Stuntmen ride their motorbikes along the wall of a wooden structure during the 'Well of Death' show at a fair in Jalandhar on September 16, 2024. (Photo by Shammi Mehra/AFP Photo)





Indian devotees carry and worship an idol of the elephant-headed Hindu god Lord Ganesha for an immersion into the Arabian Sea as a part of the Ganesh Chaturthi festival, in Mumbai, India, 17 September 2024. The idol is meant for the festival Ganesha Chaturthi, a ten-day long event which is celebrated all over India. During the Ganpati festival, which is celebrated as the birthday of Lord Ganesh, idols of the Hindu deity are worshiped at hundreds of pandals or makeshift tents before they are immersed into water bodies. The Ganesh festival comes to an end on the day of Anant Chaturdashi. (Photo by Divyakant Solanki/EPA/EFE)





Devotees carry an idol of the elephant-headed Hindu deity Ganesha, for its immersion in the Arabian sea in Mumbai on September 17, 2024, on the last day of Ganesh Chaturthi festival. (Photo by Punit Paranjpe/AFP Photo)





The imam displays a holy relic of Prophet Muhammed to faithful gathered at the Hazratbal Shrine in Srinagar, India, 17 September 2024. Hundreds of devotees gathered at the Hazratbal shrine, which houses a relic believed to be a hair from the beard of Prophet Muhammed, to offer special prayers on the occasion of the Prophet's birth anniversary. (Photo by Farooq Khan/EPA/EFE)





Ferry commuters watch as an idol of the elephant-headed Hindu deity Ganesha floats in the Arabian sea, after the culmination of the Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Mumbai on September 18, 2024. (Photo by Indranil Mukherjee/AFP Photo)





An Indian security personnel stands guard as voters queue up to cast their ballots at a polling station during the first phase of assembly elections in Pulwama, south of Srinagar on September 18, 2024. Indian-administered Kashmir began voting on September 18 in the first local elections since the cancellation of its special semi-autonomous status sparked fury in the troubled Himalayan territory, which is also claimed by Pakistan. (Photo by Tauseef Mustafa/AFP Photo)





Ali Mohammad his wife Roshini, sitting on horseback, show the indelible ink mark on their index finger after casting their vote in Pehlipora, south of Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Wednesday, September 18, 2024. (Photo by Dar Yasin/AP Photo)





Flood-affected people along with their belongings, move to a safer place in a boat after rise in the water level of river Ganges following heavy rains, in Patna on September 23, 2024. (Photo by Sachin Kumar/AFP Photo)





An artisan prepares to work on idols of Hindu deities at a workshop ahead of religious festival “Durga Puja” in New Delhi on September 23, 2024. (Photo by Money Sharma/AFP Photo)





Supporters of the Congress party attend an election campaign rally of Rahul Gandhi, a senior leader of India's main opposition, the Congress party, ahead of the second phase of the assembly election, on the outskirts of Srinagar on September 23, 2024. (Photo by Sharafat Ali/Reuters)





Kashmiri children stand with Indian security personnel inside a polling station, ahead of the second phase of the assembly elections, in Srinagar on September 24, 2024. (Photo by Sharafat Ali/Reuters)





Kashmiri women walk to vote at a polling station, during the second phase of assembly elections, in Srinagar on September 25, 2024. (Photo by Sharafat Ali/Reuters)





Kashmiri women queue up at a polling booth to cast their vote during the second phase of the assembly election in the outskirts of Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Wednesday, September 25, 2024. (Photo by Dar Yasin/AP Photo)





An Indian policeman runs after an exile Tibetan to detain him as others shout slogans against the human rights situation in Tibet during a protest to coincide China marking its 75th year of Communist Party rule, outside Chinese embassy, in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, October 1, 2024. (Photo by Manish Swarup/AP Photo)





A vendor prepares breakfast on his mobile cart place on a railway track on which train services are suspended temporarily due to festival rush in Kolkata, India, Wednesday, October 2, 2024. (Photo by Bikas Das/AP Photo)





Hindu devotees perform the 'Tarpan' ritual during Mahalaya prayers, also known as Pitru Paksha, at the Banganga water tank, in Mumbai, India, 02 October 2024. Mahalaya is observed seven days before the Hindu festival Durga Puja, with devotees offering prayers to pay obeisance to their deceased forefathers. (Photo by Divyakant Solanki/EPA/EFE)





Indian school children throw flowers over a statue of Mahatma Gandhi as they pay their respects during the Gandhi Jayanthi celebration that marks Gandhi's birth anniversary in Bangalore, India, 02 October 2024. Gandhi Jayanti is celebrated annually across India on 02 October, to mark the birthday of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi. This year marks the 155th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, also known as the father of the Indian nation. (Photo by Jagadeesh N.V./EPA)





Hindu devotees perform rituals on the banks of the Hooghly River on the occasion of Mahalaya, an auspicious day to pay homage to ancestors, in Kolkata, India, Wednesday, October 2, 2024. (Photo by Bikas Das/AP Photo)





Meenaben Soni makes a red handprint on the wall, on the first day of Navratri during which devotees worship the Hindu goddess Durga, at the old city of Ahmedabad, India on October 3, 2024. (Photo by Amit Dave/Reuters)





Artists performs during an inauguration of Navratri or nine night festival, which begins today in Ahmedabad, India, Thursday, October 3, 2024. (Photo by Ajit Solanki/AP Photo)