From Kumbh Mela festivities to hailstorm in Noida: India this week

From a roundup of the sights at the ongoing Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj to a hailstorm in Noida as a rainy day's outcome across the national capital region; a roundup of top photos from across the country.

Updated on: Feb 10, 2019 4:48 PM IST

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A seer stands on the banks of the river Ganga before taking a holy dip during Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh. (Adnan Abidi / REUTERS)

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A devotee wears a shirt with turmeric handprints before a procession at shepherd god Khandoba’s temple during ‘Somvati Amavasya’ in Jejuri, Maharashtra. (Danish Siddiqui / REUTERS)

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West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee during a dharna against the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) attempt to question the city’s police chief in connection with ponzi scheme cases at Esplanade in Kolkata, West Bengal. (Arijit Sen / HT Photo)

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Newly initiated Naga Sadhus undergo ‘deeksha’ -- the initiation ceremony at the bank of river Ganga in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh. (Sheeraz Rizvi / HT Photo)

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Shoe prints of devotees are seen on the bank of the river Ganga at the Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh. (Anushree Fadnavis / REUTERS)

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Senior BJP Leader L K Advani seen with folded hands at Parliament during Budget Session of Parliament in New Delhi, India. (Vipin Kumar / HT Photo)

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A man receives blessings from a temple elephant at a Hindu Spiritual and Service Fair, in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. (Arun Sankar / AFP)

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A member of the Sri Lankan Navy Dance Troupe poses for a photograph after getting ready at backstage to perform during the Sri Lanka Cultural Promenade organised by New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) in association with Sri Lanka High Commission, at Connaught Place, in New Delhi. (Burhaan Kinu / HT Photo)

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Congress leader Jyotiraditya Madhavrao Scindia takes charge as All India Congress Committee (AICC) General Secretary of Uttar Pradesh West, in New Delhi. (Arun Sharma / PTI )

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A replica of Rome’s Colosseum is displayed at a park which has replicas of seven wonders of world, including the Taj Mahal, the Great Pyramid of Giza, the Eiffel Tower, the Leaning Tower of Pisa, Christ the Redeemer of Rio de Janeiro and the Statue of Liberty, in New Delhi. South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) has created these replicas by using scrap near Sarai Kale Khan. (Burhaan Kinu / HT Photo)

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A boy tries to catch snowflakes during fresh snowfall in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir. (Waseem Andrabi / HT Photo)

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An ashen seer inside his camp before a procession at Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh. (Adnan Abidi / REUTERS)

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A labourer carries a load of wheat straw on his head to be used for animal feed on the outskirts of Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh. (Uma Shankar Mishra / AFP)

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A kite flies as dark clouds gather over the Kangra valley in Dharmsala, Himachal Pradesh. (Ashwini Bhatia / AP)

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A view of Vijay Chowk engulfed in fog on a cold winter morning, in New Delhi. (Sanchit Khanna / HT Photo)

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A view of a street after hailstorm struck various parts of Noida, Uttar Pradesh. (PTI)

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Rescue and relief work in progress after a passenger train, Seemanchal express derailed at Shahdai Buzurg station in Vaishali district of Bihar. (Santosh Kumar / HT Photo)

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A view of Sangam at early hours on the auspicious ‘Mauni Amavasya’ during the Kumbh Mela, in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh. (PTI)

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A youth washes his hands using water from a hand pump next to a parked auto rickshaw in the morning fog in Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh. (R S Iyer / AP)

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Actor Sanya Malhotra and models display the creation by Narendra Kumar at the Lakme Fashion Week (LFW) Summer Resort 2019, in Mumbai, Maharashtra. (PTI)

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A circus artist applies makeup before a performance at the Jumbo Circus in Chennai. Jumbo Circus was founded in 1977 and is touring the country with a 160-member troupe. (Arun Sankar / AFP)

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi waves to supporters during a public rally, in Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir. He laid the foundation stone of AIIMS and Jammu-Akhnoor four-lane Highway during his visit at Vijay Pur in Samba district of the state. (Nitin Kanotra / HT Photo)