Incredible images from India
Where else would you find these bizarre and unusual sights but in India? Enjoy these incredible images!
A school boy dressed as Mahatma Gandhi takes part in a march to mark the 143rd birth anniversary of Gandhi in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad October 2, 2012. Mahatma Gandhi, also known as the "Father of the Nation", was instrumental in India's struggle for independence from Britain and a devoted follower of non-violent protest and religious tolerance. REUTERS/Amit Dave
A flood affected woman carries a bucket of drinking water through her flooded compound at Balapara village in the northeastern Indian state of Assam September 26, 2012. Floods and landslides caused by relentless rain in northeast India have killed at least 33 people and displaced more than a million over the past week, officials said on Monday. REUTERS/Utpal Baruah
World's shortest man, Nepalese Chandra Bahadur Dangi (2nd L), 72, poses while shaking hands with Indian Jyoti Amge (2nd R), 19, the world's shortest woman. AFP PHOTO/Prakash MATHEMA
Indian designer Sudhakar Yadav( C) stands next his idol of Hindu God Lord Ganesha sitting on a mechanised moving mouse in Hyderabad on September 18, 2012. Yadav designed 6.6 foot tall Ganesha idol sitting on a mechanised moving mouse made with old automobile parts for the ten day long Ganesh festival starting 19th September. AFP PHOTO/ Noah SEELAM
An Indian Hindu devotee pours milk over a cobra during a Nag-Panchami ritual at a Shiva Temple in Jammu on September 20, 2012. The Hindu festival of Nag-Panchami is observed during the monsoon season and devotees give prayers and tributes to snakes. AFP PHOTO/ STR
An Indian artist works on an idol of the Hindu god Biswakarma at the artisan village, known locally as Kumartoli, in Siliguri on September 10,2012. Biswakarma is the Hindu god of architecture and machinery, and will be worshipped across the country on September 17. AFP PHOTO/Diptendu DUTTA
Indian Guiness world record holder Sailendra Nath Roy ,49, pulls a 'toytrain' with his pony tail in Siliguri on September 17, 2012. Roy, who has several records for pulling vechiles with his ponytail, pulled the 'toytrain' which weighed 42 tons, two and half metres with his pony tail. AFP PHOTO/Diptendu DUTTA
Sajal Biswas, 40, a snake charmer puts the head of a snake into his mouth as he performs at a roadside to earn his livelihood on the outskirts of Agartala, capital of India's northeastern state of Tripura, September 13, 2012. REUTERS/Jayanta Dey (INDIA - Tags: ANIMALS SOCIETY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)
Dancers in body paint wait to take part in a performance during festivities marking the start of the annual harvest festival of "Onam" in the southern Indian city of Kochi August 21, 2012. The ten-day-long festival is celebrated annually in India's southern coastal state of Kerala to symbolise the return of King Mahabali to meet his beloved subjects. REUTERS/Sivaram V
Dancers in body paint wait to take part in a performance during festivities marking the start of the annual harvest festival of "Onam" in the southern Indian city of Kochi August 21, 2012. The ten-day-long festival is celebrated annually in India's southern coastal state of Kerala to symbolise the return of King Mahabali to meet his beloved subjects. REUTERS/Sivaram V
A macaque monkey, with an offspring clutching onto its torso, balances between two power lines above a parking lot in downtown New Delhi on August 27, 2012. Thousands of monkeys live on the rooftops of downtown Delhi. Despite considered a nuisance they cannot be killed because many Indians see them as sacred. AFP PHOTO/ Prakash SINGH
People sleep on a railway platform in Ahmedabad, India late on August 18, 2012. Indian Railways (IR) is an Indian state-owned railway enterprise and one of the world's largest railway networks comprising 115,000 kilometres (71,458 miles) of tracks and 7,500 stations. IR carries over 30 million passengers and 2.8 million tons of freight daily. AFP PHOTO / Sam PANTHAKY
Indian Hindu devotees form a human pyramid to break the dahi-handi, curd-pot, suspended in the air during celebrations of Janmashtami, which marks the birth of Hindu God Lord Krishna, Mumbai on August 10, 2012. Hindu men and boys receive prize money by constructing a human pyramid till it is tall enough to enable the topmost person to reach the pot and claim the contents after breaking it AFP PHOTO/Punit PARANJPE
An oxen eats grass from a parked truck along the Bagodra-Limdi highway, some 65 kms. from Ahmedabad, on August 23, 2012. Thousands of cattle from drought hit regions of Saurashtra and Kutch districts are migrating to green pastures in search of food and water due to drought-like conditions. This year's monsoon has been more than 20 percent below its average, sparking fears of drought among farmers who remember vividly the failure of 2009, when India suffered its worst drought in nearly four decades. AFP PHOTO / Sam PANTHAKY
