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A subway in Dindigul is flooded, causing inconvenience to its users. Photo: G. Karthikeyan

Traffic in Nungambakkam, Chennai, comes to virtual standstill due to the rains. Photo: S. Kannan

Chaotic scenes on G.N. Chetty road in T. Nagar, Chennai. Photo: S. Kannan

 

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A young girl captures images of the flowers put on display during annual Chrysanthemum show in Chandigarh. Photo: Akhilesh Kumar

A man plays a shot as he and his friends play a pick-up game of cricket in front of India Gate in New Delhi. Photo: AP

A Kashmiri fisherman waits for catch in Dal Lake on a cold and foggy morning in Srinagar. Photo: AP

 

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A roadside vendor prepares hot snacks as the day temperature drops in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh. Photo: Mohammed Yousuf

 

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NO AUTO REVOLUTION HERE: Motorists suffer financial and productivity loss as lack of roads damages vehicles and hinders movement. This scene is at Sastha Nagar, Villivakkam. Photo: S. Thanthoni

A visiting Yellow-Billed Pintail Duck spreads her wings to shed water drops in the lake at Chhatbir zoological Park near Chandigarh. Photo: Akhilesh Kumar

 

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Sand artist Sudarshan Pattnaik gives finishing touches to a sand art depicting Nobel Peace Prize winner Liu Xiaobo, at his sand art institute in Puri, Orissa. Photo: AP

Students from Sikkim present Tamang Selo dance in Children's national cultural festival 'Rashtriya Baalrang 2010' ,organised by school education department at Indira Gandhi National Museum of Man, in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh. Photo: A. M. Faruqui

Devotees and tourists take a ride in decorated boats on the Chambal river during the 'Chunri Mahotsava' in Kota, Rajasthan. Photo: PTI

 

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A Kashmiri Muslim artisan works on a piece of a wood at a wood carving factory in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir. Photo: Nissar Ahmad

A young girl looks amused as she watches the exhibits at the 35th annual Rose Show in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh. Photo: G. Krishnaswamy.

 

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A boy looks at the participants at the Centennial dog show organised by Madras Canine Club in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. Photo: R. Ragu

Bamboo mural paintings and bamboo sculptures on display and sale at the ongoing Kerala Bamboo Festival at Town Hall in Kochi. Photo: Thulasi Kakkat

 

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Visitors enjoy crushing grapes in a tub during a wine festival at a hotel in Bangalore, Karnataka. Photo: PTI

A visitor captures an image of her child with flowers put on display during annual Chrysanthemum show in Chandigarh. Photo: Akhilesh Kumar

 

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Priests perform 'Chakrasnanam', celestial bath of ancient sacred 'Chakra' in the Lord Venkateswar Temple tank, on the concluding day of Brahmotsav at Tirumala near Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh. Photo: PTI

Young Tibetan Buddhist monks participate in the commemorative celebrations of the 900th birth anniversary of the First Karmapa, Dusum Khyenpa or the Karmapa lineage in Bodh Gaya, Bihar. Photo: AP

 

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WEN IN INDIA: Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao arrives on an official visit to India. He is received by MoS for Commerce and Industry Jyotiraditya Scindia at the Palam Air Force Base. Photo: Shanker Chakravarty

TO SERVE AND PROTECT: New recruits to Indian Army's Maratha Light Infantry Regiment swear an oath during the Attestation Ceremony in Belgaum. Photo: D.B. Patil

SQUASHING THE COMPETITION: India's Saurav Ghosal on his way to victory against Englishman Adrian Weller in the PSA Masters Tournament in New Delhi. Photo: Sandeep Saxena

 

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BEACON OF FAITH: The Bhadradri temple in Khammam District illuminated for the Vaikunta Ekadasi celebrations. Photo: G.N. Rao

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao arrives at Palam Airforce Base, beginning his official visit to India. Photo: Shanker Chakravarty

 

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The Chinese Prime Minister joins his palms in greeting as he steps down from his flight in New Delhi. Photo: PTI

Congress workers during a protest against Orissa government's stand on the Vedanta issue, in Bhubaneswar. Photo: PTI

 

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Indians, released by Pakistani authorities after being arrested on charges of violating maritime and land boundaries, arrive at Attari-Wagah border, about 35 kms from Amritsar. Photo: PTI

 

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A Royal Bengal Tigress with its new-born cubs at the Assam State Zoo in Guwahati. Photo: PTI

A farmer ploughs his field while preparing for wheat crop amidst full bloomed mustard crop at Gharuan village in Roopnagar, Punjab. Photo: Akhilesh Kumar

A foreign tourist poses for a photograph in front of the Taj Mahal in Agra, Uttar Pradesh. Photo: AP

 

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Buddhist monks during the 900th anniversary celebrations of the First Karmapa, Dusum Khyenpa, at Bodhgaya in Bihar. Photo: PTI