Devotees gathered at the historic Banganga Tank in Walkeshwar on Sunday to perform tarpan and pind daan for their ancestors as a sacred 16-day period in the Hindu calendar Pitru Paksha began. Pics/Ashish Raje

Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat has rejected claims that "intense hatred" underpins the organisation's work, saying instead that 'Shuddha Saatvika Prem' -- or pure and noble love -- is the foundation of its work. (Pics/X)