People sleep on a railway platform in Ahmedabad, India late on August 18, 2012. Indian Railways (IR) is an Indian state-owned railway enterprise and one of the world's largest railway networks comprising 115,000 kilometres (71,458 miles) of tracks and 7,500 stations. IR carries over 30 million passengers and 2.8 million tons of freight daily. AFP PHOTO / Sam PANTHAKY
Indian Hindu devotees form a human pyramid to break the dahi-handi, curd-pot, suspended in the air during celebrations of Janmashtami, which marks the birth of Hindu God Lord Krishna, Mumbai on August 10, 2012. Hindu men and boys receive prize money by constructing a human pyramid till it is tall enough to enable the topmost person to reach the pot and claim the contents after breaking it AFP PHOTO/Punit PARANJPE
An oxen eats grass from a parked truck along the Bagodra-Limdi highway, some 65 kms. from Ahmedabad, on August 23, 2012. Thousands of cattle from drought hit regions of Saurashtra and Kutch districts are migrating to green pastures in search of food and water due to drought-like conditions. This year's monsoon has been more than 20 percent below its average, sparking fears of drought among farmers who remember vividly the failure of 2009, when India suffered its worst drought in nearly four decades. AFP PHOTO / Sam PANTHAKY
A man from India's northeastern state tries to board an overcrowded train through the window before it leaves for the Assam state at the railway station in Kolkata August 18, 2012. Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh assured migrants from the northeast that they were safe as thousands fled Mumbai, Bangalore and other cities on Friday, fearing a backlash from violence against Muslims in Assam. REUTERS/Rupak De Chowdhuri
A man from India's northeastern state tries to board an overcrowded train through the window before it leaves for the Assam state at the railway station in Kolkata August 18, 2012. Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh assured migrants from the northeast that they were safe as thousands fled Mumbai, Bangalore and other cities on Friday, fearing a backlash from violence against Muslims in Assam. REUTERS/Rupak De Chowdhuri
A temple stands amid the waters of the flooded river Tawi after heavy rains in Jammu August 19, 2012. REUTERS/Mukesh Gupta
Indian Punjab State Electricity Board (PSEB) mechanics repairs electrical wires in Amritsar on August 4, 2012. Consumers in Punjab are facing one of the worst power crisis situations in the state as the Punjab State Electricity Board (PSEB) has imposed power cuts of up to seven to eight hours per day, due to the severe shortage of supply. AFP PHOTO/ NARINDER NANU
Models showcase creations by Indian designer Neeta Lulla on the final day of Lakme Fashion Week (LFW) winter/festive 2012 in Mumbai on August 7, 2012. The LFW, held bi-annually, features creations by over 85 designers and will culminate with a grand finale on August 7. AFP PHOTO/ Punit PARANJPE
A mahout sits in between elephants which are participating in festivities marking the annual harvest festival of Onam at a temple on the outskirts of the southern Indian city of Kochi August 29, 2012. REUTERS/Sivaram V
A boy with his body painted like a tiger waits backstage before performing during festivities marking the annual harvest festival of Onam in the southern Indian city of Kochi August 25, 2012. The 10-day-long festival is celebrated annually in India's southern coastal state of Kerala to commemorate the return of King Mahabali to meet his beloved subjects. REUTERS/Sivaram V
An Indian child plays in a water-logged street after a spell of monsoon rain in New Delhi on July 12, 2012. The monsoon rains, a key to India's economy, covered the entire country on July 11 but it was 23 percent below average, officials said amid worries of its impact on two cereal-producing states. AFP PHOTO/SAJJAD HUSSAIN
Indian artist Harwinder Singh Gill displays a miniature model of the Olympic stadium with flags of the 204 participating countries along with the Olympics rings and torch plus the words 'Best Wishes For India, in Amritsar on July 26, 2012. India is sending its largest contingent ever to the Olympics with as many as 81 athletes set to compete in 13 sporting events. AFP PHOTO/NARINDER NANU
An Indian child plays in a water-logged street after a spell of monsoon rain in New Delhi on July 12, 2012. The monsoon rains, a key to India's economy, covered the entire country on July 11 but it was 23 percent below average, officials said amid worries of its impact on two cereal-producing states. AFP PHOTO/SAJJAD HUSSAIN
A Kashmiri vegetable vendor takes a nap in his boat at Dal Lake in Srinagar July 30, 2012. REUTERS/Danish Ismail
