Young girls wave their scarves at the pose for a photograph at the historic Neelkanth Mahadev Temple on the fourth 'Somwar' of the Hindu holy month of Shravan, in Beawar.
Anganwadi workers and students form a human chain to mark the National Girl Child Day, at Ridge in Shimla.
Indian students dance as part of a "Save girl, Educate girl" initiative and an attempt for a world record, at a school in Ahmedabad, India. More than Six thousand students of a school participated in the group dance, according to a press release.
Indian students dance as part of a "Save girl, Educate girl" initiative and an attempt for a world record, at a school in Ahmadabad, India. More than Six thousand students of a school participated in the group dance, according to a press release.
Martial Art players demonstrate their skills during the 2nd Jeet Kune Do Federation event at SK Indoor Stadium, in Srinagar. Over 400 students across India are participating in the event.
Nigeria President, Muhammadu Buhari, centre, poses for a photograph with recently freed School girls in Abuja, Nigeria
Girl students display self-defence and martial art skills after their training at Vovinam, a Vietnamese martial art institute, on the eve of International Women’s Day at Saidabad in Hyderabad.
Revelers with their face smeared with 'gulal' pose for a selfie during the 'Holi' festival celebration, in Bengaluru.
Girls perfom during inauguration of three-day “Samutkarsha” Balika Shivir that was inaugurated by Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath at Magh Mela in Allahabad.
Girls dressed in their traditional attire dance around a bonfire as they celebrate Lohri in Jammu.
The Centre's special representative for Kashmir Dineshwar Sharma during a meeting with an all-girls delegation in Pulwama.
Iranian schoolgirls hold up their hands painted with the colours of their country's flag and writing in Persian which reads, "Death to America", in an annual gathering in front of the former U.S. Embassy marking the anniversary of its 1979 takeover, in Tehran, Iran.
Tribal girl students, dressed in their traditional attire, taking part in an ABVP rally in Agartala.
Afghan internally displaced school girls and women study at a class near their temporary homes on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan. The war-torn country faces the challenges of poverty, unemployment, and a lack of infrastructure.
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan meeting school girls after distributing scholarship certificates under 'Ladli Laxmi' scheme, at a programme in Bhopal.
Female students taking out a protest rally on the BHU campus in Varanasi against the Saturday's police action on agitating students.
Girl students take part in a painting competition at Police Public Mela, 2017 at Bakshi Stadium in Srinagar.
An injured student writhing in pain after police allegedly beat them up during a clash at Banaras Hindu University.
NSUI members demonstrating with bangles against the recent police action on Banaras Hindu University (BHU) girls, in New Delhi.
School girls walk on a road divider to protect themselves from a flooded road during heavy rains in New Delhi.
A woman gives birth to triplets, all girls, and named them GST- Garvi, Saachi and Tarvi, in Surat.
Womens College students protest against the the alleged persecution of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar, in Srinagar.
Muslim girls take a selfie during a morning prayer marking Eid al-Adha holiday at Sunda Kelapa Port in Jakarta, Indonesia.
Students from Anjuman Islam College take a selfie on the occasion of Independence Day, in Mumbai.
School girls wearing traditional Punjabi dress holding tricolor ahead of Independence day celebration in Amritsar.
Muslim Girls of Marora (Popular as Trump village) showing thier "Trump Rakhi " ahead of Raksha Bandhan Festival in the hounor of US President Donald Trump, at Nuh Dist Mewat Haryana. The girls are making 1000 Special Trump Rakhi for US President which would be sent to him.
Pieces of watermelon cover participants in the Wonder Girls Camp during a teamwork workshop in which they put rubber bands around the watermelon until it explodes during the camp at the University of Texas of the Permian Basin in Odessa, Texas. The camp is put on by The Crisis Center for girls ages 9-14 offering games and activities that help build self-confidence and self-esteem through STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art, and math) activities.
Women's College students throw stones at the police during clash which erupted following the killing of most wanted Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) Commander Abu Dhujana and his associate in Pulwama encounter, in Srinagar.
