2014-02-04 Photo gallery

Bollywood actors Amitabh Bachchan with family Jaya Bachchan, Aishwarya Rai and Abhishek during Hema Malini and Dharmendra's younger daughter Ahana Deol and Vaibhav Vora wedding ceremony in Mumbai on Sunday. PTI Photo

Bollywood actress Hema Malini and Dharmendra , Amitabh Bachchan , Ahana Deol with Vaibhav Arora at the wedding reception in Mumbai on Sunday. PTI Photo

Bollywood actors Hema Malini and Dharmendra at their younger daughter Ahana Deol and Vaibhav Vora's wedding ceremony in Mumbai on Sunday. PTI Photo

Actress Rekha poses with Hema Malini and Dharmendra's younger daughter Ahana Deol and Vaibhav Vora after they got married in Mumbai on Sunday. PTI Photo

A boy looks through the window of the Saraswati temple, whose walls are filled with writings, during the Shreepanchami festival in Kathmandu February 4, 2014. Children are given their first writing and reading lessons at the temple during this festiv...

A Naga Sadhu, or Hindu holy naked man, takes holy dips at Sangam, confluence of Hindu holy rivers of Ganges, Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati, for a ritual dip, on the auspicious occasion of “Basant Panchami” at the annual traditional fair of Ma...

A vendor picks the portrait of goddess Saraswati to pass it to the customer during the Shreepanchami festival at the Saraswati temple in Kathmandu February 4, 2014. Children are given their first writing and reading lessons at the temple during this ...

A Hindu devotee offers prayers to Sun God at Sangam, confluence of Hindu holy rivers of Ganges, Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati, for a ritual dip, on the auspicious occasion of “Basant Panchami” at the annual traditional fair of Magh Mela in Al...

Hindu devotees offer prayers at Sangam, confluence of Hindu holy rivers of Ganges, Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati, early morning on the auspicious occasion of “Basant Panchami” at the annual traditional fair of Magh Mela in Allahabad, Tuesday,...

Children greet Sachin Tendulkar at a school in Moradabad on being honured with Bharat Ratna on Tuesday. PTI Photo

Amritsar : Devotees paying obeisance at Gurdwara Chheharta Sahib on the occasion of “Basant Panchmi” in Amritsar on Tuesday. PTI Photo by Deepak Sharma

Kolkata: AAP activists burn an effigy as they take part in rally in Kolkata on Tuesday to protest against West Bengal Government on various issues. PTI Photo by Swapan Mahapatra

Samastipur : A portion of a foot-over bridge fell over bogies of Katihar-bound Amrapali Express in Samastipur on Monday night. PTI Photo

Faridabad: Kyrgyzstani artists pose for photograph with a Braj artist during 28th Surajkund International Crafts Mela in Faridabad on Tuesday. PTI Photo

Faridabad: A. H. M. Fowzie, Senior Minister of Urban Affairs, Sri Lanka, at a stall during 28th Surajkund International Crafts Mela in Faridabad on Tuesday. PTI Photo (

Guwahati: Actor Kapil Borah and Zerifa Wahid taking part in a cancer awarness rally on World Cancer Day in Guwahati on Tuesday. PTI Photo

Amritsar: BSF officers and jawans showing 20 kilogram heroin recovered from Bharopal border outpost, in Amritsar on Tuesday. PTI Photo by Deepak Sharma

New Delhi: President Pranab Mukherjee confers the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian award, on legendary cricketer Sachin Tendulkar during a ceremony at the Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on Tuesday. PTI Photo (

New Delhi: President Pranab Mukherjee confers the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian award, on eminent scientist Chintamani Nagesa Ramachandra Rao during a ceremony at the Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on Tuesday. PTI Photo by Shahbaz Khan (...

Kerala artists perform at the Bodh Mahotsava in Bodhgaya on Tuesday. PTI Photo 

Naked Hindu holy men take a dip at Sangam, the confluence of rivers the Ganges and Yamuna at the annual traditional fair 'Magh Mela' in Allahabad, India, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2014. Hundreds of thousands of devout Hindus bathe at the confluence during thi...

An infant monkey looks from its mother’s lap as Hindu devotees feed monkeys at the Khandagiri cave, outskirts of Bhubaneswar, India, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2014. The devotees believe that feeding monkeys bring them the blessings of the Hindu god, Lord Ha...

A sadhu drying up his hair after taking holy dip at Sangam on the occasion of “Basant Panchami” during Magh Mela in Allahabad on Tuesday. PTI Photo

Actor Farhan Akhtar and actress Vidya Balan promote their upcoming film 'Shaadi ke side effects' in Kolkata on Tuesday. PTI Photo