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Local women scratch the surface of the beach to find coins thrown by pilgrims as offerings at Gangasagar, India, Thursday, January 15, 2015. The annual holy dip, that devotees believe absolves them of sin, was held Jan. 14-15 at the confluence of the Bay of Bengal and Ganges River. (Photo by Bikas Das/AP Photo)

Local women scratch the surface of the beach to find coins thrown by pilgrims as offerings at Gangasagar, India, Thursday, January 15, 2015. The annual holy dip, that devotees believe absolves them of sin, was held Jan. 14-15 at the confluence of the Bay of Bengal and Ganges River. (Photo by Bikas Das/AP Photo)




A Tamil Hindu girl sits beside her mother who prepares special food to celebrate the harvest festival of Pongal at Dharavi, one of the world’s largest slums, in Mumbai, India, Thursday, January 15, 2015. This celebration, held according to the solar calendar, marks the beginning of the sun's northward movement, considered to be auspicious. (Photo by Rafiq Maqbool/AP Photo)

A Tamil Hindu girl sits beside her mother who prepares special food to celebrate the harvest festival of Pongal at Dharavi, one of the world’s largest slums, in Mumbai, India, Thursday, January 15, 2015. This celebration, held according to the solar calendar, marks the beginning of the sun's northward movement, considered to be auspicious. (Photo by Rafiq Maqbool/AP Photo)




Indian paramilitary soldiers march during rehearsals for the upcoming Republic Day parade in New Delhi, India, Thursday, January 14, 2015. U.S. President Barack Obama will be Chief Guest in this year's Republic Day parade, marked annually on Jan. 26. (Photo by Manish Swarup/AP Photo)

Indian paramilitary soldiers march during rehearsals for the upcoming Republic Day parade in New Delhi, India, Thursday, January 14, 2015. U.S. President Barack Obama will be Chief Guest in this year's Republic Day parade, marked annually on Jan. 26. (Photo by Manish Swarup/AP Photo)




A Tamil Hindu girl covers her face with a scarf to keep out smoke, as women cook special food to celebrate the harvest festival of Pongal at Dharavi, one of the world's largest slums, in Mumbai, India, Thursday, January 15, 2015. (Photo by Rafiq Maqbool/AP Photo)

A Tamil Hindu girl covers her face with a scarf to keep out smoke, as women cook special food to celebrate the harvest festival of Pongal at Dharavi, one of the world's largest slums, in Mumbai, India, Thursday, January 15, 2015. (Photo by Rafiq Maqbool/AP Photo)




A Hindu devotee holds an earthen oil lamp as she prays after taking a holy dip at Sangam during the Magh Mela festival, on an early winter morning in the northern Indian city of Allahabad January 15, 2015. The festival is an annual religious event held during the Hindu month of Magh, when thousands of devotees take a holy dip in the waters of Sangam, the confluence of the Ganges, Yamuna and Saraswati rivers. (Photo by Jitendra Prakash/Reuters)

A Hindu devotee holds an earthen oil lamp as she prays after taking a holy dip at Sangam during the Magh Mela festival, on an early winter morning in the northern Indian city of Allahabad January 15, 2015. The festival is an annual religious event held during the Hindu month of Magh, when thousands of devotees take a holy dip in the waters of Sangam, the confluence of the Ganges, Yamuna and Saraswati rivers. (Photo by Jitendra Prakash/Reuters)




An Indian migrant laborer drinks water after finishing his lunch at old quarters of Delhi, India, Monday, January 12, 2015. Migrant laborers, also known in the city as “pavement dwellers”, sleep in the street of the Indian capital every night. (Photo by Tsering Topgyal/AP Photo)

An Indian migrant laborer drinks water after finishing his lunch at old quarters of Delhi, India, Monday, January 12, 2015. Migrant laborers, also known in the city as “pavement dwellers”, sleep in the street of the Indian capital every night. (Photo by Tsering Topgyal/AP Photo)




A Daredevil unit of the Indian Border Security Force prepares to perform during rehearsals for the upcoming Republic Day parade in New Delhi, India, Thursday, January 14, 2015. (Photo by Manish Swarup/AP Photo)

A Daredevil unit of the Indian Border Security Force prepares to perform during rehearsals for the upcoming Republic Day parade in New Delhi, India, Thursday, January 14, 2015. (Photo by Manish Swarup/AP Photo)




