Walking through harvested wheat fields
A Kashmiri girl wanders through a field filled with bundles of harvested wheat in Ganderbal, India, on May 15, 2012.
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Quick shower in Jammu, India
A traveler takes a quick shower with the help of an overturned water bottle which diverts the flow of water from a public tap located between two trains at a railway station in Jammu, India, on May 15, 2012. In the second photo, a woman makes use of the tap to wash her face on a sweltering day in Jammu.
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Devotees honor Maha Mariamman
Hindu devotees pierce their cheeks with steel skewers during a parade honoring the goddess Maha Mariamman in Amritsar, India, on May 13, 2012. Adherents believe that Mariamman protects them from disease and unholy transgressions as long as they pay homage to her.
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Caught in the rain at the India Gate monument
A girl stifles her laughter after being caught in a thunderstorm in front of the India Gate monument in New Delhi, India, on May 12, 2012.
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Casting fish nets on the Brahmaputra River
Two fishermen ply their trade in the waters of the Brahmaputra River in Gauhati, India, on May 12, 2012.
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Parrot suffers from heat exhaustion
A parrot which fell from a tree during a hot day in Bhubaneswar, India, is given a cool bath by a villager to help the frazzled bird regain its composure on May 10, 2012.
Photo credit: Biswaranjan Rout / AP
Imprinting the steps of Jivdani Temple
A Hindu devotee wearing a traditional sari stamps vermilion hand prints on the steps of the Jivdani temple in Virar, Maharashtra, India, on May 10, 2012.
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