Students across Maharashtra appeared for the SSC board examinations on Friday, with hundreds gathering at centres including Mahim Saraswati Mandir High School in Mumbai. The MSBSHSE has deployed CCTV surveillance, flying squads and anti-cheating measures statewide (Pics/Sayyed Sameer Abedi and PTI)

Devotees thronged Mumbai`s Kashivishveshwar temple on Mahashivratri, offering prayers, performing rituals, and celebrating the sacred union of Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati with devotion and fervour. (PICS/ ASHISH RAJE)