February 21: Delhi and beyond, in pictures

The day’s developments, events and newsmakers

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Devotees wait to offer prayers to Lord Shiva on the occasion of Maha Shivratri festival, at Aap Shambhu Temple in Jammu.
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Hindu devotees worship a huge Shivaling on the occasion of Mahashivaratri in Kota Rajasthan.

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PTI Photo
 Devotees travel by a boat to offer prayers at Umananda temple, on the occasion of Maha Shivratri, in Guwahati.
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Photo by Vipin
Devotees offer prayers to Lord Shiva on the occasion of Maha Shivratri festival in Delhi.

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PTI Photo
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh performs rituals to lay the foundation stone of the ‘Thal Sena Bhawan’ in Delhi Cantt, New Delhi.
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PTI Photo
Delhi Dy CM Manish Sisodia meets Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman after taking charge as Delhi’s Finance Minister, in New Delhi.

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PTI Photo
 People pay tributes to ‘Bhasa Shahids’ (language martyrs) at their memorial on International Mother Language Day, in Kolkata.
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PTI Photo
A view of the Sardar Patel Gujarat Stadium as the final round of preparations are underway for the U.S. President Donald Trump’s Feb. 24 visit, in Ahmedabad.

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PTI Photo
 Rapid Action Force (RAF) personnel stand guard along a road as part of security preparedness for the U.S. President Donald Trump’s Feb. 24 visit, in Ahmedabad.
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PTI Photo
 A vehicle wades through a flooded road in Sirki Bazaar following heavy rains, in Bathinda.

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Vipin
A view of the clouded sky over Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi
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AP/PTI
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stands at an overview of the East Jerusalem settlement of Har Homa where he announced a new neighborhood is to be built.

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AP/PTI
The Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei casts his ballot in the parliamentary elections, in Tehran. Iranians began voting for a new parliament on Friday, with turnout seen as a key measure of support for Iran’s leadership
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AP/PTI
Workers wearing protective gears help clean each other’s suits after disinfecting as a precaution against the coronavirus at a subway station in Seoul, South Korea. 

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PTI Photo
 India’s Vinesh Phogat (blue) fights against Japanese wrestler Mayu Mukaida in women’s 53kg quarterfinal bout during Asian Senior Wrestling Championship at Indira Gandhi Stadium in New Delhi.

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