tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35373607417201230882024-02-08T20:56:11.826+05:30Best Pixel Stories From AP Capturing moments from today…Creating memories for a lifetime Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3537360741720123088.post-63957651563098402532015-10-12T22:00:00.000+05:302015-10-13T09:24:49.214+05:30INDIA PELE<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<a href="http://binaryapi.ap.org/df078e7aa796401bb3ce8922088e1c2a/preview/AP179738111840.jpg?wm=api" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Brazilian football legend Pele poses with a football during an interaction session with the students of NSHM Knowledge Campus in Kolkata, India, Monday, Oct. 12, 2015. Pele is in Kolkata during a three-day visit and will also fly to the national capital New Delhi to attend the Subroto Cup 2015 football final match, according to local reports. " border="0" src="http://binaryapi.ap.org/df078e7aa796401bb3ce8922088e1c2a/preview/AP179738111840.jpg?wm=api" height="320" title="Brazilian football legend Pele poses with a football during an interaction session with the students of NSHM Knowledge Campus in Kolkata, India, Monday, Oct. 12, 2015. Pele is in Kolkata during a three-day visit and will also fly to the national capital New Delhi to attend the Subroto Cup 2015 football final match, according to local reports. " width="223" /></a></div>
Brazilian football legend Pele poses with a football during an interaction session with the students of NSHM Knowledge Campus in Kolkata, India, Monday, Oct. 12, 2015. Pele is in Kolkata during a three-day visit and will also fly to the national capital New Delhi to attend the Subroto Cup 2015 football final match, according to local reports. <br />
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Brazilian football legend Pele near a life sized model presented to him during an interaction session with the students of NSHM Knowledge Campus in Kolkata, India, Monday, Oct. 12, 2015. Pele is in Kolkata during a three-day visit and will also fly to the national capital New Delhi to attend the Subroto Cup 2015 football final match, according to local reports. <br />
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<a href="http://binaryapi.ap.org/57a4fbc1b6ff47328b81d2807dd13657/preview/AP943068569339.jpg?wm=api" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Brazilian football legend Pele, right, and former Indian cricket captain and co-owner of the Atletico De Kolkata football club of the Indian Super League (ISL) Sourav Ganguly, left, pose for photographs during an event in Kolkata, India, Monday, Oct. 12, 2015. Pele is in Kolkata during a three-day visit and will also fly to the national capital New Delhi to attend the Subroto Cup 2015 football final match, according to local reports. " border="0" src="http://binaryapi.ap.org/57a4fbc1b6ff47328b81d2807dd13657/preview/AP943068569339.jpg?wm=api" height="221" title="Brazilian football legend Pele, right, and former Indian cricket captain and co-owner of the Atletico De Kolkata football club of the Indian Super League (ISL) Sourav Ganguly, left, pose for photographs during an event in Kolkata, India, Monday, Oct. 12, 2015. Pele is in Kolkata during a three-day visit and will also fly to the national capital New Delhi to attend the Subroto Cup 2015 football final match, according to local reports. " width="320" /></a></div>
Brazilian football legend Pele, right, and former Indian cricket captain and co-owner of the Atletico De Kolkata football club of the Indian Super League (ISL) Sourav Ganguly, left, pose for photographs during an event in Kolkata, India, Monday, Oct. 12, 2015. Pele is in Kolkata during a three-day visit and will also fly to the national capital New Delhi to attend the Subroto Cup 2015 football final match, according to local reports. <br />
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Brazilian football legend Pele greets the audience as he attends a press conference in Kolkata, India, Monday, Oct. 12, 2015. Pele is in Kolkata during a three-day visit and will also fly to the national capital New Delhi to attend the Subroto Cup 2015 football final match, according to local reports. <br />
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Brazilian football legend Pele smiles as he attends a press conference in Kolkata, India, Monday, Oct. 12, 2015. Pele is in Kolkata during a three-day visit and will also fly to the national capital New Delhi to attend the Subroto Cup 2015 football final match, according to local reports. <br />
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<a href="http://binaryapi.ap.org/15d9b1c5a6b94751a6817162544d8515/preview/AP501988171789.jpg?wm=api" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Brazilian football legend Pele attends an interaction session with the students of NSHM Knowledge Campus in Kolkata, India, Monday, Oct. 12, 2015. Pele is in Kolkata during a three-day visit and will also fly to the national capital New Delhi to attend the Subroto Cup 2015 football final match, according to local reports. " border="0" src="http://binaryapi.ap.org/15d9b1c5a6b94751a6817162544d8515/preview/AP501988171789.jpg?wm=api" height="210" title="Brazilian football legend Pele attends an interaction session with the students of NSHM Knowledge Campus in Kolkata, India, Monday, Oct. 12, 2015. Pele is in Kolkata during a three-day visit and will also fly to the national capital New Delhi to attend the Subroto Cup 2015 football final match, according to local reports. " width="320" /></a></div>
Brazilian football legend Pele attends an interaction session with the students of NSHM Knowledge Campus in Kolkata, India, Monday, Oct. 12, 2015. Pele is in Kolkata during a three-day visit and will also fly to the national capital New Delhi to attend the Subroto Cup 2015 football final match, according to local reports. </div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3537360741720123088.post-54930127716916806872015-10-08T21:00:00.000+05:302015-10-08T21:51:27.475+05:30INDIA AIR FORCE DAY<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<a href="http://binaryapi.ap.org/054bce0a558e42e88ef17ca38a5b87aa/preview/AP971671341692.jpg?wm=api" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Indian Air Force Sukhoi Su-30 MKI fires flares during a Vertical Charlie maneuver at the Air Force Day parade at Hindon Air Force base near New Delhi, India, Thursday, Oct. 8, 2015. Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha announced Thursday that the IAF would have women fighter pilots, a proposal pending at the Indian Defense Ministry for approval. " border="0" src="http://binaryapi.ap.org/054bce0a558e42e88ef17ca38a5b87aa/preview/AP971671341692.jpg?wm=api" height="320" title="Indian Air Force Sukhoi Su-30 MKI fires flares during a Vertical Charlie maneuver at the Air Force Day parade at Hindon Air Force base near New Delhi, India, Thursday, Oct. 8, 2015. Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha announced Thursday that the IAF would have women fighter pilots, a proposal pending at the Indian Defense Ministry for approval. " width="190" /></a></div>
Indian Air Force Sukhoi Su-30 MKI fires flares during a Vertical Charlie
maneuver at the Air Force Day parade at Hindon Air Force base near New
Delhi, India, Thursday, Oct. 8, 2015. Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha
announced Thursday that the IAF would have women fighter pilots, a
proposal pending at the Indian Defense Ministry for approval.<br />
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<a href="http://binaryapi.ap.org/0f10e621f26c496ab479b6b512db62c9/preview/AP306383446552.jpg?wm=api" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Indian Air Force soldiers cleans a Sukhoi Su-30 MKI for display at the Air Force Day parade at Hindon Air Force base near New Delhi, India, Thursday, Oct. 8, 2015. Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha announced Thursday that the IAF would soon have women fighter pilots. " border="0" src="http://binaryapi.ap.org/0f10e621f26c496ab479b6b512db62c9/preview/AP306383446552.jpg?wm=api" height="183" title="Indian Air Force soldiers cleans a Sukhoi Su-30 MKI for display at the Air Force Day parade at Hindon Air Force base near New Delhi, India, Thursday, Oct. 8, 2015. Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha announced Thursday that the IAF would soon have women fighter pilots. " width="320" /></a></div>
Indian Air Force soldiers cleans a Sukhoi Su-30 MKI for display at the
Air Force Day parade at Hindon Air Force base near New Delhi, India,
Thursday, Oct. 8, 2015. Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha announced Thursday
that the IAF would soon have women fighter pilots. <br />
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<a href="http://binaryapi.ap.org/7ae72cc508774df79196035a25ecbcd5/preview/AP312972919111.jpg?wm=api" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="An Indian Air Force Harvard vintage aircraft lands during the Air Force Day parade at Hindon Air Force base near New Delhi, India, Thursday, Oct. 8, 2015. Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha announced Thursday that the IAF would soon have women fighter pilots. " border="0" src="http://binaryapi.ap.org/7ae72cc508774df79196035a25ecbcd5/preview/AP312972919111.jpg?wm=api" height="183" title="An Indian Air Force Harvard vintage aircraft lands during the Air Force Day parade at Hindon Air Force base near New Delhi, India, Thursday, Oct. 8, 2015. Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha announced Thursday that the IAF would soon have women fighter pilots. " width="320" /></a></div>
An Indian Air Force Harvard vintage aircraft lands during the Air Force
Day parade at Hindon Air Force base near New Delhi, India, Thursday,
Oct. 8, 2015. Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha announced Thursday that the
IAF would soon have women fighter pilots.<br />
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<a href="http://binaryapi.ap.org/34089d90d7244af38cd812fb1225e31d/preview/AP687794751498.jpg?wm=api" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Indian Air Force Sarang Helicopter team display their skill during Air Force Day parade at Hindon Air Force base near New Delhi, India, Thursday, Oct. 8, 2015. Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha announced Thursday that the IAF would soon have women fighter pilots. " border="0" src="http://binaryapi.ap.org/34089d90d7244af38cd812fb1225e31d/preview/AP687794751498.jpg?wm=api" height="202" title="Indian Air Force Sarang Helicopter team display their skill during Air Force Day parade at Hindon Air Force base near New Delhi, India, Thursday, Oct. 8, 2015. Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha announced Thursday that the IAF would soon have women fighter pilots. " width="320" /></a></div>
Indian Air Force Sarang Helicopter team display their skill during Air
Force Day parade at Hindon Air Force base near New Delhi, India,
Thursday, Oct. 8, 2015. Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha announced Thursday
that the IAF would soon have women fighter pilots.<br />
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<a href="http://binaryapi.ap.org/810c9850295649ea95871a51b7f71458/preview/AP709607588393.jpg?wm=api" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="A girl applauds as she watches aerobatic performances during Air Force Day parade at Hindon Air Force base near New Delhi, India, Thursday, Oct. 8, 2015. Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha announced Thursday that the IAF would soon have women fighter pilots." border="0" src="http://binaryapi.ap.org/810c9850295649ea95871a51b7f71458/preview/AP709607588393.jpg?wm=api" height="213" title="A girl applauds as she watches aerobatic performances during Air Force Day parade at Hindon Air Force base near New Delhi, India, Thursday, Oct. 8, 2015. Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha announced Thursday that the IAF would soon have women fighter pilots." width="320" /></a></div>
A girl applauds as she watches aerobatic performances during Air Force
Day parade at Hindon Air Force base near New Delhi, India, Thursday,
Oct. 8, 2015. Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha announced Thursday that the
IAF would soon have women fighter pilots. <br />
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<a href="http://binaryapi.ap.org/7dfb766f828245aeb2ebbab27173bb94/preview/AP701113980861.jpg?wm=api" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Indian Air Force Suryakirans comprising of four Hawks fly in a formation during Air Force Day parade at Hindon Air Force base near New Delhi, India, Thursday, Oct. 8, 2015. Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha announced Thursday that the IAF would soon have women fighter pilots. " border="0" src="http://binaryapi.ap.org/7dfb766f828245aeb2ebbab27173bb94/preview/AP701113980861.jpg?wm=api" height="213" title="Indian Air Force Suryakirans comprising of four Hawks fly in a formation during Air Force Day parade at Hindon Air Force base near New Delhi, India, Thursday, Oct. 8, 2015. Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha announced Thursday that the IAF would soon have women fighter pilots. " width="320" /></a></div>
Indian Air Force Suryakirans comprising of four Hawks fly in a formation
during Air Force Day parade at Hindon Air Force base near New Delhi,
India, Thursday, Oct. 8, 2015. Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha announced
Thursday that the IAF would soon have women fighter pilots. <br />
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<a href="http://binaryapi.ap.org/3bfae3c2b32d467898a2b2583e798927/preview/AP971036758749.jpg?wm=api" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Indian Air Force C-17 Globemaster, center, flies with two Sukhoi Su-30 MKI during the Air Force Day parade at Hindon Air Force base near New Delhi, India, Thursday, Oct. 8, 2015. Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha announced Thursday that the IAF would soon have women fighter pilots. " border="0" src="http://binaryapi.ap.org/3bfae3c2b32d467898a2b2583e798927/preview/AP971036758749.jpg?wm=api" height="204" title="Indian Air Force C-17 Globemaster, center, flies with two Sukhoi Su-30 MKI during the Air Force Day parade at Hindon Air Force base near New Delhi, India, Thursday, Oct. 8, 2015. Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha announced Thursday that the IAF would soon have women fighter pilots. " width="320" /></a></div>
Indian Air Force C-17 Globemaster, center, flies with two Sukhoi Su-30
MKI during the Air Force Day parade at Hindon Air Force base near New
Delhi, India, Thursday, Oct. 8, 2015. Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha
announced Thursday that the IAF would soon have women fighter pilots. <br />
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<a href="http://binaryapi.ap.org/c251426f3fb342a9958837517e3e2288/preview/AP28109112172.jpg?wm=api" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Indian Air Force soldiers march past the IAF C-17 Globemaster during Air Force Day parade at Hindon Air Force base near New Delhi, India, Thursday, Oct. 8, 2015. Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha announced Thursday that the IAF would soon have women fighter pilots. " border="0" src="http://binaryapi.ap.org/c251426f3fb342a9958837517e3e2288/preview/AP28109112172.jpg?wm=api" height="179" title="Indian Air Force soldiers march past the IAF C-17 Globemaster during Air Force Day parade at Hindon Air Force base near New Delhi, India, Thursday, Oct. 8, 2015. Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha announced Thursday that the IAF would soon have women fighter pilots. " width="320" /></a></div>
Indian Air Force soldiers march past the IAF C-17 Globemaster during Air
Force Day parade at Hindon Air Force base near New Delhi, India,
Thursday, Oct. 8, 2015. Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha announced Thursday
that the IAF would soon have women fighter pilots. <br />
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<a href="http://binaryapi.ap.org/b13b0dc4cc074780aadd745e79815313/preview/AP5013242704.jpg?wm=api" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Indian Air Force Air Warrior Drill team display their skills during the Air Force Day parade at Hindon Air Force base near New Delhi, India, Thursday, Oct. 8, 2015. Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha announced Thursday that the IAF would soon have women fighter pilots. " border="0" src="http://binaryapi.ap.org/b13b0dc4cc074780aadd745e79815313/preview/AP5013242704.jpg?wm=api" height="166" title="Indian Air Force Air Warrior Drill team display their skills during the Air Force Day parade at Hindon Air Force base near New Delhi, India, Thursday, Oct. 8, 2015. Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha announced Thursday that the IAF would soon have women fighter pilots. " width="320" /></a></div>
Indian Air Force Air Warrior Drill team display their skills during the
Air Force Day parade at Hindon Air Force base near New Delhi, India,
Thursday, Oct. 8, 2015. Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha announced Thursday
that the IAF would soon have women fighter pilots. <br />
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<a href="http://binaryapi.ap.org/0b58e18f89e347f295d2dda55e77632e/preview/AP996502095135.jpg?wm=api" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Members of the Indian Air Force (IAF) Akash Ganga sky diving team display their skills during Air Force Day parade at Hindon Air Force base near New Delhi, India, Thursday, Oct. 8, 2015. Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha announced Thursday that the IAF would soon have women fighter pilots. " border="0" src="http://binaryapi.ap.org/0b58e18f89e347f295d2dda55e77632e/preview/AP996502095135.jpg?wm=api" height="320" title="Members of the Indian Air Force (IAF) Akash Ganga sky diving team display their skills during Air Force Day parade at Hindon Air Force base near New Delhi, India, Thursday, Oct. 8, 2015. Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha announced Thursday that the IAF would soon have women fighter pilots. " width="200" /></a></div>
