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Devotees react during the anointment ceremony of the 58.8-foot monolithic statue of Jain god Gomateshwara at Shravanabelagola 145 kilometers (91 miles) west of Bangalore, India, Sunday, February 18, 2018. Hundreds of thousands of Jain devotees will attend the Mahamastabhisheka or head anointing ceremony of the 1,037-year-old statue Gomateswara (Lord Bahubali), a tradition held every 12 years since AD 981. The 1,037-year-old statue is bathed with milk, turmeric, vermilion, saffron, sandalwood paste, powder of medicinal herbs and gold coins. (Photo by Aijaz Rahi/AP Photo)

Devotees react during the anointment ceremony of the 58.8-foot monolithic statue of Jain god Gomateshwara at Shravanabelagola 145 kilometers (91 miles) west of Bangalore, India, Sunday, February 18, 2018. Hundreds of thousands of Jain devotees will attend the Mahamastabhisheka or head anointing ceremony of the 1,037-year-old statue Gomateswara (Lord Bahubali), a tradition held every 12 years since AD 981. The 1,037-year-old statue is bathed with milk, turmeric, vermilion, saffron, sandalwood paste, powder of medicinal herbs and gold coins. (Photo by Aijaz Rahi/AP Photo)



The body of Indian actress Sridevi is carried in truck during her funeral in Mumbai, India, Wednesday, February 28, 2018. Lining up for hours and visibly grief-stricken, thousands of mourning fans paid their respects Wednesday to Sridevi, the iconic Bollywood actress who drowned accidentally in a Dubai hotel bathtub over the weekend. (Photo by Rajanish Kakade/AP Photo)

The body of Indian actress Sridevi is carried in truck during her funeral in Mumbai, India, Wednesday, February 28, 2018. Lining up for hours and visibly grief-stricken, thousands of mourning fans paid their respects Wednesday to Sridevi, the iconic Bollywood actress who drowned accidentally in a Dubai hotel bathtub over the weekend. (Photo by Rajanish Kakade/AP Photo)



Fans of Bollywood actress Sridevi hold posters as they wait outside her residence to pay their last respects in Mumbai, India, Wednesday, February 28, 2018. Dubai investigators on Tuesday closed the case into the death last weekend of Indian movie icon Sridevi, calling it an accidental drowning. The 54-year-old Sridevi, who was known by only one name, drowned in a hotel bathtub after losing consciousness, officials said. (Photo by Rafiq Maqbool/AP Photo)

Fans of Bollywood actress Sridevi hold posters as they wait outside her residence to pay their last respects in Mumbai, India, Wednesday, February 28, 2018. Dubai investigators on Tuesday closed the case into the death last weekend of Indian movie icon Sridevi, calling it an accidental drowning. The 54-year-old Sridevi, who was known by only one name, drowned in a hotel bathtub after losing consciousness, officials said. (Photo by Rafiq Maqbool/AP Photo)



An Indian shopkeeper who sells Bollywood posters and movie stills holds a poster featuring Sridevi and Amitabh Bachchan in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, February 28, 2018. Thousands of grieving fans gathered in Mumbai on Wednesday to pay respects to Sridevi, the iconic Bollywood actress who drowned accidentally in a Dubai hotel bathtub over the weekend. (Photo by Altaf Qadri/AP Photo)

An Indian shopkeeper who sells Bollywood posters and movie stills holds a poster featuring Sridevi and Amitabh Bachchan in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, February 28, 2018. Thousands of grieving fans gathered in Mumbai on Wednesday to pay respects to Sridevi, the iconic Bollywood actress who drowned accidentally in a Dubai hotel bathtub over the weekend. (Photo by Altaf Qadri/AP Photo)



Fans of Bollywood actress Sridevi line up outside her residence to pay their last respects in Mumbai, India, Wednesday, February 28, 2018. Dubai investigators on Tuesday closed the case into the death last weekend of Indian movie icon Sridevi, calling it an accidental drowning. The 54-year-old Sridevi, who was known by only one name, drowned in a hotel bathtub after losing consciousness, officials said. (Photo by Rafiq Maqbool/AP Photo)

