New Delhi: As temperatures turn punishing and large swathes of the country brace for a heatwave, photos and videos have offered a picture of the hardships of those forced to remain outside and the coping mechanisms resorted to by some.A man bathes his buffaloes in a canal on a hot summer day, on the outskirts of Amritsar, Thursday, April 28, 2022. Photo: PTIPedestrians shield their faces from the heat with a scarf, in Gurugram, Thursday, April 28, 2022. Photo: PTIAmong popular social media shares was a video of a woman making rotis or flat bread on a car bonnet in Odisha, something which did not prove to be very difficult considering the heat on the metal.Scenes from my town Sonepur. It’s so hot that one can make roti on the car Bonnet 😓 @NEWS7Odia #heatwaveinindia #Heatwave #Odisha pic.twitter.com/E2nwUwJ1Ub— NILAMADHAB PANDA ନୀଳମାଧବ ପଣ୍ଡା (@nilamadhabpanda) April 25, 2022Boys jump into the Arabian Sea to beat the heat at Badhwar Park in Mumbai, Thursday, April 28, 2022. Photo: PTIA boy reacts as he cools off in the Khodashi dam, during a hot summer day in Karad, Maharashtra, April 29, 2022. Photo: PTICalls were made on social media to be attentive to those in need in the heat as well.Scorching #summerheat much delighted to provide you water at #Bengaluru big banyan tree.Friends, most provide food for animals but not water, kindly keep a bowl of water to stray dogs, birds & Squirrels within your reach to relieve their thirst #Heatwave pic.twitter.com/MJo9pR9zGZ— Nandan T (@NandanT4) April 29, 2022Only wind storm and no relief from intense heatwave. Birds need you this summer. #HeatWave #savebirds pic.twitter.com/Nw7DXRGZmy— Tahir Ashraf (@Tahir_A) April 29, 2022A man rests in a dry water tunnel of the Sarkhej Roza lake during hot weather in Ahmedabad, India, April 28, 2022. Photo: PTI/Amit DaveA woman uses her bag to protect herself from the sun in New Delhi, India, April 27, 2022. Photo: Reuters/Anushree FadnavisA Picture full of message.Respect! #SummerTime #HeatWave pic.twitter.com/zKZ8JJ7KUO— Rambhai Mokariya (@irammokariya) April 25, 2022A boy dives as buffaloes cool off in a canal on the outskirts of Amritsar, Thursday, April 28, 2022. Photo: PTI