Hindu devotees offering prayers to the Sun during Chhath Festival on the banks of the Hussain Sagar lake in Hyderabad on Friday. Hindus observe the Chhat puja to pay obeisance to both the rising and setting sun, thanking the Sun God for sustaining
Litterateur M.T. Vasudevan Nair (R), veteran film producer T.E. Vasudevan (M) and ace director Sasikumar, at a function organised in Kochi by the Kerala Film Chamber to mark 100 years of Indian cinema. DC/Sunoj Ninan Mathew
Picture shows the Soorasamharam ritual at Tiruchendur in Tamil Nadu on Friday. DC/M. Aruloli
Artistes from Norway performing at the inauguration of 'FIDE World Chess Championship 2013' in Chennai Thursday night - PTI
Actress Shobana performs with her troupe at the inauguration of 'FIDE World Chess Championship 2013' in Chennai Thursday night - PTI
Picture shows waste, both organic and plastic, that is visible on both sides of a floating bridge in Veli tourist village. DC/Peethambaran Payyeri
Sarod maestro Ustad Amjad Ali Khan visits one of the proposed sites for his music academy at Kalamassery Kinfra park near Kochi on Friday. District Collector P.I. Sheik Pareeth and Kalamassery Municipal Chairman Jamal Manakkadan are also seen with
An elephant procession, as part of Kerala Elephant Owners Federation meet in Thiruvananthapuram, starts off from Padmanabhaswami Temple in Thiruvananthapuram Friday morning - DC/Anand Shinde
Crates of broiler chicken lying strewn on the road after the vehicle carrying them overturned near Kathrikadavu in Kochi Friday morning - DC/Vinod Karimatt
Vendors carrying plastic items on the road in Hubli on Friday. KPN
Dancer Lakshmi Rekha Arun performs Bharatanatyam on the occasion of the 5th Anniversary of Lasya Academy of Dance at Seva Sadana in Bengaluru on Friday. KPN
Officers of Excise department destroying illicit liquor seized at different places in Honnavar on Friday. KPN
Former Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister, R Ashoka, performs a <i>Homa</i> ahead of Gujarat Chief Minister and BJP's PM candidate Narendra Modi’s rally on 17th November, at Palace Grounds in Bengaluru on Friday. KPN
Women of Bengali Yadava Community perform ‘Chath Pooja’ at Sankey Tank in Bengaluru on Friday. KPN
Labourers erect a ferris wheel at a fairground on the outskirts of Hyderabad on Friday. AFP
CPI(M) state secretary B.V. Raghavalu addressing APSEB employees at Mint Compound in Hyderabad on Friday.
YSR Congress President Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy addressing the media in Hyderabad on Friday.
People taking part in a candle light vigil demanding justice for the victims of Mahaboobnagar bus mishap incident, at Lumbini park in Hyderabad on Friday. DC/Deepak Deshpande
Women offering prayers to the setting sun during Chhath puja in Hussain sagar lake on Friday evening.
A devotee brings with her an offering of bananas during Chhath puja at Hussain Sagar lake in Hyderabad on Friday. AFP
Andhra Pradesh and South India in pictures: November 8