Fans of Bollywood actress Sridevi line up outside her residence to pay their last respects in Mumbai, India, Wednesday, February 28, 2018. Dubai investigators on Tuesday closed the case into the death last weekend of Indian movie icon Sridevi, calling it an accidental drowning. The 54-year-old Sridevi, who was known by only one name, drowned in a hotel bathtub after losing consciousness, officials said. (Photo by Rafiq Maqbool/AP Photo)



An Indian artist performs a “Theyyam”, a popular traditional dance also known as “Kaliyattam”, during a promotional event organised by India' s Kerala state tourism department in Hyderabad on February 20, 2018. (Photo by Noah Seelam/AFP Photo)

An Indian artist performs a “Theyyam”, a popular traditional dance also known as “Kaliyattam”, during a promotional event organised by India' s Kerala state tourism department in Hyderabad on February 20, 2018. (Photo by Noah Seelam/AFP Photo)



Indian college students with their face painted take part in an inter college face painting competition at Government Sardar Patel Pollytehnic College in Bhopal, India, 19 February 2018. More than 100 young women participated in the competition to create awareness on Environment conservation. (Photo by Sanjeev Gupta/EPA/EFE)

Indian college students with their face painted take part in an inter college face painting competition at Government Sardar Patel Pollytehnic College in Bhopal, India, 19 February 2018. More than 100 young women participated in the competition to create awareness on Environment conservation. (Photo by Sanjeev Gupta/EPA/EFE)



Indian para-military force soldiers push exiled Tibetan activists into a police bus during a protest outside the Chinese Embassy, in New Delhi, India, Friday, March 9, 2018. The protest was to mark the 59th anniversary of the March 10, 1959, Tibetan Uprising Day, against the Chinese rule, which was brutally quelled by the Chinese army forcing the spiritual leader the Dalai Lama and thousands of Tibetans into exile. (Photo by Manish Swarup/AP Photo)

Indian para-military force soldiers push exiled Tibetan activists into a police bus during a protest outside the Chinese Embassy, in New Delhi, India, Friday, March 9, 2018. The protest was to mark the 59th anniversary of the March 10, 1959, Tibetan Uprising Day, against the Chinese rule, which was brutally quelled by the Chinese army forcing the spiritual leader the Dalai Lama and thousands of Tibetans into exile. (Photo by Manish Swarup/AP Photo)



A devotee touches the feet of the monolithic statue of Jain god Gomateshwara as he celebrates the Mahamastakabhisheka, or head-anointing ceremony of the statue, in Shravanabelagola, India, February 18, 2018. (Photo by Abhishek N. Chinnappa/Reuters)

A devotee touches the feet of the monolithic statue of Jain god Gomateshwara as he celebrates the Mahamastakabhisheka, or head-anointing ceremony of the statue, in Shravanabelagola, India, February 18, 2018. (Photo by Abhishek N. Chinnappa/Reuters)



Workers install a net on overhead power poles along the tracks on a railway bridge over the Sabarmati river in Ahmedabad, India, February 20, 2018. (Photo by Amit Dave/Reuters)

Workers install a net on overhead power poles along the tracks on a railway bridge over the Sabarmati river in Ahmedabad, India, February 20, 2018. (Photo by Amit Dave/Reuters)



Widows daubed in colours dance as they take part in Holi celebrations in the town of Vrindavan in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, India, February 27, 2018. (Photo by Adnan Abidi/Reuters)

Widows daubed in colours dance as they take part in Holi celebrations in the town of Vrindavan in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, India, February 27, 2018. (Photo by Adnan Abidi/Reuters)



Widows daubed in colours take part in Holi celebrations in the town of Vrindavan in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, India, February 27, 2018. (Photo by Adnan Abidi/Reuters)

Widows daubed in colours take part in Holi celebrations in the town of Vrindavan in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, India, February 27, 2018. (Photo by Adnan Abidi/Reuters)



Widows daubed in colours take part in Holi celebrations in the town of Vrindavan in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, India, February 27, 2018. (Photo by Adnan Abidi/Reuters)

Widows daubed in colours take part in Holi celebrations in the town of Vrindavan in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, India, February 27, 2018. (Photo by Adnan Abidi/Reuters)



Widows daubed in colours dance as they take part in Holi celebrations in the town of Vrindavan in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, India, February 27, 2018. (Photo by Adnan Abidi/Reuters)

Widows daubed in colours dance as they take part in Holi celebrations in the town of Vrindavan in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, India, February 27, 2018. (Photo by Adnan Abidi/Reuters)