Members of the Indian Air Force (IAF) Akash Ganga sky diving team
display their skills during Air Force Day parade at Hindon Air Force
base near New Delhi, India, Thursday, Oct. 8, 2015. Air Chief Marshal
Arup Raha announced Thursday that the IAF would soon have women fighter
pilots. <br />
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<a href="http://binaryapi.ap.org/33396a4a897046fba8e4c6e0326e3471/preview/AP237011561937.jpg?wm=api" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="A member of an Indian Air Force (IAF) Akash Ganga sky diving team dives with an IAF flag during Air Force Day parade at Hindon Air Force base near New Delhi, India, Thursday, Oct. 8, 2015. Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha announced Thursday that the IAF would soon have women fighter pilots. " border="0" src="http://binaryapi.ap.org/33396a4a897046fba8e4c6e0326e3471/preview/AP237011561937.jpg?wm=api" height="196" title="A member of an Indian Air Force (IAF) Akash Ganga sky diving team dives with an IAF flag during Air Force Day parade at Hindon Air Force base near New Delhi, India, Thursday, Oct. 8, 2015. Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha announced Thursday that the IAF would soon have women fighter pilots. " width="320" /></a></div>
A member of an Indian Air Force (IAF) Akash Ganga sky diving team dives with an IAF flag during Air Force Day parade at Hindon Air Force base near New Delhi, India, Thursday, Oct. 8, 2015. Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha announced Thursday that the IAF would soon have women fighter pilots. <br />
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<a href="http://binaryapi.ap.org/1dfeee6740ab429a911952892f959522/preview/AP834617407639.jpg?wm=api" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Indian Air Force women officers lead a marching contingent during the Indian Air Force Day parade at Hindon Air Force base near New Delhi, India, Thursday, Oct. 8, 2015. Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha announced Thursday that the IAF would soon have women fighter pilots. " border="0" src="http://binaryapi.ap.org/1dfeee6740ab429a911952892f959522/preview/AP834617407639.jpg?wm=api" height="214" title="Indian Air Force women officers lead a marching contingent during the Indian Air Force Day parade at Hindon Air Force base near New Delhi, India, Thursday, Oct. 8, 2015. Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha announced Thursday that the IAF would soon have women fighter pilots. " width="320" /></a></div>
Indian Air Force women officers lead a marching contingent during the
Indian Air Force Day parade at Hindon Air Force base near New Delhi,
India, Thursday, Oct. 8, 2015. Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha announced
Thursday that the IAF would soon have women fighter pilots. <br />
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<a href="http://binaryapi.ap.org/1690e0e40a4d4ccdb9ba879747aec1c2/preview/AP841660024599.jpg?wm=api" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Former Indian cricketer and honorary Indian Air Force (IAF) officer Sachin Tendulkar, second left, shakes hand with Indian army chief Dalbir Singh Suhag during the Air Force Day parade at Hindon Air Force base near New Delhi, India, Thursday, Oct. 8, 2015. Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha announced Thursday that the IAF would soon have women fighter pilots. " border="0" src="http://binaryapi.ap.org/1690e0e40a4d4ccdb9ba879747aec1c2/preview/AP841660024599.jpg?wm=api" height="320" title="Former Indian cricketer and honorary Indian Air Force (IAF) officer Sachin Tendulkar, second left, shakes hand with Indian army chief Dalbir Singh Suhag during the Air Force Day parade at Hindon Air Force base near New Delhi, India, Thursday, Oct. 8, 2015. Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha announced Thursday that the IAF would soon have women fighter pilots. " width="240" /></a></div>
Former Indian cricketer and honorary Indian Air Force (IAF) officer
Sachin Tendulkar, second left, shakes hand with Indian army chief Dalbir
Singh Suhag during the Air Force Day parade at Hindon Air Force base
near New Delhi, India, Thursday, Oct. 8, 2015. Air Chief Marshal Arup
Raha announced Thursday that the IAF would soon have women fighter
pilots. <br />
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<a href="http://binaryapi.ap.org/41329484f7e1441a8ec49dee889ef92c/preview/AP788037427367.jpg?wm=api" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Former Indian cricketer and honorary Indian Air Force (IAF) officer Sachin Tendulkar, seated, attends the Air Force Day parade at Hindon Air Force base near New Delhi, India, Thursday, Oct. 8, 2015. Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha announced Thursday that the IAF would soon have women fighter pilots. " border="0" src="http://binaryapi.ap.org/41329484f7e1441a8ec49dee889ef92c/preview/AP788037427367.jpg?wm=api" height="196" title="Former Indian cricketer and honorary Indian Air Force (IAF) officer Sachin Tendulkar, seated, attends the Air Force Day parade at Hindon Air Force base near New Delhi, India, Thursday, Oct. 8, 2015. Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha announced Thursday that the IAF would soon have women fighter pilots. " width="320" /></a></div>
Former Indian cricketer and honorary Indian Air Force (IAF) officer
Sachin Tendulkar, seated, attends the Air Force Day parade at Hindon Air
Force base near New Delhi, India, Thursday, Oct. 8, 2015. Air Chief
Marshal Arup Raha announced Thursday that the IAF would soon have women
fighter pilots. </div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3537360741720123088.post-1328790971378582272015-10-08T20:48:00.000+05:302015-10-08T20:57:44.793+05:30INDIAN AIR FORCE DAY PARADE<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha Indian Air Force Day parade, New Delhi, India - 08 Oct 2015 </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">IAF Suryakirans fly in a formation Indian Air Force Day parade, New Delhi, India - 08 Oct 2015 </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Indian Air Force's Akash Ganga paratroopers Indian Air Force Day parade, New Delhi, India - 08 Oct 2015</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">IAF women officers lead a marching contingent Indian Air Force Day parade, New Delhi, India - 08 Oct 2015</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha Indian Air Force Day parade, New Delhi, India - 08 Oct 2015</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">IAF IL-76, airborne warning and control system (AWACS) aircraft Indian Air Force Day parade, New Delhi, India - 08 Oct 2015<span style="background-color: #f4f4f4; color: #333333; display: inline ! important; float: none; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 23px; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px;"> </span></span></span><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3537360741720123088.post-31592582306699743632015-09-06T23:30:00.000+05:302015-09-07T14:33:53.562+05:30INDIA HINDU FESTIVAL<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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An Indian woman carries a child dressed as Hindu god Krishna during
Janmashtami festival celebrations in Ahmadabad, India, Sunday, Sept. 6,
2015.The festival marks the birth of Lord Krishna. <br />
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Indian girls try to reach an earthen pot filled with curd hanging above,
an integral part of celebrations to mark Janmashtami festival in
Ahmadabad, India, Sunday, Sept 6. 2015. The festival marks the birth of
Hindu god Krishna and the act seeks to reenact the story of Lord Krishna
stealing butter during his childhood. <br />
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Indian youth form a human pyramid and break the "Dahi handi," an earthen
pot filled with curd hanging above, an integral part of celebrations to
mark Janmashtami festival in Mumbai, India, Sunday, Sept 6. 2015. The
festival marks the birth of Hindu god Krishna and the act seeks to
reenact the story of Lord Krishna stealing butter during his
childhood.<br />
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<a href="http://binaryapi.ap.org/0b6d310d65cc4ec99893b4c53e9849ff/preview/AP155689810776.jpg?wm=api" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Colored curd spills as Indian youth form a human pyramid and break the "Dahi handi," an earthen pot filled with curd hanging above, an integral part of celebrations to mark Janmashtami festival in Mumbai, India, Sunday, Sept 6. 2015. The festival marks the birth of Hindu god Krishna and the act seeks to reenact the story of Lord Krishna stealing butter during his childhood." border="0" src="http://binaryapi.ap.org/0b6d310d65cc4ec99893b4c53e9849ff/preview/AP155689810776.jpg?wm=api" height="184" title="Colored curd spills as Indian youth form a human pyramid and break the "Dahi handi," an earthen pot filled with curd hanging above, an integral part of celebrations to mark Janmashtami festival in Mumbai, India, Sunday, Sept 6. 2015. The festival marks the birth of Hindu god Krishna and the act seeks to reenact the story of Lord Krishna stealing butter during his childhood." width="320" /></a></div>
Colored curd spills as Indian youth form a human pyramid and break the
"Dahi handi," an earthen pot filled with curd hanging above, an integral
part of celebrations to mark Janmashtami festival in Mumbai, India,
Sunday, Sept 6. 2015. The festival marks the birth of Hindu god Krishna
and the act seeks to reenact the story of Lord Krishna stealing butter
during his childhood.<br />
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<a href="http://binaryapi.ap.org/37930774e1384158b65a8ad97b99e4ea/preview/AP750574814031.jpg?wm=api" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="A youth lies on ground after he fell down while forming a human pyramid to break the "Dahi handi," an earthen pot filled with curd hanging above, an integral part of celebrations to mark Janmashtami festival in Mumbai, India, Sunday, Sept 6. 2015. The festival marks the birth of Hindu god Krishna and the act seeks to reenact the story of Lord Krishna stealing butter during his childhood." border="0" src="http://binaryapi.ap.org/37930774e1384158b65a8ad97b99e4ea/preview/AP750574814031.jpg?wm=api" height="190" title="A youth lies on ground after he fell down while forming a human pyramid to break the "Dahi handi," an earthen pot filled with curd hanging above, an integral part of celebrations to mark Janmashtami festival in Mumbai, India, Sunday, Sept 6. 2015. The festival marks the birth of Hindu god Krishna and the act seeks to reenact the story of Lord Krishna stealing butter during his childhood." width="320" /></a></div>
A youth lies on ground after he fell down while forming a human pyramid
to break the "Dahi handi," an earthen pot filled with curd hanging
above, an integral part of celebrations to mark Janmashtami festival in
Mumbai, India, Sunday, Sept 6. 2015. The festival marks the birth of
Hindu god Krishna and the act seeks to reenact the story of Lord Krishna
stealing butter during his childhood.<br />
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Indian youth fall as they try to form a human pyramid to break the "Dahi
handi," an earthen pot filled with curd hanging above, an integral part
of celebrations to mark Janmashtami festival in Mumbai, India, Sunday,
Sept 6. 2015. The festival marks the birth of Hindu god Krishna and the
act seeks to reenact the story of Lord Krishna stealing butter during
his childhood.<br />
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Indian youth form a human pyramid to break the "Dahi handi," an earthen
pot filled with curd hanging above, an integral part of celebrations to
mark Janmashtami festival in Mumbai, India, Sunday, Sept 6. 2015. The
festival marks the birth of Hindu god Krishna and the act seeks to
reenact the story of Lord Krishna stealing butter during his
childhood.<br />
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<a href="http://binaryapi.ap.org/ba023ef0e7de4b9e81604c743f8a93d2/preview/AP726709906841.jpg?wm=api" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Indian youth prepare to form a human pyramid to break the "Dahi handi," an earthen pot filled with curd hanging above, an integral part of celebrations to mark Janmashtami festival in Mumbai, India, Sunday, Sept 6. 2015. The festival marks the birth of Hindu god Krishna and the act seeks to reenact the story of Lord Krishna stealing butter during his childhood." border="0" src="http://binaryapi.ap.org/ba023ef0e7de4b9e81604c743f8a93d2/preview/AP726709906841.jpg?wm=api" height="213" title="Indian youth prepare to form a human pyramid to break the "Dahi handi," an earthen pot filled with curd hanging above, an integral part of celebrations to mark Janmashtami festival in Mumbai, India, Sunday, Sept 6. 2015. The festival marks the birth of Hindu god Krishna and the act seeks to reenact the story of Lord Krishna stealing butter during his childhood." width="320" /></a></div>
Indian youth prepare to form a human pyramid to break the "Dahi handi,"
an earthen pot filled with curd hanging above, an integral part of
celebrations to mark Janmashtami festival in Mumbai, India, Sunday, Sept
6. 2015. The festival marks the birth of Hindu god Krishna and the act
seeks to reenact the story of Lord Krishna stealing butter during his
childhood.<br />
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<a href="http://binaryapi.ap.org/67873090397940ad80ed3fa0085c02d0/preview/AP492767527616.jpg?wm=api" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="An Indian man takes pictures of children dressed as Hindu god Krishna during Janmashtami festival celebrations in Ahmadabad, India, Sunday, Sept. 6, 2015.The festival marks the birth of Lord Krishna. " border="0" src="http://binaryapi.ap.org/67873090397940ad80ed3fa0085c02d0/preview/AP492767527616.jpg?wm=api" height="213" title="An Indian man takes pictures of children dressed as Hindu god Krishna during Janmashtami festival celebrations in Ahmadabad, India, Sunday, Sept. 6, 2015.The festival marks the birth of Lord Krishna. " width="320" /></a></div>
An Indian man takes pictures of children dressed as Hindu god Krishna
during Janmashtami festival celebrations in Ahmadabad, India, Sunday,
Sept. 6, 2015.The festival marks the birth of Lord Krishna. <br />
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Indian youth fall as they try to form a human pyramid to break the "Dahi
handi," an earthen pot filled with curd hanging above, an integral part
of celebrations to mark Janmashtami festival in Mumbai, India, Sunday,
Sept 6. 2015. The festival marks the birth of Hindu god Krishna and the
act seeks to reenact the story of Lord Krishna stealing butter during
his childhood.<br />
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<a href="http://binaryapi.ap.org/39791a2bcb6a476daabaa10b7bd9f250/preview/AP470003335320.jpg?wm=api" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Indian youth form a human pyramid to break the "Dahi handi," an earthen pot filled with curd hanging above, an integral part of celebrations to mark Janmashtami festival in Mumbai, India, Sunday, Sept 6. 2015. The festival marks the birth of Hindu god Krishna and the act seeks to reenact the story of Lord Krishna stealing butter during his childhood." border="0" src="http://binaryapi.ap.org/39791a2bcb6a476daabaa10b7bd9f250/preview/AP470003335320.jpg?wm=api" height="213" title="Indian youth form a human pyramid to break the "Dahi handi," an earthen pot filled with curd hanging above, an integral part of celebrations to mark Janmashtami festival in Mumbai, India, Sunday, Sept 6. 2015. The festival marks the birth of Hindu god Krishna and the act seeks to reenact the story of Lord Krishna stealing butter during his childhood." width="320" /></a></div>
Indian youth form a human pyramid to break the "Dahi handi," an earthen
pot filled with curd hanging above, an integral part of celebrations to
mark Janmashtami festival in Mumbai, India, Sunday, Sept 6. 2015. The
festival marks the birth of Hindu god Krishna and the act seeks to
reenact the story of Lord Krishna stealing butter during his
childhood.<br />
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Indian youth form a human pyramid to break the "Dahi handi," an earthen
pot filled with curd hanging above, an integral part of celebrations to
mark Janmashtami festival in Mumbai, India, Sunday, Sept 6. 2015. The
festival marks the birth of Hindu god Krishna and the act seeks to
reenact the story of Lord Krishna stealing butter during his childhood.<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3537360741720123088.post-76286724432445048342015-08-29T23:30:00.000+05:302015-08-30T10:21:59.210+05:30INDIA KUMBH MELA<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Naga sadhus, or naked Hindu holy men take holy dip in the Godavari River
during Kumbh Mela, or Pitcher Festival, at Trimbakeshwar in Nasik,
India, Saturday, Aug. 29, 2015. Hindus believe taking a dip in the
waters of a holy river during the festival, will cleanse them of their
sins. According to Hindu mythology, the Kumbh Mela celebrates the
victory of gods over demons in a furious battle over a nectar that would
give them immortality.<br />
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A Naga sadhu, or naked Hindu holy shouts religious slogans before taking
a holy dip in the Godavari River during Kumbh Mela, or Pitcher
Festival, at Trimbakeshwar in Nasik, India, Saturday, Aug. 29, 2015.
