A lady wearing traditional Bengali attire prepares her daughter while participating in a vintage car rally in Kolkata, India, on January 19, 2025. (Photo by Sudipta Das/NurPhoto/Rex Features/Shutterstock)





Newly-initiated Naga Sadhus (Hindu holy men) take part in a religious rituals inside a camp during the Maha Kumbh Mela festival on January 20, 2025 in Allahabad, India. Kumbh Mela in 2025 is a Maha Kumbh, which is a significant Hindu festival celebrated once every 144 years at Prayagraj (Allahabad). Scheduled from January 13 to February 26, 2025, it attracts millions of devotees for ritual bathing at the confluence of the Ganges, Yamuna, and the mythical Saraswati rivers, marking a unique spiritual occasion with enhanced significance compared to regular Kumbh Mela. (Photo by Ritesh Shukla/Getty Images)





Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, center, with cabinet ministers taking a bath at Sangam, the confluence of the rivers Ganges and the Yamuna and mythical Saraswati river, in Prayagraj, in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, India,Wednesday, January 22, 2025, during the Mahakumbh festival, which is one of the world's largest religious gatherings, celebrated every 12 years. (Photo by Rajesh Kumar Singh/AP Photo)





Jammu and Kashmir Armed Police (JKAP) participate in a dress rehearsal ahead of the Republic Day parade at Bakshi Stadium in Srinagar on January 24, 2025. (Photo by Tauseef Mustafa/AFP Photo)





The Vande Bharat Express train arrives at Srinagar railway station during a trial run ahead of its inauguration, which will connect the Kashmir Valley with the rest of India, on the outskirts of Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Saturday, January 25, 2025. (Photo by Dar Yasin/AP Photo)





Hindu devotees cross pontoon bridges as they arrive for bathing at the confluence of the Ganges, the Yamuna, and the Saraswati rivers during the 45-day-long Maha Kumbh festival in Prayagraj, India, Sunday, January 26, 2025. (Photo by Rajesh Kumar Singh/AP Photo)





Indian Army's daredevils perform stunts through the ceremonial Kartavya Path during India's Republic Day parade celebrations in New Delhi, India, Sunday, January 26, 2025. (Photo by Channi Anand/AP Photo)





Indian students participate in a cultural event during the 76th Republic Day parade in Bangalore, India, 26 January 2025. The Republic Day of India' marks the date on which the Constitution of India came into force on 26 January 1950, and the country transitioned from a British Dominion to a republic. The celebrations typically include parades featuring displays of military equipment and cultural performances. (Photo by Jagadeesh N.V./EPA/EFE)





Indian Army personnel from the Madras Engineering Group (MEG) display their martial arts skills during the 76th Republic Day parade in Bangalore, India, 26 January 2025. (Photo by Jagadeesh N.V./EPA/EFE)





Indian soldiers march during the Republic Day parade in New Delhi, India, on January 26, 2025. (Photo by Adnan Abidi/Reuters)





Members of India's National Cadet Corps (NCC) march in the parade during Republic Day celebrations in Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian Kashmir, India, 26 January 2025. (Photo by Farooq Khan/EPA/EFE)





Indian Army personnel from the Madras Engineering Group (MEG) display their martial arts skills during the 76th Republic Day parade in Bangalore, India, 26 January 2025. (Photo by Jagadeesh N.V./EPA/EFE)





An activist of Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), a student organisation of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) waves India's national flag as he celebrates during Republic Day celebrations in Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian Kashmir, India, 26 January 2025. (Photo by Farooq Khan/EPA/EFE)





Indian Border Security Force (BSF) soldiers offer sweet to each other during the celebrations to mark country's Republic Day at the India-Pakistan Wagah border post, about 35kms from Amritsar on January 26, 2025. (Photo by Narinder Nanu/AFP Photo)





Indian Hindu devotees arrive for a holy dip at Sangam, the confluence of the Ganges, the Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati rivers, on the eve of the 'Mauni Amavasya' or new moon day during the Maha Kumbh festival, in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India, Tuesday, January 28, 2025. (Photo by Rajesh Kumar Singh/AP Photo)





Kashmiri Muslim devotees pray as a head priest displays a relic, believed to be a hair from the beard of the Prophet Muhammad, at the Hazratbal shrine on Mehraj-u-Alam, believed to mark the ascension of Prophet Muhammad to heaven, in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Tuesday, January 28, 2025. (Photo by Mukhtar Khan/AP Photo)





A handout photo made available by the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) shows the launch of the GSLV-F15 rocket carrying the NVS-02 navigation satellite at Satish Dhawan Space Center in Sriharikota, India, 29 January 2025. ISRO reached the landmark 100th launch from Sriharikota with the GSLV-F15/NVS-02 mission lifting-off at 06:23 hrs on January 29. (Photo by ISRO/EPA)





A Hindu devotee holds his son as they leave after a deadly stampede before the second “Shahi Snan” (royal bath) at the “Maha Kumbh Mela”, or the Great Pitcher Festival, in Prayagraj, India, on January 29, 2025. (Photo by Sharafat Ali/Reuters)





A devotee crosses over a barricade, after a deadly stampede before the second “Shahi Snan” (royal bath), at the “Maha Kumbh Mela” or the Great Pitcher Festival in Prayagraj, India on January 29, 2025. (Photo by Adnan Abidi/Reuters)





A devotee is seen shocked after a deadly stampede before the second “Shahi Snan” (royal bath), at the “Maha Kumbh Mela” or the Great Pitcher Festival in Prayagraj, India on January 29, 2025. (Photo by Adnan Abidi/Reuters)