Nine-day long Navratri to Good Friday celebrations: India this week

From Navratri, Baisakhi, Mahaveer Jayanti, Chithirai, Gajan, Thimithi to Good Friday celebrations; a roundup of top photos from across the country.

Updated on: Apr 21, 2019 4:42 PM IST

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A girl dressed as a Kumari sits as she is worshipped during rituals to celebrate the festival of Navratri inside the Adyapeath temple on the outskirts of Kolkata, West Bengal. (Rupak De Chowdhuri / REUTERS)

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An elderly man pulls a child on a tricycle during a strike called on the second phase of general elections in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir. (Mukhtar Khan / AP)

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Women pray inside a church ahead of Good Friday celebrations in Kolkata, West Bengal. (Rupak De Chowdhuri / REUTERS)

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Metal hooks are attached to a devotee during ‘Chadak’ rituals, which are held to worship the Hindu deity lord Shiva in Kolkata, West Bengal. (Rupak De Chowdhuri / REUTERS)

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Anand Kumar Bowmick, a social activist, carries masks of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President of Congress party Rahul Gandhi through a busy street as he appeals people to vote in the second phase of general election in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. (P. Ravikumar / REUTERS)

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A woman casts her vote during the second phase of general elections at Upper Kot, in Bulandshahr, Uttar Pradesh. (Vipin KUmar / HT Photo)

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Delhi Capitals bowler Chris Morris tries to take a catch during the 2019 Indian Premier League (IPL) Twenty20 cricket match between Delhi Capitals and Mumbai Indians at the Feroz Shah Kotla cricket stadium in New Delhi, India. (Burhaan Kinu / HT Photo)

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Devotees light candles on the occasion of the Baisakhi festival at the Golden Temple in Amritsar, Punjab. (Narinder Nanu / AFP)

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A polling official arranges materials which will be used for elections at a voting distribution point in Darjeeling, West Bengal. (Diptendu Dutta / AFP)

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A view of Connaught Place as rain clouds fills the sky in New Delhi, India. (Altaf Qadri / AP)

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A view of lightning as it strikes in Kharadi area of Pune, Maharashtra. (Shankar Narayan / HT Photo)

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Election staff carry VVPAT machines and an EVM as they cross a bamboo bridge to reach remote polling stations ahead of second phase of general elections, at Soraijuria village in Nagaon, Assam. (PTI)

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Veeragase folk artists of Karnataka dressed as deities take part in a rally during ‘Mahaveer Jayanthi’ festival celebrations, in Bangalore, Karnataka. (Manjunath Kiran / AFP)

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi being presented a memento during an election campaign meeting for the Lok Sabha elections in Amreli, Gujarat. (PTI)

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A voter looks on after casting her vote at a polling station during the second phase of general election in Rayat village near Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh. (Money Sharma / AFP)

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Devotees witness the entry of Lord Kallazhagar to the Vaigai River as part of Chithirai festival of the famous Meenakshi Temple in Madurai, Tamil Nadu. (PTI)

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A man throws fire towards the gate of a temple as part of a ritual ending a religious procession held to mark the Gajan festival in Kolkata, West Bengal. (Rupak De Chowdhuri / REUTERS)

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People sit and watch sunset by the Marine Drive in Mumbai, Maharashtra. (Pratik Chorge / HT Photo)

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A devotee holds her son as she walks on the burning pit to mark the 'Thimithi' festival at Shakurpur, in New Delhi. (Amal KS / HT Photo)

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A student takes exams at Fatehpuri Masjid, in the old quarters of New Delhi, India. (Noemi Cassanelli / AFP)

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People enjoy pleasant weather at India Gate in New Delhi, India. (Sanchit Khanna / HT Photo)

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Catholics re-enact the crucifixion of Jesus Christ at Holy Family Church in Secunderabad, the twin city of Hyderabad, in Telangana. (Noah Seelam / AFP)