Hindus believe taking a dip in the waters of a holy river during the
festival, will cleanse them of their sins. According to Hindu mythology,
the Kumbh Mela celebrates the victory of gods over demons in a furious
battle over a nectar that would give them immortality.<br />
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Indian devotees bath in the Godavari River during Kumbh Mela, or Pitcher
Festival in Nashik, India, Saturday, Aug. 29, 2015. Hindus believe
taking a dip in the waters of a holy river during the festival will
cleanse them of their sins.<br />
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An Indian police looks though a binocular as devotees bath in the
Godavari River during Kumbh Mela, or Pitcher Festival in Nashik, India,
Saturday, Aug. 29, 2015. Hindus believe taking a dip in the waters of a
holy river during the festival will cleanse them of their sins.<br />
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An Indian devotee, right, sings a religious song as others move after
bathing in the Godavari river during Kumbh Mela, or Pitcher Festival, in
Nashik, India, Saturday, Aug. 29, 2015. Hindus believe taking a dip in
the waters of a holy river during the festival will cleanse them of
their sins.<br />
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Hindu holy men prepare to bath in the Godavari River during Kumbh Mela,
or Pitcher Festival, at Trimbakeshwar in Nasik, India, Saturday, Aug.
29, 2015. Hindus believe taking a dip in the waters of a holy river
during the festival, will cleanse them of their sins. According to Hindu
mythology, the Kumbh Mela celebrates the victory of gods over demons in
a furious battle over a nectar that would give them immortality. <br />
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An Indian Sadhu, or Hindu holy man, right, dries his hair after a bath
as others take a bath in the Godavari River during Kumbh Mela, or
Pitcher Festival, in Nashik, India, Saturday, Aug. 29, 2015. Hindus
believe taking a dip in the waters of a holy river during the festival
will cleanse them of their sins.<br />
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Hindu devotes take a bath in the Godavari River during Kumbh Mela, or
Pitcher Festival, in Nasik, India, Saturday, Aug. 29, 2015. According to
Hindu mythology, the Kumbh Mela celebrates the victory of gods over
demons in a furious battle over a nectar that would give them
immortality. As one of the gods fled with a pitcher of the nectar across
the skies, it spilled on four Indian towns- Allahabad, Nasik, Ujjain
and Haridwar. <br />
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Hindu devotees dress after taking a bath in the Godavari River during
Kumbh Mela, or Pitcher Festival, in Nasik, India, Saturday, Aug. 29,
2015. According to Hindu mythology, the Kumbh Mela celebrates the
victory of gods over demons in a furious battle over a nectar that would
give them immortality. As one of the gods fled with a pitcher of the
nectar across the skies, it spilled on four Indian towns- Allahabad,
Nasik, Ujjain and Haridwar.<br />
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Hindu devotees roam around the Godavari River during Kumbh Mela, or
Pitcher Festival, in Nasik, India, Saturday, Aug. 29, 2015. According to
Hindu mythology, the Kumbh Mela celebrates the victory of gods over
demons in a furious battle over a nectar that would give them
immortality. As one of the gods fled with a pitcher of the nectar across
the skies, it spilled on four Indian towns- Allahabad, Nasik, Ujjain
and Haridwar. <br />
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Hindu devotees roam around the Godavari River during Kumbh Mela, or
Pitcher Festival, in Nasik, India, Saturday, Aug. 29, 2015. According to
Hindu mythology, the Kumbh Mela celebrates the victory of gods over
demons in a furious battle over a nectar that would give them
immortality. As one of the gods fled with a pitcher of the nectar across
the skies, it spilled on four Indian towns- Allahabad, Nasik, Ujjain
and Haridwar. <br />
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Hindu devotees take a bath in the Godavari River during Kumbh Mela, or
Pitcher Festival, in Nasik, India, Saturday, Aug. 29, 2015. Hindus
believe taking a dip in the waters of a holy river during the festival
will cleanse them of their sins.<br />
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A Hindu holy woman bathes in the Godavari River during Kumbh Mela, or
Pitcher Festival, at Trimbakeshwar in Nasik, India, Saturday, Aug. 29,
2015. Hindus believe taking a dip in the waters of a holy river during
the festival, will cleanse them of their sins. According to Hindu
mythology, the Kumbh Mela celebrates the victory of gods over demons in a
furious battle over a nectar that would give them immortality. <br />
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Naked Hindu holy men prepare to bath in the Godavari River during Kumbh
Mela, or Pitcher Festival, at Trimbakeshwar in Nasik, India, Saturday,
Aug. 29, 2015. Hindus believe taking a dip in the waters of a holy river
during the festival, will cleanse them of their sins. According to
Hindu mythology, the Kumbh Mela celebrates the victory of gods over
demons in a furious battle over a nectar that would give them
immortality. <br />
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Naked Hindu holy men wait to bath in the Godavari River during Kumbh
Mela, or Pitcher Festival, at Trimbakeshwar in Nasik, India, Saturday,
Aug. 29, 2015. Hindus believe taking a dip in the waters of a holy river
during the festival, will cleanse them of their sins. According to
Hindu mythology, the Kumbh Mela celebrates the victory of gods over
demons in a furious battle over a nectar that would give them
immortality. <br />
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An Indian Sadhu, or Hindu holy man, takes a bath in the Godavari River
during Kumbh Mela, or Pitcher Festival in Nasik, India, Saturday, Aug.
29, 2015. Hindus believe taking a dip in the waters of a holy river
during the festival will cleanse them of their sins.<br />
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Indian Sadhus, or Hindu holy men, bath in the Godavari River during
Kumbh Mela, or Pitcher Festival in Nasik, India, Saturday, Aug. 29,
2015. According to Hindu mythology, the Kumbh Mela celebrates the
victory of gods over demons in a furious battle over a nectar that would
give them immortality. As one of the gods fled with a pitcher of the
nectar across the skies, it spilled on four Indian towns- Allahabad,
Nasik, Ujjain and Haridwar.<br />
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An Indian Sadhu, or Hindu holy man, wears a wooden bead in Nasik, India,
Saturday, Aug. 29, 2015. Hindus believe taking a dip in the waters of a
holy river during the festival will cleanse them of their sins.
Millions of people, most of them devout Hindus from India and across the
world and some curious tourists, gather at the Kumbh celebrations
spread over several weeks/months.<br />
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Indian Sadhus, or Hindu holy men bath in the Godavari River during Kumbh
Mela, or Pitcher Festival in Nashik, India, Saturday, Aug. 29, 2015.
Hindus believe taking a dip in the waters of a holy river during the
festival will cleanse them of their sins.<br />
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Indian Sadhus, or Hindu holy men, surround their guru, center, during a
bath in the Godavari River during Kumbh Mela, or Pitcher Festival in
Nashik, India, Saturday, Aug. 29, 2015. Hindus believe taking a dip in
the waters of a holy river during the festival will cleanse them of
their sins.<br />
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Hindu devotees bath a sadhu, or Hindu holy man, center, in the Godavari
River during Kumbh Mela, or Pitcher Festival in Nashik, India, Saturday,
Aug. 29, 2015. Hindus believe taking a dip in the waters of a holy
river during the festival will cleanse them of their sins.<br />
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Hindu devotees dress after taking a bath in the Godavari River during
Kumbh Mela, or Pitcher Festival, in Nasik, India, Saturday, Aug. 29,
2015. According to Hindu mythology, the Kumbh Mela celebrates the
victory of gods over demons in a furious battle over a nectar that would
give them immortality. As one of the gods fled with a pitcher of the
nectar across the skies, it spilled on four Indian towns- Allahabad,
Nasik, Ujjain and Haridwar.<br />
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Hindu devotees take a bath in the Godavari River during Kumbh Mela, or
Pitcher Festival, in Nasik, India, Saturday, Aug. 29, 2015. Millions of
people, most of them devout Hindus from India and across the world and
some curious tourists, gather at the Kumbh celebrations spread over
several weeks/months.<br />
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Hindu devotees take a bath in the Godavari River during Kumbh Mela, or
Pitcher Festival, in Nasik, India, Saturday, Aug. 29, 2015. According to
Hindu mythology, the Kumbh Mela celebrates the victory of gods over
demons in a furious battle over a nectar that would give them
immortality. As one of the gods fled with a pitcher of the nectar across
the skies, it spilled on four Indian towns- Allahabad, Nasik, Ujjain
and Haridwar. <br />
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An Indian Sadhu, or Hindu holy man, rubs ash on his face after a bath in
the Godavari River during Kumbh Mela, or Pitcher Festival, in Nasik,
India, Saturday, Aug. 29, 2015. Hindus believe taking a dip in the
waters of a holy river during the festival will cleanse them of their
sins. <br />
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An Hindu devotee prior taking a bath the Godavari River during Kumbh
Mela, or Pitcher Festival, in Nasik, India, Saturday, Aug. 29, 2015.
Hindus believe taking a dip in the waters of a holy river during the
festival will cleanse them of their sins.<br />
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Indian Sadhus, or Hindu holy man, take a bath in the Godavari River
during Kumbh Mela, or Pitcher Festival, in Nasik, India, Saturday, Aug.
29, 2015. Hindus believe that sins accumulated in past and current lives
require them to continue the cycle of death and rebirth until they are
cleansed. Bathing in sacred waters on the most auspicious day of the
Kumbh festival, believers say rids them of their sins.<br />
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An Indian Sadhu, or Hindu holy man, rubs ash on his hair after a bath in
the Godavari River during Kumbh Mela, or Pitcher Festival, in Nasik,
India, Saturday, Aug. 29, 2015. Hindus believe taking a dip in the
waters of a holy river during the festival will cleanse them of their
sins. <br />
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A Naga sadhu, or naked Hindu holy brandshing a sword gets ready for a
holy dip in the Godavari River during Kumbh Mela, or Pitcher Festival,
at Trimbakeshwar in Nasik, India, Saturday, Aug. 29, 2015. Hindus
believe taking a dip in the waters of a holy river during the festival,
will cleanse them of their sins. According to Hindu mythology, the Kumbh
Mela celebrates the victory of gods over demons in a furious battle
over a nectar that would give them immortality.<br />
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Hindu holy men prepare to bath in the Godavari River during Kumbh Mela,
or Pitcher Festival, at Trimbakeshwar in Nasik, India, Saturday, Aug.
29, 2015. Hindus believe taking a dip in the waters of a holy river
during the festival, will cleanse them of their sins. According to Hindu
mythology, the Kumbh Mela celebrates the victory of gods over demons in
a furious battle over a nectar that would give them immortality. <br />
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A naked Hindu holy man arrives to bath in the Godavari River during
Kumbh Mela, or Pitcher Festival, at Trimbakeshwar in Nasik, India,
Saturday, Aug. 29, 2015. Hindus believe taking a dip in the waters of a
holy river during the festival, will cleanse them of their sins.
