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Opposition alliances and the Kumbh Mela: India this week
From the first Shahi Snan and the beginning of the Kumbh Mela to opposition parties forming political alliances ahead of the upcoming general elections; a roundup of top photos from across the country.
Updated on: Jan 20, 2019 4:34 PM IST
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A Naga Sadhu waits for devotees inside his camp during the 2019 Kumbh Mela or the Pitcher Festival, in Prayagraj, previously known as Allahabad, in Uttar Pradesh. (Danish Siddiqui / REUTERS)
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Women pass through a mustard field balancing sacks of fodder atop their heads, at Rakhigarhi village, in Haryana. (Burhaan Kinu / HT Photo)
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Former Delhi chief minister Sheila Dikshit is garlanded by other Congress leaders as she takes charge as the president of the Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee (DPCC), at Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee office, in New Delhi. (Sanjeev Verma / HT Photo)
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Border Security Force personnel ride on camels during rehearsals ahead of the Republic Day parade, at Vijay chowk, in New Delhi. (Sanchit Khanna / HT Photo)
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Men lead a cow over burning hay as part of a ritual to seek good fortune and protection from harm during the Hindu Makar Sankranti festival in Bangalore, Karnataka. (Manjunath Kiran / AFP)
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A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) commando looks at his mobile phone during a break in rehearsals ahead of Republic Day, in Jalandhar, Punjab. (Shammi Mehra / AFP)
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A tamer reacts as a bull charges towards him during a traditional bull-taming festival called Jallikattu, in the village of Allanganallur, near Madurai, Tamil Nadu. (Aijaz Rahi / AP)
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Roosters attack each other during a cockfight as part of Jonbeel festival near Jagiroad, about 75 kilometers (47 miles) east of Guwahati, Assam. (Anupam Nath / AP)
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Miniature kites are displayed in a shop ahead of Makar Sankranti in Thane city, Maharashtra. (Praful gangurde / HT Photo)
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A lineman is seen on a high tension line, trying to fix the wiring adjacent to an electric tower in sector 54, in Noida, Uttar Pradesh. (Sunil Ghosh / HT Photo)
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Transgender people participate in the 5th Pink rally for their rights from August Kranti Maidan to Girgaon chowpatty in Mumbai, Maharashtra. (Pratik Chorge / HT Photo)
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Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Tejashwi Yadav speaks during a joint press conference with Samajwadi Party President Akhilesh Yadav where the former backed SP’s poll alliance with the Bahujan Samaj Party, at SP office, in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. (Subhankar Chakraborty / HT Photo)
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Indian army soldiers display battle skills during the Army Day parade, at Cariappa Parade Ground, in New Delhi. (Vipin Kumar / HT Photo)
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Samajwadi party Chief Akhilesh Yadav greets Bahujan Samaj Party supremo Mayawati on her 63rd birthday at her residence, in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. (Shubhankar Chakraborty / HT Photo)
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Children fly kites from rooftops on Makar Sankranti while an aircraft passes by in Mumbai, Maharashtra. (Vijayanand Gupta / HT Photo)
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A man walks across an open field enveloped in dense fog on a cold winter morning, near Akshardham, in New Delhi. (Biplov Bhuyan / HT Photo)
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A Kashmiri fruit vendor waits for customers during a snowfall on the outskirts of Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir. (Tauseef Mustafa / AFP)
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Indian Naval soldiers warm up during rehearsals for the upcoming Republic Day parade at the Raisina Hills in New Delhi. (Manish Swarup / AP)
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Hindu devotees cook traditional sweetmeats on open fires during a community function on the occasion of Pongal at Dharavi in Mumbai, Maharashtra. (Kunal Patil / HT Photo)
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