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India's Border Security Force (BSF) soldiers ride their camels as they rehearse for the Republic Day parade amid dense fog on a cold winter morning in New Delhi January 14, 2013. India will celebrate its annual Republic Day on January 26. REUTERS
Lata Mangeshkar shares a light moment with Nita Ambani at the launch of her music company LM Music in Mumbai on Sunday night. PTI Photo
: Bollywood producer Gauri Khan with daughter Suhana at Screen Awards at MMRDA Grounds in Mumbai on Saturday night. PTI Photo
Hindu devotees travel in boats during sunset at sangam in Allahabad on Sunday. PTI Photo
Freedom fighter Ho Srinivasaiah paying rich tributes to Balagangadharnath Swamiji, who passed away at Adichunchanagiri Mutt, Vijayanagar in Bangalore on Sunday. Photo
Sadhus, or holy men, walk past a sand decoration after performing a ritual prayer at the water's edge at the Sangham or confluence of the Yamuna and Ganges river during a short ritual at the Kumbh Mela celebration in Allahabad on January 13, 2013....
A Devotee gets his head shaven before taking a dip in the Sangham at the Kumbh Mela celebration in Allahabad on January 13, 2013. Worshippers believe a dip in the holy waters cleanses them of their sins. The Kumbh Mela in northern India, starting ...
Indian Bollywood personalities Arjun Rampal and Vidya Balan during the 19th annual Colors Screen Awards in Mumbai on January 12, 2013. AFP PHOTO
A foreign devotee prays at Sangam, the confluence of the Rivers Ganges, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati on one of the most auspicious day Makar Sankranti, the first day of the Maha Kumbh Mela, in Allahabad, India, Monday, Jan. 14, 2013. Millions of Hin...
Hindu men make a decorated cow jump over fire as part of 'Makar Sankranti' celebrations in Bangalore, India, Monday, Jan. 14, 2013. Cows and bulls are given a wash and the horns painted with bright colors and decorated with garlands during Makar Sank...
Dharamwati (lying), wife of slain army soldier Lance Naik Hemraj Singh, during her hunger strike demanding her husband's head at village Sherpur of Mathura district on Monday. PTI
Korean girls in mood to fly kites during Makar Sankranti in Varanasi on Monday. PTI
Spectators watch as Red-vented Bulbuls fight during the Bhogali Bihu celebration in Hajo, about 45 kilometers (28 miles) from Guwahati on January 14, 2013. Hundreds of Bulbuls are made to fight each other during the traditional bird fighting competit...
This handout photograph received from the Press Information Bureau (PIB) on January 14, 2013 shows the Brigadier level officers from India (R) and Pakistan at a flag meeting at Chakan-da-Bagh, in Poonch. Indian and Pakistani commanders Monday traded ...
Artists perform during the inaugural ceremony of Hockey India League at National Stadium in New Delhi on Monday. PTI
England skipper Alastair Cook throws the ball during a practice session at Kochi on Monday. PTI
Gautam Gambhir and Ajinkya Rahane during a practice session in Kochi on Monday. PTI
N. Chandrasekaran, Chief Executive Officer & Managing Director of TCS during the announcement of Q3 results of Tata Consultancy Services in Mumbai on Monday. PTI
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