According to Hindu mythology, the Kumbh Mela celebrates the victory of
gods over demons in a furious battle over a nectar that would give them
immortality. <br /> <br />
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Naked Hindu holy men wait to bath in the Godavari River during Kumbh
Mela, or Pitcher Festival, at Trimbakeshwar in Nasik, India, Saturday,
Aug. 29, 2015. Hindus believe taking a dip in the waters of a holy river
during the festival, will cleanse them of their sins. According to
Hindu mythology, the Kumbh Mela celebrates the victory of gods over
demons in a furious battle over a nectar that would give them
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Indian devotees perform rituals as they take holy dips in the Godavari River during Kumbh Mela, or Pitcher Festival, in Nasik, India, Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2015. Hindus believe taking a dip in the waters of a holy river during the festival will cleanse them of their sins. Wednesday marked the first day of bathing for those attending this year’s festival on the banks of the Godavari River in Maharashtra state.<br />
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A Hindu holy man takes dips in Godavari River on the first official day of bathing as part of Kumbh Mela, or Pitcher Festival celebrations in Nasik, India, Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2015. Millions are expected to attend this year’s two-month festival, which began in mid-July and runs until the end of September.<br />
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Hindu women perform rituals on the banks of the Godavari River on the first official day of bathing as part of Kumbh Mela celebrations in Nasik, India, Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2015. Hindus believe that sins accumulated in past and current lives require them to continue the cycle of death and rebirth until they are cleansed. Bathing in sacred waters on the most auspicious day of the Kumbh festival, or Pitcher Festival, believers say rids them of their sins.<br />
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<a href="http://binaryapi.ap.org/b02794a1358c45dab854a0b695dc90e8/preview/AP446945012302.jpg?wm=api" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Hindu devotees take holy dip in the River Godavari on the first official day of bathing as part of Kumbh Mela celebrations in Nasik, India, Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2015. Hindus believe that sins accumulated in past and current lives require them to continue the cycle of death and rebirth until they are cleansed. Bathing in sacred waters on the most auspicious day of the Kumbh festival, or Pitcher Festival, believers say rids them of their sins. " border="0" src="http://binaryapi.ap.org/b02794a1358c45dab854a0b695dc90e8/preview/AP446945012302.jpg?wm=api" height="213" title="Hindu devotees take holy dip in the River Godavari on the first official day of bathing as part of Kumbh Mela celebrations in Nasik, India, Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2015. Hindus believe that sins accumulated in past and current lives require them to continue the cycle of death and rebirth until they are cleansed. Bathing in sacred waters on the most auspicious day of the Kumbh festival, or Pitcher Festival, believers say rids them of their sins. " width="320" /></a></div>
Hindu devotees take holy dip in the River Godavari on the first official day of bathing as part of Kumbh Mela celebrations in Nasik, India, Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2015. Hindus believe that sins accumulated in past and current lives require them to continue the cycle of death and rebirth until they are cleansed. Bathing in sacred waters on the most auspicious day of the Kumbh festival, or Pitcher Festival, believers say rids them of their sins.<br />
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<a href="http://binaryapi.ap.org/2856935acd044c07937fa8484017c2a6/preview/AP525938718899.jpg?wm=api" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Hindu pilgrims and street vendors gather next to the Godavari River during Kumbh Mela, or Pitcher Festival, celebrations in Nasik, India, Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2015. Millions are expected to attend this year’s two-month festival, which began in mid-July and runs until the end of September. " border="0" src="http://binaryapi.ap.org/2856935acd044c07937fa8484017c2a6/preview/AP525938718899.jpg?wm=api" height="213" title="Hindu pilgrims and street vendors gather next to the Godavari River during Kumbh Mela, or Pitcher Festival, celebrations in Nasik, India, Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2015. Millions are expected to attend this year’s two-month festival, which began in mid-July and runs until the end of September. " width="320" /></a></div>
Hindu pilgrims and street vendors gather next to the Godavari River during Kumbh Mela, or Pitcher Festival, celebrations in Nasik, India, Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2015. Millions are expected to attend this year’s two-month festival, which began in mid-July and runs until the end of September.<br />
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<a href="http://binaryapi.ap.org/894fdb4f25d0446ba0636b7cc1c7f7ca/preview/AP493422119582.jpg?wm=api" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Hindu pilgrims offer prayers to an idol of monkey God Hanuman as they gather next to the Godavari River during Kumbh Mela, or Pitcher Festival, celebrations in Nasik, India, Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2015. Millions are expected to attend this year’s two-month festival, which began in mid-July and runs until the end of September. " border="0" src="http://binaryapi.ap.org/894fdb4f25d0446ba0636b7cc1c7f7ca/preview/AP493422119582.jpg?wm=api" height="213" title="Hindu pilgrims offer prayers to an idol of monkey God Hanuman as they gather next to the Godavari River during Kumbh Mela, or Pitcher Festival, celebrations in Nasik, India, Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2015. Millions are expected to attend this year’s two-month festival, which began in mid-July and runs until the end of September. " width="320" /></a></div>
Hindu pilgrims offer prayers to an idol of monkey God Hanuman as they gather next to the Godavari River during Kumbh Mela, or Pitcher Festival, celebrations in Nasik, India, Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2015. Millions are expected to attend this year’s two-month festival, which began in mid-July and runs until the end of September.<br />
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<a href="http://binaryapi.ap.org/b40568b6f6fe4747aab6ad48c5c23c4b/preview/AP925696730285.jpg?wm=api" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Indian devotees perform rituals in Godavari River during Kumbh Mela, or Pitcher Festival, in Nasik, India, Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2015. Thousands of devout Hindus began splashing into the west Indian river for the first official day Wednesday of bathing at one of the country’s largest festivals. " border="0" src="http://binaryapi.ap.org/b40568b6f6fe4747aab6ad48c5c23c4b/preview/AP925696730285.jpg?wm=api" height="213" title="Indian devotees perform rituals in Godavari River during Kumbh Mela, or Pitcher Festival, in Nasik, India, Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2015. Thousands of devout Hindus began splashing into the west Indian river for the first official day Wednesday of bathing at one of the country’s largest festivals. " width="320" /></a></div>
Indian devotees perform rituals in Godavari River during Kumbh Mela, or Pitcher Festival, in Nasik, India, Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2015. Thousands of devout Hindus began splashing into the west Indian river for the first official day Wednesday of bathing at one of the country’s largest festivals.<br />
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<a href="http://binaryapi.ap.org/e81d00bc535341b9bd1eabdff151b7ac/preview/AP304097541284.jpg?wm=api" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="An Indian woman devotee performs rituals as others take holy dips in the Godavari River during Kumbh Mela, or Pitcher Festival, in Nasik, India, Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2015. Thousands of devout Hindus began splashing into the west Indian river for the first official day Wednesday of bathing at one of the country’s largest festivals. " border="0" src="http://binaryapi.ap.org/e81d00bc535341b9bd1eabdff151b7ac/preview/AP304097541284.jpg?wm=api" height="213" title="An Indian woman devotee performs rituals as others take holy dips in the Godavari River during Kumbh Mela, or Pitcher Festival, in Nasik, India, Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2015. Thousands of devout Hindus began splashing into the west Indian river for the first official day Wednesday of bathing at one of the country’s largest festivals. " width="320" /></a></div>
An Indian woman devotee performs rituals as others take holy dips in the Godavari River during Kumbh Mela, or Pitcher Festival, in Nasik, India, Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2015. Thousands of devout Hindus began splashing into the west Indian river for the first official day Wednesday of bathing at one of the country’s largest festivals.<br />
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<a href="http://binaryapi.ap.org/da16060709914365a9ab8f93ecde1bc3/preview/AP903984324366.jpg?wm=api" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Indian devotees perform rituals as they take holy dips in the Godavari River during Kumbh Mela, or Pitcher Festival, in Nasik, India, Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2015. Hindus believe taking a dip in the waters of a holy river during the festival will cleanse them of their sins. Wednesday marked the first day of bathing for those attending this year’s festival on the banks of the Godavari River in Maharashtra state. " border="0" src="http://binaryapi.ap.org/da16060709914365a9ab8f93ecde1bc3/preview/AP903984324366.jpg?wm=api" height="213" title="Indian devotees perform rituals as they take holy dips in the Godavari River during Kumbh Mela, or Pitcher Festival, in Nasik, India, Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2015. Hindus believe taking a dip in the waters of a holy river during the festival will cleanse them of their sins. Wednesday marked the first day of bathing for those attending this year’s festival on the banks of the Godavari River in Maharashtra state. " width="320" /></a></div>
Indian devotees perform rituals as they take holy dips in the Godavari River during Kumbh Mela, or Pitcher Festival, in Nasik, India, Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2015. Hindus believe taking a dip in the waters of a holy river during the festival will cleanse them of their sins. Wednesday marked the first day of bathing for those attending this year’s festival on the banks of the Godavari River in Maharashtra state.<br />
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<a href="http://binaryapi.ap.org/fe5d5de249384a159e7daa28165ba2c9/preview/AP907104007306.jpg?wm=api" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Indian pilgrims take holy dips in the Godavari River during Kumbh Mela, or Pitcher Festival, in Nasik, India, Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2015. Thousands of devout Hindus began splashing into the west Indian river for the first official day Wednesday of bathing at one of the country’s largest festivals. " border="0" src="http://binaryapi.ap.org/fe5d5de249384a159e7daa28165ba2c9/preview/AP907104007306.jpg?wm=api" height="213" title="Indian pilgrims take holy dips in the Godavari River during Kumbh Mela, or Pitcher Festival, in Nasik, India, Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2015. Thousands of devout Hindus began splashing into the west Indian river for the first official day Wednesday of bathing at one of the country’s largest festivals. " width="320" /></a></div>
Indian pilgrims take holy dips in the Godavari River during Kumbh Mela, or Pitcher Festival, in Nasik, India, Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2015. Thousands of devout Hindus began splashing into the west Indian river for the first official day Wednesday of bathing at one of the country’s largest festivals.<br />
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<a href="http://binaryapi.ap.org/f4e9324fdf9e489e8b859e19ddfbd5a9/preview/AP845972469942.jpg?wm=api" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Indian pilgrims offer prayers as they perform rituals in the Godavari River during Kumbh Mela, or Pitcher Festival, in Nasik, India, Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2015. Hindus believe taking a dip in the waters of a holy river during the festival will cleanse them of their sins. Wednesday marked the first day of bathing for those attending this year’s festival on the banks of the Godavari River in Maharashtra state. " border="0" src="http://binaryapi.ap.org/f4e9324fdf9e489e8b859e19ddfbd5a9/preview/AP845972469942.jpg?wm=api" height="213" title="Indian pilgrims offer prayers as they perform rituals in the Godavari River during Kumbh Mela, or Pitcher Festival, in Nasik, India, Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2015. Hindus believe taking a dip in the waters of a holy river during the festival will cleanse them of their sins. Wednesday marked the first day of bathing for those attending this year’s festival on the banks of the Godavari River in Maharashtra state. " width="320" /></a></div>
Indian pilgrims offer prayers as they perform rituals in the Godavari River during Kumbh Mela, or Pitcher Festival, in Nasik, India, Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2015. Hindus believe taking a dip in the waters of a holy river during the festival will cleanse them of their sins. Wednesday marked the first day of bathing for those attending this year’s festival on the banks of the Godavari River in Maharashtra state.<br />
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<a href="http://binaryapi.ap.org/a812275a07224baaa4ba1f4eeeff0745/preview/AP264752080955.jpg?wm=api" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Indian women pilgrims perform rituals in the Godavari River during Kumbh Mela, or Pitcher Festival, in Nasik, India, Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2015. Hindus believe taking a dip in the waters of a holy river during the festival will cleanse them of their sins. Wednesday marked the first day of bathing for those attending this year’s festival on the banks of the Godavari River in Maharashtra state. " border="0" src="http://binaryapi.ap.org/a812275a07224baaa4ba1f4eeeff0745/preview/AP264752080955.jpg?wm=api" height="213" title="Indian women pilgrims perform rituals in the Godavari River during Kumbh Mela, or Pitcher Festival, in Nasik, India, Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2015. Hindus believe taking a dip in the waters of a holy river during the festival will cleanse them of their sins. Wednesday marked the first day of bathing for those attending this year’s festival on the banks of the Godavari River in Maharashtra state. " width="320" /></a></div>
Indian women pilgrims perform rituals in the Godavari River during Kumbh Mela, or Pitcher Festival, in Nasik, India, Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2015. Hindus believe taking a dip in the waters of a holy river during the festival will cleanse them of their sins. Wednesday marked the first day of bathing for those attending this year’s festival on the banks of the Godavari River in Maharashtra state.<br />
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<a href="http://binaryapi.ap.org/c91ac3d18c59479c83d6fe63b91a5231/preview/AP903957402851.jpg?wm=api" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="A Naga sadhu, or naked Hindu holy man, blows into a conch shell as he participates in a procession during Kumbh Mela, or Pitcher festival, at Trimbakeshwar in Nasik, India, Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2015. Millions are expected to attend this year’s two-month festival, which began in mid-July and runs until the end of September." border="0" src="http://binaryapi.ap.org/c91ac3d18c59479c83d6fe63b91a5231/preview/AP903957402851.jpg?wm=api" height="203" title="A Naga sadhu, or naked Hindu holy man, blows into a conch shell as he participates in a procession during Kumbh Mela, or Pitcher festival, at Trimbakeshwar in Nasik, India, Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2015. Millions are expected to attend this year’s two-month festival, which began in mid-July and runs until the end of September. " width="320" /></a></div>
A Naga sadhu, or naked Hindu holy man, blows into a conch shell as he participates in a procession during Kumbh Mela, or Pitcher festival, at Trimbakeshwar in Nasik, India, Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2015. Millions are expected to attend this year’s two-month festival, which began in mid-July and runs until the end of September.<br />
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<a href="http://binaryapi.ap.org/ddd0a4bd00ab457cb05eefe44741dc95/preview/AP425246627454.jpg?wm=api" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Indian devotees take holy dips at Trimbakeshwar Kushavarta Tirtha temple during Kumbh Mela, or Pitcher festival, at Trimbakeshwar in Nasik, India, Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2015. Millions are expected to attend this year’s two-month festival, which began in mid-July and runs until the end of September. " border="0" src="http://binaryapi.ap.org/ddd0a4bd00ab457cb05eefe44741dc95/preview/AP425246627454.jpg?wm=api" height="208" title="Indian devotees take holy dips at Trimbakeshwar Kushavarta Tirtha temple during Kumbh Mela, or Pitcher festival, at Trimbakeshwar in Nasik, India, Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2015. Millions are expected to attend this year’s two-month festival, which began in mid-July and runs until the end of September. " width="320" /></a></div>
Indian devotees take holy dips at Trimbakeshwar Kushavarta Tirtha temple during Kumbh Mela, or Pitcher festival, at Trimbakeshwar in Nasik, India, Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2015. Millions are expected to attend this year’s two-month festival, which began in mid-July and runs until the end of September.<br />
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<a href="http://binaryapi.ap.org/54568224b8fb4135afbe921ef6683d29/preview/AP378155427603.jpg?wm=api" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Naga sadhus, or naked Hindu holy men participate in a procession during Kumbh Mela, or Pitcher festival, at Trimbakeshwar in Nasik, India, Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2015. Millions are expected to attend this year’s two-month festival, which began in mid-July and runs until the end of September. " border="0" src="http://binaryapi.ap.org/54568224b8fb4135afbe921ef6683d29/preview/AP378155427603.jpg?wm=api" height="214" title="Naga sadhus, or naked Hindu holy men participate in a procession during Kumbh Mela, or Pitcher festival, at Trimbakeshwar in Nasik, India, Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2015. Millions are expected to attend this year’s two-month festival, which began in mid-July and runs until the end of September. " width="320" /></a></div>
Naga sadhus, or naked Hindu holy men participate in a procession during Kumbh Mela, or Pitcher festival, at Trimbakeshwar in Nasik, India, Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2015. Millions are expected to attend this year’s two-month festival, which began in mid-July and runs until the end of September.<br />
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<a href="http://binaryapi.ap.org/b4ac0db728d0462ab85c7c59d55d65c0/preview/AP875852010005.jpg?wm=api" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="A Sadhu, or Hindu holy man, blows a conch or horn as he participates in a procession during Kumbh Mela, or Pitcher festival, at Trimbakeshwar in Nasik, India, Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2015. Millions are expected to attend this year’s two-month festival, which began in mid-July and runs until the end of September. The festival is held four times every 12 years. " border="0" src="http://binaryapi.ap.org/b4ac0db728d0462ab85c7c59d55d65c0/preview/AP875852010005.jpg?wm=api" height="210" title="A Sadhu, or Hindu holy man, blows a conch or horn as he participates in a procession during Kumbh Mela, or Pitcher festival, at Trimbakeshwar in Nasik, India, Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2015. Millions are expected to attend this year’s two-month festival, which began in mid-July and runs until the end of September. The festival is held four times every 12 years. " width="320" /></a></div>