Widows daubed in colours dance as they take part in Holi celebrations in the town of Vrindavan in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, India, February 27, 2018. (Photo by Adnan Abidi/Reuters)

Widows daubed in colours dance as they take part in Holi celebrations in the town of Vrindavan in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, India, February 27, 2018. (Photo by Adnan Abidi/Reuters)



Widows daubed in colours dance as they take part in Holi celebrations in the town of Vrindavan in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, India, February 27, 2018. (Photo by Adnan Abidi/Reuters)

Widows daubed in colours dance as they take part in Holi celebrations in the town of Vrindavan in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, India, February 27, 2018. (Photo by Adnan Abidi/Reuters)



Widows daubed in colours dance as they take part in Holi celebrations in the town of Vrindavan in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, India, February 27, 2018. (Photo by Adnan Abidi/Reuters)

Widows daubed in colours dance as they take part in Holi celebrations in the town of Vrindavan in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, India, February 27, 2018. (Photo by Adnan Abidi/Reuters)



Hindu devotees, smeared in coloured powder, dance as they take part in a procession for Holi celebrations in Kolkata, India, February 28, 2018. (Photo by Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters)

Hindu devotees, smeared in coloured powder, dance as they take part in a procession for Holi celebrations in Kolkata, India, February 28, 2018. (Photo by Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters)



Hindu devotees pray during Huranga, a game played between men and women a day after Holi, at Dauji temple near Mathura, March 3, 2018. (Photo by Adnan Abidi/Reuters)

Hindu devotees pray during Huranga, a game played between men and women a day after Holi, at Dauji temple near Mathura, March 3, 2018. (Photo by Adnan Abidi/Reuters)



Indian Border Security Force (BSF) soldiers, with faces smeared with coloured powder, dance during Holi celebrations in a camp in Humhama on the outskirts of Srinagar March 2, 2018. (Photo by Danish Ismail/Reuters)

Indian Border Security Force (BSF) soldiers, with faces smeared with coloured powder, dance during Holi celebrations in a camp in Humhama on the outskirts of Srinagar March 2, 2018. (Photo by Danish Ismail/Reuters)



A woman dances during Huranga, a game played between men and women a day after Holi, at Dauji temple near  Mathura, March 3, 2018. (Photo by Adnan Abidi/Reuters)

A woman dances during Huranga, a game played between men and women a day after Holi, at Dauji temple near Mathura, March 3, 2018. (Photo by Adnan Abidi/Reuters)



College students shout slogans against what they say is hooliganism by men in the name of the Hindu festival Holi, in New Delhi, India, March 1, 2018. (Photo by Saumya Khandelwal/Reuters)

College students shout slogans against what they say is hooliganism by men in the name of the Hindu festival Holi, in New Delhi, India, March 1, 2018. (Photo by Saumya Khandelwal/Reuters)



Women tear the shirt off a man during Huranga, a game played between men and women a day after Holi, at Dauji temple near Mathura, March 3, 2018. (Photo by Adnan Abidi/Reuters)

Women tear the shirt off a man during Huranga, a game played between men and women a day after Holi, at Dauji temple near Mathura, March 3, 2018. (Photo by Adnan Abidi/Reuters)



A woman holds her veil as she takes part in Huranga, a game played between men and women a day after Holi, at Dauji temple near Mathura, March 3, 2018. (Photo by Adnan Abidi/Reuters)

A woman holds her veil as she takes part in Huranga, a game played between men and women a day after Holi, at Dauji temple near Mathura, March 3, 2018. (Photo by Adnan Abidi/Reuters)



A statue of Hindu Lord Hanuman is pictured in New Delhi, India January 18, 2018. Picture taken January 18, 2018. (Photo by Adnan Abidi/Reuters)

A statue of Hindu Lord Hanuman is pictured in New Delhi, India January 18, 2018. Picture taken January 18, 2018. (Photo by Adnan Abidi/Reuters)



In this April 17, 2017 photograph, a child bride, who is only fourteen years old, right, performs rituals with the groom after getting married at a Hindu temple near Rajgarh, Madhya Pradesh state, India. A significant fall in child marriages in South Asia has reduced the rate of marriage for girls globally, the U.N. children's agency said Tuesday. (Photo by Prakash Hatvalne/AP Photo)

