November 5: Delhi and beyond, in pictures

The day’s developments, events and newsmakers

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A view of an illuminated Jaipur ahead of Diwali as seen from Galta Gate.
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IANS
School students participate in an awareness rally urging people to refrain from burning crackers ahead of Diwali, in Amritsar.

PTI
PTI
Police women, above the age of 50, pray at the Sabarimala temple, one of the world’s largest Hindu pilgrimage sites, in the southern Indian state of Kerala. The historic Sabarimala temple which had barred women age 10 to 50 from entering the temple, opens to Hindu pilgrims for a day.
PTI
PTI
Devotees trek from Nilakkal base camp towards Sabarimala Temple, in Pathanamthitta. This is the second time the hill temple will open for ‘darshan’ after the Supreme Court allowed entry of women of all age groups into it. 

PTI
PTI
Morning walkers wear pollution masks as thick haze engulfs the city of Delhi, at Lodi Gardens in New Delhi.
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AP/PTI
Young flamenco dancers take a selfie before performing in the street during the 26th International Ballet Festival in Havana, Cuba.

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AP/PTI
The first of thousands of flames in the dry moat of the Tower of London which form part of an installation called ‘Beyond the Deepening Shadow: The Tower Remembers’, to mark the centenary of the end of World War One.
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IANS
The Italian aerobatic squad Frecce Tricolori performs during a ceremony marking the Italy’s National Unity and Armed Forces Day in Rome, Italy.

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AP/PTI
Chinese President Xi Jinping Xi Jinping, fifth from left, and his wife Peng Liyuan, sixth from left, pose with visiting dignitaries for a group photo on the eve of the China International Import Expo in Shanghai. 
Photo by Vipin
Photo by Vipin
People shopping idol of ganesha and laxmi for Diwali celebrating Dhanteras a day of wealth in Delhi.

Photo by Pramod Pushkarna
Photo by Pramod Pushkarna
People shopping for Diwali celebrating Dhanteras a day of wealth at chawri bazar in Delhi 
Photo by Pramod Pushkarna
Photo by Pramod Pushkarna
People shopping for Diwali celebrating Dhanteras a day of wealth chawri bazar in Delhi 

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