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A Hindu devotee offers prayers to a row of Shivlings, symbol of Hindu god Shiva, on “Shravan Somwar”, in Allahabad, India, Monday, August 3, 2015. Shravan Somwar or the Monday of Hindu calendar month of Shravan is considered auspicious for offering prayers to Lord Shiva, the god of destruction. (Photo by Rajesh Kumar Singh/AP Photo)

A Hindu devotee offers prayers to a row of Shivlings, symbol of Hindu god Shiva, on “Shravan Somwar”, in Allahabad, India, Monday, August 3, 2015. Shravan Somwar or the Monday of Hindu calendar month of Shravan is considered auspicious for offering prayers to Lord Shiva, the god of destruction. (Photo by Rajesh Kumar Singh/AP Photo)




A devotee pours milk on the head of his Guru as a mark of respect on the occasion of Guru Purnima, or full moon day dedicated to the Guru, in Allahabad, India, Friday, July 31, 2015. The festival is celebrated as a day to worship and express gratitude to teachers. (Photo by Rajesh Kumar Singh/AP Photo)

A devotee pours milk on the head of his Guru as a mark of respect on the occasion of Guru Purnima, or full moon day dedicated to the Guru, in Allahabad, India, Friday, July 31, 2015. The festival is celebrated as a day to worship and express gratitude to teachers. (Photo by Rajesh Kumar Singh/AP Photo)




A woman prays as others take holy dips at Sangam, the confluence of the Rivers Ganges, Yamuna the mythical Saraswati, on the occasion of Guru Purnima, or full moon day dedicated to the Guru, in Allahabad, India, Friday, July 31, 2015. (Photo by Rajesh Kumar Singh/AP Photo)

A woman prays as others take holy dips at Sangam, the confluence of the Rivers Ganges, Yamuna the mythical Saraswati, on the occasion of Guru Purnima, or full moon day dedicated to the Guru, in Allahabad, India, Friday, July 31, 2015. (Photo by Rajesh Kumar Singh/AP Photo)




A Hindu devotee washes the feet of his Guru as others pray on the occasion of Guru Purnima, or full moon day dedicated to the Guru, in Allahabad, India, Friday, July 31, 2015. (Photo by Rajesh Kumar Singh/AP Photo)

A Hindu devotee washes the feet of his Guru as others pray on the occasion of Guru Purnima, or full moon day dedicated to the Guru, in Allahabad, India, Friday, July 31, 2015. (Photo by Rajesh Kumar Singh/AP Photo)




Hindu devotees pray after taking a holy dip at Sangam, the confluence of the Rivers Ganges, Yamuna the mythical Saraswati, on the occasion of Guru Purnima, or full moon day dedicated to the Guru, in Allahabad, India, Friday, July 31, 2015. (Photo by Rajesh Kumar Singh/AP Photo)

Hindu devotees pray after taking a holy dip at Sangam, the confluence of the Rivers Ganges, Yamuna the mythical Saraswati, on the occasion of Guru Purnima, or full moon day dedicated to the Guru, in Allahabad, India, Friday, July 31, 2015. (Photo by Rajesh Kumar Singh/AP Photo)




A Hindu devotee prays to his Guru on the occasion of Guru Purnima, or full moon day dedicated to the Guru, in Allahabad, India, Friday, July 31, 2015. (Photo by Rajesh Kumar Singh/AP Photo)

A Hindu devotee prays to his Guru on the occasion of Guru Purnima, or full moon day dedicated to the Guru, in Allahabad, India, Friday, July 31, 2015. (Photo by Rajesh Kumar Singh/AP Photo)




An Indian police officer stops a family at a barricade in the neighborhood of Yakub Abdul Razak Memon's family residence in Mumbai, India, Thursday, July 30, 2015. Memon, 53, the only death row convict in India's deadliest terror attack, the 1993 Mumbai bombings that killed 257 people, was hanged early Thursday after the country's president rejected a last-minute mercy plea, several newspapers and TV stations reported. (Photo by Rafiq Maqbool/AP Photo)

An Indian police officer stops a family at a barricade in the neighborhood of Yakub Abdul Razak Memon's family residence in Mumbai, India, Thursday, July 30, 2015. Memon, 53, the only death row convict in India's deadliest terror attack, the 1993 Mumbai bombings that killed 257 people, was hanged early Thursday after the country's president rejected a last-minute mercy plea, several newspapers and TV stations reported. He was executed inside a prison in western India where he had been incarcerated since 1994. (Photo by Rafiq Maqbool/AP Photo)