Women's College students shout slogans during a clash with the security forces, which erupted following the killing of most wanted Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) Commander Abu Dhujana and his associate in Pulwama encounter, in Srinagar.
Students display placards to protest against Chinese 'Rakhi' ahead of Raksha Bandhan festival in Jabalpur.
Girls take part in "Run for Peace" organised by Jammu and Kashmir Police on the banks of Dal Lake in Srinagar.
Girls pose for a photo during a march in favor of a bill backed by Chile's President Michelle Bachelet, to legalize abortions in three situations: when the mother's life is in danger, when the fetus is not viable, and in cases of rape, in Santiago, Chile.
A girl holds on to the back of an auto-rickshaw as she plays in a flooded street with other children after a heavy monsoon rain in Ahmadabad.
A Durga Vahini girls take part in a self-defence training camp organised by Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP), in Jammu.
Girls walk past a barbed-wire road checkpoint set up by security forces in Srinagar. Government forces imposed curfew-like restrictions in many parts of Kashmir to stop protests ahead of the first death anniversary of rebel leader Burhan Wani on Saturday. His killing by security forces last year sparked violent street clashes and almost daily protests throughout the region.
A Palestinian girl wears as a butterfly stand in front of women preforming at Eid al-Fitr prayers marking the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan in Gaza City.
A model walks the ramp during the audtion for Lakme Fashion Week Winter/Festive 2017" in Bengaluru, Karnataka.
Girls learn martial arts techniques at the closing ceremony of a self-defence training programme for women and children under an empowerment scheme, in New Delhi.
School girls and women learn martial arts techniques at the closing ceremony of a self-defence training programme for women and children under an empowerment scheme, in New Delhi.
Union Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment Thaawarchand Gehlot receives a plant from a child with disabilities at the inauguration of the conference on ‘Towards an Inclusive India: for Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities’ organised by The National Trust in New Delhi. Union minister Vijay Goel is also seen.
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh presents a trophy to a school girl on the inaugural day of the two-day national level conference on 'Capacity Building of SDRF-2017' organised by the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), in New Delhi.
Burqa-clad students walk past CRPF jawans standing guard at a checkpoint in Srinagar after four heavily armed militants were killed as they tried to storm a CRPF camp in a pre-dawn suicide attack in Bandipora district of Jammu and Kashmir.
Girls enjoy the pleasant weather at Rajpath after spells of rain which brought relief from the scorching heat, in New Delhi.
Freed school girls attend a handing over Ceremony ahead of their studies in Abuja, Nigeria. Officials in Nigeria say the 82 young women released by their jihadist captors earlier this month are now joining those already freed in a special rehabilitation program. Aisha Alhassan, Nigeria's minister of women's affairs and social development, said that the newly released women will attend remedial studies.
Students celebrate after their success after CBSE declared 12th class results, in Bhubaneswar.
Residents jam the road over the kidnap of a girl at Sohna in Gurugram. The girl was kidnapped while she was riding a scooty.
Dy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia participating in girls' rally to observe World Menstrual Day for the awareness of the importance of hygiene and the challenges women and girls face during Menstruating Days, in New Delhi.
Students celebrate their success after announcement of CBSE class 12th results, at their school in Gurugram.
A frightened school girl cries as she watches violent clashes between police and protesters following the killing of Zakir Ahmad Bhat and his associate who were close to slain Hizbul Mujahideen Commander Burhan Wani'sr at Tral during an encounter, in Srinagar.
Kashmiri village girls watch the funeral procession of rebel leader Sabzar Ahmed Bhat in Retsuna 45 Kilometers south of Srinagar. Thousands of people assembled in southern Tral area to take part in the funeral of the rebel leader Sabzar Ahmed Bhat, chanting slogans calling for Kashmir's freedom from Indian rule.
A protester dressed as the Statue of Liberty stands next to a fountain during a demonstration in the center of Brussels.