Indian artists dressed up as Avathar wait during the final procession of the eleven day traditional festival of 'Bonalu', a ritual offering to the goddes MahaKali at Sri Akkanna Madanna Mahankali Temple in Hyderabad, on July 16, 2012. The Goddess is honoured mostly by women during Bonalu festival by offerings of food and dancing. AFP PHOTO / Noah SEELAM
A Hindu priest sits in a cauldron of water and makes offerings to a fire while performing the "Parjanya Varun Yagam", a special prayer for rain, in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad July 1, 2012. Hindus believe the prayer appeases the god Varuna, who favours them with rain if the ritual is performed. REUTERS/Amit Dave
A temple stands amid the waters of the flooded river Tawi after heavy rains in Jammu August 19, 2012. REUTERS/Mukesh Gupta
Indian Punjab State Electricity Board (PSEB) mechanics repairs electrical wires in Amritsar on August 4, 2012. Consumers in Punjab are facing one of the worst power crisis situations in the state as the Punjab State Electricity Board (PSEB) has imposed power cuts of up to seven to eight hours per day, due to the severe shortage of supply. AFP PHOTO/ NARINDER NANU
Models showcase creations by Indian designer Neeta Lulla on the final day of Lakme Fashion Week (LFW) winter/festive 2012 in Mumbai on August 7, 2012. The LFW, held bi-annually, features creations by over 85 designers and will culminate with a grand finale on August 7. AFP PHOTO/ Punit PARANJPE
A mahout sits in between elephants which are participating in festivities marking the annual harvest festival of Onam at a temple on the outskirts of the southern Indian city of Kochi August 29, 2012. REUTERS/Sivaram V
A boy with his body painted like a tiger waits backstage before performing during festivities marking the annual harvest festival of Onam in the southern Indian city of Kochi August 25, 2012. The 10-day-long festival is celebrated annually in India's southern coastal state of Kerala to commemorate the return of King Mahabali to meet his beloved subjects. REUTERS/Sivaram V
An Indian child plays in a water-logged street after a spell of monsoon rain in New Delhi on July 12, 2012. The monsoon rains, a key to India's economy, covered the entire country on July 11 but it was 23 percent below average, officials said amid worries of its impact on two cereal-producing states. AFP PHOTO/SAJJAD HUSSAIN
Indian artist Harwinder Singh Gill displays a miniature model of the Olympic stadium with flags of the 204 participating countries along with the Olympics rings and torch plus the words 'Best Wishes For India, in Amritsar on July 26, 2012. India is sending its largest contingent ever to the Olympics with as many as 81 athletes set to compete in 13 sporting events. AFP PHOTO/NARINDER NANU
An Indian child plays in a water-logged street after a spell of monsoon rain in New Delhi on July 12, 2012. The monsoon rains, a key to India's economy, covered the entire country on July 11 but it was 23 percent below average, officials said amid worries of its impact on two cereal-producing states. AFP PHOTO/SAJJAD HUSSAIN
A Kashmiri vegetable vendor takes a nap in his boat at Dal Lake in Srinagar July 30, 2012. REUTERS/Danish Ismail
Indian artists dressed up as Avathar wait during the final procession of the eleven day traditional festival of 'Bonalu', a ritual offering to the goddes MahaKali at Sri Akkanna Madanna Mahankali Temple in Hyderabad, on July 16, 2012. The Goddess is honoured mostly by women during Bonalu festival by offerings of food and dancing. AFP PHOTO / Noah SEELAM
A Hindu priest sits in a cauldron of water and makes offerings to a fire while performing the "Parjanya Varun Yagam", a special prayer for rain, in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad July 1, 2012. Hindus believe the prayer appeases the god Varuna, who favours them with rain if the ritual is performed. REUTERS/Amit Dave
Indian Punjab State Electricity Board (PSEB) mechanics repairs electrical wires in Amritsar on August 4, 2012. Consumers in Punjab are facing one of the worst power crisis situations in the state as the Punjab State Electricity Board (PSEB) has imposed power cuts of up to seven to eight hours per day, due to the severe shortage of supply. AFP PHOTO/ NARINDER NANU
Models showcase creations by Indian designer Neeta Lulla on the final day of Lakme Fashion Week (LFW) winter/festive 2012 in Mumbai on August 7, 2012. The LFW, held bi-annually, features creations by over 85 designers and will culminate with a grand finale on August 7. AFP PHOTO/ Punit PARANJPE
A mahout sits in between elephants which are participating in festivities marking the annual harvest festival of Onam at a temple on the outskirts of the southern Indian city of Kochi August 29, 2012. REUTERS/Sivaram V