Participants race their “Ikka”, or a horse driven cart at an event in Allahabad, India , Monday, August 3, 2015. The event, organized by the “Ikka” owners, follows an old tradition where races are held every Monday of the Hindu calendar month of “Saawan”, the month that coincides with the monsoon season. (Photo by Rajesh Kumar Singh/AP Photo)

Participants race their “Ikka”, or a horse driven cart at an event in Allahabad, India , Monday, August 3, 2015. The event, organized by the “Ikka” owners, follows an old tradition where races are held every Monday of the Hindu calendar month of “Saawan”, the month that coincides with the monsoon season. (Photo by Rajesh Kumar Singh/AP Photo)




Participants race their “Ikka”, or a horse driven cart at an event in Allahabad, India , Monday, August 3, 2015. (Photo by Rajesh Kumar Singh/AP Photo)

Participants race their “Ikka”, or a horse driven cart at an event in Allahabad, India , Monday, August 3, 2015. (Photo by Rajesh Kumar Singh/AP Photo)




An Indian woman walks near a barbed wire set up as a road blockade by Indian police during a shutdown in Jammu, India, Saturday, August 1, 2015. Protesters on Saturday clashed with policemen on the second consecutive day of a three-day shutdown over the demand for the establishment of All India Institute of Medical Sciences or AIIMS in the region. (Photo by Channi Anand/AP Photo)

An Indian woman walks near a barbed wire set up as a road blockade by Indian police during a shutdown in Jammu, India, Saturday, August 1, 2015. Protesters on Saturday clashed with policemen on the second consecutive day of a three-day shutdown over the demand for the establishment of All India Institute of Medical Sciences or AIIMS in the region. (Photo by Channi Anand/AP Photo)




Relief workers distribute cooked food to villagers surrounded by flood water at Khudirabad village near Kolkata, West Bengal state, India, Monday, August 3, 2015. (Photo by Bikas Das/AP Photo)

Relief workers distribute cooked food to villagers surrounded by flood water at Khudirabad village near Kolkata, West Bengal state, India, Monday, August 3, 2015. (Photo by Bikas Das/AP Photo)




Labourers are silhouetted against the setting sun as they work on the dome of India's Ministry of Finance building in New Delhi, India, July 28, 2015. (Photo by Anindito Mukherjee/Reuters)

Labourers are silhouetted against the setting sun as they work on the dome of India's Ministry of Finance building in New Delhi, India, July 28, 2015. (Photo by Anindito Mukherjee/Reuters)




A farmer plants saplings in a paddy field on the outskirts of in Agartala, India, July 30, 2015. India is to buy oilseeds and pulses directly from farmers for the first time this year, in addition to its existing purchases of wheat and rice, to boost production and close a supply gap that has driven its annual import bill up to $12 billion. Picture taken July 30, 2015. (Photo by Jayanta Dey/Reuters)

A farmer plants saplings in a paddy field on the outskirts of in Agartala, India, July 30, 2015. India is to buy oilseeds and pulses directly from farmers for the first time this year, in addition to its existing purchases of wheat and rice, to boost production and close a supply gap that has driven its annual import bill up to $12 billion. Picture taken July 30, 2015. (Photo by Jayanta Dey/Reuters)




A labourer carries a sack filled with pulses at a wholesale pulses market in Kolkata, India, July 31, 2015. India is to buy oilseeds and pulses directly from farmers for the first time this year, in addition to its existing purchases of wheat and rice, to boost production and close a supply gap that has driven its annual import bill up to $12 billion. (Photo by Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters)

A labourer carries a sack filled with pulses at a wholesale pulses market in Kolkata, India, July 31, 2015. India is to buy oilseeds and pulses directly from farmers for the first time this year, in addition to its existing purchases of wheat and rice, to boost production and close a supply gap that has driven its annual import bill up to $12 billion. (Photo by Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters)




Commuters stand at an open doorway of a suburban train during the morning rush hour in Kolkata, India, July 31, 2015. India is set to overtake China and become the world's most populous country in less than a decade - six years sooner than previously forecast, the United Nations said on Wednesday. (Photo by Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters)

Commuters stand at an open doorway of a suburban train during the morning rush hour in Kolkata, India, July 31, 2015. India is set to overtake China and become the world's most populous country in less than a decade – six years sooner than previously forecast, the United Nations said on Wednesday. (Photo by Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters)




