Andhra Pradesh and South India in pictures: December 6

6 Dec 2013 4:24 PM GMT

Actor Sridevi (centre) with her husband Boney Kapoor and actor Anil Kapoor coming out of Lord Venkateswara temple after offering prayers at Tirumala in Tirupati Thursday night - PTI
Inspector General SPS Basra, Commander Coast Guard Region (West) introducing the Indian coast guard ship C 404 to E.K. Bharat Bhushan, Chief Secretary, Govt of Kerala during the flaging off of the ship at Vizhinjam port on Friday - DC/Peethambaran
Students of Toc-H Public School explain the models presented by them during the annual science exhibition on the topic 'Science @ Technology for Global Sustainability' in Kochi on Friday - DC/Vinod Karimatt
Rear Admiral M.S. Pawar, Chief of Staff of Southern Naval Command, reviewing a passing-out parade of officers trainees in Kochi on Friday - DC/Arunchandra Bose
A blown-up photograph of Nelson Mandela, paying tribute to the late South African icon, was put up at the Kairali-Sree-Nila theatre complex in Thiruvananthapuram on Friday. IFFK, which began on Friday, represents films from the third world and
Film director Shyamaprasad coming out of Kairali theatre in Thiruvananthapuram after viewing the Costa Rican Movie 'Red Princess' during the International Film Festival of Kerala on Friday - DC/Peethambaran Payyeri
Kerala CM Oommen Chandy hands over the lifetime achievement award to Spanish film director Carlos Saura at the inaugural ceremony of 18th International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK) in Thiruvananthapuram on Friday. Actor Manju Warrier, Ministers,
A jumbo being fed during a break temple - DC/Vinod Karimatt
A devotee offers her prayers at the Tripunithura Sree Poornathrayeesa Temple, near Kochi on the last day of the eight-day long ‘Vrischikotsavam’ festival on Friday - DC/Vinod Karimatt
Food and agriculture minster Anoop Jacob (centre), MLAs Domenic Presentation, Hibi Edaen, Benny Behnan and Ludy Luis at the inugural function of 'Christumas Chantha' (Christmas market) at Jawaharlal Nehru stadium in Kochi on Friday - DC/Vinod
MPs from Kerala protest at Parliament house in New Delhi on Friday during ongoing winter session on Friday - PTI
The kite is made by noted kite maker Peter Linen of New Zealand and operated by Abdulla Maliyekkal , director of 'One India International Kite Festival' in association with Kerala Tourism department - DC/Peethambaran Payyeri
Asia's largest kite, a Kathakali face, with 15 metre body and 15 metre tail, weighing 12.kg and made of parachute materiel floats in air with the help of a pilot kite at Sankhmukhom beach in Thiruvananthapuram on Friday - DC/Peethambaran Payyeri
DMK Chief M. Karunanidhi at political analyst and 'Tukhlaq' editor Cho Ramaswamy's son's wedding reception in Chennai on Friday. Karunanidhi's daughter Kanimozhi is also seen - PTI
Schoolchildren hold candles near a giant portrait of former South African President Nelson Mandela in Chennai on Friday. Mandela, who died Dec. 5 at age 95, was considered a master of forgiveness. - AP
A school girl during a candle light event to pay tribute to former South African President Nelson Mandela at a school on the outskirts of Chennai on Friday - PTI
Sex workers and volunteers hold placards as they take part in the protest rally against the police atrocities against sex workers in Bangalore on Friday - PTI
Two participants pictured with their masks on during the event - PTI
Sex workers and volunteers wear black masks as they protest against the Police atrocities against sex workers in Bangalore on Friday - PTI
After the Union Cabinet cleared Telangana with 10 districts late on Thursday, December 5, pro-Telangana activists started celebrating by bursting crackers in Hyderabad.
Union minority affairs minister K. Rahman Khan addressing a press conference in Hyderabad on Friday.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav and YSR Congress leader Jagan Mohan Reddy talking to media after a meeting in Lucknow on Friday. Akhilesh promised Jagan that Samajwadi Party 'will do anything to halt the division'.
The TRS demanded that certain provisions like entrusting law and order to Governor in the draft Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Bill approved by the Union Cabinet be corrected when it is passed in the Parliament.
TRS president K. Chandrasekhar Rao along with party legislators after attending the party politburo meet at Telangana Bhavan in Hyderabad on Friday - DC/Gandhi
The ministers share a lighter moment as they pose for a photograph along with the recipients -DC/Deepak Deshpande
CM N. Kiran kumar reddy along with ministers Raghuveera Reddy and Mukesh Goud distributing land documents of seventh and final phase at Ravindra Bharathi in Hyderabad on Friday - DC/Deepak Deshpande
Students dangerously travel on an RTC bus in Gajwel village, Medak district of Andhra Pradesh, to go home after their college hours.
A girl takes picture on her mobile phone while traffic police personnel try to fix the damaged portion of a road at the turning of Sangeet cross in Hyderabad. The traffic cop said that in spite of reported complaints to the GHMC, they did not attend
RAF jawans guard near Charminar on the the 21st anniversary of Babri Masjid demolition in Hyderabad on Friday.
Maulana Naseeruddin addressed the dharna in Hyderabad.
A protest dharna in connection with the 21st anniversary of Babri Masjid demolition in Hyderabad on Friday.
These two foreigners don't seem bothered about the shutdown on the Babri Masjid demolition anniversary day and are enjoying their day. Picture from Old City of Hyderabad.
MIM leaders took out a padayatra in the Old City in an effort to pacify the protesters. <a href="http://www.deccanchronicle.com/131206/news-current-affairs/article/tension-hyderabad-old-city-babri-masjid-demolition-anniversary">For detailed report,</a>
Seven persons including two policemen and one official of Fire Services were injured in stone pelting. Things took a dramatic turn after one of youth who was pelting stone was caught by GHMC Corporator Mohd Ghouse. He was identified as Vijay Kumar,
Police had made elaborate arrangements to keep law and order under control in the city. However, the situation turned tense near Mecca Masjid after prayers when a group of youngsters started pelting on the security personnel.
Police detain Darsgah-e-Jihad-O-Shahadat activists from the protest site - DC/P.Surendra
A rickshaw puller carries a load of plastic balls as he rides on a street near the historical monument Charminar in Hyderabad on Friday. The Charminar is a 16th century monument and mosque and is one of the recognized structures in India - AP
A view of an empty street in Hyderabad Old City during the observation of 21st anniversary of Babri Masjid demolition in Hyderabad on Friday.
A homeless woman rests in front of closed shops as a Rapid Action Force (RAF) personnel looks at her on the 21st anniversary of the Babri mosque demolition in the old city of Hyderabad - AP
Activists of Darsgah-e-Jihad-O-Shahadat (DJS) burning the effigy of Sangh Parivar while participating in protest to mark the 21st Babri Masjid demolition anniversary at Moghalpura in Old City of Hyderabad on Friday - DC/P.Surendra

Actor Sridevi (centre) with her husband Boney Kapoor and actor Anil Kapoor coming out of Lord Venkateswara temple after offering prayers at Tirumala in Tirupati Thursday night - PTI

Andhra Pradesh and South India in pictures: December 6

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Andhra Pradesh and South India in pictures: December 6

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