November 8: Delhi and beyond, in pictures

The day’s developments, events and newsmaker.

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PTI Photo
Devotees perform “Govardhan Puja” at the ISKCON Temple in Vrindavan near Mathura. 
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PTI Photo
People light earthen lamps for soldiers on the occasion of ‘Diwali’ festival at Ravi Shankar Shukla Stadium, in Jabalpur.

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PTI Photo
Women light earthen lamps at Ramchandra Temple on the occasion of Diwali festival, in Jaipur.
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PTI Photo
Smoke rises as people burn crackers during ‘Diwali’ celebrations, in Gurugram, According to the officials, Delhi recorded its worst air quality of the year the morning after Diwali as the pollution level entered ‘severe-plus emergency’ category due to the rampant bursting of toxic firecrackers.

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PTI Photo
A train runs through the thick haze, a day after Diwali celebrations, in New Delhi, 
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PTI Photo
Mechanics wash their tools with milk on the occasion of ‘Vishwakarma Puja’, in Amritsar.

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PTI Photo
Prime Minister Narendra Modi greets BJP senior leader L K Advani on his birthday at his residence, in New Delhi. 
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AP/PTI Photo
President Donald Trump watches as a White House aide reaches to take away a microphone from CNN journalist Jim Acosta during a news conference in the East Room of the White House.  

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AP/PTI
Chinese President Xi Jinping, right, shakes hands with former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China. 
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AP/PTI
This photo taken from video provided by KMGH-TV shows a fire at an oil and gas site south of Greeley. The Platteville-Gilchrest Fire Protection Agency said diesel fuel caught fire but no injuries were reported. Noble Energy, which operates the site, said all workers are accounted for. 
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PTI Photo
Devotees witness the rituals being performed at the Lord Jagannath temple to pay homage to the departed souls on the occasion of Diwali, in Puri. 

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PTI Photo
A long queue of visitors seen at the Taj Mahal, in Agra.
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Former Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi, Assam Pradesh Congress Committee President Ripun Bora, MP Gaurav Gogoi and others take part in a protest rally on the second anniversary of demonetisation, in Guwahati. 

Photo by Pramod Pushkarna
Photo by Pramod Pushkarna
Due to heavy smog  and fog water being sprayed outside BJP head office at DD Upadhyay Marg in New Dehi.
Photo By Pramod Pushkarna
Photo By Pramod Pushkarna
A Clear mornining on the Deepawali day at Anand vihar and NCR in New Delhi.

Photo By Pramod Pushkarna
Photo By Pramod Pushkarna
Wholesale flowers market at Gazipur on Diwali day.
Photo By Pramod Pushkarna
Photo By Pramod Pushkarna
Articial flowers being sold outside Gazipur flowers mandi in New Delhi.

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PTI Photo
Delhi Police Commissioner Amulya Patnaik distributes sweets among his colleagues working during Diwali festival, in New Delhi, Wednesday, Nov 07, 2018. 

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