A ghat of the Ganga river wears a deserted look during a hot summer afternoon, in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh.

A man drinks water while working on a hot summer day in Jammu.

Visitors enjoy at the Sahastradhara Waterfall on a hot summer day, in Dehradun.

Women use scarves to protect their faces from the scorching sun during a summer afternoon, in New Delhi.

A child takes a bath under a roadside tap for respite on a hot summer day, in Amritsar.

People bathe at the Ram ki Pehari Ghat on the Sarayu river on a hot day in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh.

A street vendor with her child is sleeping on a sidewalk during a hot day in Jammu.

People take a dip at a canal on a hot summer day, in Jammu.

Children play as residents collect drinking water from a tanker amid water crisis, on a hot summer day, at Sanjay Camp, Chanakyapuri, in New Delhi.

Buffaloes gather and bathe on a hot summer day on the banks of the Tawi River in Jammu.

A monkey plays in a water body on a hot summer day, at Kartavya Path in New Delhi.