HIGHLIGHTS: AFTERNOON

**EDS: HIGHLIGHTS’ CONTACT SHEET - IMAGES RELEASED TILL AFTERNOON** 01- PTI03_31_2026_000063B **EDS: THIRD PARTY IMAGE** In this image posted on March 31, 2026, Prime Minister Narendra Modi views ancient manuscripts during the inauguration of the Samrat Samprati Museum, in Gandhinagar, Gujarat. (@NarendraModi/X via PTI Photo)(PTI03_31_2026_000063B) 02- PTI03_31_2026_000038B **EDS: THIRD PARTY IMAGE** In this screengrab from a video posted on March 31, 2026, Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets Acharya Shri Padma Sagar Surishwarji Maharaj on the occasion of Mahavir Jayanti before inaugurating the Samrat Samprati Museum, in Gandhinagar, Gujarat. (@NarendraModi/YT via PTI Photo)(PTI03_31_2026_000038B) 03- PTI03_31_2026_000046A Bengaluru: Women in traditional attire take part in a procession on the occasion of Mahavir Jayanti, in Bengaluru, Karnataka, Tuesday, March 31, 2026. (PTI Photo/Shailendra Bhojak)(PTI03_31_2026_000046A) 04- PTI03_31_2026_000021A Patna: Women take part in a procession during Mahavir Jayanti celebrations, in Patna, Tuesday, March 31, 2026. (PTI Photo)(PTI03_31_2026_000021A) 05- PTI03_31_2026_000027A Navi Mumbai: People perform rituals on the occasion of Mahavir Jayanti, in Vashi, Navi Mumbai, Tuesday, March 31, 2026. (PTI Photo)(PTI03_31_2026_000027A) 06- PTI03_31_2026_000018B Guwahati: From left, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, state BJP president Dilip Saikia and Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal during the Bharatiya Janata Party Assam unit's election manifesto release ahead of the state Assembly elections, at the party's state headquarters, in Guwahati, Tuesday, March 31, 2026. (PTI Photo)(PTI03_31_2026_000018B) 07- PTI03_31_2026_000055A Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan speaks during a press conference at the AKG Centre, in Thiruvananthapuram, Tuesday, March 31, 2026. (PTI Photo)(PTI03_31_2026_000055A) 08- PTI03_31_2026_000033

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