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An art student give the finishing touch to one of the graffiti painted at the Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata, the venue which will host the final of the FIFA U-17 World Cup between England and Spain on Saturday (October 26). (Samir Jana/HT PHOTO)

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Koklata’s major art colleges -- Govt Art College, Indian Art College, Biswabharati and Rabindrabhharati Art College -- took part in the initiative on Thurday, painting the Salt Lake Stadium in multiple hues, sprucing the venue up for the FIFA U-17 World Cup. (Samir Jana/HT PHOTO)

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Students of Govt. Art College, Indian Art College, Biswabharati and Rabindrabhharati Art College paint graffiti in the Salt Lake Stadium (Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan) premises on Thursday as part of the decoration for the FIFA U-17 World Cup final to be played at the venue in Kolkata on Saturday (October 28). (Samir Jana/HT PHOTO)

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Studens from the four prominent art colleges in Kolkata converted the whole of Salt Lake Stadium as their canvas, painting graffiti to deck up the venue for the FIFA U-17 World Cup final between England and Spain. (Samir Jana/HT PHOTO)

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The aft students stuck to traditional patters, reminiscent of the Diwali Rangolis as they spiced up the Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata, the venue for the final of the FIFA U-17 World Cup. (Samir Jana/HT PHOTO)

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Kolkata, known as a city of artists and intellectuals lent its own touch to the FIFA U-17 World Cup final as Govt Art College, Indian Art College, Biswabharati and Rabindrabhharati Art College students painted graffiti at Salt Lake Stadium. (Samir Jana/HT PHOTO)

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An art student give the finishing touch to one of the graffiti painted at the Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata, the venue which will host the final of the FIFA U-17 World Cup between England and Spain on Saturday (October 26). (Samir Jana/HT PHOTO)

 

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Ramghar

Kumaon

 

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The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi walks through the Self Help Group product stalls and E- Lobby of Vijaya Bank, at Ujire, in Karnataka on October 29, 2017.

The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi walks through the Self Help Group product stalls and E- Lobby of Vijaya Bank, at Ujire, in Karnataka on October 29, 2017.

The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi walks through the Self Help Group product stalls and E- Lobby of Vijaya Bank, at Ujire, in Karnataka on October 29, 2017.

The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi distributing the RuPay cards to beneficiaries, at the Shri Kshetra Dharmasthala Rural Development Project, at Ujire, in Karnataka on October 29, 2017. The Union Minister for Statistics and Programme Implementation, Shri D.V. Sadananda Gowda, the Union Minister for Chemicals & Fertilizers and Parliamentary Affairs, Shri Ananth Kumar and other dignitaries are also seen.

The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi distributing the RuPay cards to beneficiaries, at the Shri Kshetra Dharmasthala Rural Development Project, at Ujire, in Karnataka on October 29, 2017. The Union Minister for Statistics and Programme Implementation, Shri D.V. Sadananda Gowda, the Union Minister for Chemicals & Fertilizers and Parliamentary Affairs, Shri Ananth Kumar and other dignitaries are also seen.

 

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Chaukori, Uttarakhand

 

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Oct 30, 2017 17:37 IST

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A farmer caresses his camel at the International Camel Fair in Pushkar, Rajasthan. (Dominique Faget / AFP)

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A camel owner is seen walking with his livestock during sunset at the Pushkar Camel Fair in Rajasthan. (Dominique Faget / AFP)

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A trader arrives with his camels to be sold at Pushkar Fair on Sunday in the state of Rajasthan. The Pushkar Fair, better known as Pushkar ka mela is an eight day long fair which began on Saturday, October 28 with a ceremonial hoisting of the national flag amid chanting of vedic mantras. The multi-day livestock fair and cultural festival is one of the largest camel, horse and cattle fairs in the country. (Himanshu Sharma / REUTERS)

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A man rides on the back of his camel during the Pushkar Camel Fair in Pushkar, Rajasthan. (Dominique Faget / AFP)

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A snake charmer smokes tobacco as he sits next to camels at the annual cattle fair in Pushkar. Pushkar fair, over the years has become a significant tourist attraction for both national and international travellers. (Deepak Sharma / AP)

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Since the festival usually overlaps in the month of late October and early November, temperatures across the arid desert are much cooler and pleasant for tourists. (PTI)

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A camel entertains tourists at the International Camel Fair in Pushkar, Rajasthan. The fair is known for its colourful cultural theme, including various competitions such as ‘tug of war’, ‘longest moustache competition’, and camel races among many others. (PTI)

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Tourists enjoy a camel ride during the International Camel Fair in Rajasthan. The peak celebrations generally occur in the last five days with the festival ending on Kartik Poornima, the full moon day of Kartik in Hindu calendar. (PTI)

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A camel owner walks with his livestock during sunset at the Pushkar Camel Fair in Pushkar in Rajasthan. (Dominique Faget / AFP)

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A boy rides a decorated cart pulled by a camel at the Camel Fair in Pushkar. (Dominique Faget / AFP)

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A farmer caresses his camel at the International Camel Fair in Pushkar, Rajasthan. (Dominique Faget / AFP)

 

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Just an ad of NH7 weekender at Meghalaya.

