Indian fatherless girls arrive for the mass wedding of 236 fatherless girls organised by the charitable PP Savani Group in Surat, some 270 km from Ahmedabad, on December 25, 2016. Out of 236 fatherless girls married in the mass wedding event, five were from the Muslim community, and one Christian, with the majority being Hindus. / AFP PHOTO / SAM PANTHAKY
Fish are placed of dry grass for the preparation of smoked fish, Pharri, in Srinagar on Wednesday. Smoked fish, which are prepared over slow burning fish, are in high demand during the winter months in Kashmir Valley.