A contestant strikes a pose during the traditional round of the Kut Festival 2010 in Imphal, Manipur. Photo: PTI
Tourists enjoy elephant ride as a group of Asiatic Water Buffalos look on in the Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary, Assam. Photo: Ritu Raj Konwar
Visitors enjoy ice skating on their way to Rohtang Pass at Marhi in Himachal Pradesh. Photo: PTI
'Chunari Manorath' being celebrated at Yamuna river during the holy month of 'Kartik' in Mathura, Uttar Pradesh. More than 200 sarees were used to cover the holy river. Photo: PTI
Air Chief Marshal P.V. Naik pays homage at the Martyrs' Memorial during a visit to Bhubaneswar, Orissa. Photo: PTI
People wade through a flooded street at Sheela Nagar after water from Meghadrigedda reservoirs were released due to heavy rains in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. Photo: K.R. Deepak
Visitors look at the exhibits at handicraft stall of puppets from Rajasthan at 2nd National Crafts Fair in Chandigarh. Photo: Akhilesh Kumar
An artist busy finishing idols of Kali, Hindu goddess associated with eternal energy, at his studio in Kolkata, West Bengal. Photo: AP
Artistes dance during a traditional ritual a day ahead of a marriage, in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir. Photo: PTI
A farmer sprinkles fertilizers on an agricultural land at Red hills on the outskirts of Chennai, Tamil Nadu. Photo: PTI
A family look out to the sea at dusk in Kovalam, Kerala. Photo: AP