Members of Hindu Brahmin community perform the annual Shravani Puja or prayer at Sangam, the holy confluence of river Ganga, Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati, in Prayagraj , India, Wednesday, August 30, 2023. Brahmins, or Hindu upper castes, believe that performing rituals on this day will wash away their sins. (Photo by Rajesh Kumar Singh/AP Photo)





An ascetic takes a dip in the holy lake of Pushkar as he takes part in “Shravani Upakarma” ritual during the 'Raksha Bandhan' festival, in Pushkar on August 30, 2023. (Photo by Himanshu Sharma/AFP Photo)





A cut-out of a langur is tied to a fence alongside a road to scare away monkeys, ahead of the G20 Summit in New Delhi, India on August 30, 2023. (Photo by Anushree Fadnavis/Reuters)





Brahmin, or upper-caste Hindu boys take part in the “janeu” (sacred thread), also called “yagnopavit” changing ceremony outside a temple on the occasion of Raksha Bandhan festival in Ahmedabad, India on August 30, 2023. (Photo by Amit Dave/Reuters)





A worker at a confectionary arranges a traditional sweetmeat locally known as “Khaja” which are popularly sold ahead of Hindu festival of ‘Nag Panchami’, at a workshop in Ahmedabad on August 31, 2023. (Photo by Sam Panthaky/AFP Photo)





A woman carrying lotus roots rows a boat through a polluted portion of the Dal Lake in Srinagar on September 1, 2023. (Photo by Tauseef Mustafa/AFP Photo)





Indian workers from the Mazagon Dock wave towards the warship Mahendragiri, the seventh Stealth Frigate of Indian Navy's Project 17 A, built by Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL), during its launch event in Mumbai, India on September 1, 2023. India's new warship Mahendragiri is the last Project 17A Frigate with improved stealth features, advanced weapons and sensors, and platform management system. (Photo by Divyakant Solanki/EPA/EFE)





India's PSLV-C57 blasts off carrying the Aditya-L1 spacecraft from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota, India on September 2, 2023. (Photo by Reuters/Stringer)





An exile Tibetan conducts a band as they prepare to welcome dignitaries to mark the 63rd anniversary of the formation of their parliament-in-exile in Dharamshala, India, Saturday, September 2, 2023. Tibetans celebrate this day as Democracy Day. (Photo by Ashwini Bhatia/AP Photo)





Youths perform “Gatka”, an ancient form of the Sikh martial art, during a Sikh religious procession to mark the birth anniversary of Shaheed Baba Jiwan Singh in Amritsar on September 3, 2023. (Photo by Narinder Nanu/AFP Photo)





Students with faces painted as Hindu goddess Kali, take part in a cultural event ahead of the Janmashtami festival, or the birth anniversary of Hindu Lord Krishna, inside a college in Mumbai, India on September 4, 2023. (Photo by Francis Mascarenhas/Reuters)





Indian artist Jagjot Singh Rubal gives final touches to an oil painting of US President Joe Biden, at his workshop in Amritsar on September 5, 2023, ahead of the two-day G20 summit in New Delhi. (Photo by Narinder Nanu/AFP Photo)





Indian school children, some with their faces painted in blue, and dressed as the Hindu god Lord Krishna take part in the Janmashtami festival celebrations at the Shivaji Shikshan Sanstha – multipurpose technical high school, in Mumbai, India, 05 September 2023. Janmashtami is an annual Hindu festival celebrating the birth anniversary of Lord Krishna. (Photo by Divyakant Solanki/EPA)





An Indian schoolchild, with his face painted and dressed as the Hindu god Lord Krishna, takes part in the Janmashtami festival celebrations at the Shivaji Shikshan Sanstha – multipurpose technical high school, in Mumbai, India, 05 September 2023. (Photo by Divyakant Solanki/EPA/EFE)





Nuns from Missionaries of Charity attend a special prayer on the occasion of 'Feast Day' to mark the death anniversary of Mother Teresa at the Mother House in Kolkata on September 5, 2023. (Photo by Dibyangshu Sarkar/AFP Photo)





Birds fly past the Qutub Minar ahead of the G20 Summit in New Delhi, India on September 5, 2023. (Photo by Anushree Fadnavis/Reuters)





School children dressed as Hindu god Krishna (C) and his consort Radha (center R) take part in the celebrations on the eve of Janmashtami festival, which marks the birth of Lord Krishna, in Amritsar on September 6, 2023. (Photo by Narinder Nanu/AFP Photo)





Children dressed as Hindu god Krishna and his consort Radha, take part in the celebrations on the eve of Janmashtami festival, which marks the birth of Lord Krishna, in Chennai on September 6, 2023. (Photo by R. Satish Babu/AFP Photo)





Revelers form human pyramids to reach an overhanging earthen pot while celebrating Hindu festival Janmashtami in Mumbai, India, Thursday, September 7, 2023. Janmashtami celebrates the birthday of Hindu god Krishna. (Photo by Rajanish Kakade/AP Photo)





A boy jumps as he attempts to break the Dahi handi, an earthen pot filled with curd, hanging above a well, as part of Janmashtami festival in Kurdus village, Raigad district in the western Indian state of Maharashtra, Thursday, September 7, 2023. The festival marks the birth of Hindu god Krishna and the act seeks to reenact the story of Lord Krishna stealing butter during his childhood. (Photo by Rafiq Maqbool/AP Photo)