ARMS AND THE MEN: Members of the Karadiya Rajput community worship their weapons on the occasion of Dussehra in Ahmedabad, on Monday. Photo: AP
WORSHIPPING WEAPONS: Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi performs 'Shastra Pooja' or Worship of Arms on the occasion of Dussehra in Gandhinagar on Monday. Photo: PTI
COLOURS OF LORE: An Indian artist dressed as Lord Rama looks on from a tableau during a Dussehra procession in Allahabad. Photo: AP
GIANT SALUTE: A mahout and the decorated elephant salute spectators at the Mysore Palace on Sunday. Photo: AP
FACE OF 'EVIL': Final touches being given to effigies that will be set alight to mark the end of Dussehra in New Delhi. Photo: Shiv Kumar Pushpakar.
TRIUMPHANT FINALE: Devotees immerse an idol of Goddess Durga, marking the end of the nine-day long Navratri festival festival, in the Yamuna river in New Delhi on Monday. Photo: PTI
PREPARING FOR PRAYER: A devotee takes a shower arranged as an alternative to the traditional holy dip in the Krishna, at Durga ghat in Vijayawada, during the Navaratri festivities. Photo: V. Raju
IMMERSED IN DEVOTION: Goddess Durga's idol being immersed in the Ulsoor lake on Monday. Photo: K Murali Kumar.
SUSPENDED GREASED POLE: Young artists perform traditional gymnastics on a rope 'Malkhamb' in Bhopal over the weekend. Photo: PTI
SACRED COLOUR: A woman applies 'kumkum' at a pooja pandal to mark culmination of Durga Pooja festivities in Chandigarh on Monday. Photo: Akhilesh Kumar