People prepare to cross the damaged national highway after heavy rains on the outskirts of Ahmedabad, India, July 31, 2015. At least 26 people have been killed in the flood-like situation caused by torrential monsoon rains in some parts of the western Indian state of Gujarat, local media reported on Thursday. (Photo by Amit Dave/Reuters)

People prepare to cross the damaged national highway after heavy rains on the outskirts of Ahmedabad, India, July 31, 2015. At least 26 people have been killed in the flood-like situation caused by torrential monsoon rains in some parts of the western Indian state of Gujarat, local media reported on Thursday. (Photo by Amit Dave/Reuters)




Vehicles move through the damaged national highway after heavy rains on the outskirts of Ahmedabad, India, July 31, 2015. (Photo by Amit Dave/Reuters)

Vehicles move through the damaged national highway after heavy rains on the outskirts of Ahmedabad, India, July 31, 2015. (Photo by Amit Dave/Reuters)




A Kashmiri cloth seller sits inside a van as he waits for customers along the roadside in Srinagar August 3, 2015. (Photo by Danish Ismail/Reuters)

A Kashmiri cloth seller sits inside a van as he waits for customers along the roadside in Srinagar August 3, 2015. (Photo by Danish Ismail/Reuters)




A Kashmiri man takes a ride on a boat in the waters of Dal Lake, which is covered with plants, in Srinagar August 3, 2015. (Photo by Danish Ismail/Reuters)

A Kashmiri man takes a ride on a boat in the waters of Dal Lake, which is covered with plants, in Srinagar August 3, 2015. (Photo by Danish Ismail/Reuters)




A villager walks on a railway track that was damaged after heavy monsoon rains near Patdi village in Gujarat, August 3, 2015. Dozens of people have been killed in the flood-like situation caused by torrential monsoon rains in some parts of the western Indian state of Gujarat, local media reported last week. (Photo by Amit Dave/Reuters)

A villager walks on a railway track that was damaged after heavy monsoon rains near Patdi village in Gujarat, August 3, 2015. Dozens of people have been killed in the flood-like situation caused by torrential monsoon rains in some parts of the western Indian state of Gujarat, local media reported last week. (Photo by Amit Dave/Reuters)




A villager walks on a railway track that was damaged after heavy monsoon rains near Patdi village in Gujarat, August 3, 2015. (Photo by Amit Dave/Reuters)

A villager walks on a railway track that was damaged after heavy monsoon rains near Patdi village in Gujarat, August 3, 2015. (Photo by Amit Dave/Reuters)




Participants ride a horse cart during a horse cart race organised every Monday during the Shravan month of the Hindu calendar, in Allahabad, India, August 3, 2015. The race, a traditional way to demonstrate a horse's performance, is held in an area of about 1 km and occasionally the best horses are bought by interested customers after the race. (Photo by Jitendra Prakash/Reuters)

Participants ride a horse cart during a horse cart race organised every Monday during the Shravan month of the Hindu calendar, in Allahabad, India, August 3, 2015. The race, a traditional way to demonstrate a horse's performance, is held in an area of about 1 km and occasionally the best horses are bought by interested customers after the race. (Photo by Jitendra Prakash/Reuters)




People wade through the flood waters at Howrah district in West Bengal, India, August 5, 2015. At least 75 people have died and tens of thousands have had to take refuge in state-run relief camps after heavy rains caused floods and landslides in eastern India, government officials and aid groups said on Monday. (Photo by Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters)

People wade through the flood waters at Howrah district in West Bengal, India, August 5, 2015. At least 75 people have died and tens of thousands have had to take refuge in state-run relief camps after heavy rains caused floods and landslides in eastern India, government officials and aid groups said on Monday. (Photo by Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters)




Flood-affected people crowd as they wait for relief supplies at Howrah district in West Bengal, India, August 5, 2015. (Photo by Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters)

Flood-affected people crowd as they wait for relief supplies at Howrah district in West Bengal, India, August 5, 2015. (Photo by Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters)




Flood-affected people wade through the flood waters at Howrah district in West Bengal, India, August 5, 2015. (Photo by Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters)

Flood-affected people wade through the flood waters at Howrah district in West Bengal, India, August 5, 2015. (Photo by Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters)




