Traveling on the Indian Railways
Indian Railway minister Suresh Prabhu announced the Indian Railways Budget on February 25. Traveling on this railway does not always provide the most comfortable accommodations.
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Chennai, India’s monsoon floods
The heaviest rainfall in more than 100 years has devastated swathes of the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, with thousands forced to leave their submerged homes and schools.
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- Volunteers rescue flood affected people on a country boat from a residential area in Chennai, India, Thursday, Dec. 3, 2015. The heaviest rainfall in more than 100 years has devastated swathes of the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, with thousands forced to leave their submerged homes and schools, offices and a regional airport shut for a second day Thursday.( AP Photo)
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- People carry children on their shoulders and wade through flood waters in Chennai, India, Thursday, Dec. 3, 2015. The heaviest rainfall in more than 100 years has devastated swathes of the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, with thousands forced to leave their submerged homes and schools, offices and a regional airport shut for a second day Thursday.( AP Photo)
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- Indian army soldiers rescue a man from flood waters in Chennai, India, Thursday, Dec. 3, 2015. The heaviest rainfall in more than 100 years has devastated swathes of the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, with thousands forced to leave their submerged homes and schools, offices and a regional airport shut for a second day Thursday. (R Senthil Kumar / Press Trust of India via AP)
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- Flood-affected people receive food packets being distributed by navy personnel in Chennai, in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, Friday, Dec. 4, 2015. The relentless rains that lashed the state for three days eased Friday, but the misery of tens of thousands of people was far from over, with large parts of the main city still underwater along with the region’s biggest airport. (AP Photo/Arun Sankar K)
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- Flood-affected people stretch out their hands to receive packets of biscuits being distributed in Chennai, in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, Friday, Dec. 4, 2015. The relentless rains that lashed the state for three days eased Friday, but the misery of tens of thousands of people was far from over, with large parts of the main city still underwater along with the region’s biggest airport. (AP Photo/Arun Sankar K)
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- Flood-affected people stretch out their hands to receive packets of biscuits being distributed in Chennai, in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, Friday, Dec. 4, 2015. The relentless rains that lashed the state for three days eased Friday, but the misery of tens of thousands of people was far from over, with large parts of the main city still underwater along with the region’s biggest airport. (AP Photo/Arun Sankar K)
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- In this photo provided by the Press Trust of India, a woman who lost a relative in the floods cries as she speaks on the phone at a hospital in Chennai, India, Friday, Dec. 4, 2015. The relentless rains that lashed the state for three days eased Friday, but the misery of tens of thousands of people was far from over, with large parts of the main city still underwater along with the region’s biggest airport. (R. Senthil Kumar/Press Trust of India via AP)
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- A flood-affected man waves to a coastguard chopper in Chennai, India, Saturday, Dec. 5, 2015. Although floodwaters have begun to recede, vast swaths of Chennai and neighboring districts were still under 2 1/2 to 3 meters (8 to 10 feet) of water, with tens of thousands of people in state-run relief camps. (AP Photo/Arun Sankar K)
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- Coastguard sailors load a truck with relief material to be distributed to the flood-affected in Chennai, India, Saturday, Dec. 5, 2015. Although floodwaters have begun to recede, vast swaths of Chennai and neighboring districts were still under 2 1/2 to 3 meters (8 to 10 feet) of water, with tens of thousands of people in state-run relief camps. (AP Photo/Arun Sankar K)
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- A residential area is seen surrounded by floodwaters in Chennai, India, Saturday, Dec. 5, 2015. Although floodwaters have begun to recede, vast swaths of Chennai and neighboring districts were still under 2 1/2 to 3 meters (8 to 10 feet) of water, with tens of thousands of people in state-run relief camps. (AP Photo/Arun Sankar K)
