2013-01-30 Photo gallery

New Delhi: President Pranab Mukherjee paying tributes to father of the nation, Mahatma Gandhi on his death anniversary, observed as Martyrs' Day, at Rajghat in New Delhi on Wednesday. PTI Photo by Manvender Vashist

Indian school children pay homage at a memorial statue of Mahatma Gandhi on his 65th death anniversary in Bhubaneswar on January 30, 2013. Gandhi was shot by a Hindu hardliner on January 30, 1948 at a prayer meeting in New Delhi. India observes Gandh...

Indian Bollywood Actress Priyanka Chopra poses for a photo during the launch of her album In My City in Mumbai on January 29, 2013. AFP PHOTO/STR

Mumbai: Bollywood actor Hrithik Roshan launch Rado HyperChrome collection in Mumbai on Tuesday night. PTI Photo by Santosh Hirlekar

Indian social worker Sham Lal Gandhi pays his respects on the occasion of Martyr's Day in Amritsar on January 30, 2013, the 65th anniversary of Gandhi's assassination. Mahatma Gandhi was on the way to a prayer meeting in the Indian capital New Delhi ...

Social activist Anna Hazare releases the book 'Uprising 2011' along with Kiran Bedi and Gen (retd.) V. K. Singh at Jantantra rally in Patna on Wednesday. PTI

Pro-government activists attack a man they believe to be a Jammat-e-Islami activist during a rally in Dhaka January 30, 2013. The rally was organized by Jamaat-e-Islami activists to protest against the the trial of its leaders who are facing charges ...

Newly initiated 'Naga Sadhus' perform rituals on the bank of the Ganga River during the Maha Kumbh festival in Allahabad on January 30, 2013. During every Kumbh Mela, the diksha - ritual of initiation by a guru - program for new members takes place. ...

Muslims protesting against eminent writer Salman Rushdie's visit outside the airport in Kolkata on Wednesday. PTI

An Indian student holds a placard during a peace rally on the 65th death anniversary of 'father of the nation' Mahtama Gandhi, in Mumbai on January 30, 2013. Students and people from various walks of life took part in the rally for peace and communal...

Police officers from Maharashtra take signature of MIM President Asaduddain Owaisi on a notice at his residence in Hyderabad on Wednesday. The notice has been served to him denying his entry to Aurangabad for a rally. PTI

Bollywood actress Udita Goswami and director Mohit Suri during their wedding ceremony in Mumbai on Tuesday. PTI

Actor and film-maker Kamal Haasan speaks with the media during a news conference in Chennai January 30, 2013. Haasan on Wednesday threatened to live in exile outside the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, and possibly India, after his film 'Vishwar...

Industrialist Ratan Tata, Infosys co-founder Narayana Murthy, scientist R A Mashelkar and others during presentation of Lead Awards on the second day of Development Dialogue - 2013 in Hubli on Wednesday. PTI

Indian Women's cricket team during a practice session in Mumbai on Wednesday. PTI Photo

Veteran actor Hema Malini presenting Lifetime Achievement award to actress Sharmila Tagore during the inaugural ceremony of Jaipur International Film Festival in Jaipur on Wednesday. PTI Photo

An Indian child sleeps nestled in a cloth hammock on a street in Mumbai, India, Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2013. AP Photo

Flowers decorate the footprints that mark the last steps of Mahatma Gandhi, on his death anniversary in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2013. Gandhi, known as the father of the nation, was assassinated by a Hindu nationalist on Jan. 30, 1948. A...

Artists from Mexico perform 'Bubble Dance' during Lokrang 2013 in Bhopal on Tuesday evening. PTI Photo

A child watches as Indian students assemble for a peace rally on the 65th death anniversary of 'father of the nation' Mahtama Gandhi, in Mumbai on January 30, 2013. Students and people from various walks of life took part in the rally for peace and c...

Photo of Kashmir Dal Lake by Pradeep.S

Amritsar Golden Temple by Pradeep.S

Pune highway on a cloudy day by Pradeep.S