 

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In pics| India in all its folk glory at Kalagram
Nov 03, 2017 17:52 IST

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A stall by artisans from Karnataka. There are around 160 ethnic stalls stall at the fair at Kalagram. (keshav singh/ht)

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Visitors at the 9th Chandigarh National Crafts Mela at Kalagram on Thursday. (keshav singh/ht)

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Artistes from New Delhi dressed up in different attires and characters enjoying the fest at Kalagram. (keshav singh/ht)

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Punjab governor and UT administrator VP Singh Badnore inaugurated the 9th Chandigarh National Crafts Mela at Kalagram on Thursday. The mela began on the ‘Dadra and Nagar Haveli’ theme and is on till November 12. (In pic) Artistes from Dadra and Nagar Haveli performing a dance at the fair. (keshav Singh/ht)

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UT administrator VP Singh Badnore taking a round after the inauguration of the crafts mela in Chandigarh. (keshav singh/ht)

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Artistes from Karnataka performing a dance during an event at the crafts mela. (Keshav Singh/ht)

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Artistes from Maharastra enjoying the crafts mela in Chandigarh . (keshav singh/ht)

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Artistes from Palval in Haryana at the mela. (keshav singh/ht)

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Artistes of Baba Banda Bahadur Martial Arts Gatka Academy, Sanour, in Patiala performing the Sikh martial at Kalagram on Thursday. (keshav singh/ht)

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Bhangra artistes from Punjab at the crafts mela at Kalagram. (keshav singh/ht)

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Artistes from Allahabad at Kalagram’s crafts mela. (keshav singh/ht)

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Artistes from West Bengal dressed up for ‘chau’ dance at the mela. (keshav singh/ht)

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Artistes from Rajasthan performing during the mela in Chandigarh. (keshav singh/ht)

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Rajasthani handicrafts displayed at a stall in the crafts mela. (keshav singh/ht)

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A jalebi stall from Gohana Haryana at the fair in Chandigarh. (keshav singh/ht)

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A stall by artisans from Karnataka. There are around 160 ethnic stalls stall at the fair at Kalagram. (keshav singh/ht)

 

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SIKHS TAKES OUT COLOURFUL ”NAGAR KEERTAN” (HOLY PROCESSION) FROM GURUDWARA GURU SINGH SABHA, ASHOK BAZAR, AFZALGUNJ WITH BREATHTAKING GATKA SKILLS in old city of Hyderabad

The long-delayed: A concrete slab in front of the Historic Monument as a part of the Charminar pedestrian project (CPP) in old city of Hyderabad on Wednesday. Charminar Pedestrian Project (CPP) will be completed in five months, municipal administration minister K.T. Rama Rao told the TS Legislative Assembly on March 2016 yet to complete the above project. Though the project was launched 17 years ago to make Charminar a vehicle-free zone.

 

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Phool Walon ki Sair: A 200-year old walk that unites Delhi
Nov 04, 2017 13:09 IST

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A procession is led by shehnai players in the Phool Walon ki Sair at India Gate on October 31, 2017. Initiated by Mughal emperor Akbar Shah II, the 19th-century fair drew inhabitants of Shahjahanabad to Mehrauli every year with the entire area from the Yogmaya temple to Bagh e Nazeer lit up, full of vendors selling jewellery, food and other trinkets. While the empire is long gone, this syncretic tradition lives on. (Sanchit Khanna / HT Photo)

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A boy carries a decorated pankha during the Phool Walon ki Sair in New Delhi. The Sair began as fulfilment of Queen Mumtaz Mahal Begum’s vow to walk to the shrine of Hazrat Qutubuddin Bakhtiyar Kaki in Mehrauli for the return of her son Mirza Jahangir from exile, who shot at the British Resident Sir Archibald Seton on his disapproval of the emperor’s choice of Jahangir as heir apparent over Bahadur Shah Zafar II. (Sanchit Khanna / HT Photo)

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The Sair makes its way through the Red Fort at Chandni Chowk in Delhi. When the floral canopy and chadar for the shrine were being made, flower sellers also made a floral pankha as an offering. The emperor on his part sent a floral offering to the temple of Yogmaya Devi, Lord Krishna’s sister. Then on, every year the emperor ensured both dargah and temple were visited, thus cementing this tradition. (Sanchit Khanna / HT Photo)

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A mud wrestling bout takes place near Hauz-i-Shamsi during Phool Walon ki Sair festivities on November 01, 2017 in New Delhi. With the fall of the Mughal empire in 1857, the Sair was also stopped. It was restored later by the British but halted again during the Quit India Movement in 1942 to prevent mass gatherings. Jawaharlal Nehru in 1962 initiated the festival’s revival as a symbol of secular, modern India. (Arun Sharma / HT Photo)

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The floral chadar is laid at the tomb of Khwaja Bakhtiyar Kaki at Mehrauli led by the Lt. Governor Anil Baijal (C), representing the head of state on November 02, 2017. Here it is the Hindu brethren who are supposed to take the lead. Every year the President and Lt. Governor send a pankha which is carried from the Town Hall in Chandni Chowk to Mehrauli. (HT Photo)