A Daredevils unit of the Indian Border Security Force prepares to perform during rehearsals for the upcoming Republic Day parade in New Delhi, India, Thursday, January 14, 2015. (Photo by Manish Swarup/AP Photo)

A Daredevils unit of the Indian Border Security Force prepares to perform during rehearsals for the upcoming Republic Day parade in New Delhi, India, Thursday, January 14, 2015. (Photo by Manish Swarup/AP Photo)




Indian paramilitary soldiers rehearse for the upcoming Republic Day parade in New Delhi, India, Thursday, January 14, 2015. (Photo by Manish Swarup/AP Photo)

Indian paramilitary soldiers rehearse for the upcoming Republic Day parade in New Delhi, India, Thursday, January 14, 2015. (Photo by Manish Swarup/AP Photo)




An Indian vendor winds strings for kites as he waits for customers at his shop ahead of the Hindu festival of Makar Sakranti, also knowns as kite festival, in Hyderabad, India, Monday, January 12, 2015. Kites are flown in many parts of India during the Hindu festival of Makar Sakranti to be celebrated on Jan. 14 to mark the transition of winter to spring. (Photo by Mahesh Kumar A./AP Photo)

An Indian vendor winds strings for kites as he waits for customers at his shop ahead of the Hindu festival of Makar Sakranti, also knowns as kite festival, in Hyderabad, India, Monday, January 12, 2015. Kites are flown in many parts of India during the Hindu festival of Makar Sakranti to be celebrated on Jan. 14 to mark the transition of winter to spring. (Photo by Mahesh Kumar A./AP Photo)




A man controls a ball during his soccer practice in a public park on a foggy morning in Agartala, capital of India's northeastern state of Tripura, January 12, 2015. (Photo by Jayanta Dey/Reuters)

A man controls a ball during his soccer practice in a public park on a foggy morning in Agartala, capital of India's northeastern state of Tripura, January 12, 2015. (Photo by Jayanta Dey/Reuters)




Women labourers work at the construction site of a road in Kolkata January 8, 2015. Across towns and cities in India, it is not uncommon to see women cleaning building sites, carrying bricks and or shoveling gravel - helping construct the infrastructure necessary for the country's economic and social development. (Photo by Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters)

Women labourers work at the construction site of a road in Kolkata January 8, 2015. Across towns and cities in India, it is not uncommon to see women cleaning building sites, carrying bricks and or shoveling gravel – helping construct the infrastructure necessary for the country's economic and social development. They help build roads, railway tracks, airports, and offices. They lay pipes for clean water supplies, cables for telecommunications, and dig the drains for sewage systems. But although women make up at least 20 percent of India's 40 million construction workers, they are less recognized than male workers with lower pay and often prone to safety hazards and sexual harassment. They are often unaware of their rights or scared to complain, say activists now trying to campaign for better treatment of women in the construction industry. (Photo by Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters)




A vendor selling oranges drinks tea as she waits for customers at a fruit market in the southern Indian city of Bengaluru, previously known as Bangalore, January 12, 2015. (Photo by Abhishek N. Chinnappa/Reuters)

A vendor selling oranges drinks tea as she waits for customers at a fruit market in the southern Indian city of Bengaluru, previously known as Bangalore, January 12, 2015. (Photo by Abhishek N. Chinnappa/Reuters)




Schoolgirls wearing colourful dresses cheer as they fly a kite during the Lohri festival celebrations at their school in the northern Indian city of Amritsar January 12, 2015. Lohri marks the culmination of winter in many parts of northern India. (Photo by Munish Sharma/Reuters)

Schoolgirls wearing colourful dresses cheer as they fly a kite during the Lohri festival celebrations at their school in the northern Indian city of Amritsar January 12, 2015. Lohri marks the culmination of winter in many parts of northern India. (Photo by Munish Sharma/Reuters)




Schoolgirls wearing colourful dresses cheer around a bonfire during the Lohri festival celebrations at their school in the northern Indian city of Amritsar January 12, 2015. (Photo by Munish Sharma/Reuters)

Schoolgirls wearing colourful dresses cheer around a bonfire during the Lohri festival celebrations at their school in the northern Indian city of Amritsar January 12, 2015. (Photo by Munish Sharma/Reuters)




A trader speaks on his mobile phone next to vegetables at a wholesale market in Ghaziabad on the outskirts of New Delhi January 12, 2015. India's annual consumer price inflation accelerated for the first time in five months in December to 5.0 percent, driven by higher food costs, government data showed on Monday. (Photo by Anindito Mukherjee/Reuters)

