Hanuman Vatika Ramleela Maidan, in New Delhi. (Burhaan Kinu / HT Photo)

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Dhiren Makvana gets his moustache trimmed similar to the one sported by Indian Air Force pilot Abhinandan Varthaman, who was captured and later released by Pakistan, inside a salon in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. (Amit Dave / REUTERS)

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A man sleeps on a bench next to a passing train at a railway station in Mumbai, Maharashtra. (Francis Mascarenhas / REUTERS)

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Heavy traffic jam on the Delhi-Gurgaon Expressway, in Gurugram, Haryana. (PTI)

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A body builder displays his muscles during the Mumbai Bodybuilding competition in Mumbai, Maharashtra. (Rafiq Maqbool / AP)

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Artist Shrutika Ghag gives final touches to a saree which has an autobiographic representation of Rajmata Jijau's life and it is 125 feet long and hand painted with three colours. (Pratik Chorge / HT Photo)

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A new enclosure for animals was inaugurated at Jijamata Udyaan, Byculla in Mumbai, Maharashtra. (Kunal Patil / HT Photo)

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A man rides amid heavy smog in Gurgaon, a day after it was placed top of a report on the world's most polluted cities for 2018. (Dominique Faget / AFP)

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A man sleeps on a bed amid metal rods in Mumbai, Maharashtra. (Francis Mascarenhas / REUTERS)