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August 18: Delhi and beyond, in pictures

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Tribute meeting for former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee underway at the 11th Vishwa Hindi Sammelan, in Mauritius.
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Pakistani President Mamnoon Hussain, center, administers oath to newly-elected Prime Minister Imran Khan, left, at Presidential Palace in Islamabad, Pakistan. Pakistan’s cricket star-turned-politician Imran Khan was sworn in as prime minister on Saturday despite protests by opposition parties, which accuse the security services of intervening on his behalf in last month’s elections.

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Muslim pilgrims pray at the Grand Mosque, ahead of the annual Hajj pilgrimage in the Muslim holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia. The annual Islamic pilgrimage draws millions of visitors each year, making it the largest yearly gathering of people in the world. 
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An aerial view of the flood-hit areas of Kerala. The disaster has triggered an unprecedented rescue and relief operation led by the Army, the Air Force and the Navy along with teams of National Disaster Response Force involving about 1,300 personnel and 435 boats. 

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People wade across waterlogged streets as heavy monsoon rains cause floods, at Paravoor in Kochi.
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A fishing port in Yangjiang, south China’s Guangdong Province. Due to the influence of Typhoon Bebinca, the time for the lifting of fishing ban in Guangdong was postponed.

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The Flower Carpet at the Grand Place in Brussels, Belgium. The Flower Carpet 2018 is being held at the Grand Place in Brussels. This year’s carpet is dedicated to Guanajuato, a Mexican region with rich floral culture and tradition. 
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The Xiamen Air Boeing 737-800 passenger plane being lifted from the grassy portion of the international runway of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport, after it skidded off the runway while landing under a heavy downpour in suburban Pasay city southeast of Manila, Philippines. All the 157 passengers and crew were safe but the incident forced the closure of the airport and stranded thousands of passengers. 

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Priests with snakes around their necks participate in Maa Mansa Puja during the harvest season, at Dhalbhumgarh sub-division near Jamshedpur. Manasa Devi, the snake goddess, is worshipped mainly in Bengal and other North-Eastern states of India for fertility and prosperity. 
August 18: Delhi and beyond, in pictures
Indian Tricolour flying half-mast at the parliament. India has declared seven days mourning as a mark of respect for the former prime minister Atal Bihar Vajpayee who passed away on Thursday

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