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India recorded extremely high temperatures in various cities this year. But in the sweltering heat of India`s Thar desert, where summer highs soar above 50 degrees Celsius, an architecturally striking school made with a combination of age-old techniques and modern design is an oasis of cool. The Rajkumari Ratnavati Girls` School uses the same yellow sandstone as the 12th-century fort in nearby Jaisalmer, in India`s western state of Rajasthan. (Report and Pics: AFP)

Prime Minister Narendra Modi celebrated Raksha Bandhan with the school girls tying rakhis on his wrist in the national capital on Monday. (Pics/PTI)