A boy with his body painted like a tiger waits backstage before performing during festivities marking the annual harvest festival of Onam in the southern Indian city of Kochi August 25, 2012. The 10-day-long festival is celebrated annually in India's southern coastal state of Kerala to commemorate the return of King Mahabali to meet his beloved subjects. REUTERS/Sivaram V
An Indian child plays in a water-logged street after a spell of monsoon rain in New Delhi on July 12, 2012. The monsoon rains, a key to India's economy, covered the entire country on July 11 but it was 23 percent below average, officials said amid worries of its impact on two cereal-producing states. AFP PHOTO/SAJJAD HUSSAIN
Indian artist Harwinder Singh Gill displays a miniature model of the Olympic stadium with flags of the 204 participating countries along with the Olympics rings and torch plus the words 'Best Wishes For India, in Amritsar on July 26, 2012. India is sending its largest contingent ever to the Olympics with as many as 81 athletes set to compete in 13 sporting events. AFP PHOTO/NARINDER NANU
An Indian child plays in a water-logged street after a spell of monsoon rain in New Delhi on July 12, 2012. The monsoon rains, a key to India's economy, covered the entire country on July 11 but it was 23 percent below average, officials said amid worries of its impact on two cereal-producing states. AFP PHOTO/SAJJAD HUSSAIN
A Kashmiri vegetable vendor takes a nap in his boat at Dal Lake in Srinagar July 30, 2012. REUTERS/Danish Ismail
Indian artists dressed up as Avathar wait during the final procession of the eleven day traditional festival of 'Bonalu', a ritual offering to the goddes MahaKali at Sri Akkanna Madanna Mahankali Temple in Hyderabad, on July 16, 2012. The Goddess is honoured mostly by women during Bonalu festival by offerings of food and dancing. AFP PHOTO / Noah SEELAM
A Hindu priest sits in a cauldron of water and makes offerings to a fire while performing the "Parjanya Varun Yagam", a special prayer for rain, in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad July 1, 2012. Hindus believe the prayer appeases the god Varuna, who favours them with rain if the ritual is performed. REUTERS/Amit Dave
Models showcase creations by Indian designer Neeta Lulla on the final day of Lakme Fashion Week (LFW) winter/festive 2012 in Mumbai on August 7, 2012. The LFW, held bi-annually, features creations by over 85 designers and will culminate with a grand finale on August 7. AFP PHOTO/ Punit PARANJPE
A mahout sits in between elephants which are participating in festivities marking the annual harvest festival of Onam at a temple on the outskirts of the southern Indian city of Kochi August 29, 2012. REUTERS/Sivaram V
A boy with his body painted like a tiger waits backstage before performing during festivities marking the annual harvest festival of Onam in the southern Indian city of Kochi August 25, 2012. The 10-day-long festival is celebrated annually in India's southern coastal state of Kerala to commemorate the return of King Mahabali to meet his beloved subjects. REUTERS/Sivaram V
An Indian child plays in a water-logged street after a spell of monsoon rain in New Delhi on July 12, 2012. The monsoon rains, a key to India's economy, covered the entire country on July 11 but it was 23 percent below average, officials said amid worries of its impact on two cereal-producing states. AFP PHOTO/SAJJAD HUSSAIN
Indian artist Harwinder Singh Gill displays a miniature model of the Olympic stadium with flags of the 204 participating countries along with the Olympics rings and torch plus the words 'Best Wishes For India, in Amritsar on July 26, 2012. India is sending its largest contingent ever to the Olympics with as many as 81 athletes set to compete in 13 sporting events. AFP PHOTO/NARINDER NANU
An Indian child plays in a water-logged street after a spell of monsoon rain in New Delhi on July 12, 2012. The monsoon rains, a key to India's economy, covered the entire country on July 11 but it was 23 percent below average, officials said amid worries of its impact on two cereal-producing states. AFP PHOTO/SAJJAD HUSSAIN
A Kashmiri vegetable vendor takes a nap in his boat at Dal Lake in Srinagar July 30, 2012. REUTERS/Danish Ismail
Indian artists dressed up as Avathar wait during the final procession of the eleven day traditional festival of 'Bonalu', a ritual offering to the goddes MahaKali at Sri Akkanna Madanna Mahankali Temple in Hyderabad, on July 16, 2012. The Goddess is honoured mostly by women during Bonalu festival by offerings of food and dancing. AFP PHOTO / Noah SEELAM
A Hindu priest sits in a cauldron of water and makes offerings to a fire while performing the "Parjanya Varun Yagam", a special prayer for rain, in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad July 1, 2012. Hindus believe the prayer appeases the god Varuna, who favours them with rain if the ritual is performed. REUTERS/Amit Dave
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