In Pictures: Cold wave conditions prevail in most parts of north India

Commuters make their way amid dense fog on a cold winter morning in Amritsar. In its latest impact-based advisory, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said "severe" cold wave is expected over Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and northern Rajasthan from December 28 and there is increased likelihood of various illnesses like flu, running nose or nosebleed which usually set in or get aggravated due to prolonged exposure to cold.

Woman wrapped her child in a blanket in the cold and foggy morning, in Jalandhar.

A man rows his boat amid dense fog to cross the Narmada river during a cold winter morning, at Gwarighat, about 15 km from Jabalpur.

According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), under the influence of the approaching Western Disturbance Scattered to Fairly widespread rainfall/snowfall is very likely over Jammu, Kashmir, Ladakh, Gilgit, Baltistan and Muzaffarabad; isolated to scattered rainfall/snowfall over Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and isolated rain and thundershowers over northern parts of Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh on 27th-28th December 2020. Above, farmers work at their field amid dense fog during a cold winter morning, on the outskirts of Amritsar.

Visitors at Taj Mahal amid heavy fog on a cold winter day, in Agra. It added that no significant change in minimum temperatures over most parts of central and east India is likely during the next two-three days. The temperatures will fall by 2-4 degrees Celsius thereafter.

It is likely to increase in spatial coverage during the subsequent two days. Northern parts of Saurashtra and Kutch and West Madhya Pradesh also likely to experience cold wave conditions on these days. Abobe, children feed pigeons along the roadside on a cold winter morning in Amritsar.

Villagers warm themselves around a bonfire on a cold day, on the outskirts of Fatehpur, in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Large parts of north India are already witnessing foggy conditions as temperature drops further.

A commuter rides a bicycle amid dense fog on a cold winter morning in Amritsar.

People sit around a bonfire to warm themselves during a cold and foggy morning, in Gurugram.

Traffic moves during dense fog in a cold winter morning at Delhi- Gurugram Expressway, in Gurugram.

Two men sitting around the bonfire trying to make themselves warm during a cold densely foggy morning, in New Delhi.

Women warm themselves around a bonfire amid dense fog on a cold winter morning in Mirzapur.

A Kashmiri man carries his child on shoulders walk with other family members towards bus terminal on a cold day in Srinagar.