A Sadhu, or Hindu holy man, blows a conch or horn as he participates in a procession during Kumbh Mela, or Pitcher festival, at Trimbakeshwar in Nasik, India, Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2015. Millions are expected to attend this year’s two-month festival, which began in mid-July and runs until the end of September. The festival is held four times every 12 years.<br />
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<a href="http://binaryapi.ap.org/79915682245446e7bc6c9dafa3ca0bc5/preview/AP398306833417.jpg?wm=api" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Hindu holy men dry their clothes after bathing in the Godavari River during Kumbh Mela, or Pitcher Festival, in Nasik, India, Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2015. Hindus believe taking a dip in the waters of the holy river during the Kumbh Mela will cleanse them of their sins. " border="0" src="http://binaryapi.ap.org/79915682245446e7bc6c9dafa3ca0bc5/preview/AP398306833417.jpg?wm=api" height="213" title="Hindu holy men dry their clothes after bathing in the Godavari River during Kumbh Mela, or Pitcher Festival, in Nasik, India, Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2015. Hindus believe taking a dip in the waters of the holy river during the Kumbh Mela will cleanse them of their sins. " width="320" /></a></div>
Hindu holy men dry their clothes after bathing in the Godavari River during Kumbh Mela, or Pitcher Festival, in Nasik, India, Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2015. Hindus believe taking a dip in the waters of the holy river during the Kumbh Mela will cleanse them of their sins.<br />
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<a href="http://binaryapi.ap.org/49cbb788ce5e4225b612ab9e97c8692f/preview/AP969400097682.jpg?wm=api" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Indian girls sell balloons by the Godavari River during Kumbh Mela, or Pitcher Festival, in Nasik, India, Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2015. Millions are expected to attend this year's two-month festival, which began in mid-July and runs until the end of September. " border="0" src="http://binaryapi.ap.org/49cbb788ce5e4225b612ab9e97c8692f/preview/AP969400097682.jpg?wm=api" height="213" title="Indian girls sell balloons by the Godavari River during Kumbh Mela, or Pitcher Festival, in Nasik, India, Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2015. Millions are expected to attend this year's two-month festival, which began in mid-July and runs until the end of September. " width="320" /></a></div>
Indian girls sell balloons by the Godavari River during Kumbh Mela, or Pitcher Festival, in Nasik, India, Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2015. Millions are expected to attend this year's two-month festival, which began in mid-July and runs until the end of September.<br />
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<a href="http://binaryapi.ap.org/45ce5bbc1a6a488985fa7ba922bc593e/preview/AP61321035674.jpg?wm=api" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="An Indian man prays near an idol of Hanuman, the Hindu Monkey God, by the Godavari River during Kumbh Mela, or Pitcher Festival, in Nasik, India, Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2015. Millions are expected to attend this year's two-month festival, which began in mid-July and runs until the end of September. " border="0" src="http://binaryapi.ap.org/45ce5bbc1a6a488985fa7ba922bc593e/preview/AP61321035674.jpg?wm=api" height="213" title="An Indian man prays near an idol of Hanuman, the Hindu Monkey God, by the Godavari River during Kumbh Mela, or Pitcher Festival, in Nasik, India, Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2015. Millions are expected to attend this year's two-month festival, which began in mid-July and runs until the end of September. " width="320" /></a></div>
An Indian man prays near an idol of Hanuman, the Hindu Monkey God, by the Godavari River during Kumbh Mela, or Pitcher Festival, in Nasik, India, Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2015. Millions are expected to attend this year's two-month festival, which began in mid-July and runs until the end of September.<br />
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<a href="http://binaryapi.ap.org/99dd9f9e59234f3bb59c4f1d7fe44304/preview/AP163222137226.jpg?wm=api" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Indian women perform a ritual as they pray in the Godavari River during Kumbh Mela, or Pitcher Festival, in Nasik, India, Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2015. Millions are expected to attend this year's two-month festival, which began in mid-July and runs until the end of September. " border="0" src="http://binaryapi.ap.org/99dd9f9e59234f3bb59c4f1d7fe44304/preview/AP163222137226.jpg?wm=api" height="213" title="Indian women perform a ritual as they pray in the Godavari River during Kumbh Mela, or Pitcher Festival, in Nasik, India, Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2015. Millions are expected to attend this year's two-month festival, which began in mid-July and runs until the end of September. " width="320" /></a></div>
Indian women perform a ritual as they pray in the Godavari River during Kumbh Mela, or Pitcher Festival, in Nasik, India, Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2015. Millions are expected to attend this year's two-month festival, which began in mid-July and runs until the end of September.<br />
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An Indian girl performs circus to attract alms from onlookers near the Godavari River during Kumbh Mela, or Pitcher Festival, in Nasik, India, Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2015. Millions are expected to attend this year's two-month festival, which began in mid-July and runs until the end of September. </div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3537360741720123088.post-17992579162319287392015-08-18T23:30:00.000+05:302015-08-19T15:35:24.541+05:30SRI LANKA ELECTION<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Supporters of Sri Lanka's ruling United National Party celebrate their
party's election performance in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Tuesday, Aug. 18,
2015. Sri Lanka's prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe defeated the
country's former strongman Mahinda Rajapaksa in parliamentary elections,
according to results released Tuesday, blocking a key step of his
return to power bid seven months after he lost the presidency. Portrait
of Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe is seen on right.<br />
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Supporters of Sri Lanka's ruling United National Party carry a portrait
of prime minister Ranil Wickremasinghe as they celebrate their party's
election performance in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2015. With
election results still incomplete, Sri Lanka's prime minister declared
victory Tuesday over the country's former strongman Mahinda Rajapaksa,
who was seeking a political comeback eight months after losing the
presidency.<br />
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A supporter of Sri Lanka's ruling United National Party dances on a road
amid exploding fire crackers as he celebrates the party's election
performance in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2015. Sri Lanka's
prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has defeated the country's former
strongman Mahinda Rajapaksa in parliamentary elections, blocking his
attempted political comeback eight months after he lost the presidency. <br />
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Supporters of Sri Lanka's ruling United National Party celebrate their
party's election performance in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Tuesday, Aug. 18,
2015. Sri Lanka's prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has defeated the
country's former strongman Mahinda Rajapaksa in parliamentary elections,
blocking his attempted political comeback eight months after he lost
the presidency. Portrait of Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe is seen
on left.<br />
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Supporters of Sri Lanka's ruling United National Party celebrate their
party's election performance in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Tuesday, Aug. 18,
2015. With election results still incomplete, Sri Lanka's prime minister
Ranil Wickremesinghe declared victory Tuesday over the country's former
strongman Mahinda Rajapaksa, who was seeking a political comeback eight
months after losing the presidency.<br />
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Partially torn posters of Sujeewa Seerasingha, a candidate of ruling
United National Party is seen on the wall of a dry-fish shop a day after
parliamentary elections in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2015.
Sri Lanka's former strongman leader Mahinda Rajapaksa, narrowly leads in
early parliamentary elections results Tuesday as he awaits a verdict on
his come-back bid eight months after being unseated in a shocking
election loss.<br />
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Supporters of Sri Lanka's ruling United National Party prepare to light
fire crackers to celebrate election results in Colombo, Sri Lanka,
Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2015. Sri Lanka's former strongman leader Mahinda
Rajapaksa, narrowly leads in early parliamentary elections results
Tuesday as he awaits a verdict on his come-back bid eight months after
being unseated in a shocking election loss.<br />
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A man walks with morning news papers as another prays at a roadside
Buddha shrine a day after parliamentary elections in Colombo, Sri Lanka,
Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2015. Sri Lanka's former strongman leader Mahinda
Rajapaksa, narrowly leads in early parliamentary elections results
Tuesday as he awaits a verdict on his come-back bid eight months after
being unseated in a shocking election loss.<br />
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A Sri Lankan vendor hangs a newspaper that says 70% voted as he displays
them for sale a day after voting in parliamentary elections in Colombo,
Sri Lanka, Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2015. Sri Lanka's former strongman leader
Mahinda Rajapaksa, narrowly leads in early parliamentary elections
results Tuesday as he awaits a verdict on his come-back bid eight months
after being unseated in a shocking election loss.<br />
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Sri Lankans read newspapers a day after voting in their parliamentary
elections in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2015. The polls will
decide the political future of Mahinda Rajapaksa, a former strongman
leader seeking a comeback eight months after being unseated in a
shocking election loss.<br />
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A Sri Lankan man gets a hair cut as another reads a news paper carrying a
portrait of Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe a day after voting in
their parliamentary elections in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Tuesday, Aug. 18,
2015. The incumbent Wickremesinghe, a two-time prime minister is the
main rival of Mahinda Rajapaksa, a former strongman leader seeking a
comeback eight months after being unseated in a shocking election loss. <br />
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Supporters of Sri Lankan Prime Minister Wickremesinghe celebrate by
dancing and waving flags as his United National Party (UNP) won the
Parliamentary election United National Party win the Sri Lankan
parliamentary election, Colombo, Sri Lanka - 18 Aug 2015 The UNP party
claimed victory while former Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa
admitted his dream of a political comeback was over.<br />
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Supporters of Sri Lankan Prime Minister Wickremesinghe celebrate by
dancing and waving flags as his United National Party (UNP) won the
Parliamentary election United National Party win the Sri Lankan
parliamentary election, Colombo, Sri Lanka - 18 Aug 2015 The UNP party
claimed victory while former Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa
admitted his dream of a political comeback was over.<br />
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Supporters of Sri Lankan Prime Minister Wickremesinghe celebrate by
dancing and waving flags as his United National Party (UNP) won the
Parliamentary election United National Party win the Sri Lankan
parliamentary election, Colombo, Sri Lanka - 18 Aug 2015 The UNP party
claimed victory while former Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa
admitted his dream of a political comeback was over.<br />
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Supporters of Sri Lankan Prime Minister Wickremesinghe celebrate by
dancing and waving flags as his United National Party (UNP) won the
Parliamentary election United National Party win the Sri Lankan
parliamentary election, Colombo, Sri Lanka - 18 Aug 2015 The UNP party
claimed victory while former Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa
admitted his dream of a political comeback was over.<br />
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Supporters of Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe celebrate
by lighting firecrackers as his United National Party (UNP) won the
Parliamentary election United National Party win the Sri Lankan
parliamentary election, Colombo, Sri Lanka - 18 Aug 2015 The UNP party
claimed victory while former Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa
admitted his dream of a political comeback was over.<br />
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Supporters of Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe prepare to
light firecrackers as his United National Party (UNP) won the
Parliamentary election United National Party win the Sri Lankan
parliamentary election, Colombo, Sri Lanka - 18 Aug 2015 The UNP party
claimed victory while former Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa
admitted his dream of a political comeback was over.<br />
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Supporters of Sri Lankan Prime Minister Wickremesinghe celebrate by
dancing and waving flags as his United National Party (UNP) won the
Parliamentary election United National Party win the Sri Lankan
parliamentary election, Colombo, Sri Lanka - 18 Aug 2015 The UNP party
claimed victory while former Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa
admitted his dream of a political comeback was over.<br />
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Supporters of Sri Lankan Prime Minister Wickremesinghe celebrate by
dancing and waving flags as his United National Party (UNP) won the
Parliamentary election United National Party win the Sri Lankan
parliamentary election, Colombo, Sri Lanka - 18 Aug 2015 The UNP party
claimed victory while former Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa
admitted his dream of a political comeback was over.<br />
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Supporters of Sri Lankan Prime Minister Wickremesinghe celebrate by
dancing and waving flags as his United National Party (UNP) won the
Parliamentary election United National Party win the Sri Lankan
parliamentary election, Colombo, Sri Lanka - 18 Aug 2015 The UNP party
claimed victory while former Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa
admitted his dream of a political comeback was over.<br />
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Supporters of Sri Lanka's ruling United National Party lay fire crackers
on a road as they celebrating their party's election performance in
Colombo, Sri Lanka, Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2015. Sri Lanka's prime minister
Ranil Wickremesinghe defeated the country's former strongman Mahinda
Rajapaksa in parliamentary elections, according to results released
Tuesday, blocking a key step of his return to power bid seven months
after he lost the presidency.<br />
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Supporters of Sri Lanka's ruling United National Party celebrate their
party's election performance in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Tuesday, Aug. 18,
2015. Sri Lanka's prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe defeated the
country's former strongman Mahinda Rajapaksa in parliamentary elections,
according to results released Tuesday, blocking a key step of his
return to power bid seven months after he lost the presidency. Portrait
of Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe is seen on left. </div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3537360741720123088.post-30535612996727882512015-08-17T23:00:00.000+05:302015-08-18T14:50:42.360+05:30SRI LANKA ELECTION<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="A member of Sri Lanka's elite police force stands guard as polling officials bring sealed boxes of ballot papers outside a vote counting center in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Monday, Aug. 17, 2015. Sri Lankans voted in parliamentary elections Monday that will decide the political future of former strongman leader Mahinda Rajapaksa, seeking a comeback eight months after being unseated in a shocking election loss. " border="0" src="http://binaryapi.ap.org/54ceea7c47da469fb3266eb06f3721ca/preview/AP564771188236.jpg?wm=api" height="209" title="A member of Sri Lanka's elite police force stands guard as polling officials bring sealed boxes of ballot papers outside a vote counting center in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Monday, Aug. 17, 2015. Sri Lankans voted in parliamentary elections Monday that will decide the political future of former strongman leader Mahinda Rajapaksa, seeking a comeback eight months after being unseated in a shocking election loss. " width="320" /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: #f4f4f4; color: #333333; display: inline ! important; float: none; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 23px; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-converted-space">Sri Lanka's polling officials bring sealed boxes of ballot papers to a vote counting center in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Monday, Aug. 17, 2015. Sri Lankans voted in parliamentary elections Monday that will decide the political future of former strongman leader Mahinda Rajapaksa, seeking a comeback eight months after being unseated in a shocking election loss. </span></span><span style="background-color: #f4f4f4; color: #333333; display: inline ! important; float: none; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 23px; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px;"> </span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: #f4f4f4; color: #333333; display: inline ! important; float: none; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 23px; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px;">Sri Lankan women walk to cast their vote during Parliamentary elections in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Monday, Aug. 17, 2015. The Parliament has 225 members, so any party or coalition must win at least 113 seats to form a government.