A woman walks under an umbrella as protection from severe heat in New Delhi.
Heatwave conditions are most likely to continue over plains of Northwest India, north Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat State during the next five days, India Meteorological Department (IMD) said in its bulletin on Monday, May 20, amid several states recording unbearably high temperatures. Not just Delhi or other parts of the Northwest plains, even the hill state of Himachal Pradesh is battling a heatwave, prompting authorities to issue an alert and change school timings.
A woman walks under an umbrella as protection from severe heat in New Delhi.
A municipality vehicle sprays water to provide respite against intense heat in New Delhi.
A girl walks in a puddle of water inside the Humayun's Tomb complex on a hot summer day in New Delhi.
A man stands next to a fountain inside the Humayun's Tomb complex on a hot summer day in New Delhi.
A family rests next to a water body near India Gate on a hot summer day in New Delhi.
Coblers rest under a tree on a hot summer day, in New Delhi.
An e-rickshaw carries earthen pitchers during a hot summer day, in New Delhi. The demand for earthen pots goes up in the summer season for storing drinking water.
A roadside vendor sells iced lemonade in New Delhi.
A cyclist has his head wrapped in a cotton scarf as protection from the heat in New Delhi.
A boy stands facing a spray to beat the heat at Central Vista Lawns near India Gate, in New Delhi.