A trader speaks on his mobile phone next to vegetables at a wholesale market in Ghaziabad on the outskirts of New Delhi January 12, 2015. India's annual consumer price inflation accelerated for the first time in five months in December to 5.0 percent, driven by higher food costs, government data showed on Monday. (Photo by Anindito Mukherjee/Reuters)




A labourer takes down tin boxes inside a tin container recycling factory in a slum area in Mumbai January 12, 2015. India's industrial output recovered at a much faster-than-expected pace in November, posting an annual growth of 3.8 percent year-on-year, helped by a rebound in capital goods sector, government data showed on Monday. (Photo by Danish Siddiqui/Reuters)

A labourer takes down tin boxes inside a tin container recycling factory in a slum area in Mumbai January 12, 2015. India's industrial output recovered at a much faster-than-expected pace in November, posting an annual growth of 3.8 percent year-on-year, helped by a rebound in capital goods sector, government data showed on Monday. (Photo by Danish Siddiqui/Reuters)




Commuters climb stairs to cross a flyover during morning rush hour in Mumbai January 13, 2015. (Photo by Danish Siddiqui/Reuters)

Commuters climb stairs to cross a flyover during morning rush hour in Mumbai January 13, 2015. (Photo by Danish Siddiqui/Reuters)




Family members mourn for their relatives, who died after consuming bootleg liquor, outside their residence at Malihabad town in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh January 13, 2015. A batch of bootleg liquor has killed at least 28 people in India, where tainted illegal alcohol often kills poor villagers unable to afford licensed spirits. (Photo by Pawan Kumar/Reuters)

Family members mourn for their relatives, who died after consuming bootleg liquor, outside their residence at Malihabad town in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh January 13, 2015. A batch of bootleg liquor has killed at least 28 people in India, where tainted illegal alcohol often kills poor villagers unable to afford licensed spirits. Fifteen people died on Tuesday and about 90 remained in hospital, said Debashish Panda, principal home secretary of Uttar Pradesh, taking the total death toll since Monday to 28. (Photo by Pawan Kumar/Reuters)




People warm themselves around a fire on road divider on a cold winter evening in New Delhi January 13, 2015. (Photo by Adnan Abidi/Reuters)

People warm themselves around a fire on road divider on a cold winter evening in New Delhi January 13, 2015. (Photo by Adnan Abidi/Reuters)




Family members mourn for their relatives, who died after consuming bootleg liquor, outside their residence at Malihabad town in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh January 13, 2015. (Photo by Pawan Kumar/Reuters)

Family members mourn for their relatives, who died after consuming bootleg liquor, outside their residence at Malihabad town in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh January 13, 2015. (Photo by Pawan Kumar/Reuters)




A vendor waits for customers at his vegetable stall at a wholesale fruit and vegetable market in Mumbai January 14, 2015. India's wholesale price inflation inched up to 0.11 percent in December, snapping a six-month easing trend as food costs jumped up year-on-year, government data showed on Wednesday. (Photo by Shailesh Andrade/Reuters)

A vendor waits for customers at his vegetable stall at a wholesale fruit and vegetable market in Mumbai January 14, 2015. India's wholesale price inflation inched up to 0.11 percent in December, snapping a six-month easing trend as food costs jumped up year-on-year, government data showed on Wednesday. (Photo by Shailesh Andrade/Reuters)




Hindu pilgrims prepare to take a dip at the confluence of the Ganges river and the Bay of Bengal on the occasion of Makar Sankranti festival at Sagar Island, south of Kolkata January 14, 2015. Makar Sankranti is an auspicious festival celebrated by Hindus across the country that marks the start of the harvest season. (Photo by Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters)

Hindu pilgrims prepare to take a dip at the confluence of the Ganges river and the Bay of Bengal on the occasion of Makar Sankranti festival at Sagar Island, south of Kolkata January 14, 2015. Makar Sankranti is an auspicious festival celebrated by Hindus across the country that marks the start of the harvest season. (Photo by Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters)




A Hindu pilgrim jumps over a water stream on a beach along the confluence of the Ganges river and the Bay of Bengal on the occasion of Makar Sankranti festival at Sagar Island, south of Kolkata January 14, 2015. Makar Sankranti is an auspicious festival celebrated by Hindus across the country that marks the start of the harvest season. (Photo by Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters)

