A stray dog stands amidst water sprinklers being used at the Central Vista Lawns, to get respite from the scorching heat on a hot summer day, near Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi.

A woman covers her head with a scarf on a hot summer day, in Mumbai.

Visitors at the Agra Fort on a hot summer day, in Agra.

Commuters have their faces covered with scarves to protect from the heat as they ride on a scooty in Jammu.

People rest in a park on a hot and humid summer day, in Ahmedabad.

A vehicle of the Jaipur Municipal Corporation Heritage sprays water mist to provide relief from the scorching sun on a hot summer day, in Jaipur.

A boy jumps into a water body on a hot summer day, in Jammu.

Volunteers pour water to cool the mats laid for devotees on a hot summer day at the Golden Temple, in Amritsar.

An orangutan takes rest under a utensil to protect itself from the scorching sun at Assam State Zoo, on a hot summer day, in Guwahati.

A street vendor selling tomatoes pushes his cart on a hot summer afternoon in Jammu.

Tourists at the Taj Mahal on a hot summer day, in Agra.

A monkey eats ice-cream for respite from the scorching heat on a hot summer day, in Jammu.