Priests perform ‘aarti’ during the ‘Ganga Saptami’ festival, at Assi Ghat in Varanasi. | Photo: PTI
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Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK candidate from Kolathur constituency, MK Stalin, right, with his wife Durga Stalin shows his ink-marked finger after casting a vote in the state Assembly elections, at a polling station, in Chennai. | Photo: PTI/R Senthilkumar
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Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) chief and candidate from the Tiruchirappalli East constituency, Vijay, casts a vote in the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections at a polling station in Chennai. | Photo: PTI
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Actor Dhanush shows his ink-marked finger after casting a vote in the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, at a polling station in Chennai. | Photo: Handout via PTI
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Actor Kamal Haasan shows his ink-marked finger after casting a vote in the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, at a polling station in Chennai. | Photo: PTI
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Actor Rajinikanth arrives to cast his vote in the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, at a polling station in Chennai. | Photo: PTI
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Voters show their ink-marked fingers after casting their votes, at a polling station, for the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, at Nagercoil, in Kanyakumari district. | Photo: PTI
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BJP candidate from Asansol constituency, Agnimitra Paul, shows her ink-marked finger after casting a vote in the first phase of the West Bengal Assembly elections, at a polling station in Asansol. | Photo: Handout via PTI
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People wait in queues during voting in the first phase of the West Bengal Assembly elections, at a polling station in Murshidabad. | Photo: PTI
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Devotees gather at Badrinath Dham during the portals’ opening ceremony, in Chamoli. | Photo: PTI