In pictures: Intense heat wave in North India

Youngsters bathe in canal water to beat the heat on a hot day in Amritsar on Monday. Photo Vishal Kumar
Monkeys beat the heat in a pond on a hot day at Bandar Ghati near Sector 25 in Panchkula on Thursday. TRIBUNE PHOTO: RAVI KUMAR
A family walks under an Umbrella on a hot summer day in New Delhi on Thursday as temperatures continue to soar in the Capital. Tribune photo: Manas Ranjan
Commuters cover their faces for protection from the scorching heat in Patiala on Thursday. Photo: Rajesh Sachar
Devotees cool down the marble floors of the Golden Temple's Parikarma by splashing water amid an intense heat wave in Amritsar on Tuesday. Photo: Vishal Kumar
Tourists walk with umbrellas for sun protection in Shimla on Thursday. Tribune photo: Lalit Kumar
As Jalandhar city sizzled at 44 degree Celsius, players practised water polo for some relief from the heat on Wednesday. Photo: Sarabjit Singh
Students shielding themselves from the scorching heat at Delhi University in North Delhi on Wednesday. Tribune photo: Mukesh Aggarwal
Children enjoy a swimming pool to beat the heat as temperatures touch 44 degrees in Jalandhar on Monday. Photo Sarabjit Singh

Youngsters bathe in canal water to beat the heat on a hot day in Amritsar on Monday. Photo Vishal Kumar