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The traditional gun manufacturers of Jammu

Jammu is the second largest gun manufacturer in India with more than 20 working active factories. (nitin kanotra / HT photo)

The butts are made of Kashmiri walnut wood while the barrel, trigger and other metal parts come from Punjab and New Delhi. (Nitin Kanotra/HT Photo)

Owners of the gun factory have to make around 1500 guns in a year depending upon the demand in the market. (Nitin Kanotra/HT Photo)

A worker giving a shape to the barrels of a gun at a gun factory. Majority of their clients now are former soldiers who need guns to get jobs as private guards, or to keep a firearm for security at home. (Nitin Kanotra/HT Photo)

A double-barrel shotgun costs up to Rs 20,000 while the single-barrel is cheaper at Rs 14,000. These factories pioneered the manufacturing of 12-bore double-barrel and single-barrel shotguns in India. (Nitin Kanotra/HT Photo)

But the protracted insurgency in the Jammu and Kashmir valley has almost killed a flourishing trade and thrust around 1,300 workers and their families into an uncertain future. In the restive Kashmir Valley, gun production was banned. Jammu’s gunmakers faced hard restrictions that pushed seven of 26 units to close shop. (Nitin Kanotra/HT Photo)

Before a weapon is sold in the market, it undergoes rigorous tests with the barrels being sent to ordinance factories in Jabalpur and Kanpur for inspection. (Nitin Kanotra/HT Photo)

Priests perform a ritual at the Lord Ayyappa temple in Sabarimala.(PTI)

 

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Bioluminescence in Andamans

The world's largest sea turtles, the leatherbacks, nest here.

Port Blair

Dugong, state animal of Andaman and Nicobar Islands

Andaman-bound passenger ship.

 

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Coconut crab, the largest arthropod in the world.

 

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Chir Batti or dancing ghost lights in Banni grasslands, Gujarat. Also called Will-o'-the-Wisps.

 

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The road sweeping machine is all set to be pressed into service in Khammam.Vehicles to facilitate mechanised garbage collection and disposal, besides road sweeping, 20 mini-trucks each costing about ₹4.5 lakh, and other necessary equipment for mechanised operations.

 

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I'm in Goa, here's a couple of quick pics.

Benaulim beach:

Palolem beach:

View from my hut:

End of season, hot as hell, everything will be dismantled within these next few days as far as the beach huts etc go but hey, never a bad time to goa, right ?

 

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Bhandardara

 

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Nashik

Vineyards in Nashik

 

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India probably has the Best beer in the world

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/...st-arrivals-in-april/articleshow/58753598.cms

 

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Fireworks at Golden Temple on the occasion of Guru Gaddi diwas of sixth Sikh Guru Hargobind Sahib Ji, in Amritsar.

Fireworks at Golden Temple on the occasion of Guru Gaddi diwas of sixth Sikh Guru Hargobind Sahib Ji, in Amritsar.

Fireworks at Golden Temple on the occasion of Guru Gaddi diwas of sixth Sikh Guru Hargobind Sahib Ji, in Amritsar.

 

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‘Greeshm Utsav’ kicks off at Dilli Haat in Pitampura

The 121st Ooty Flower Show at the Botanical Gardens was the place to be, some incredible creations on display

Floral replica of Mahabalipuram Shore Temple made of roses and carnation flowers Photo: M. Sathyamoorthy

The flower show paid tribute to the performing arts, starting with this display of a classical dancer Photo: M.Sathyamoorthy

A tribute to the hornbill, a common species of bird found in the Nilgiris

Petunia flowers on display Photo: M. Sathyamoorthy

 

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Haleem ‘ghotas’ sale pick up in the City On the way to get ready for Ramadan, a carpenter makes Haleem “Ghota” popularly known as 'haleem making spoon' in old city of Hyderabad, Telangana , Republic of India.

 

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Larger-than-life steel Charkha ahead of its unveiling at Palika Bazaar Park in Connaught Place, New Delhi.

 

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Dedication and devotion: Hanuman devotees arriving at the Sri Anjaneyaswamy devasthanam at Kondagattu in Jagtial district on Sunday. | Photo Credit: THAKUR AJAYPALSINGH

 

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The wedding, at Barev village in Bihar’s Gaya district