Pics of the day- January 17, 2018

Guns and gloves are placed, foreground, as Airforce soldiers take a break during the rehearsal for the upcoming Republic Day parade 2019 on a cold morning, at Rajpath in New Delhi. PTI photo

Indian Coast Guard personnel march during the rehearsals for the upcoming Republic Day parade 2019 on a cold morning, at Rajpath in New Delhi. PTI photo

President Ram Nath Kovind feeds the birds on his visit to Sangam, in Allahabad (Prayagraj). PTI photo

Shankaracharya Swami Swaroopanand Saraswati being garlanded during the 71th vocation daksha ceremony in Jabalpur. PTI photo

Artists from Ladakh take a selfie as they celebrate week-long Losar Festival, at Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalay (IGRMS) in Bhopal. PTI photo

A Naga sadhu wears rudraksha garlands as she takes photo with a camera during Kumbh Mela festival 2019 in Allahabad. PTI photo

Boxer Mary Kom poses for photos during media interaction for 'TATA Mumbai marathon' press conference, in Mumbai. PTI photo

Students' Federation of India (SFI) and Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI) activists raise slogans during a protest, in Kolkata. PTI photo

BJP supporters felicitated Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the inaugural function of Amdaavad Shopping Festival, in Ahmedabad. PTI photo

Assamese singer Zubin Garg with Nipen Hazarika during a protest against Citizanship (Amendment) Bill, in Tezpur. PTI photo