In this April 17, 2017 photograph, a child bride, who is only fourteen years old, right, performs rituals with the groom after getting married at a Hindu temple near Rajgarh, Madhya Pradesh state, India. A significant fall in child marriages in South Asia has reduced the rate of marriage for girls globally, the U.N. children's agency said Tuesday. (Photo by Prakash Hatvalne/AP Photo)



Indians dressed as Hindu deities Radha, center, and Krishana play Holi in Jammu, India, Thursday March 1, 2018. (Photo by Channi Anand/AP Photo)

Indians dressed as Hindu deities Radha, center, and Krishana play Holi in Jammu, India, Thursday March 1, 2018. (Photo by Channi Anand/AP Photo)



An Indian woman and a girl remove petioles of red chillies at a farm at Shertha village near Gandhinagar, India, Sunday, February 25, 2018. People employed in the production of seasonal red chilies earn 20 rupees ($0.31) for cleaning and sorting about 20 kilograms (44 pounds) of chilies per person. (Photo by Ajit Solanki/AP Photo)

An Indian woman and a girl remove petioles of red chillies at a farm at Shertha village near Gandhinagar, India, Sunday, February 25, 2018. People employed in the production of seasonal red chilies earn 20 rupees ($0.31) for cleaning and sorting about 20 kilograms (44 pounds) of chilies per person. (Photo by Ajit Solanki/AP Photo)



An Indian member of staff takes notes as she walks among elephant sculptures displayed as part of the Elephant Parade India initiative in Mumbai on February 25, 2018. The elephant sculptures will be displayed at prominent Mumbai locations for 3 weeks as part of what has become recognised as the world's biggest public art event - The Elephant Parade. After the display each elephant sculpture will be sold in an auction to raise funds for Asian elephant corridors and projects to address human-elephant-conflict throughout India. (Photo by Indranil Mukherjee/AFP Photo)

An Indian member of staff takes notes as she walks among elephant sculptures displayed as part of the Elephant Parade India initiative in Mumbai on February 25, 2018. The elephant sculptures will be displayed at prominent Mumbai locations for 3 weeks as part of what has become recognised as the world's biggest public art event - The Elephant Parade. After the display each elephant sculpture will be sold in an auction to raise funds for Asian elephant corridors and projects to address human-elephant-conflict throughout India. (Photo by Indranil Mukherjee/AFP Photo)



Indian devotees pour milk on the head of Lord Bhaubali statue on the 88th “Mahamastakabhisheka Mahotsav” ceremony in Shravanabelagola, India, 19 February 2018. Mahamastakabhisheka rituals, which run between 07 and 25 February, includes showering the 17-meter-tall statue of Lord Bahubali in milk, saffron, turmeric, flour, flower petals and other holy ingredients, an event that is reportedly attracting millions of people from across the country and held once every 12 years. (Photo by Jagadeesh N.V./EPA/EFE/Rex Features/Shutterstock)

Indian devotees pour milk on the head of Lord Bhaubali statue on the 88th “Mahamastakabhisheka Mahotsav” ceremony in Shravanabelagola, India, 19 February 2018. Mahamastakabhisheka rituals, which run between 07 and 25 February, includes showering the 17-meter-tall statue of Lord Bahubali in milk, saffron, turmeric, flour, flower petals and other holy ingredients, an event that is reportedly attracting millions of people from across the country and held once every 12 years. (Photo by Jagadeesh N.V./EPA/EFE/Rex Features/Shutterstock)



An Indian man, right, looks on as an ethnic Chinese woman and her children watch a lion dance procession on the first day of Chinese lunar new year in Kolkata, India, Friday, February 16, 2018. People in Asia and around the world are celebrating the Lunar New Year on Friday with festivals, parades and temple visits to ask for blessings. This year marks the year of the dog, one of the 12 animals in the Chinese astrological chart. (Photo by Bikas Das/AP Photo)

An Indian man, right, looks on as an ethnic Chinese woman and her children watch a lion dance procession on the first day of Chinese lunar new year in Kolkata, India, Friday, February 16, 2018. People in Asia and around the world are celebrating the Lunar New Year on Friday with festivals, parades and temple visits to ask for blessings. This year marks the year of the dog, one of the 12 animals in the Chinese astrological chart. (Photo by Bikas Das/AP Photo)
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