Temperatures in a city in the desert state of Rajasthan have hit 51C (123.8F) – the highest on record in India. A drought has left many villages and towns without regular water. Schools have closed, some hospitals have stopped performing surgery, and in some regions daytime cooking has been banned due to the fire risk
Children cool off at a fountain in Delhi
Air coolers for sale at a wholesale market in Delhi
Women try to draw drinking water from a small puddle, all that remains at the bottom of a well in Bhakrecha Pada, in the state of Maharashtra
Snoozing in the shade under a truck in Agartala, in the state of Tripura, north-east India
Schoolchildren eat ice-cream as they walk past a display recording a temperature of 44C in Jammu, Kashmir
Boys walk through the dried-up Chandola lake on their way to play cricket in Ahmadabad
People collect water from a construction site at a slum area in Mumbai
A street vendor In Jammu cools melons in a canal
Hawkers offer bottles of water to passengers on a bus in Allahabad
Children bathe in a shallow pool in the gardens near the India Gate, Delhi
A woman bathes her daughter on a hot summer day in Delhi
The sun shines over the parched Varuna river in Phoolpur, Uttar Pradesh
Staff assemble fans at a shop in Kolkata
Catfish are rescued from a drying-up lake before being cleaned up and released in to Ahmedabad’s Sabarmati river
Locals cool off in the Sabarmati river on the outskirts of Ahmedabad
Workers bath at a public tube well on a hot morning in Delhi
A forest fire in the village of Bhati, in the Kangra district
Sheltering from the heat in unused water pipes in Delhi
Women walk home after collecting drinking water from a well at Mengal Pada, in Maharashtra state
Ice bars loaded on to a truck from a factory on the outskirts of Ahmedabad
Lemon water on sale in an alleyway in Delhi
A man rides through the streets of Hyderabad with a cloth over his face to protect him from the heat
Children cool off at a fountain in Delhi
Air coolers for sale at a wholesale market in Delhi
Women try to draw drinking water from a small puddle, all that remains at the bottom of a well in Bhakrecha Pada, in the state of Maharashtra
Snoozing in the shade under a truck in Agartala, in the state of Tripura, north-east India
Schoolchildren eat ice-cream as they walk past a display recording a temperature of 44C in Jammu, Kashmir
Boys walk through the dried-up Chandola lake on their way to play cricket in Ahmadabad
People collect water from a construction site at a slum area in Mumbai
A street vendor In Jammu cools melons in a canal
Hawkers offer bottles of water to passengers on a bus in Allahabad
Children bathe in a shallow pool in the gardens near the India Gate, Delhi
A woman bathes her daughter on a hot summer day in Delhi
The sun shines over the parched Varuna river in Phoolpur, Uttar Pradesh
Staff assemble fans at a shop in Kolkata
Catfish are rescued from a drying-up lake before being cleaned up and released in to Ahmedabad’s Sabarmati river
Locals cool off in the Sabarmati river on the outskirts of Ahmedabad
Workers bath at a public tube well on a hot morning in Delhi
A forest fire in the village of Bhati, in the Kangra district
Sheltering from the heat in unused water pipes in Delhi
Women walk home after collecting drinking water from a well at Mengal Pada, in Maharashtra state
Ice bars loaded on to a truck from a factory on the outskirts of Ahmedabad
Lemon water on sale in an alleyway in Delhi
A man rides through the streets of Hyderabad with a cloth over his face to protect him from the heat