Flood-affected people stand in a queue as they wait for relief supplies at Howrah district in West Bengal, India, August 5, 2015. (Photo by Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters)

Flood-affected people stand in a queue as they wait for relief supplies at Howrah district in West Bengal, India, August 5, 2015. (Photo by Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters)




Volunteers transport relief supplies on a motor rickshaw through the flood waters at Howrah district in West Bengal, India, August 5, 2015. (Photo by Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters)

Volunteers transport relief supplies on a motor rickshaw through the flood waters at Howrah district in West Bengal, India, August 5, 2015. (Photo by Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters)




Flood-affected people sit on a broken embankment of a road damaged by the flood waters as they wait for relief supplies at Howrah district in West Bengal, India, August 5, 2015. (Photo by Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters)

Flood-affected people sit on a broken embankment of a road damaged by the flood waters as they wait for relief supplies at Howrah district in West Bengal, India, August 5, 2015. (Photo by Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters)




Fishing trawlers are seen in front of the Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) in Mumbai, India, July 31, 2015. Mumbai's commercial seaport, which handles over half the container traffic through India's major ports, is doubling capacity as Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeks to build an export powerhouse. (Photo by Shailesh Andrade/Reuters)

Fishing trawlers are seen in front of the Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) in Mumbai, India, July 31, 2015. Mumbai's commercial seaport, which handles over half the container traffic through India's major ports, is doubling capacity as Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeks to build an export powerhouse. (Photo by Shailesh Andrade/Reuters)




A student participates in a face-painting event to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the atomic bombings of the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, at a school in Chandigarh, India, August 6, 2015. (Photo by Ajay Verma/Reuters)

A student participates in a face-painting event to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the atomic bombings of the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, at a school in Chandigarh, India, August 6, 2015. (Photo by Ajay Verma/Reuters)




Students participate in a peace rally to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the atomic bombings of the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, in Mumbai, India, August 6, 2015. (Photo by Danish Siddiqui/Reuters)

Students participate in a peace rally to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the atomic bombings of the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, in Mumbai, India, August 6, 2015. (Photo by Danish Siddiqui/Reuters)




A Naga girl sits on a bike as she leaves after attending school in Dimapur, in India's north-eastern state of Nagaland, Tuesday, August 4, 2015. India's government signed a peace treaty on Monday with Thuingaleng Muivah, leader of the Isak-Muivah faction of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland, in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi aimed at ending a rebellion that has festered in India's Nagaland and Manipur states for more than six decades. (Photo by Sorei Mahong/AP Photo)

A Naga girl sits on a bike as she leaves after attending school in Dimapur, in India's north-eastern state of Nagaland, Tuesday, August 4, 2015. India's government signed a peace treaty on Monday with Thuingaleng Muivah, leader of the Isak-Muivah faction of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland, in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi aimed at ending a rebellion that has festered in India's Nagaland and Manipur states for more than six decades. (Photo by Sorei Mahong/AP Photo)




Indian school children are ferried in an auto rickshaw in Dimapur, in India's north-eastern state of Nagaland, Tuesday, August 4, 2015. (Photo by Sorei Mahong/AP Photo)

Indian school children are ferried in an auto rickshaw in Dimapur, in India's north-eastern state of Nagaland, Tuesday, August 4, 2015. (Photo by Sorei Mahong/AP Photo)




Indian children leave after attending school in Dimapur, in India's north-eastern state of Nagaland, Tuesday, August 4, 2015. (Photo by Sorei Mahong/AP Photo)

Indian children leave after attending school in Dimapur, in India's north-eastern state of Nagaland, Tuesday, August 4, 2015. (Photo by Sorei Mahong/AP Photo)




In this July 29, 2015 file photo, a Kashmiri man rides on his bicycle as he returns home after a day long work as sun sets behind chinar trees in Srinagar, Indian-controlled Kashmir. Kashmir is a green, saucer-shaped valley surrounded by snowy mountain ranges with over 100 lakes dotting its highlands and plains. (Photo by Mukhtar Khan/AP Photo)

In this July 29, 2015 file photo, a Kashmiri man rides on his bicycle as he returns home after a day long work as sun sets behind chinar trees in Srinagar, Indian-controlled Kashmir. Kashmir is a green, saucer-shaped valley surrounded by snowy mountain ranges with over 100 lakes dotting its highlands and plains. (Photo by Mukhtar Khan/AP Photo)