A Hindu pilgrim jumps over a water stream on a beach along the confluence of the Ganges river and the Bay of Bengal on the occasion of Makar Sankranti festival at Sagar Island, south of Kolkata January 14, 2015. Makar Sankranti is an auspicious festival celebrated by Hindus across the country that marks the start of the harvest season. (Photo by Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters)




Villagers with their fishing nets participate in a community fishing event at a lake on the eve of Bhogali Bihu festival at Sonapur area in the northeastern Indian state of Assam January 14, 2015. The annual festival marks the end of the winter harvesting season. (Photo by Reuters/Stringer)

Villagers with their fishing nets participate in a community fishing event at a lake on the eve of Bhogali Bihu festival at Sonapur area in the northeastern Indian state of Assam January 14, 2015. The annual festival marks the end of the winter harvesting season. (Photo by Reuters/Stringer)




Villagers with their fishing nets participate in a community fishing event at a lake on the eve of Bhogali Bihu festival at Sonapur area in the northeastern Indian state of Assam January 14, 2015. (Photo by Reuters/Stringer)

Villagers with their fishing nets participate in a community fishing event at a lake on the eve of Bhogali Bihu festival at Sonapur area in the northeastern Indian state of Assam January 14, 2015. (Photo by Reuters/Stringer)




People light a paper lantern during the celebrations to mark the Makar Sankranti festival, in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad January 14, 2015. Makar Sankranti is an auspicious festival celebrated by Hindus across the country that marks the start of the harvest season. It is celebrated in different forms and in various parts of India and in Ahmedabad it is celebrated by flying of kites and lanterns. (Photo by Amit Dave/Reuters)

People light a paper lantern during the celebrations to mark the Makar Sankranti festival, in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad January 14, 2015. Makar Sankranti is an auspicious festival celebrated by Hindus across the country that marks the start of the harvest season. It is celebrated in different forms and in various parts of India and in Ahmedabad it is celebrated by flying of kites and lanterns. (Photo by Amit Dave/Reuters)




Hindu devotees arrive to take a holy dip at Sangam amid fog during the Magh Mela festival, on an early winter morning in the northern Indian city of Allahabad January 15, 2015. (Photo by Jitendra Prakash/Reuters)

Hindu devotees arrive to take a holy dip at Sangam amid fog during the Magh Mela festival, on an early winter morning in the northern Indian city of Allahabad January 15, 2015. (Photo by Jitendra Prakash/Reuters)




Devotees prepare ritual rice dishes to offer to the Hindu Sun God as they attend Pongal celebrations at a slum in Mumbai January 15, 2015. (Photo by Danish Siddiqui/Reuters)

Devotees prepare ritual rice dishes to offer to the Hindu Sun God as they attend Pongal celebrations at a slum in Mumbai January 15, 2015. (Photo by Danish Siddiqui/Reuters)




Devotees prepare ritual rice dishes to offer to the Hindu Sun God as they attend Pongal celebrations at a slum in Mumbai January 15, 2015. (Photo by Danish Siddiqui/Reuters)

Devotees prepare ritual rice dishes to offer to the Hindu Sun God as they attend Pongal celebrations at a slum in Mumbai January 15, 2015. (Photo by Danish Siddiqui/Reuters)




Hindu pilgrims take holy dips to mark Makar Sankranti festival in Gangasagar, India, Thursday, January 15, 2015. (Photo by Bikas Das/AP Photo)

Hindu pilgrims take holy dips to mark Makar Sankranti festival in Gangasagar, India, Thursday, January 15, 2015. (Photo by Bikas Das/AP Photo)




Soldiers of a Daredevils unit of the Indian Border Security Force take a break during rehearsals for the upcoming Republic Day parade in New Delhi, India, Thursday, January 14, 2015. (Photo by Manish Swarup/AP Photo)

Soldiers of a Daredevils unit of the Indian Border Security Force take a break during rehearsals for the upcoming Republic Day parade in New Delhi, India, Thursday, January 14, 2015. (Photo by Manish Swarup/AP Photo)




Hindu pilgrims offer prayers to the Sun God after taking holy dips to mark Makar Sankranti festival in Gangasagar, India, Thursday, January 15, 2015. The annual holy dip, that devotees believe absolves them of sin, was held Jan. 14-15 at the confluence of the Bay of Bengal and Ganges River. (Photo by Bikas Das/AP Photo)

