Olympic torch relay reaches India

The day before the Olympic torch arrives, Tibetan activists protest outside the Chinese embassy in New Delhi Photograph: Uriel Sinai/Getty

Preparations for the ongoing protests Photograph: Uriel Sinai/Getty

A Tibetan activist prepares flags Photograph: Uriel Sinai/Getty

A demonstrator outside the Chinese embassy in New Delhi Photograph: Uriel Sinai/Getty

Monks evoke the spirit of Mahatma Gandhi and peaceful protest Photograph: Uriel Sinai/Getty

Tibetan protesters outside the Chinese embassy Photograph: Uriel Sinai/Getty

A Tibetan activist on the torch relay route Photograph: Uriel Sinai/Getty

Tibetan exiles attempt to break a security cordon outside the hotel where the torch was believed to be being kept, after its arrival early this morning Photograph: Gautam Singh/AP

Indian paramilitary soldiers stand guard outside the hotel where the torch was being kept Photograph: Manan Vatsyayana/AFP

Indian policemen arrest Tibetan protesters running towards the Chinese embassy Photograph: INDRANIL MUKHERJEE/AFP

Former defence minister George Fernandes (c with flag draped around him) participates in a protest by Tibetan people in exile. A rival torch relay in the Indian capital started hours before the Olympic flame was set to be taken on a short and high-security jog in the city. Tibetans, led by Buddhist monks and backed by local supporters, set off from the mausoleum of Mahatma Gandhi Photograph: Prakash Singh/AFP

Tibetan exiles protest, handcuffed and with the five Olympic rings hanging over their necks, in the southern city of Bangalore Photograph: Aijaz Rahi/AP