Tuesday August 15, Our World in Pictures
KASHMIR — Independence Day Becomes Controversial: A member of the daredevil team of Jammu and Kashmir Police displays skills during an Independence Day parade in Srinagar on Tuesday. Authorities imposed curfew in some parts of the disputed region’s main city in anticipation of anti-India protests as separatists fighting against Indian rule called for a strike to mark the country’s Independence Day as “Black Day.”
INDIA — Children Reenact Story: Youth prepare to form a human pyramid to break the Dahi handi, an earthen pot filled with curd hanging above them, as part of celebrations to mark the Janmashtami festival in Mumbai on Tuesday. The festival marks the birth of Hindu god Krishna and the act seeks to reenact the story of Lord Krishna stealing butter during his childhood.