Navratri begins on 11 October and Dussehra falls on 20 October 2026. Here are scenes from the season, all free-licence images with credits.
Images from Wikimedia Commons under the licences noted in each caption.
India is home to about 15 wild cat species, from the tiger and Asiatic lion to the snow leopard and the small fishing cat. Meet six of them, with photos and facts.
A small gallery of freely licensed festival photographs: a home puja, modak, visarjan at a lake and remembrance rituals. Credits are under each photo.
