Here is how India is having a ball

Pictures of football fans across India showcasing their World Cup spirit

Right foot forward. The eldest in a group of women playing football in a paddy field at Baksa in Assam shows off her sharp shooting skills. (PTI)

West Bengal's famed dhunuchi dance with a football twist is thrown in to mark the World Cup fervour at an event in Kolkata. (PTI)

A Brazil fan in Mekkad, Kerala, has painted his jackfruits in Seleção colours, letting the world know where his World Cup loyalties lie. (K.K. Mustafah)

Amritsar kite maker Jagmohan Kanojia's creation carries pictures of football players and teams participating in the World Cup. (PTI)

The finishing touch. An idol maker readies clay models of football players at his workshop in Kolkata for display during the World Cup season. (PTI)

Odisha sculptor L. Eswar Rao gives finishing touches to a miniature replica of the World Cup trophy he has carved on a pencil tip. (Biswaranjan Rout)

Naib Subedar Azad Singh, former Guinness World Records title holder for travelling the farthest distance balancing a football on the head, displays his skill in Jabalpur in World Cup season. (PTI)

Sand artist Sudarshan Pattnaik showcases his creation for the World Cup at Puri beach, about 65 km from Odisha capital Bhubaneswar. (AFP)

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Right foot forward. The eldest in a group of women playing football in a paddy field at Baksa in Assam shows off her sharp shooting skills. (PTI)