2013-03-21 Photo gallery

Photos of Kumbh Mela in Allahabad by Sayan Sarkar

Photos of Kumbh Mela in Allahabad by Sayan Sarkar

Devotees (bottom L) gather for Thanksgiving mass following yesterday's inauguration of Pope Francis, at the Saint Mary's Basilica in Secunderabad, the twin city of Hyderabad, on March 20, 2013. Pope Francis is the new leader of the world's 1.2 bi...

Cricketers Sachin Tendulkar and M S Dhoni at the book launch function on Tendulkar,in New Delhi on Wednesday. PTI Photo

Former army chief  of Srilanka,Sarath Fonseka speaks during a Foreign Media Correspondent Association (FCA) forum, in Colombo March 19, 2013. Fonseka told reporters he was ready to answer questions on his record in a war in whose final months, in...

Cricketer Brad Haddin cools himself with water during a practice session ahead of fourth test match against India, in New Delhi on Wednesday. PTI Photo

Mid-day meal workers during a protest infront of Odisha assembly in Bhubaneswar on Friday. PTI

Sand artist Subal Maharana gives final touches to his sand sculpture ahead of World Water Day in Bhubaneswar on Thursday. PTI Photo

A traditional tiger dancer from Orissa state waits to perform during a Save Our Tigers awareness campaign in Kolkata, India, Thursday, March 21, 2013. India’s latest tiger census counted at least 1,706 tigers in forests across the country. As ma...

Actress Jacqueline Fernandez walks the ramp at a fashion event in in Mumbai on Wednesday. PTI Photo

Actor Arjun Rampal on the ramp at a fashion event in in Mumbai on Wednesday. PTI Photo

Children carry recyclable items from the polluted water of the Mahananda river in Siliguri on March 21, 2013. World Water Day calls for international attention on the impact of rapid urban growth, industrialisation and uncertainties caused by clim...

A man bathes in Siliguri on March 21, 2013. World Water Day calls for international attention on the impact of rapid urban growth, industrialisation and uncertainties caused by climate change, conflicts, and natural disasters on urban water sys...

A girl prepares to irrigate an opening for a watermelon field on the banks of river Ganges in Allahabad March 21, 2013. REUTERS

Clash between students and police during a demonstration at Osmania University demanding Telengana Statehood in Hyderabad on Thursday. PTI Photo

Devotees throw coloured powder at the Radha Rani temple during the Lathmar Holi festival in Barsana on March 21, 2013. Lathmar Holi is a local celebration, but it takes place well before the national Holi day on March 27. AFP PHOTO

Devotees throw coloured powder at the Radha Rani temple during the Lathmar Holi festival in Barsana on March 21, 2013. Lathmar Holi is a local celebration, but it takes place well before the national Holi day on March 27. AFP PHOTO

Women dress as goddess during the 'Mahila Sadbhavana Jaata' on the occassion of International Women's Day organised by Prajapita Brahmakumarai Eshwari University at Kalamandira in Mysore on Thursday. Photo by Prashanth HG

Students hold a protest on the campus of Osmania University after they were not permitted to take part in a pro-Telangana rally in Hyderabad Thursday. PTI Photo

A policeman stands near a bus set ablaze by angry protesters during a demonstration against power outage in Muzffarabad, the capital of Pakistan-administrated Kashmir March 21, 2013. People protesting against power outage in Muzaffarabad turned viole...

A White Tigress walks with its four-month-old cubs in its enclosure at Nehru Zoological Park in Hyderabad on Thursday. PTI Photo

Royal Bengal tigers play in the water at a pool at the Nehru Zoological Park in Hyderabad, Thursday, March 21, 2013. India’s latest tiger census counted at least 1,706 tigers in forests across the country. As many as 100,000 tigers are thought to h...