Pics of the day: October 08, 2019

Prime Minister Narendra Modi performs religious rituals with performers at an event marking the Hindu festival of Dussehra in New Delhi on October 8, 2019. (Photo by AFP)

Former royal family member Maharaja Padmanabh Singh performs 'shastra puja' (weapon worship) on the occasion of Vijayadashmi, at City Palace in Jaipur, Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2019. (PTI Photo)

Devotees immerse Goddess Durga idol in a pond on the occasion of Vijayadashami festival, in Patna, Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2019. (PTI Photo)

Tiger model dancers perform at Pilley competition in Mangalore.

A nomad walks along with horses on the banks of the Dal Lake after a rainfall during a lockdown in Srinagar. (Photo by AFP)

Devotees carry palanquin of a deity during a procession on the first day of a week-long Dussehra celebrations, in Kullu, Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2019. (PTI Photo)

A representative of one of the Amazon Rainforest's ethnic groups at the Special Assembly of the Synod of Bishops for the Pan-Amazon Region in the Vatican. (Photo yb AFP)

Children participating in Ramayana Costume Contest at Dasara Program organized by ISKCON at Basavanagudi National College grounds. (Photo by Irshad Mahammad)