Thousands of Indians from the northeast are leaving the southern city of Bangalore and other towns.
They have been spurred by rumors they would be attacked in retaliation for communal violence in their home state of Assam.
Pictured are crowds as they disembark from a train originating in the southern city of Bangalore, in Gauhati, Assam state.
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