Girl Students holding stones to throw it on police during fresh clashes between students Police, Outside Gandhi College in Srinagar.
Students resorted to stone-pelting as clashes broke out outside Gandhi Memorial College at Babademb, in Srinagar. They were demanding the release of their fellow students who were arrested during the recent agitation against alleged high handedness.
Female students run during fresh clashes against security forces which erupted across the valley, in Srinagar.
Girl students hold a two-Kilometre-long flag carrying the massage to save the girl child on the eve of Mother's Day at Maheshpur, in Varanasi.
An exile Tibetan girl runs with a U.S. flag as she waits to welcome Democratic leader in the U.S. House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi at the Tibetan Children's Village School, in Dharmsala. Pelosi is leading a bipartisan congressional delegation on a two-day trip to Dharmsala.
A Roma girl poses for photographers during celebrations for the 'Hidirellez' festival in Edirne, Turkey.
School students being treated at a hospital in New Delhi. Nearly 200 girls were hospitalised after they complained of irritation in eyes due to gas leakage from a container depot near their school in southeast Delhi's Tughlakabad area.
Students shout freedom slogans during a protest in Budgam, about 20 kilometers southwest of Srinagar.
Women's College students shout slogans during a protest rally against the police action in a college recently, in Srinagar.
A girl shoots a World War II machine gun armed with blanks at an weapon exhibition during a military show in St.Petersburg, Russia.
Daughter of CRPF martyr Inspector Raghbir Singh saluting her father's body during his funeral in village Sathiala, some 50 km from Amritsar. 25 CRPF personnel were killed in a Naxal attack in Chhattisgarh's Sukma district.
Daughter Amisha, cries next to the coffin of paramilitary soldier Sanjay Kumar at a crematorium in Palampur, about 40 kilometers (25 miles) south of Dharmsala.
College girls shout slogans at a protest against the recent police action on students in Srinagar, the first day of reopening of educational institutes following a week's closure over the issue.
Girl students run for cover as police burst tear gas shells during clashes in the vicinity of Lal Chowk, in Srinagar.
Girl students shout slogans during clashes with security personnel in the vicinity of Lal Chowk, in Srinagar.
Girl students shout slogans during a protest rally against the recent police action on students in Kashmir valley, in Srinagar.
Four-year-old girl Nennsi who broke from the crowd and came forward to greet Prime Minister Narendra Modi as his convoy was passing through a road, with her mother in Surat. Prime Minister Modi called her and greeted her before letting go.
Girls cover their faces with scarves to protect themselves from heat waves on a hot day, in Allahabad.
Students of BBK DAV College performing Bhangra, Punjabi folk dance as they take part in Baisakhi festival celebrations at a wheat farm on the outskirts of Amritsar city.
The eight-year-old girl who was found living with a troop of monkeys in the Kataraniyaghat Wildlife Sanctuary, being treated in hospital after being rescued by police, in Bahraich.
A scene of 'Kumari Kanya' ritual on the occasion of Ram Navami at Dakshineswar Ramkrishna Sangha Adyapeath, Dakshineswar, in Kolkata. More than 2000 girls participated in the Hindu festival that is observed after a nine days long fasting ritual.
An Iranian woman smokes a water pipe during the ancient festival of Sizdeh Bedar, an annual public picnic day on the 13th day of the Iranian new Year, west of Tehran, Iran. Sizdeh Bedar, which comes from the Farsi words for "thirteen" and "day out," is a legacy from Iran's pre-Islamic past that hard-liners in the Islamic Republic never managed to erase from calendars.
Three girls are enveloped in feathers as they take a break from a pillow fight in central Bucharest, Romania.
A girl waits for the arrival of water supply at a public tap next to plastic cans lined up by others for collecting drinking water in a hill area on the eve of World Water Day, in Guwahati.
Students offer prayers at Handiqui Girls College on the occasion of Saraswati Puja, in Guwahati.
A girl smiles as her hair is blown by a strong wind in the Chinatown area in Yokohama, near Tokyo.
