India gang-rape protests - in pictures

A girl holds a placard on a protest rally in the southern city of Hyderabad Photograph: Krishnendu Halder/Reuters

Sand artist Sudarshan Pattnaik creates a sculpture to pay homage to the gang-rape victim who died early on Saturday Photograph: AP

Schoolchildren hold placards and candles during a rally in Ahmedabad Photograph: Sam Panthaky/AFP/Getty Images

Protesters hold banners calling for capital punishment for the rapists of the 23-year-old victim Photograph: Saurabh Das/AP

Activists from the Bharatiya Janta party shout anti-government slogans Photograph: Divyakant Solanki/EPA

A woman covered in clay shouts slogans during a protest Photograph: Sajjad Hussain/AFP/Getty Images

A woman cries while attending a gathering to mourn the death of the medical student Photograph: Saurabh Das/AP

Anti-riot personnel stand guard at a checkpoint after security was boosted following the woman's death Photograph: Altaf Qadri/AP

A protester reacts as police try to intervene during a protest in Mumbai Photograph: Punit Paranjpe/AFP/Getty Images

Demonstrators lie on a road during a protest Photograph: Adnan Abidi/Reuters

Protesters shout slogans demanding better security for women Photograph: Raveendran/AFP/Getty Images

An Indian woman, whose mouth is tied with a black cloth, participates in a silent procession Photograph: Anupam Nath/AP

Portraits of the prime minister Manmohan Singh (front) and the head of India's ruling Congress party, Sonia Gandhi, burn after being set alight during a protest in the western city of Ahmedabad Photograph: Amit Dave/Reuters

A woman, her mouth tied with a black cloth, holds her baby during a silent procession Photograph: Anupam Nath/AP

People gather at a candlelit vigil for the rape victim Photograph: Saurabh Das/AP