Indian people fill up canisters and containers with water from a tanker in New Delhi, India, 30 July 2015. According to a news report, around 20 per cent of Delhi's population do not have access to water supplied by pipes and are forced to rely on tankers providing water for personal use. The reported difference between water available for the population and what is needed is more than 750 million litres a day. (Photo by Rajat Gupta/EPA)

Indian people fill up canisters and containers with water from a tanker in New Delhi, India, 30 July 2015. According to a news report, around 20 per cent of Delhi's population do not have access to water supplied by pipes and are forced to rely on tankers providing water for personal use. The reported difference between water available for the population and what is needed is more than 750 million litres a day. (Photo by Rajat Gupta/EPA)




An Indian villager walks his cycle as he crosses a flooded road near partially submerged houses at Udaynarayanpur, about 90 kilometers (56 miles) west of Kolkata, India, Wednesday, August 5, 2015. Though the flood situation has shown improvement Wednesday, several people have lost their lives in India's West Bengal state forcing people to take shelter in state-run relief camps. (Photo by Bikas Das/AP Photo)

An Indian villager walks his cycle as he crosses a flooded road near partially submerged houses at Udaynarayanpur, about 90 kilometers (56 miles) west of Kolkata, India, Wednesday, August 5, 2015. Though the flood situation has shown improvement Wednesday, several people have lost their lives in India's West Bengal state forcing people to take shelter in state-run relief camps. (Photo by Bikas Das/AP Photo)




A villager carries harvested rice on his cycle at Dashiachora, in Kurigram enclaves, Bangladesh. Bangladesh and India are going to officially exchange the adversely possessed enclaves Friday midnight where the two neighboring countries will implement the Land Boundary Agreement in line with a deal signed in 1974. (Photo by AP Photo)

A villager carries harvested rice on his cycle at Dashiachora, in Kurigram enclaves, Bangladesh. Bangladesh and India are going to officially exchange the adversely possessed enclaves Friday midnight where the two neighboring countries will implement the Land Boundary Agreement in line with a deal signed in 1974. (Photo by AP Photo)




Participants paddle a country boat during a traditional boat race at Dashiachora, in Kurigram enclaves, Bangladesh. (Photo by AP Photo)

Participants paddle a country boat during a traditional boat race at Dashiachora, in Kurigram enclaves, Bangladesh. (Photo by AP Photo)




Commuters travel on an overloaded truck on the outskirts of Allahabad, in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, India, Thursday, July 30, 2015. India's population is set to pass China's in size around 2022, according to the United Nations report released Wednesday, July 29. The current world population is 7.3 billion with China and India each having more than one billion people. (Photo by Rajesh Kumar Singh/AP Photo)

Commuters travel on an overloaded truck on the outskirts of Allahabad, in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, India, Thursday, July 30, 2015. India's population is set to pass China's in size around 2022, according to the United Nations report released Wednesday, July 29. The current world population is 7.3 billion with China and India each having more than one billion people. (Photo by Rajesh Kumar Singh/AP Photo)




Indian paramilitary soldiers check the body of a suspected rebel after a gunbattle on the Jammu- Srinagar highway at Narsoo Nallah, near Udhampur, India, Wednesday, August 5, 2015. Two paramilitary soldiers and one suspected rebel were killed in Indian-controlled Kashmir Wednesday after a convoy of paramilitary troops was ambushed in the troubled region, police said. (Photo by Channi Anand/AP Photo)

Indian paramilitary soldiers check the body of a suspected rebel after a gunbattle on the Jammu- Srinagar highway at Narsoo Nallah, near Udhampur, India, Wednesday, August 5, 2015. Two paramilitary soldiers and one suspected rebel were killed in Indian-controlled Kashmir Wednesday after a convoy of paramilitary troops was ambushed in the troubled region, police said. (Photo by Channi Anand/AP Photo)




An Indian vendor carries a huge sack of flowers on his head at a wholesale flower market in Lucknow, India, Friday, August 7, 2015. On a good day, the vendor can earn 6 to 8 US dollars. (Photo by Rajesh Kumar Singh/AP Photo)

An Indian vendor carries a huge sack of flowers on his head at a wholesale flower market in Lucknow, India, Friday, August 7, 2015. On a good day, the vendor can earn 6 to 8 US dollars. (Photo by Rajesh Kumar Singh/AP Photo)