</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: #f4f4f4; color: #333333; display: inline ! important; float: none; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 23px; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px;">Supporters of Sri Lanka's former president and parliamentary candidate Mahinda Rajapaksa display his posters to mark conclusion of voting in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Monday, Aug. 17, 2015. Sri Lankans voted in parliamentary elections Monday that will decide the political future of the former strongman leader seeking a comeback eight months after being unseated in a shocking election loss. Sinhalese reads, "leader of common people". </span><span style="background-color: #f4f4f4; color: #333333; display: inline ! important; float: none; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 23px; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px;"> </span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: #f4f4f4; color: #333333; display: inline ! important; float: none; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 23px; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px;">Supporters of Sri Lanka's former president and parliamentary candidate Mahinda Rajapaksa display his posters to mark conclusion of voting in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Monday, Aug. 17, 2015. Sri Lankans voted in parliamentary elections Monday that will decide the political future of the former strongman leader seeking a comeback eight months after being unseated in a shocking election loss. </span><span style="background-color: #f4f4f4; color: #333333; display: inline ! important; float: none; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 23px; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px;"> </span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: #f4f4f4; color: #333333; display: inline ! important; float: none; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 23px; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px;">A supporter of Sri Lanka's Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, walks with a poster of him during parliamentary elections in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Monday, Aug. 17, 2015. The incumbent Wickremesinghe, a two-time prime minister is the main rival of Mahinda Rajapaksa, a former strongman leader seeking a comeback eight months after being unseated in a shocking election loss. </span><span style="background-color: #f4f4f4; color: #333333; display: inline ! important; float: none; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 23px; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px;"> </span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: #f4f4f4; color: #333333; display: inline ! important; float: none; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 23px; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px;">Supporters of Sri Lanka's Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, poster behind, light fire-crackers as the voting concludes during parliamentary elections in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Monday, Aug. 17, 2015. The incumbent Wickremesinghe, a two-time prime minister is the main rival of Mahinda Rajapaksa, a former strongman leader seeking a comeback eight months after being unseated in a shocking election loss. </span><span style="background-color: #f4f4f4; color: #333333; display: inline ! important; float: none; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 23px; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px;"> </span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: #f4f4f4; color: #333333; display: inline ! important; float: none; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 23px; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px;">Sri Lankans wait out side a polling station during parliamentary elections in Galle, Sri Lanka, Monday, Aug.17, 2015. Sri Lankans voted in parliamentary elections Monday that will decide the political future of former strongman leader Mahinda Rajapaksa, seeking a comeback eight months after being unseated in a shocking election loss. Rajapaksa, Sri Lanka's leader for nine years until his Jan. 8 presidential election defeat to a former ally, was running for prime minister, a position that is second to that of president. </span><span style="background-color: #f4f4f4; color: #333333; display: inline ! important; float: none; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 23px; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px;"> </span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: #f4f4f4; color: #333333; display: inline ! important; float: none; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 23px; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px;">Supporters of Sri Lanka's Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, poster behind, celebrate as the voting concludes during parliamentary elections in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Monday, Aug. 17, 2015. The incumbent Wickremesinghe, a two-time prime minister is the main rival of Mahinda Rajapaksa, a former strongman leader seeking a comeback eight months after being unseated in a shocking election loss. </span><span style="background-color: #f4f4f4; color: #333333; display: inline ! important; float: none; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 23px; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px;"> </span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: #f4f4f4; color: #333333; display: inline ! important; float: none; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 23px; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px;">A Sri Lankan Buddhist monk, center, leaves after casting his vote during Parliamentary elections in Medamulana village, southern Sri Lanka, Monday, Aug. 17, 2015. The Parliament has 225 members, so any party or coalition must win at least 113 seats to form a government. </span><span style="background-color: #f4f4f4; color: #333333; display: inline ! important; float: none; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 23px; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px;"> </span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: #f4f4f4; color: #333333; display: inline ! important; float: none; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 23px; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px;">Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremasinghe, center, gestures outside a polling station after casting his vote in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Monday, Aug. 17, 2015. Sri Lankans voted in Parliamentary elections on Monday that will decide the political future of a former strongman leader seeking a comeback eight months after being unseated in a shocking election defeat. </span><span style="background-color: #f4f4f4; color: #333333; display: inline ! important; float: none; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 23px; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px;"> </span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: #f4f4f4; color: #333333; display: inline ! important; float: none; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 23px; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px;">Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremasinghe, left, outside a polling station after casting his vote during Parliamentary elections in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Monday, Aug. 17, 2015. The Parliament has 225 members, so any party or coalition must win at least 113 seats to form a government. </span><span style="background-color: #f4f4f4; color: #333333; display: inline ! important; float: none; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 23px; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px;"> </span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: #f4f4f4; color: #333333; display: inline ! important; float: none; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 23px; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px;">Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremasinghe, center, gestures outside a polling station after casting his vote in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Monday, Aug. 17, 2015. Sri Lankans voted in Parliamentary elections on Monday that will decide the political future of a former strongman leader seeking a comeback eight months after being unseated in a shocking election defeat. </span><span style="background-color: #f4f4f4; color: #333333; display: inline ! important; float: none; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 23px; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px;"> </span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: #f4f4f4; color: #333333; display: inline ! important; float: none; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 23px; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px;">Parliamentary candidate Mahinda Rajapaksa makes the victory sign after casting his vote in Medamulana village, southern Sri Lanka, Monday, Aug. 17, 2015. Rajapaksa, who was Sri Lanka's leader for nine years until his Jan. 8 presidential election defeat to a former ally, is running for prime minister, a position that is second to that of president. </span><span style="background-color: #f4f4f4; color: #333333; display: inline ! important; float: none; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 23px; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px;"> </span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: #f4f4f4; color: #333333; display: inline ! important; float: none; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 23px; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px;">Parliamentary candidate Mahinda Rajapaksa greets to supporters outside a polling station before casting his vote in Medamulana village, southern Sri Lanka, Monday, Aug. 17, 2015. Rajapaksa, who was Sri Lanka's leader for nine years until his Jan. 8 presidential election defeat to a former ally, is running for prime minister, a position that is second to that of president. </span><span style="background-color: #f4f4f4; color: #333333; display: inline ! important; float: none; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 23px; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px;"> </span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: #f4f4f4; color: #333333; display: inline ! important; float: none; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 23px; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px;">Parliamentary candidate Mahinda Rajapaksa gestures outside a polling station after casting his vote in Medamulana village, southern Sri Lanka, Monday, Aug. 17, 2015. Rajapaksa, who was Sri Lanka's leader for nine years until his Jan. 8 presidential election defeat to a former ally, is running for prime minister, a position that is second to that of president.</span><span style="background-color: #f4f4f4; color: #333333; display: inline ! important; float: none; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 23px; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px;"> </span></span></span></span><br />
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candidate Mahinda Rajapaksa casts his vote at a polling station in
Medamulana village, southern Sri Lanka, Monday, Aug. 17, 2015.
Rajapaksa, who was Sri Lanka's leader for nine years until his Jan. 8
presidential election defeat to a former ally, is running for prime
minister, a position that is second to that of president. <span style="background-color: #f4f4f4; color: #333333; display: inline ! important; float: none; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 23px; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px;"><br /></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: #f4f4f4; color: #333333; display: inline ! important; float: none; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 23px; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px;">Sri Lankan voters queue to cast their vote at a polling center in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Monday, Aug. 17, 2015. Sri Lankans voted in Parliamentary elections on Monday that will decide the political future of a former strongman leader seeking a comeback eight months after being unseated in a shocking election defeat. Mahinda Rajapaksa, who was Sri Lanka's leader for nine years until his Jan. 8 presidential election defeat to a former ally, is running for prime minister, a position that is second to that of president. </span><span style="background-color: #f4f4f4; color: #333333; display: inline ! important; float: none; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 23px; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px;"> </span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: #f4f4f4; color: #333333; display: inline ! important; float: none; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 23px; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px;">Sri Lankan voters queue to cast their vote at a polling center in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Monday, Aug. 17, 2015. Sri Lankans began voting today in parliamentary polls with former strongman Mahinda Rajapaksa eyeing a political comeback as prime minister months after being toppled as president by Maithripala Sirisena. </span><span style="background-color: #f4f4f4; color: #333333; display: inline ! important; float: none; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 23px; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px;"> </span></span></span></span><br />
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Indian fags are hoisted on the roofs of houses on 69th Independence Day celebrations in New Delhi, India, Friday, Aug. 15, 2015. Saturday’s speech by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi marked the anniversary of the day India gained its freedom from British colonial rule in 1947. The occasion is normally used to layout the government's broad vision for the country.<br />
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An Indian man holds an umbrella near a boy carrying the national flag as they stand on the roof of a building on 69th Independence Day celebrations in New Delhi, India, Friday, Aug. 15, 2015. Saturday’s speech by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi marked the anniversary of the day India gained its freedom from British colonial rule in 1947. The occasion is normally used to layout the government's broad vision for the country.<br />
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An Indian boy waves the national flag in the backdrop of Jama Mosqueon on 69th Independence Day celebrations in New Delhi, India, Friday, Aug. 15, 2015. Saturday’s speech by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi marked the anniversary of the day India gained its freedom from British colonial rule in 1947. The occasion is normally used to layout the government's broad vision for the country.<br />
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Students wave national flags during the flag hoisting ceremony at a muslim neighbourhood on India's 69th Independence Day celebrations in Ahmadabad, India, Saturday, Aug. 15, 2015. Saturday’s speech by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi marked the anniversary of the day India gained its freedom from British colonial rule in 1947. The occasion is normally used to layout the government's broad vision for the country.<br />
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Indian artists perform during the 69th Independence Day celebrations at Golconda Fort in Hyderabad, India, Saturday, Aug.15, 2015. Saturday’s speech by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi marked the anniversary of the day India gained its freedom from British colonial rule in 1947. The occasion is normally used to layout the government's broad vision for the country. Poster reads, "Do not climb on the monument". <br />
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An Indian artist blows a traditional instrument during the 69th Independence Day celebrations at Golconda Fort in Hyderabad, India, Saturday, Aug.15, 2015. Saturday’s speech by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi marked the anniversary of the day India gained its freedom from British colonial rule in 1947. The occasion is normally used to layout the government's broad vision for the country.<br />
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A man takes photographs of a school girl dressed as an army soldier during Indian Army equipment and band display as part of the 69th Independence Day celebrations in Mumbai, India, Saturday, Aug. 15, 2015. Saturday’s speech by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi marked the anniversary of the day India gained its freedom from British colonial rule in 1947. The occasion is normally used to layout the government's broad vision for the country.<br />
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Jammu and Kashmir police women participate in the 69th Independence Day celebrations parade in Srinagar, India, Saturday, Aug. 15, 2015.<br />
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Kashmiri women and children run for cover as it rains during the 69th Independence Day celebrations in Srinagar, India, Saturday, Aug. 15, 2015.<br />
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Bagpipers from Jammu Kashmir Police march during the 69th Independence Day celebrations in Srinagar, India, Saturday, Aug. 15, 2015.<br />
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An Indian policeman drives through a burning ring as he performs a daredevil stunt during the 69th Independence Day celebrations in Srinagar, India, Saturday, Aug. 15, 2015.<br />
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Indian policemen march during the 69th Independence Day celebrations in Srinagar, India, Saturday, Aug. 15, 2015.<br />
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Kashmir students salute during the 69th Independence Day celebrations in Srinagar, India, Saturday, Aug. 15, 2015.<br />
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A cadet of the National Cadet Corps (NCC) participates in a march on the occasion of 69th anniversary of India's independence from British rule, in Jammu, India, Saturday, Aug. 15, 2015.<br />
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A contingent of Border Security Force march on the occasion of India’s 69th Independence Day in Bangalore, India, Saturday, Aug. 15, 2015. Saturday’s speech by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi marked the anniversary of the day India gained its freedom from British colonial rule in 1947. The occasion is normally used to layout the government's broad vision for the country.<br />
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Indian students dressed in traditional attire perform on the occasion of India’s 69th Independence Day in Bangalore, India, Saturday, Aug. 15, 2015. Saturday’s speech by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi marked the anniversary of the day India gained its freedom from British colonial rule in 1947. The occasion is normally used to layout the government's broad vision for the country.<br />
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An Indian army soldier performs Malkhamb, an ancient form of Indian gymnastics, on the occasion of India’s 69th Independence Day in Bangalore, India, Saturday, Aug. 15, 2015. Saturday’s speech by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi marked the anniversary of the day India gained its freedom from British colonial rule in 1947. The occasion is normally used to layout the government's broad vision for the country.<br />
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Tribal men and women in traditional attire perform on the occasion of India’s 69th Independence Day celebrations in Kolkata, India, Saturday, Aug. 15, 2015. Saturday’s speech by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi marked the anniversary of the day India gained its freedom from British colonial rule in 1947. The occasion is normally used to layout the government's broad vision for the country.<br />
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Chief Minister of West Bengal state Mamata Banerjee, left, greets the audience as she leaves the venue on the occasion of India’s 69th Independence Day celebrations in Kolkata, India, Saturday, Aug. 15, 2015. Saturday’s speech by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi marked the anniversary of the day India gained its freedom from British colonial rule in 1947. The occasion is normally used to layout the government's broad vision for the country.<br />
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School student perform on the occasion of 69th anniversary of India's independence from British rule, in Jammu, India, Saturday, Aug. 15, 2015.<br />
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Women of Jammu and Kashmir police march on the occasion of 69th anniversary of India's independence from British rule, in Jammu, India, Saturday, Aug. 15, 2015.<br />
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Indian stand on the roofs of their houses to fly kites near the Jama Mosque on 69th Independence Day celebrations in New Delhi, India, Friday, Aug. 15, 2015. Saturday’s speech by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi marked the anniversary of the day India gained its freedom from British colonial rule in 1947. The occasion is normally used to layout the government's broad vision for the country.<br />
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Chief Minister of West Bengal state Mamata Banerjee, right, salutes after India's national flag was hoisted on the occasion of India’s 69th Independence Day celebrations in Kolkata, India, Saturday, Aug. 15, 2015. Saturday’s speech by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi marked the anniversary of the day India gained its freedom from British colonial rule in 1947. The occasion is normally used to layout the government's broad vision for the country.<br />
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Students hold placards to convey a message as they perform on the occasion of India’s 69th Independence Day in Bangalore, India, Saturday, Aug. 15, 2015. Saturday’s speech by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi marked the anniversary of the day India gained its freedom from British colonial rule in 1947. The occasion is normally used to layout the government's broad vision for the country.<br />
