Muharram procession passing through the historic Charminar, in Hyderabad on Friday. PTI
Devotees throng the church to attend the festival - DC/A.V. Muzafar
The festival flag being hoisted at theMadre De Deus Church at Vettucaud in Thiruvananthapuram on Friday - DC/A.V. Muzafar
Schoolchildren taking part in a programme centred around cricketing legend Sachin Tendulkar's 200th Test match, in Thiruvananthapuram on Friday. DC/Peethambaran Payyeri
Limca record holder and long distance runner Dhanuvachapuram Bahuleyan runs around the Secretariat with the Indian flag held in one hand and big Sachin Tendulkar poster on his chest. DC/Peethambaran Payyeri
Pregnant women walk the ramp at a fashion show in Kochi on Friday. DC/Arunchandra Bose
Kochi Mayor Tony Chammany honouring Jitish Kallat, who was selected as the Curator of the Kochi-Muziris Biennale 2014. Kochi Biennale Foundation General Secretary Riyas Komu and President Bose Krishnamachari are also seen. DC/Sunoj Ninan Mathew
Justice V.R. Krishna Iyer greets a kid, who came to wish him on his 99th birthday, amid celebrations, in Kochi on Friday. DC/Sunoj Ninan Mathew
Director-Marketing, Lenovo India Bhaskar Choudhuri, Managing Director Lenovo India, Amar Babu RK, and Director Consumer Business, Lenovo India Shailendra Katyal, during the launch of the Yoga Tablet by Lenovo in Bengaluru on Friday. KPN
Preparations underway for Narendra Modi’s Bengaluru rally. KPN
Police control room setup for Narendra Modi’s rally on November 17 at Palace Grounds, in Bengaluru on Friday. KPN
A devotee takes the burning coal walk, a customary ritual, during Muharram festivities. KPN
Shia Muslims along with Hindu devotees take part in the Muharram procession in Bagalkot, Karnataka on Friday. KPN
Bobitha Sharma with Uma and Amol Palekar, at the 18th International Children's Film Festival, in Hyderabad on Friday. DC
Kakatiya University Vice-Chancellor felicitating Lav Agarwal, Secretary to the Department of Youth Services and Sports, after the the inaugural ceremony of Central Zone Inter-University Handball tournament for men and women at the varsity ground, in
Womenfolk participating in the Samuhika Ganga Deepotsavam at Hussain Sagar Lake on the eve of Kartika Pournami, in Hyderabad on Friday. DC/Gandhi
A Sikh family enjoying the celebrations.
Fire blowers performing amid Guru Nanak Dev's birthday festivities. DC/Gandhi
Artistes perform during the festival.
Artistes perform during Guru Nanak's birthday celebration, in Hyderabad on Thursday.
Sikhs take out a procession to mark the birthday celebrations.
Sikh community celebrating the birthday of the Sikh religion founder Guru Nanak Dev in Hyderabad on Friday. Festivities, which started on November 13th, will go on till November 17th.
Andhra Pradesh and South India in pictures: November 15