#puneinpixels: Piercing faith, milk wars and a full-on monsoon

A procession in memory of Chhota Shaikh Salla was taken out from the Salla dargah in Kasba Peth on Thursday. Males from different communities who recognise the dargah as holy undergo this piercing ritual every year. (Rahul Raut/ht photo)

Updated on: Jul 20, 2018 4:52 PM IST

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A procession in memory of Chhota Shaikh Salla was taken out from the Salla dargah in Kasba Peth on Thursday. Males from different communities who recognise the dargah as holy undergo this piercing ritual every year. (Rahul Raut/ht photo)

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Pune spent a week suffering a breakdown in milk supplies due to a strike called by Raju Shetti’s Swabhiman Shetkari Sanghatna (SSS). A man, with milk containers in tow, drives past a Chitale dairy outlet on Kumthekar road on July 19. (Sanket Wankhede/ht photo)

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Heavy rain has left much of Pune’s hill slopes bathed in green grass. Sheep enjoy a feast under the watchful eye of the shepherd at Kharadi. (Shankar Narayan/HT PHOTO)

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With the rains taking a break, umbrella repairs were on in full swing at Sadashiv peth. (HT photo)

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With rivers in full flow, this PMC worker took the chance to rid the water bodies of hyacinth at Bhide bridge, given the levels of the Mutha river had risen substantially due to water being discharged from the Khadakwasla dam. (Sanket Wankhade/HT PHOTO)

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Children play cricket at Market Yard, the ‘rubbish’ outfield notwithstanding. (HT Photo)