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Indian artists sing as they perform during the 69th Independence Day celebrations at Golconda Fort in Hyderabad, India, Saturday, Aug.15, 2015. Saturday’s speech by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi marked the anniversary of the day India gained its freedom from British colonial rule in 1947. The occasion is normally used to layout the government's broad vision for the country.<br />
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Indian artist hold the national flag during the 69th Independence Day celebrations at Golconda Fort in Hyderabad, India, Saturday, Aug.15, 2015. Saturday’s speech by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi marked the anniversary of the day India gained its freedom from British colonial rule in 1947. The occasion is normally used to layout the government's broad vision for the country.<br />
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Students dressed as army soldiers hold the national flags as they perform on the occasion of India’s 69th Independence Day in Bangalore, India, Saturday, Aug. 15, 2015. Saturday’s speech by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi marked the anniversary of the day India gained its freedom from British colonial rule in 1947. The occasion is normally used to layout the government's broad vision for the country. <br />
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With the Jama Masjid in the background, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, right, addresses the nation on India's 69th Independence Day in New Delhi, India, Saturday, Aug. 15, 2015. Modi's Independence Day speech mainly listed his government's poverty alleviation plans and achievements 15 months after taking office.<br />
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An Indian man sweeps a red carpet moments before the arrival of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the historical Red Fort in New Delhi, India, Saturday, Aug. 15, 2015. Modi's Independence Day speech mainly listed his government's poverty alleviation plans and achievements 15 months after taking office. India celebrates its 1947 independence from British colonial rule on Aug. 15.<br />
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With the Jama Masjid in the background, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the nation on India's 69th Independence Day in New Delhi, India, Saturday, Aug. 15, 2015. India celebrates its 1947 independence from British colonial rule on Aug. 15.<br />
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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the nation on the country's Independence Day from the ramparts of the historical Red Fort in New Delhi, India, Saturday, Aug. 15, 2015. India celebrates its 1947 independence from British colonial rule on Aug. 15.<br />
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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the nation on the country's Independence Day from the ramparts of the historical Red Fort in New Delhi, India, Saturday, Aug. 15, 2015. India celebrates its 1947 independence from British colonial rule on Aug. 15. In the background Indian children choreograph the Hindi phrase "Glory to India".<br />
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With the Jama Masjid in the background, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the nation on India's 69th Independence Day in New Delhi, India, Saturday, Aug. 15, 2015. Modi's Independence Day speech mainly listed his government's poverty alleviation plans and achievements 15 months after taking office.<br />
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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives at the Red Fort to address the nation on occasion of Independence Day in New Delhi, India, Saturday, Aug. 15, 2015. Modi's Independence Day speech mainly listed his government's poverty alleviation plans and achievements 15 months after taking office.<br />
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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, inspects an honor guard as he arrives at the Red Fort to address the nation on occasion of Independence Day in New Delhi, India, Saturday, Aug. 15, 2015. India celebrates its 1947 independence from British colonial rule on Aug. 15.<br />
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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, center, greets Indian children after his Independence Day speech at the Red Fort in New Delhi, India, Saturday, Aug. 15, 2015. India celebrates its 1947 independence from British colonial rule on Aug. 15.<br />
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Indian Tennis player Sania Mirza displays the creations of Moni Agarwal during a fashion show at the India International Jewelry Week in Mumbai, India, Monday, Aug. 3, 2015<br />
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Indian Tennis player Sania Mirza displays the creations of Moni Agarwal during a fashion show at the India International Jewelry Week in Mumbai, India, Monday, Aug. 3, 2015<br />
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Bollywood actress Sonam Kapoor walks the ramp during a fashion show at the India International Jewelry Week in Mumbai, India, Monday, Aug. 3, 2015<br />
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Bollywood actress Sonam Kapoor greets as she walks the ramp during a fashion show at the India International Jewelry Week in Mumbai, India, Monday, Aug. 3, 2015<br />
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Indian Tennis player Sania Mirza displays the creations of Moni Agarwal during a fashion show at the India International Jewelry Week in Mumbai, India, Monday, Aug. 3, 2015<br />
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Photo taken in July 2011 shows former Indian President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, who was known as the country's "Missile Man" for his role in the country's missile and nuclear development programs. The Press Trust of India reported that he died on July 27, 2015, after collapsing during a lecture in Shillong, northeastern India. He was 83.<br />
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Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama, left, talks to former Indian President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam during a seminar on world peace and harmony organized by the Ramakrishna Mission in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2012.<br />
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In this March 4, 2005 file photo, Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez, center, talks to India's President, A.P.J Abdul Kalam, right, and India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at a ceremonial reception in New Delhi, India.<br />
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In this Jan. 19, 2008 file photo, Former Indian President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam smiles during a function in Bangalore, India.<br />
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Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama, left, is felicitated by former Indian President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam at a function to celebrate his birthday in New Delhi, India, Monday, July 6, 2009.<br />
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Former Indian president A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, left, interacts with students at the 101 Indian Science Congress in Jammu, India, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2014. Delegates from 66 countries are expected to participate in the five day event that began Monday. The first meeting of the Congress was held in 1914 in Kolkata. <br />
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Former Indian President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam speaks before inaugurating Tarang, a new facility at Wipro Technologies campus in Bangalore, India, Thursday, May 7, 2009. Tarang, a product qualification and compliance certification facility is equipped with capabilities for product design centers and manufacturing organizations across the globe and the investment in the facility is expected to be around USD$ 8.5 million, a Wipro release said.<br />
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Former Indian President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam speaks before inaugurating Tarang, a new facility at Wipro Technologies campus in Bangalore, India, Thursday, May 7, 2009. Tarang, a product qualification and compliance certification facility is equipped with capabilities for product design centers and manufacturing organizations across the globe and the investment in the facility is expected to be around USD$ 8.5 million, a Wipro release said.<br />
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Former Indian President A.P.J.Abdul Kalam, left, talks with Indian President Pratibha Patil, as Vice President Hamid Ansari, second right, and former Indian Vice President Bhairon Singh Shekhawat look on during the cremation of former Indian president R. Venkataraman, in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2009.<br />
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<a href="http://binaryapi.ap.org/5efa164d6fd0481ab2f503da6454e836/preview/AP081114012305.jpg?wm=api" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Former Indian president A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, right, greets Indian Space Research Organization Chairman G. Madhavan Nair, left, soon after India's Moon Impact Probe successfully landed on the lunar surface, in Bangalore, India, Friday, Nov. 14, 2008. India became the fourth nation to mark its presence on the Moon after a Moon Impact Probe painted with the national tri-color successfully landed on the lunar surface after being detached from the unmanned spacecraft Chandrayaan-1, according to the Indian Space Research Organisation. " border="0" src="http://binaryapi.ap.org/5efa164d6fd0481ab2f503da6454e836/preview/AP081114012305.jpg?wm=api" height="320" title="Former Indian president A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, right, greets Indian Space Research Organization Chairman G. Madhavan Nair, left, soon after India's Moon Impact Probe successfully landed on the lunar surface, in Bangalore, India, Friday, Nov. 14, 2008. India became the fourth nation to mark its presence on the Moon after a Moon Impact Probe painted with the national tri-color successfully landed on the lunar surface after being detached from the unmanned spacecraft Chandrayaan-1, according to the Indian Space Research Organisation. " width="263" /></a></div>
Former Indian president A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, right, greets Indian Space Research Organization Chairman G. Madhavan Nair, left, soon after India's Moon Impact Probe successfully landed on the lunar surface, in Bangalore, India, Friday, Nov. 14, 2008. India became the fourth nation to mark its presence on the Moon after a Moon Impact Probe painted with the national tri-color successfully landed on the lunar surface after being detached from the unmanned spacecraft Chandrayaan-1, according to the Indian Space Research Organisation.<br />
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Former Indian President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Azad looks on during a function organized by a non government organization to hand over health insurance documents to the underprivileged children in Bangalore, India, Saturday, Jan. 19, 2008.<br />
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<a href="http://binaryapi.ap.org/47f33824c14f4d2698ad2182510a9b81/preview/AP08011906371.jpg?wm=api" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Former Indian President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Azad stands with school children during a function organized by a non government organization to hand over health insurance documents to the underprivileged children in Bangalore, India, Saturday, Jan. 19, 2008. " border="0" src="http://binaryapi.ap.org/47f33824c14f4d2698ad2182510a9b81/preview/AP08011906371.jpg?wm=api" height="209" title="Former Indian President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Azad stands with school children during a function organized by a non government organization to hand over health insurance documents to the underprivileged children in Bangalore, India, Saturday, Jan. 19, 2008. " width="320" /></a></div>
Former Indian President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Azad stands with school children during a function organized by a non government organization to hand over health insurance documents to the underprivileged children in Bangalore, India, Saturday, Jan. 19, 2008.<br />
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<a href="http://binaryapi.ap.org/1c57094beef84525b178ddf1f19ba803/preview/AP07092904882.jpg?wm=api" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Former Indian President A.P.J Abdul Kalam, left, and Chief Minister of Gujarat state Narendra Modi, second left, looks at the model of a ship after inaugurating a two-day seminar on shipbuilding opportunities in Ahmadabad, India, Saturday, Sept. 29, 2007. " border="0" src="http://binaryapi.ap.org/1c57094beef84525b178ddf1f19ba803/preview/AP07092904882.jpg?wm=api" height="208" title="Former Indian President A.P.J Abdul Kalam, left, and Chief Minister of Gujarat state Narendra Modi, second left, looks at the model of a ship after inaugurating a two-day seminar on shipbuilding opportunities in Ahmadabad, India, Saturday, Sept. 29, 2007. " width="320" /></a></div>
Former Indian President A.P.J Abdul Kalam, left, and Chief Minister of Gujarat state Narendra Modi, second left, looks at the model of a ship after inaugurating a two-day seminar on shipbuilding opportunities in Ahmadabad, India, Saturday, Sept. 29, 2007.<br />
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<a href="http://binaryapi.ap.org/603390f9fcef4bdc8daab83781be2689/preview/AP07082903697.jpg?wm=api" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Former Indian President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam addresses a youth assembly at the Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Temple in Ahmadabad, India, Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2007. Kalam is on a daylong visit to Ahmadabad. " border="0" src="http://binaryapi.ap.org/603390f9fcef4bdc8daab83781be2689/preview/AP07082903697.jpg?wm=api" height="245" title="Former Indian President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam addresses a youth assembly at the Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Temple in Ahmadabad, India, Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2007. Kalam is on a daylong visit to Ahmadabad. " width="320" /></a></div>
Former Indian President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam addresses a youth assembly at the Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Temple in Ahmadabad, India, Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2007. Kalam is on a daylong visit to Ahmadabad.<br />
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<a href="http://binaryapi.ap.org/4633f64d4ef8453798d48bf64138c2b0/preview/AP07072409786.jpg?wm=api" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Indian President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam takes a walk at the Mughal Garden at the Presidential Palace premises, on the eve of his demitting office in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, July 24, 2007. Newly elected President Pratibha Patil will be sworn in as India's 13th president on July 25, replacing the popular Kalam, who has ended his five-year term and following custom did not seek a second term. " border="0" src="http://binaryapi.ap.org/4633f64d4ef8453798d48bf64138c2b0/preview/AP07072409786.jpg?wm=api" height="234" title="Indian President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam takes a walk at the Mughal Garden at the Presidential Palace premises, on the eve of his demitting office in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, July 24, 2007. Newly elected President Pratibha Patil will be sworn in as India's 13th president on July 25, replacing the popular Kalam, who has ended his five-year term and following custom did not seek a second term. " width="320" /></a></div>
Indian President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam takes a walk at the Mughal Garden at the Presidential Palace premises, on the eve of his demitting office in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, July 24, 2007. Newly elected President Pratibha Patil will be sworn in as India's 13th president on July 25, replacing the popular Kalam, who has ended his five-year term and following custom did not seek a second term.<br />
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Indian President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam looks at his desktop at the study of the Presidential palace, on the eve of his demitting office in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, July 24, 2007. Newly elected President Pratibha Patil will be sworn in as India's 13th president on July 25, replacing the popular Kalam, who has ended his five-year term and following custom did not seek a second term.<br />
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Indian President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam takes a walk at the Mughal Garden at the Presidential Palace premises on the eve of his demitting office in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, July 24, 2007. Newly elected President Pratibha Patil will be sworn in as India's 13th president on July 25, replacing the popular Kalam, who has ended his five-year term and following custom did not seek a second term.<br />
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<a href="http://binaryapi.ap.org/60e86a684dca4dce98c9640af3f1ede4/preview/AP070426042035.jpg?wm=api" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="President of India A.P.J Abdul Kalam stands inside Socrates' Prison in Athens Friday, April 27, 2007 . Kalam is in Greece on a three-day state visit. The Athens site is where historians believe the ancient Greek philosopher was incarcerated before his death in 399 BC by drinking a cup of hemlock. " border="0" src="http://binaryapi.ap.org/60e86a684dca4dce98c9640af3f1ede4/preview/AP070426042035.jpg?wm=api" height="217" title="President of India A.P.J Abdul Kalam stands inside Socrates' Prison in Athens Friday, April 27, 2007 . Kalam is in Greece on a three-day state visit. The Athens site is where historians believe the ancient Greek philosopher was incarcerated before his death in 399 BC by drinking a cup of hemlock. " width="320" /></a></div>
President of India A.P.J Abdul Kalam stands inside Socrates' Prison in Athens Friday, April 27, 2007 . Kalam is in Greece on a three-day state visit. The Athens site is where historians believe the ancient Greek philosopher was incarcerated before his death in 399 BC by drinking a cup of hemlock.<br />
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Indian President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, left, sits on the floor of the stage during a panel discussion of the Ram Nath Goenka Award for Excellence in Journalism, in New Delhi, India, Monday July 16, 2007.<br />
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<a href="http://binaryapi.ap.org/c6d53a566b384736b1e23bb6d3094d42/preview/AP07062908863.jpg?wm=api" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="A man explains the working of a machine to Indian President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, left, during the inauguration of Asia's first catheter manufacturing and research and development facility at Mangalapally village, about 40 Kilometers (25 miles) from Hyderabad, India, Friday, June 29, 2007. The facility, developed by the city-based Relisys Medical Devices Ltd (RMDL), will help bring down the cost of catheters and stents, which are currently imported at high cost, according to a news agency. " border="0" src="http://binaryapi.ap.org/c6d53a566b384736b1e23bb6d3094d42/preview/AP07062908863.jpg?wm=api" height="236" title="A man explains the working of a machine to Indian President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, left, during the inauguration of Asia's first catheter manufacturing and research and development facility at Mangalapally village, about 40 Kilometers (25 miles) from Hyderabad, India, Friday, June 29, 2007. The facility, developed by the city-based Relisys Medical Devices Ltd (RMDL), will help bring down the cost of catheters and stents, which are currently imported at high cost, according to a news agency. " width="320" /></a></div>
