Kishan Singh, right, and Vijay Singh winnow buckwheat in Martoli village, in the northern Indian Himalayan state of Uttarakhand, on October 4, 2025. (Photo by Satish Sharma/AP Photo)





An Indian Hindu married woman looks at the moon through a sieve as part of a ritual to break her fast during Karva Chauth festival, in Ahmedabad, India, Friday, October 10, 2025. (Photo by Ajit Solanki/AP Photo)





People browse colorful lanterns for sale at a local market ahead of the Diwali festival in Mumbai, India, 14 October 2025. The Hindu Festival of Lights, or Diwali, symbolizes the victory of good over evil, light over darkness, and marks Lord Rama's return to his kingdom, Ayodhya, after completing a 14-year exile. The main day of Diwali will be celebrated on 20 October this year. (Photo by Divyakant Solanki/EPA)





Indian people go shopping at a market ahead of Diwali festival in Mumbai, India on October 16, 2025. Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, symbolizes the victory of good over evil, light over darkness, and commemorates Lord Rama's return to his kingdom, Ayodhya, after completing a 14-year exile. The main day of Diwali will be celebrated on 20 October 2025. (Photo by EPA/EFE/Stringer)





Members of the Jammu and Kashmir Police women pay tribute during a ceremony to mark Police Commemoration Day at the Police Training Centre in Zewan, on the outskirts of Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian Kashmir, 21 October 2025. The annual Police Commemoration Day is observed on 21 October to remember and honor policemen and security personnel killed across India. (Photo by Farooq Khan/EPA)





A group of people seen holding a paper lantern during the celebration of the Diwali festival on October 20, 2025. The Fanush, a paper-made hot air balloon, is an integral part of North Calcutta Heritage Culture, and it is an old tradition to fly Fanuash on the day of Kalipujo before Diwali in Kolkata. (Photo by Avishek Das/SOPA Images/Rex Features/Shutterstock)





Police personnel pay tribute to slain police officers during an event held to mark “Police Commemoration Day” in Hyderabad on October 21, 2025. (Photo by Noah Seelam/AFP Photo)





Nihang Sikh warriors ride on horses as they display their skills on the occasion of Fateh Divas in Amritsar on October 22, 2025. (Photo by Narinder Nanu/AFP Photo)





Hindu devotees collect rice offerings distributed on the occasion of 'Annakut' or 'Govardhan Puja' festival at the Madan Mohan temple in Kolkata on October 22, 2025. (Photo by Dibyangshu Sarkar/AFP Photo)





Boys play with a toxic thick layer of white foam choking the polluted Marina beach in Chennai on October 22, 2025. (Photo by R. Satish Babu/AFP Photo)





A girl performs mallakhamb, a traditional Indian sport, as fireworks illuminate the sky during Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, in Mumbai, India, on October 22, 2025. (Photo by Francis Mascarenhas/Reuters)





A girl performs rope mallakhamb, a traditional Indian sport, as fireworks illuminate the sky during Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, in Mumbai, India, on October 22, 2025. (Photo by Francis Mascarenhas/Reuters)





Livestock traders at the Pushkar fair, one of India’s largest camel, horse and cattle markets in Rajasthan, India on October 25, 2025. (Photo by Shaukat Ahmed/Pacific Press/Rex Features/Shutterstock)





Devotees offer prayer on the bank of the river Brahmaputra as part of Chhath Puja in Guwahati, India on October 27, 2025. (Photo by Dasarath Deka/ZUMA Press Wire/Rex Features/Shutterstock)





A devotee prays to the sun standing from the banks of the river Yamuna during the Chhath festival, which is celebrated for the well-being and prosperity of one's family, in New Delhi, India, Monday, October 27, 2025. (Photo by Manish Swarup/AP Photo)





Hindu devotees perform rituals at sunset on the banks of the Tawi River during Chhath Puja festival in Jammu, India, Monday, October 27, 2025. (Photo by Manish Swarup/AP Photo)





A Hindu devotee performs rituals at sunset on the banks of the Tawi River during Chhath Puja festival in Jammu, India, Monday, October 27, 2025. (Photo by Manish Swarup/AP Photo)





Hindu women worship the Sun god at a pond in Kolkata, India, on October 28, 2025, during the early morning of the religious festival of Chhath Puja. (Photo by Sudipta Das/NurPhoto/Rex Features/Shutterstock)





Kasimedu fishing harbour in the rain before Cyclone Montha’s landfall in Chennai, India on October 28, 2025. (Photo by Riya Mariyam R./Reuters)





Motorcyclists cover themselves with an umbrella as it drizzles, before Cyclone Montha makes landfall, in Chennai, India, on October 28, 2025. (Photo by Riya Mariyam R./Reuters)