Cold weather in India - in pictures

A group of men are joined by stray cows as they try to warm themselves around a small fire on a foggy morning in Allahabad Photograph: Rajesh Kumar Singh/AP

A vendor prepares a brew at his roadside tea stall in the old quarters of Delhi Photograph: Ahmad Masood/Reuters

Labourers warm themselves by a fire in a market in New Delhi Photograph: Kevin Frayer/AP

Police officers, wrapped up against the cold, guard the Sangam river confluence in Allahabad Photograph: Rajesh Kumar Singh/AP

Villagers sip tea as they arrive at temporary camp in Kolkata while on the Gangasagar pilgrimage Photograph: Dibyangshu Sarkar/AFP/Getty Images

Passengers huddle in blankets as they wait to board a train in New Delhi Photograph: Mansi Thapliyal/Reuters

People warm themselves by a fire at a vegetable market in the northern Indian city of Chandigarh Photograph: Ajay Verma/Reuters

A stray dog sleeps beside labourers on a pavement in New Delhi Photograph: Kevin Frayer/AP

A boy bathes in an outdoor basin as temperatures plummet Photograph: Kevin Frayer/AP

A ragpicker struggles to keep warm in a market in New Delhi Photograph: Kevin Frayer/AP

Labourers repair a road in thick fog in Allahabad Photograph: Rajesh Kumar Singh/AP

Children defy the falling temperatures to watch a religious procession in Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh Photograph: Rajesh Kumar Singh/AP

A boy has breakfast at a street stall frequented by labourers Photograph: Kevin Frayer/AP