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Flowers and offerings are laid at the nearby Yogmaya Temple in New Delhi, on November 03, 2017. The procession heads to Yogmaya Temple the next day and offers the floral chadar, this time with the Muslim participants leading. The syncretic visit to both locations leads back to the origins of the Sair when the emperor, if kept from visiting the temple for some reason, wouldn’t go to the dargah either. (Sanchit Khanna / HT Photo)

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Offerings are laid during Phool Walon ki Sair at Yogmaya Temple in New Delhi. The procession, traditionally held in the month of Bhado’n (August/September) is now held after the monsoon. It forms a way of offering obeisance and asking for a fruitful year at two places of worship belonging to two communities among flower traders. (Sanchit Khanna / HT Photo)

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Offerings are laid during Phool Walon ki Sair at Yogmaya Temple in New Delhi. The procession, traditionally held in the month of Bhado’n (August/September) is now held after the monsoon. It forms a way of offering obeisance and asking for a fruitful year at two places of worship belonging to two communities among flower traders. (Sanchit Khanna / HT Photo)

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A cultural performance is underway behind the iconic pankha of the Phool Walon ki Sair at Yogmaya Temple. Troupes representing the states of India come in a procession holding pankhas and perform on stage during festivities. The e programme this year also features a qawwali performance by Rais Anis Sabri and Yusuf Malik at Jahaz Mahal. (Sanchit Khanna / HT Photo)

 

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Sikh community took out a huge procession in Hyderabad to celebrate the 548th birthday of Sri Guru Nanak Dev ji, first Sikh guru and founder of the Sikh religion. Pics. (Murli)

 

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Kalpa

Spiti

Pondicherry

Kashmir

Goa

Dzukou Valley

Shimla

Chitrakoot Falls

 

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A wild elephant tries to cross the rail track on the Kanjikode-Walayar stretch in Kerala’s Palakkad district. Several elephants have died on this stretch. Photo: K.K. Mustafah

 

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Nov 06, 2017 16:29 IST

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Volunteers of Chaitanya Hasyayog Mandal light 5,000 diyas (earthen lams) on the occasion of Tripurari Pornima at Chatushrungi temple in Pune on November 3, 2017. (Ravindra Joshi/HT PHOTO)

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The Mahalaxmi temple decorated with diyas (earthen lamps) as part of Deepotsav on the occasion of Tripurari Pornima near Sarasbaug on November 3, 2017. (Rahul Raut/HT PHOTO)

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A kid lights a diya (earthen lamp) as part of Deepotsav on the occasion of Tripurari Pornima at Mahalaxmi temple near Sarasbaug in Pune on November 3, 2017. (Rahul Raut/HT PHOTO)

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The Mahalaxmi temple decorated with diyas (earthen lamps) as part of Deepotsav on the occasion of Tripurari Pornima near Sarasbaug on November 3, 2017. (Rahul Raut/HT PHOTO)

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The Mahalaxmi temple near Sarasbaug on the occasion of Tripurari Purnima on November 3. (Rahul Raut/HT PHOTO)

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A kid celebrates Deepotsav on the occasion of Tripurari Pornima at Mahalaxmi temple near Sarasbaug in Pune on November 3, 2017. (Rahul Raut/HT PHOTO)

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The Mahalaxmi temple decorated with diyas (earthen lamps) as part of Deepotsav on the occasion of Tripurari Pornima near Sarasbaug on November 3, 2017. (Rahul Raut/HT PHOTO)

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Women celebrate Deepotsav on the occasion of Tripurari Pornima at Mahalaxmi temple near Sarasbaug in Pune on November 3, 2017. (Rahul Raut/HT PHOTO)

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Rangolis made of flower and decorated with diyas (earthen lamps) as part of Deepotsav on the occasion of Tripurari Pornima at the Mahalaxmi temple near Sarasbaug on November 3. (Rahul Raut/HT PHOTO)

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Rangolis made of flower and decorated with diyas (earthen lamps) as part of Deepotsav on the occasion of Tripurari Pornima at the Mahalaxmi temple near Sarasbaug on November 3. (Rahul Raut/HT PHOTO)

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Devotees decorate the Pataleshwar Mandir on JM road as part of Deepotsav on the occasion of Tripurari Pornima on November 3. (HT PHOTO)

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Devotees decorate the Pataleshwar Mandir on JM road as part of Deepotsav on the occasion of Tripurari Pornima on November 3. (HT PHOTO)

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Volunteers of Chaitanya Hasyayog Mandal light 5,000 diyas (earthen lams) on the occasion of Tripurari Pornima at Chatushrungi temple in Pune on November 3, 2017. (Ravindra Joshi/HT PHOTO)

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Volunteers of Chaitanya Hasyayog Mandal light 5,000 diyas (earthen lams) on the occasion of Tripurari Pornima at Chatushrungi temple in Pune on November 3, 2017. (Ravindra Joshi/HT PHOTO)

 

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