An Indian village woman covers a sleeping child with her veil as she carries him on her shoulder at Ajmer in India's Rajasthan state, Wednesday, August 5, 2015. Married Hindu women in parts of Indian states observe a veil, or cover their heads as a long followed tradition. (Photo by Deepak Sharma/AP Photo)

An Indian village woman covers a sleeping child with her veil as she carries him on her shoulder at Ajmer in India's Rajasthan state, Wednesday, August 5, 2015. Married Hindu women in parts of Indian states observe a veil, or cover their heads as a long followed tradition. (Photo by Deepak Sharma/AP Photo)




A photo made avialable on 05 August 2015 shows an Indian woman collecting drinking water from a water pump in the submerged village of Sreerampur, some 150 kilometers north of Calcutta, India, on 04 August 2015. At least 215 people have died in floods and a landslide following monsoon rains in India over the past week, 83 deaths were reported from the western state of Gujarat and 69 from eastern West Bengal. The worst-affected states were West Bengal, Gujarat and Rajasthan, the Home Ministry said. (Photo by Piyal Adhikary/EPA)

A photo made avialable on 05 August 2015 shows an Indian woman collecting drinking water from a water pump in the submerged village of Sreerampur, some 150 kilometers north of Calcutta, India, on 04 August 2015. At least 215 people have died in floods and a landslide following monsoon rains in India over the past week, 83 deaths were reported from the western state of Gujarat and 69 from eastern West Bengal. The worst-affected states were West Bengal, Gujarat and Rajasthan, the Home Ministry said. (Photo by Piyal Adhikary/EPA)




Indian schoolchildren, their face and bodies painted as tigers, run at a park in Bangalore on August 1, 2015, during an awarness programme about the endangered tiger species. International Tiger Day which came into being at the Saint Petersburg Tiger Summit in 2010, is held annually on July 29, to give worldwide attention to the reservation of tigers and it is both an awareness day and a celebration of tigers. (Photo by Manjunath Kiran/AFP Photo)

Indian schoolchildren, their face and bodies painted as tigers, run at a park in Bangalore on August 1, 2015, during an awarness programme about the endangered tiger species. International Tiger Day which came into being at the Saint Petersburg Tiger Summit in 2010, is held annually on July 29, to give worldwide attention to the reservation of tigers and it is both an awareness day and a celebration of tigers. (Photo by Manjunath Kiran/AFP Photo)




An Indian man carries a television set through flood waters in Howrah district in West Bengal state on August 7, 2015. Rivers have burst their banks, hitting thousands of villages in parts of West Bengal as well as northeastern Manipur state, where roads and bridges have been cut. (Photo by AFP Photo)

An Indian man carries a television set through flood waters in Howrah district in West Bengal state on August 7, 2015. Rivers have burst their banks, hitting thousands of villages in parts of West Bengal as well as northeastern Manipur state, where roads and bridges have been cut. (Photo by AFP Photo)




A commuter uses his briefcase to protect himself from rain in New Delhi. August 7, 2015. (Photo by Anindito Mukherjee/Reuters)

A commuter uses his briefcase to protect himself from rain in New Delhi. August 7, 2015. (Photo by Anindito Mukherjee/Reuters)




Kashmiri villagers stand at the site of damaged houses after an encounter in Kakapora village, south of Srinagar, August 7, 2015. (Photo by Danish Ismail/Reuters)

Kashmiri villagers stand at the site of damaged houses after an encounter in Kakapora village, south of Srinagar, August 7, 2015. (Photo by Danish Ismail/Reuters)




Indian devotee dressed as Hindu God Lord Shiva dances with “kanwarias” – carriers of holy water – as they walk from the historical temple of Ram Tirath to the Shiv Temple, in Amritsar on July 26, 2015.  Each Monday in the auspicious month of Shrawan sees many devotees donating offerings at the temple. Devotees spend the entire month of Sravana in austerities and worship of Shiva, culminating in the Sravana Purnima on Raksha Bandhan Day. (Photo by Narinder Nanu/AFP Photo)

Indian devotee dressed as Hindu God Lord Shiva dances with “kanwarias” – carriers of holy water – as they walk from the historical temple of Ram Tirath to the Shiv Temple, in Amritsar on July 26, 2015. Each Monday in the auspicious month of Shrawan sees many devotees donating offerings at the temple. Devotees spend the entire month of Sravana in austerities and worship of Shiva, culminating in the Sravana Purnima on Raksha Bandhan Day. (Photo by Narinder Nanu/AFP Photo)
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