Hindu pilgrims offer prayers to the Sun God after taking holy dips to mark Makar Sankranti festival in Gangasagar, India, Thursday, January 15, 2015. The annual holy dip, that devotees believe absolves them of sin, was held Jan. 14-15 at the confluence of the Bay of Bengal and Ganges River. (Photo by Bikas Das/AP Photo)




A Tamil Hindu woman cooks special food to celebrate the harvest festival of Pongal at Dharavi, one of the world’s largest slums, in Mumbai, India, Thursday, January 15, 2015. (Photo by Rafiq Maqbool/AP Photo)

A Tamil Hindu woman cooks special food to celebrate the harvest festival of Pongal at Dharavi, one of the world’s largest slums, in Mumbai, India, Thursday, January 15, 2015. (Photo by Rafiq Maqbool/AP Photo)




Indian homeless men wrapped in blankets sit under a tree on a cold winter day in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, January 14, 2015. (Photo by Tsering Topgyal/AP Photo)

Indian homeless men wrapped in blankets sit under a tree on a cold winter day in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, January 14, 2015. (Photo by Tsering Topgyal/AP Photo)




An Indian woman waits for customers at her roadside shoe stall at old quarters of Delhi, India, Sunday, January 11, 2015. Old Delhi despite of being extremely crowded and dilapidated still serves as the symbolic heart of the city. (Photo by Rajesh Kumar Singh/AP Photo)

An Indian woman waits for customers at her roadside shoe stall at old quarters of Delhi, India, Sunday, January 11, 2015. Old Delhi despite of being extremely crowded and dilapidated still serves as the symbolic heart of the city. (Photo by Rajesh Kumar Singh/AP Photo)




An Indian homeless man sleeps as rickshaw pullers play cards on a cold winter day in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, January 14, 2015. North India continued to reel under cold wave conditions as mercury dipped in several places today with dense fog affecting the movement of traffic, according to local reports. (Photo by Tsering Topgyal/AP Photo)

An Indian homeless man sleeps as rickshaw pullers play cards on a cold winter day in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, January 14, 2015. North India continued to reel under cold wave conditions as mercury dipped in several places today with dense fog affecting the movement of traffic, according to local reports. (Photo by Tsering Topgyal/AP Photo)




Indian Border Security Force soldiers march during rehearsals for the upcoming Republic Day parade in New Delhi, India, Thursday, January 14, 2015. (Photo by Manish Swarup/AP Photo)

Indian Border Security Force soldiers march during rehearsals for the upcoming Republic Day parade in New Delhi, India, Thursday, January 14, 2015. (Photo by Manish Swarup/AP Photo)




Indian paramilitary soldiers rehearse for the upcoming Republic Day parade in New Delhi, India, Thursday, January 14, 2015. (Photo by Manish Swarup/AP Photo)

Indian paramilitary soldiers rehearse for the upcoming Republic Day parade in New Delhi, India, Thursday, January 14, 2015. (Photo by Manish Swarup/AP Photo)




Indian Tamil Hindu women cook special food to celebrate the harvest festival of Pongal on a road at Dharavi, one of the world’s largest slums, in Mumbai, India, Thursday, January 15, 2015. This celebration, held according to the solar calendar, marks the beginning of the sun's northward movement, considered to be auspicious. (Photo by Rafiq Maqbool/AP Photo)

Indian Tamil Hindu women cook special food to celebrate the harvest festival of Pongal on a road at Dharavi, one of the world’s largest slums, in Mumbai, India, Thursday, January 15, 2015. This celebration, held according to the solar calendar, marks the beginning of the sun's northward movement, considered to be auspicious. (Photo by Rafiq Maqbool/AP Photo)




An Indian chai (tea) vendor tends to the flame of his portable stove for his kettle as devotees return after taking a holy dip for the Makar Sankranti festival during the annual “Magh Mela” gathering at Sangam, the confluence of the rivers Ganges, Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati, during a cold and foggy morning in Allahabad on January 14, 2015. (Photo by Sanjay Kanojia/AFP Photo)

An Indian chai (tea) vendor tends to the flame of his portable stove for his kettle as devotees return after taking a holy dip for the Makar Sankranti festival during the annual “Magh Mela” gathering at Sangam, the confluence of the rivers Ganges, Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati, during a cold and foggy morning in Allahabad on January 14, 2015. (Photo by Sanjay Kanojia/AFP Photo)
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