2013-03-18 Photo gallery

Photo of beautiful flowers by S. Chandraskaran.

England's captain Alastair Cook (R) walks off the ground with team coach Andy Flower after inspecting the pitch during a rain delay on the final day of the second cricket test against New Zealand at the Basin Reserve in Wellington March 18, 2013. ...

A woman poses with a glass of wine at a wine and tapas bar in Mumbai March 9, 2013. Women who drink, long portrayed as less than respectable by Bollywood movies and still wary of entering most watering holes, are becoming big business in socially ...

A duck walks on the outfield during a rain delay on the final day of the second test between England and New Zealand at the Basin Reserve in Wellington March 18, 2013. REUTERS

A labourer works at the Mahananda river bed area in Siliguri on March 17, 2013. Indian business leaders and the government have for months been calling for lower lending rates to help the once-booming economy, forecast to see a five percent growth...

Five people who allegedly gang-raped the Swiss adventure tourist in Datia district of Madhya Pradesh after their arrest on Sunday. PTI Photo

A model presents a creation by Indian designer Manish Arora during the Grand Finale of Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week Autumn Winter 2013, in New Delhi on March 17, 2013. AFP PHOTO

Photo of beautiful flowers by Sruthymon.

R Jadeja with team mates celebrate the wicket of Australian player Michael Clarke on the final day of the 3rd Test match in Mohali on Monday. PTI Photo

Virat Kohli and M Vijay during the final day of the 3rd Test match against Australia in Mohali on Monday. PTI Photo

R Jadeja celebrates the wicket of Australian player Phillip Hughes on the final day of the 3rd Test match in Mohali on Monday. PTI Photo

Sailor Saurabh Kumar, who was held captive by Somali pirates for a year, being greeted with Holi colours on his arrival at his home in Meerut on Monday. PTI Photo

Students' during a protests against Srilanka for alleged human rights violations in Chennai on Monday. PTI Photo

Members of Jat community during a demonstration demanding reservation for them in New Delhi on Monday. PTI Photo

Farmers and agriculture workers enjoy 'kulfi' at a protest dharna in support of their demands at Parliament Street in New Delhi on Monday. PTI Photo

A man walks past blooming almond orchards as spring arrives at Badamwari in Srinagar on March 18, 2013. Spring has arrived in Kashmir, which marks a thawing of the lean season for tourism in the Himalayan region. AFP PHOTO

A Sadhu returns after taking a holy dip at the Sangam as smoke rises from smouldering husk and dried grass set alight following the conclusion of the Kumbh Mela, in Allahabad on March 18, 2013.

Bollywood actors celebrate the festival of Colours ‘Holi’ and campaign save water and safe Holi, in Mumbai Monday. PTI Photo

A Kashmiri vendor sells chocolate as he sits beside a foreign tourist in Gulmarg, Kashmir. Gulmarg, a ski resort nestled in the Himalayan mountains in Indian-held Kashmir is one of the most militarized places on earth. (AP Photo)

Associated Press writer Sebastian Abbot, right, and Kashmiri mountain guide Javed Reshi stand in the trees during snowfall in Gulmarg, Kashmir. Gulmarg, a ski resort nestled in the Himalayan mountains in Indian-held Kashmir is one of the most militar...

Asaram Bapu playing Holi with followers at Airoli, Thane, Mumbai on Monday. PTI Photo

Satrohan Kumar Sahani, 12, sells cotton candy as he waits for customers along the street at Hanumandhoka Durbar Square in Kathmandu March 18, 2013. The boy does not go to school and earns around $2 per day selling candy. REUTERS

R Jadeja with team mates celebrate the wicket of  Michael Clarke on the final day of the 3rd Test match in Mohali on Monday. PTI Photo

A snowboarder rides in the back-country at Gulmarg, Kashmir. Gulmarg, a ski resort nestled in the Himalayan mountains in Indian-held Kashmir is one of the most militarized places on earth. (AP Photo)

A boy dives from a jetty into the Arabian Sea to cool off at a fishing harbour in Mumbai March 18, 2013. REUTERS