A look at the best photos of the day

People residing in the floodplains of swollen Yamuna river wait to receive free food from an NGO during the monsoon season, at Mayur Vihar in New Delhi(PTI)

An artist gives final touches to an idol of Lord Ganesha ahead of the upcoming 'Ganesh Chaturthi' festival, in New Delhi(PTI)

Vehicles ply on a waterlogged road after incessant monsoon rainfall, in Surat(PTI)

Children perform ‘Uriyadi’ to celebrate the upcoming festival of 'Janmashtami', outside Attukal Bhagavathy Temple in Thiruvananthapuram(PTI)

80-year-old Zoora Khatoon at the Rohinya refugee settlement area in Kalindi Kunj, New Delhi, Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022. The MHA made it clear that it has not given any direction to provide EWS flats to Rohingya Muslims in Delhi(PTI)

Wife and family members of ITBP officer Sandeep Kumar mourn his demise, at his residence in Akhnoor, on the outskirts of Jammu, Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022. Kumar and six other Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) personnel were killed while 32 others, including two policemen, were injured when a bus carrying them from Chandanwari to Srinagar fell into a deep gorge on Tuesday(PTI)

Devotees travel on a tractor to attend the 'Ramdevra Fair' in Jaisalmer, in Ajmer district(PTI)

Illuminated Devi Talab Mandir on the eve of Krishna Janmashtami in Jalandhar(PTI)