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- A coastguard sailor surveys an area inundated by floodwaters in Chennai, India, Saturday, Dec. 5, 2015. Although floodwaters have begun to recede, vast swaths of Chennai and neighboring districts were still under 2 1/2 to 3 meters (8 to 10 feet) of water, with tens of thousands of people in state-run relief camps. (AP Photo/Arun Sankar K)
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- An Indian army soldier distributes relief material to flood affected people in Chennai, India, Saturday, Dec. 5, 2015. Although floodwaters have begun to recede, vast swaths of Chennai and neighboring districts were still under 2 1/2 to 3 meters (8 to 10 feet) of water, with tens of thousands of people in state-run relief camps. (R. Senthil Kumar/Press Trust of India via AP)
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- Volunteers sort relief material to be distributed to flood victims at the Jawarhalal Nehru Indoor stadium in Chennai, India, Sunday, Dec. 6, 2015. Indian authorities were investigating possible negligence after 18 hospital patients died when rainwaters from massive floods in southern Tamil Nadu state knocked out generators and switched off ventilators.The worst flooding in a century in Tamil Nadu has left scores of people dead since November. (AP Photo/Arun Sankar K)
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- A family of flood victims huddle together at a temporary shelter at a railway station in Chennai, India, Sunday, Dec. 6, 2015. Indian authorities were investigating possible negligence after 18 hospital patients died when rainwaters from massive floods in southern Tamil Nadu state knocked out generators and switched off ventilators.The worst flooding in a century in Tamil Nadu has left scores of people dead since November. (AP Photo/Arun Sankar K)
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- Residents try to salvage reusable material from their flood damaged houses on the banks of the Adyar River in Chennai, India, Sunday, Dec. 6, 2015. Indian authorities were investigating possible negligence after 18 hospital patients died when rainwaters from massive floods in southern Tamil Nadu state knocked out generators and switched off ventilators.The worst flooding in a century in Tamil Nadu has left scores of people dead since November. (AP Photo/Arun Sankar K)
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- A resident sits near washed clothes left to dry after they were recovered from their flood damaged houses on the banks of the Adyar River in Chennai, India, Sunday, Dec. 6, 2015. Indian authorities were investigating possible negligence after 18 hospital patients died when rainwaters from massive floods in southern Tamil Nadu state knocked out generators and switched off ventilators.The worst flooding in a century in Tamil Nadu has left scores of people dead since November. (AP Photo/Arun Sankar K)
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- Residents try to salvage reusable material from their flood damaged houses on the banks of the Adyar River in Chennai, India, Sunday, Dec. 6, 2015. Indian authorities were investigating possible negligence after 18 hospital patients died when rainwaters from massive floods in southern Tamil Nadu state knocked out generators and switched off ventilators.The worst flooding in a century in Tamil Nadu has left scores of people dead since November. (AP Photo/Arun Sankar K)
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- An Indian woman kisses a child as passengers who were stranded in Chennai due to the floods were rescued in an Indian Air Force C-17 aircraft and brought to the Begumpet Air Force Station, in Hyderabad, India, Thursday, Dec. 3, 2015. The heaviest rainfall in more than 100 years has devastated swathes of the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, with thousands forced to leave their submerged homes and schools, offices and a regional airport shut for a second day Thursday. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.)
The lights of Karthika in India
Karthika is one of the most auspicious months in the lunar calendar, which begins on the day after Diwali, the Festival of Lights and ends after 30 days. It is considered very sacred by the devotees of Lord Shiva and Lord Vishnu.
LGBT “Pride March” rally in India
Members and supporters of the LGBT community participated in a “Pride March” rally in Bangalore, India on Sunday. Gay rights supporters waved flags and danced past traffic during the march to celebrate gay pride and to push for the repeal of a colonial-era law that makes homosexuality a crime.
Chhath Puja festival in India
On Chhath, an ancient Hindu festival, rituals are performed to thank the Sun god for sustaining life on earth. The festival is celebrated six days after Diwali.
Celebrating Diwali in India, Pakistan and beyond
Diwali, the festival of lights, is one of Hinduism’s most important festivals dedicated to the worship of Lakshmi, the Hindu goddess of wealth.
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