India this week: Onam celebrations and Kabootar Bazi

Updated On Sept 16, 2019 10:57 am IST

From Onam celebrations across the country to Kabootar Bazi in old quarters of New Delhi; a roundup of top photos from across the country.

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Floral Rangoli made by members of Keraliya Cultural Society , Panvel as a part of Onam Celebration at Panvel Railway Station in Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra. (Bachchan Kumar / HT Photo) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Floral Rangoli made by members of Keraliya Cultural Society , Panvel as a part of Onam Celebration at Panvel Railway Station in Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra. (Bachchan Kumar / HT Photo)

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A keeper (R) tends his pigeons on the roof of his house in the old quarters of New Delhi. Pigeon flying, locally known as Kabootar Bazi, is a popular hobby among people living in the old quarters of the capital city. (Sajjad Hussain / AFP) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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A keeper (R) tends his pigeons on the roof of his house in the old quarters of New Delhi. Pigeon flying, locally known as Kabootar Bazi, is a popular hobby among people living in the old quarters of the capital city. (Sajjad Hussain / AFP)

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Shiite Muslims take part in a mourning procession marking the day of Ashura, at sector 22, in Noida. Ashura mourns the death of Imam Hussein, a grandson of the Prophet Muhammed, who was killed by armies of the Yazid near Karbala in 680 AD. (Sunil Ghosh / HT Photo) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Shiite Muslims take part in a mourning procession marking the day of Ashura, at sector 22, in Noida. Ashura mourns the death of Imam Hussein, a grandson of the Prophet Muhammed, who was killed by armies of the Yazid near Karbala in 680 AD. (Sunil Ghosh / HT Photo)

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A fisherman uses a net attached to sticks to catch fish in rough waters next to Dhuandhar Falls following heavy rainfall, at Narmada River, in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh. (Shankar Mishra / AFP) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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A fisherman uses a net attached to sticks to catch fish in rough waters next to Dhuandhar Falls following heavy rainfall, at Narmada River, in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh. (Shankar Mishra / AFP)

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Ganapati Immerssion procession of Dagdusheth Halwai at Alka Talkies Chowk in Pune, Maharashtra. (Sanket Wankhade / HT Photo) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Ganapati Immerssion procession of Dagdusheth Halwai at Alka Talkies Chowk in Pune, Maharashtra. (Sanket Wankhade / HT Photo)

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Nobel laureate Dr. Kailash Satyarthi seen during the 3rd edition of Nobel Prize Series India 2019 at National Agri Food Biotechnology Institute, Sector 81, in Mohali, Punjab. (Ravi Kumar / HT Photo) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Nobel laureate Dr. Kailash Satyarthi seen during the 3rd edition of Nobel Prize Series India 2019 at National Agri Food Biotechnology Institute, Sector 81, in Mohali, Punjab. (Ravi Kumar / HT Photo)

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A woman collects an idol of Lord Ganesh from a water pond a day after Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations, at Geeta Colony, in New Delhi. People were barred from immersing idols in the Yamuna. (Raj K Raj/HT Photo) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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A woman collects an idol of Lord Ganesh from a water pond a day after Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations, at Geeta Colony, in New Delhi. People were barred from immersing idols in the Yamuna. (Raj K Raj/HT Photo)

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Artists perform a musical play ‘Meera’ to bring alive lesser known compositions of saint Meera Bai, at Siri Fort Auditorium, in New Delhi. (Sonu Mehta/HT Photo) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Artists perform a musical play ‘Meera’ to bring alive lesser known compositions of saint Meera Bai, at Siri Fort Auditorium, in New Delhi. (Sonu Mehta/HT Photo)

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Sonaji Jamdade, a farmer of Rajuri Navgan village checks a millet crop in Beed, Maharashtra. (Pratham Gokhale / HT Photo) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Sonaji Jamdade, a farmer of Rajuri Navgan village checks a millet crop in Beed, Maharashtra. (Pratham Gokhale / HT Photo)

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Two girls sell balloons at Juhu Beach in Mumbai, Maharashtra. (Satyabrata Tripathy / HT Photo) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Two girls sell balloons at Juhu Beach in Mumbai, Maharashtra. (Satyabrata Tripathy / HT Photo)

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A security guard browses his mobile phone as he takes shelter inside a concrete drainage pipe during rain at Wadala in Mumbai, Maharashtra. (Kunal Patil / HT Photo) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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A security guard browses his mobile phone as he takes shelter inside a concrete drainage pipe during rain at Wadala in Mumbai, Maharashtra. (Kunal Patil / HT Photo)

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Boatmen pass by a dumper truck stuck on a road submerged with floodwaters of the Ganges river at Badara Sanuti village, near Prayagraj, in Uttar Pradesh. (Sanjay Kanojia / AFP) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Boatmen pass by a dumper truck stuck on a road submerged with floodwaters of the Ganges river at Badara Sanuti village, near Prayagraj, in Uttar Pradesh. (Sanjay Kanojia / AFP)

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Nirmalya at Kolshet creek thane, Students and residents joined hands in helping collect nirmalya post ganpati celebration in Thane. The collected nirmalya will be reused, in Thane, Maharashtra. (Praful Gangurde / HT Photo) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Nirmalya at Kolshet creek thane, Students and residents joined hands in helping collect nirmalya post ganpati celebration in Thane. The collected nirmalya will be reused, in Thane, Maharashtra. (Praful Gangurde / HT Photo)

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A view of Diwan-i-Aam inside the Red Fort complex, in New Delhi. (Sanchit Khanna / HT Photo) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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A view of Diwan-i-Aam inside the Red Fort complex, in New Delhi. (Sanchit Khanna / HT Photo)

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A flock of painted storks seen at Delhi Zoological Park, in New Delhi. (Sanchit Khanna/HT PHOTO) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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A flock of painted storks seen at Delhi Zoological Park, in New Delhi. (Sanchit Khanna/HT PHOTO)

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