Incredible images from India People sleep on a railway platform in Ahmedabad, India late on August 18, 2012. Indian Railways (IR) is an Indian state-owned railway enterprise and one of the worlds largest railway networks comprising 115,000 kilometres (71,458 miles) of tracks and 7,500 stations. IR carries over 30 million passengers and 2.8 million tons of freight daily. Indian Hindu devotees form a human pyramid to break the dahi-handi, curd-pot, suspended in the air during celebrations of Janmashtami, which marks the birth of Hindu God Lord Krishna, Mumbai on August 10, 2012. Hindu men and boys receive prize money by constructing a human pyramid till it is tall enough to enable the topmost person to reach the pot and claim the contents after breaking it An India Against Corruption (IAC) activist wears portraits of Prime minister Manmohan Singh (in blue turban) and Bharatiya Janata Party president Nitin Gadkari over his butt and feet during a protest in New Delhi on August 26, 2012. IAC members were baton charged and detained by the police after protesting in front of the residences of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Congress president Sonia Gandhi and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Nitin Gadkari Indian Punjab State Electricity Board (PSEB) mechanics repairs electrical wires in Amritsar on August 4, 2012. Consumers in Punjab are facing one of the worst power crisis situations in the state as the Punjab State Electricity Board (PSEB) has imposed power cuts of up to seven to eight hours per day, due to the severe shortage of supply. Models showcase creations by Indian designer Neeta Lulla on the final day of Lakme Fashion Week (LFW) winter/festive 2012 in Mumbai on August 7, 2012. The LFW, held bi-annually, features creations by over 85 designers and will culminate with a grand finale on August 7.
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