A man explains the working of a machine to Indian President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, left, during the inauguration of Asia's first catheter manufacturing and research and development facility at Mangalapally village, about 40 Kilometers (25 miles) from Hyderabad, India, Friday, June 29, 2007. The facility, developed by the city-based Relisys Medical Devices Ltd (RMDL), will help bring down the cost of catheters and stents, which are currently imported at high cost, according to a news agency.<br />
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<a href="http://binaryapi.ap.org/e2dfeb1a23034d17a5169a46957b4a74/preview/AP07030702449.jpg?wm=api" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Head of the Indian Air Force (IAF) Air Chief Marshal S.P. Tyagi, front left, adjusts Indian President A.P.J.Abdul Kalam's cap as they prepare to pose with the 41 Presidential Standards and Colors after the Presidential Fleet Review as part of 75 Jubilee year celebrations of the IAF at their station in Chandigarh, India, Wednesday, March 7, 2007. The personnel standing are holding the colors. " border="0" src="http://binaryapi.ap.org/e2dfeb1a23034d17a5169a46957b4a74/preview/AP07030702449.jpg?wm=api" height="213" title="Head of the Indian Air Force (IAF) Air Chief Marshal S.P. Tyagi, front left, adjusts Indian President A.P.J.Abdul Kalam's cap as they prepare to pose with the 41 Presidential Standards and Colors after the Presidential Fleet Review as part of 75 Jubilee year celebrations of the IAF at their station in Chandigarh, India, Wednesday, March 7, 2007. The personnel standing are holding the colors. " width="320" /></a></div>
Head of the Indian Air Force (IAF) Air Chief Marshal S.P. Tyagi, front left, adjusts Indian President A.P.J.Abdul Kalam's cap as they prepare to pose with the 41 Presidential Standards and Colors after the Presidential Fleet Review as part of 75 Jubilee year celebrations of the IAF at their station in Chandigarh, India, Wednesday, March 7, 2007. The personnel standing are holding the colors.<br />
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<a href="http://binaryapi.ap.org/31b2b0dd07f34a0d80d32bc9fc86317f/preview/AP07020503236.jpg?wm=api" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="India's President and Supreme Commander of the Armed forces, A P J Abdul Kalam, center right, with Army chief J J Singh,center left, poses with army soldiers, at a farewell function, in New Delhi, India, Monday, Feb. 5, 2007. The soldiers are a part of the United Nations Peace keeping forces for Sudan and Congo. " border="0" src="http://binaryapi.ap.org/31b2b0dd07f34a0d80d32bc9fc86317f/preview/AP07020503236.jpg?wm=api" height="191" title="India's President and Supreme Commander of the Armed forces, A P J Abdul Kalam, center right, with Army chief J J Singh,center left, poses with army soldiers, at a farewell function, in New Delhi, India, Monday, Feb. 5, 2007. The soldiers are a part of the United Nations Peace keeping forces for Sudan and Congo. " width="320" /></a></div>
India's President and Supreme Commander of the Armed forces, A P J Abdul Kalam, center right, with Army chief J J Singh,center left, poses with army soldiers, at a farewell function, in New Delhi, India, Monday, Feb. 5, 2007. The soldiers are a part of the United Nations Peace keeping forces for Sudan and Congo.<br />
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<a href="http://binaryapi.ap.org/7336e27a9866470387fdb310bcb7685d/preview/AP06101707471.jpg?wm=api" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Indian President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam looks at a display of duck eggs at a meeting in Gumoria village, about forty kilometers (25 miles) east of Gauhati, India, Tuesday, Oct.17, 2006. " border="0" src="http://binaryapi.ap.org/7336e27a9866470387fdb310bcb7685d/preview/AP06101707471.jpg?wm=api" height="229" title="Indian President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam looks at a display of duck eggs at a meeting in Gumoria village, about forty kilometers (25 miles) east of Gauhati, India, Tuesday, Oct.17, 2006. " width="320" /></a></div>
Indian President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam looks at a display of duck eggs at a meeting in Gumoria village, about forty kilometers (25 miles) east of Gauhati, India, Tuesday, Oct.17, 2006.<br />
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<a href="http://binaryapi.ap.org/a50b3e3cb627db11af9f0014c2589dfb/preview/AP06080909598.jpg?wm=api" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Girls tie the rakhi on the hands of Indian President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2006. " border="0" src="http://binaryapi.ap.org/a50b3e3cb627db11af9f0014c2589dfb/preview/AP06080909598.jpg?wm=api" height="231" title="Girls tie the rakhi on the hands of Indian President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2006. " width="320" /></a></div>
Girls tie the rakhi on the hands of Indian President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2006.<br />
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<a href="http://binaryapi.ap.org/3e956d4ff6f6da11af9f0014c2589dfb/preview/AP060608011072.jpg?wm=api" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="An Indian air force personnel assists Indian President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, right, don a flight helmet before Kalams flight at an Indian Air Force base in Pune, India, Thursday, June 8, 2006. Kalam took to the clouds Thursday, copiloting a fighter jet through the skies over central India. At 74, A.P.J. Abdul Kalam became India's first president and the oldest Indian to fly a jet fighter. " border="0" src="http://binaryapi.ap.org/3e956d4ff6f6da11af9f0014c2589dfb/preview/AP060608011072.jpg?wm=api" height="320" title="An Indian air force personnel assists Indian President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, right, don a flight helmet before Kalams flight at an Indian Air Force base in Pune, India, Thursday, June 8, 2006. Kalam took to the clouds Thursday, copiloting a fighter jet through the skies over central India. At 74, A.P.J. Abdul Kalam became India's first president and the oldest Indian to fly a jet fighter. " width="287" /></a></div>
An Indian air force personnel assists Indian President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, right, don a flight helmet before Kalams flight at an Indian Air Force base in Pune, India, Thursday, June 8, 2006. Kalam took to the clouds Thursday, copiloting a fighter jet through the skies over central India. At 74, A.P.J. Abdul Kalam became India's first president and the oldest Indian to fly a jet fighter.<br />
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<a href="http://binaryapi.ap.org/39d4fc72d0e3da11af9f0014c2589dfb/preview/AP060212018687.jpg?wm=api" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Indian President A.P.J Abdul Kalam, center, interacts with children during the Band Display and Beating Retreat of the Presidents Fleet Review (PFR), in Visakhapatnam, about 700 kilometers (438 miles) southeast of Hyderabad, India, Sunday, Feb. 12, 2006. The PFR held once during the tenure of every president is scheduled for Feb. 12 and a total of 67 ships, with 41 anchored off the coast, three submarines and 41 aircrafts participated in the exercise, according to news reports. " border="0" src="http://binaryapi.ap.org/39d4fc72d0e3da11af9f0014c2589dfb/preview/AP060212018687.jpg?wm=api" height="212" title="Indian President A.P.J Abdul Kalam, center, interacts with children during the Band Display and Beating Retreat of the Presidents Fleet Review (PFR), in Visakhapatnam, about 700 kilometers (438 miles) southeast of Hyderabad, India, Sunday, Feb. 12, 2006. The PFR held once during the tenure of every president is scheduled for Feb. 12 and a total of 67 ships, with 41 anchored off the coast, three submarines and 41 aircrafts participated in the exercise, according to news reports. " width="320" /></a></div>
Indian President A.P.J Abdul Kalam, center, interacts with children during the Band Display and Beating Retreat of the Presidents Fleet Review (PFR), in Visakhapatnam, about 700 kilometers (438 miles) southeast of Hyderabad, India, Sunday, Feb. 12, 2006. The PFR held once during the tenure of every president is scheduled for Feb. 12 and a total of 67 ships, with 41 anchored off the coast, three submarines and 41 aircrafts participated in the exercise, according to news reports.<br />
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<a href="http://binaryapi.ap.org/9a624650aae3da11af9f0014c2589dfb/preview/AP0601280217.jpg?wm=api" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Indian President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, right, tries to balance a headgear, that was part of a dancers accessories, after an event at the Presidential Palace complex in New Delhi, India, Saturday, Jan. 28, 2006. Dancers from across India performed at the Presidential Palace complex as part of India's 57th Republic Day celebrations. " border="0" src="http://binaryapi.ap.org/9a624650aae3da11af9f0014c2589dfb/preview/AP0601280217.jpg?wm=api" height="320" title="Indian President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, right, tries to balance a headgear, that was part of a dancers accessories, after an event at the Presidential Palace complex in New Delhi, India, Saturday, Jan. 28, 2006. Dancers from across India performed at the Presidential Palace complex as part of India's 57th Republic Day celebrations. " width="213" /></a></div>
Indian President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, right, tries to balance a headgear, that was part of a dancers accessories, after an event at the Presidential Palace complex in New Delhi, India, Saturday, Jan. 28, 2006. Dancers from across India performed at the Presidential Palace complex as part of India's 57th Republic Day celebrations.<br />
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Indian President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam shows the indelible ink on his finger after voting in India's fourth phase of national elections in New Delhi, India, Monday, May 10, 2004.<br />
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India's three top scientists, talk during a ceremony in Bombay Saturday June 27, 1998 where the were presented with lifetime achievement awards for the success of the recent nuclear tests conducted by the Indian government. They are: Dr. K. Kasturirangan, left, space research; Dr. R. Chidambaram, center, nuclear research; and Dr. A. .P J. Abdul Kalam, defense research. <br />
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A statue of Mahatma Gandhi overlooks the Indian Parliament house on the opening day of its monsoon session, in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, July 21, 2015.<br />
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Indian Prime Minster Narendra Modi, right, accompanied by other ministers walks to address the media upon his arrival at the Indian Parliament house on the opening day of the monsoon session, in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, July 21, 2015.<br />
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Indian Prime Minster Narendra Modi, center, accompanied by other ministers walks to address the media upon his arrival at the Indian Parliament house on the opening day of the monsoon session, in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, July 21, 2015. <br />
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Indian Prime Minster Narendra Modi, center, accompanied by other ministers addresses the media upon his arrival at the Indian Parliament house on the opening day of the monsoon session, in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, July 21, 2015.<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3537360741720123088.post-65222060406837661022015-07-21T14:31:00.000+05:302015-08-06T17:15:47.032+05:30INDIA MONSOON AGRICULTURE<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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An Indian farmer prepares rice saplings for replanting in a paddy field during monsoon rains on the outskirts of Mumbai, Maharashtra state, India, Tuesday, July 21, 2015. Monsoon rains are crucial for Indian agriculture, because nearly 60 percent of its farmland is rainfed.<br />
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An Indian farmer uses a pair of bulls to plough a paddy field during monsoon rains on the outskirts of Mumbai, Maharashtra state, India, Tuesday, July 21, 2015. Monsoon rains are crucial for Indian agriculture, because nearly 60 percent of its farmland is rainfed.<br />
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An Indian farmer uses a pair of bulls to plough a paddy field as another prepares rice saplings for replanting during monsoon rains on the outskirts of Mumbai, Maharashtra state, India, Tuesday, July 21, 2015. Monsoon rains are crucial for Indian agriculture, because nearly 60 percent of its farmland is rainfed.<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3537360741720123088.post-50188797740680535912015-07-21T08:37:00.000+05:302015-08-06T17:13:07.723+05:30INDIA PARLIAMENT DISRUPTION PROTEST<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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India's main opposition Congress party supporters wear masks of Human Resource Development Minister Smriti Irani and Prime Minister Narendra Modi as they protest against Modi led central government in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, July 21, 2015. Indian opposition parties on Tuesday held protests on first day of the Monsoon session of the Parliament to demand resignation of two key ruling party leaders, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and the top elected leader of Rajasthan state Vasundhararaje Scindia, for allegedly helping a London-based former Indian cricket official Lalit Modi facing investigation for financial irregularities, among other issues of corruption. Placard on left reads, "I am Smriti Irani Modi's uneducated Education Minister".<br />
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An effigy of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is made out as ten-headed demon King Ravan with each head displaying members of his cabinet as main opposition Congress party protests against Modi led central government in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, July 21, 2015. Indian opposition parties on Tuesday held protests on first day of the Monsoon session of the Parliament to demand resignation of two key ruling party leaders, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and the top elected leader of Rajasthan state Vasundhararaje Scindia, for allegedly helping a London-based former Indian cricket official Lalit Modi facing investigation for financial irregularities, among other issues of corruption.<br />
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Indian policewomen try to stop a Congress party supporter as she tries to climb a barricade during a protest against Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, July 21, 2015. Indian opposition parties on Tuesday held protests on first day of the Monsoon session of the Parliament to demand resignation of two key ruling party leaders, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and the top elected leader of Rajasthan state Vasundhararaje Scindia, for allegedly helping a London-based former Indian cricket official Lalit Modi facing investigation for financial irregularities, among other issues of corruption.<br />
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Congress party supporters climb a barricade during a protest against Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, July 21, 2015. Indian opposition parties on Tuesday held protests on first day of the Monsoon session of the Parliament to demand resignation of two key ruling party leaders, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and the top elected leader of Rajasthan state Vasundhararaje Scindia, for allegedly helping a London-based former Indian cricket official Lalit Modi facing investigation for financial irregularities, among other issues of corruption. </div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3537360741720123088.post-38483389933408574552015-07-20T08:53:00.000+05:302015-08-06T17:11:04.986+05:30INDIA POLITICS<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, center, arrives at an all parties meeting convened by the parliament's lower house speaker Sumitra Mahajan, in New Delhi, India, Monday, July 20, 2015. The meeting was convened ahead of the monsoon session that begins from July 21.<br />
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Indian Parliament house building is seen ahead of its monsoon session, in New Delhi, India, Monday, July 20, 2015. The session is scheduled to begin from July 21. </div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3537360741720123088.post-26436998626144118892015-07-19T15:23:00.000+05:302015-08-06T17:08:28.699+05:30RATHA-YATRA<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Indian Ratha Yatra festival took place in Prague, Czech Republic, July 19, 2015. Pictured parade in the city center.<br />
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Indian Ratha Yatra festival took place in Prague, Czech Republic, July 19, 2015. Pictured parade in the city center.<br />
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Indian Ratha Yatra festival took place in Prague, Czech Republic, July 19, 2015. Pictured parade in the city center.<br />
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Indian Ratha Yatra festival took place in Prague, Czech Republic, July 19, 2015. Pictured parade in the city center.<br />
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Indian Ratha Yatra festival took place in Prague, Czech Republic, July 19, 2015. Pictured parade in the city center.<br />
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Indian Ratha Yatra festival took place in Prague, Czech Republic, July 19, 2015. Pictured parade in the city center.<br />
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Indian Ratha Yatra festival took place in Prague, Czech Republic, July 19, 2015. Pictured parade in the city center.<br />
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Indian Ratha Yatra festival took place in Prague, Czech Republic, July 19, 2015. Pictured parade in the city center.<br />
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Indian Ratha Yatra festival took place in Prague, Czech Republic, July 19, 2015. Pictured parade in the city center.<br />
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An Indian traffic policeman, background in uniform, and commuters carry umbrellas as they cross a road during monsoon rains in Kolkata, India, Thursday, July 16, 2015. Heavy monsoon rains have caused water logging in many parts of the city resulting in traffic snarls and disrupting the life of daily commuters.<br />
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An Indian man covers himself with a plastic sheet to shield from the monsoon rain as he walks on a road in Kolkata, India, Thursday, July 16, 2015. Heavy monsoon rains have caused water logging in many parts of the city resulting in traffic snarls and disrupting the life of daily commuters.<br />
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An Indian man pushes his rickshaw as he transports goods, covered under a plastic sheet, during monsoon rain in Kolkata, India, Thursday, July 16, 2015. Heavy monsoon rains have caused water logging in many parts of the city resulting in traffic snarls and disrupting the life of daily commuters. </div>
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Indian farmers return after planting paddy saplings after monsoon rains at Sherpur village, north of Allahabad, India, Sunday, July 12, 2015. Monsoon rains are crucial for Indian agriculture, because nearly 60 percent of its farmland is rainfed.<br />
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Indian farmers prepare to plant paddy saplings after monsoon rains at Sherpur village, north of Allahabad, India, Sunday, July 12, 2015. Monsoon rains are crucial for Indian agriculture, because nearly 60 percent of its farmland is rainfed.<br />
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Indian farmers plant paddy saplings after monsoon rains at Sherpur village, north of Allahabad, India, Sunday, July 12, 2015. Monsoon rains are crucial for Indian agriculture, because nearly 60 percent of its farmland is rainfed.<br />
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Indian farmers prepare to plant paddy saplings after monsoon rains at Sherpur village, north of Allahabad, India, Sunday, July 12, 2015. Monsoon rains are crucial for Indian agriculture, because nearly 60 percent of its farmland is rainfed. </div>
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