Colours of India

Dawn.com Published November 24, 2011
A Nihang or Sikh warrior performs "Gatkha", a traditional form of martial arts, along a road during a religious procession ahead of the martyrdom day of their ninth guru Guru Tegh Bahadur on Thursday, in the northern Indian city of Chandigarh November 22, 2011. ? Reuters Photo
A Nihang or Sikh warrior performs "Gatkha", a traditional form of martial arts, along a road during a religious procession ahead of the martyrdom day of their ninth guru Guru Tegh Bahadur on Thursday, in the northern Indian city of Chandigarh November 22, 2011. ? Reuters Photo
Pilgrims crowd a tractor trolley to return to their villages after performing religious rituals in the River Ganges in Allahabad, India, Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2011. ? AP Photo
Pilgrims crowd a tractor trolley to return to their villages after performing religious rituals in the River Ganges in Allahabad, India, Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2011. ? AP Photo
Members of the Little Angels, a Korean folk ballet group formed in 1962, perform a fan dance during a dress rehearsal prior to a performance in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2011. ? AP Photo
Members of the Little Angels, a Korean folk ballet group formed in 1962, perform a fan dance during a dress rehearsal prior to a performance in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2011. ? AP Photo
A child of an Indian artisan rests among artwork displayed at a stall during a handicraft fair in Kolkata on November 23, 2011- AFP Photo
A child of an Indian artisan rests among artwork displayed at a stall during a handicraft fair in Kolkata on November 23, 2011- AFP Photo
Activists from the Indian Workers Union shout slogans during a protest march to parliament in New Delhi on November 23, 2011. ? AFP Photo
Activists from the Indian Workers Union shout slogans during a protest march to parliament in New Delhi on November 23, 2011. ? AFP Photo
An Indian artisan paints traditional designs on a pot during a handicraft fair in Kolkata on November 23, 2011. ? AFP Photo
An Indian artisan paints traditional designs on a pot during a handicraft fair in Kolkata on November 23, 2011. ? AFP Photo
College students pose with HIV/AIDS awareness messages painted on their faces during an awareness campaign in the northern Indian city of Chandigarh November 23, 2011. - Reuters Photo
College students pose with HIV/AIDS awareness messages painted on their faces during an awareness campaign in the northern Indian city of Chandigarh November 23, 2011. - Reuters Photo
An elephant decorated with ornaments closes its eye during the start of an annual temple festival at Tripunithura in the southern Indian city of Kochi November 23, 2011. ? Reuters Photo
An elephant decorated with ornaments closes its eye during the start of an annual temple festival at Tripunithura in the southern Indian city of Kochi November 23, 2011. ? Reuters Photo
Supporters of Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh, or Indian Workers Group, participate in a protest rally in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2011- AP Photo
Supporters of Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh, or Indian Workers Group, participate in a protest rally in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2011- AP Photo
Members of the Little Angels, a Korean folk ballet group formed in 1962, perform a fan dance during a dress rehearsal prior to a performance in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2011. ? AP Photo
Members of the Little Angels, a Korean folk ballet group formed in 1962, perform a fan dance during a dress rehearsal prior to a performance in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2011. ? AP Photo
A woman makes a sand sculpture of Hindu God Ganesha as a means of earning a living, on a beach in Mumbai, India, Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2011. ? AP Photo
A woman makes a sand sculpture of Hindu God Ganesha as a means of earning a living, on a beach in Mumbai, India, Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2011. ? AP Photo
An Indian retail departmental store owner Deepak Sethi poses at his store in New Delhi on November 24, 2011. ? AFP Photo
An Indian retail departmental store owner Deepak Sethi poses at his store in New Delhi on November 24, 2011. ? AFP Photo

An insight on the activities in India this week. Different forms of art and the multitudes of colours in each of them - from painted faces to protests - show the ever promising colours and concepts of Indian culture.

 

 

 

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