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An Indian elderly naked sadhu (Hindu holy man) gestures as he takes part in a religious procession towards the Sangam area during the “royal entry” for the upcoming Kumbh Mela festival in Allahabad on January 4, 2019. The festival attracts millions of Hindu pilgrims to the sacred confluence of the Yamuna and Ganges rivers over 49 days between January 15 and March 4. (Photo by Sanjay Kanojia/AFP Photo)

An Indian elderly naked sadhu (Hindu holy man) gestures as he takes part in a religious procession towards the Sangam area during the “royal entry” for the upcoming Kumbh Mela festival in Allahabad on January 4, 2019. The festival attracts millions of Hindu pilgrims to the sacred confluence of the Yamuna and Ganges rivers over 49 days between January 15 and March 4. (Photo by Sanjay Kanojia/AFP Photo)



A Sadhu or a Hindu holy man gets his eyes tested at a free eye-care camp at a makeshift shelter before heading for an annual trip to Sagar Island for the one-day festival of “Makar Sankranti”, in Kolkata, India, January 10, 2019. (Photo by Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters)

A Sadhu or a Hindu holy man gets his eyes tested at a free eye-care camp at a makeshift shelter before heading for an annual trip to Sagar Island for the one-day festival of “Makar Sankranti”, in Kolkata, India, January 10, 2019. (Photo by Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters)



A Sadhu or a Hindu holy man applies ash on his face at a makeshift shelter before heading for an annual trip to Sagar Island for the one-day festival of “Makar Sankranti”, in Kolkata, India, January 7, 2019. (Photo by Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters)

A Sadhu or a Hindu holy man applies ash on his face at a makeshift shelter before heading for an annual trip to Sagar Island for the one-day festival of “Makar Sankranti”, in Kolkata, India, January 7, 2019. (Photo by Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters)



A Naga Sadhu, or a Hindu holy man, takes a smoke before participating in a procession towards the Sangam, the confluence of rivers Ganges and Yamuna, ahead of the Kumbh Mela in Allahabad, India, Thursday, January 3, 2019. Kumbh Mela is a 45-days festival beginning later this month, where millions of Hindu devotees are expected to attend with the belief that taking a dip in the holy waters will cleanse them of their sins. (Photo by Rajesh Kumar Singh/AP Photo)

A Naga Sadhu, or a Hindu holy man, takes a smoke before participating in a procession towards the Sangam, the confluence of rivers Ganges and Yamuna, ahead of the Kumbh Mela in Allahabad, India, Thursday, January 3, 2019. Kumbh Mela is a 45-days festival beginning later this month, where millions of Hindu devotees are expected to attend with the belief that taking a dip in the holy waters will cleanse them of their sins. (Photo by Rajesh Kumar Singh/AP Photo)



An auto-rickshaw driver looks out from the snow-covered windshield of his vehicle as the fresh snow falls in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Friday, January 4, 2019. Snowfall in the Indian portion of Kashmir has disrupted air traffic, and road traffic between Srinagar and Jammu, the summer and winter capitals of India's Jammu-Kashmir state, according to news reports. (Photo by Dar Yasin/AP Photo)

An auto-rickshaw driver looks out from the snow-covered windshield of his vehicle as the fresh snow falls in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Friday, January 4, 2019. Snowfall in the Indian portion of Kashmir has disrupted air traffic, and road traffic between Srinagar and Jammu, the summer and winter capitals of India's Jammu-Kashmir state, according to news reports. (Photo by Dar Yasin/AP Photo)



A boy shows a piece of ice that he collected on the partially frozen interiors of Dal lake on a cold winter morning in Srinagar December 26, 2018. (Photo by Danish Ismail/Reuters)

A boy shows a piece of ice that he collected on the partially frozen interiors of Dal lake on a cold winter morning in Srinagar December 26, 2018. (Photo by Danish Ismail/Reuters)



Women carry metal pitchers filled with drinking water during snowfall on a cold winter morning in Pattan, north of Srinagar, January 2, 2019. (Photo by Danish Ismail/Reuters)

Women carry metal pitchers filled with drinking water during snowfall on a cold winter morning in Pattan, north of Srinagar, January 2, 2019. (Photo by Danish Ismail/Reuters)



A man uses his oar to break ice to move his boat on the partially frozen Dal Lake on a cold winter morning in Srinagar December 31, 2018. (Photo by Danish Ismail/Reuters)

A man uses his oar to break ice to move his boat on the partially frozen Dal Lake on a cold winter morning in Srinagar December 31, 2018. (Photo by Danish Ismail/Reuters)



A reveller dressed as Batman performs in the 35th Cochin Carnival, which is held annually to welcome the start of the New Year at Fort Kochi in Kerala, India, January 1, 2019. (Photo by Sivaram V/Reuters)

A reveller dressed as Batman performs in the 35th Cochin Carnival, which is held annually to welcome the start of the New Year at Fort Kochi in Kerala, India, January 1, 2019. (Photo by Sivaram V/Reuters)



A band member plays music during a religious procession ahead of the “Kumbh Mela”, or the Pitcher Festival, in Prayagraj, previously known as Allahabad, India, January 4, 2019. (Photo by Jitendra Prakash/Reuters)

A band member plays music during a religious procession ahead of the “Kumbh Mela”, or the Pitcher Festival, in Prayagraj, previously known as Allahabad, India, January 4, 2019. (Photo by Jitendra Prakash/Reuters)



A woman yawns as she sits outside a hospital on a cold winter morning in Srinagar January 3, 2019. (Photo by Danish Ismail/Reuters)

A woman yawns as she sits outside a hospital on a cold winter morning in Srinagar January 3, 2019. (Photo by Danish Ismail/Reuters)



School children attend a yoga session in Ahmedabad, India, January 5, 2019. (Photo by Amit Dave/Reuters)

School children attend a yoga session in Ahmedabad, India, January 5, 2019. (Photo by Amit Dave/Reuters)



A woman walks past a bus featuring an advertising of the upcoming Bollywood film “The Accidental Prime Minister” in Mumbai, January, 5, 2019. (Photo by Francis Mascarenhas/Reuters)

A woman walks past a bus featuring an advertising of the upcoming Bollywood film “The Accidental Prime Minister” in Mumbai, January, 5, 2019. (Photo by Francis Mascarenhas/Reuters)



Homeless men sleep inside a government-run night shelter on a cold winter night in the old quarters of Delhi, India, January 8, 2019. (Photo by Anushree Fadnavis/Reuters)

Homeless men sleep inside a government-run night shelter on a cold winter night in the old quarters of Delhi, India, January 8, 2019. (Photo by Anushree Fadnavis/Reuters)



Vegetable vendors assemble at a floating market in the interior of Dal lake on a cold winter morning in Srinagar January 7, 2019. (Photo by Danish Ismail/Reuters)

Vegetable vendors assemble at a floating market in the interior of Dal lake on a cold winter morning in Srinagar January 7, 2019. (Photo by Danish Ismail/Reuters)



A man rides a bicycle with his wife on a foggy winter morning in New Delhi, India, January 3, 2019. (Photo by Adnan Abidi/Reuters)

A man rides a bicycle with his wife on a foggy winter morning in New Delhi, India, January 3, 2019. (Photo by Adnan Abidi/Reuters)



A ground staff stands on airstair as heavy fog is seen at Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi, India, January 4, 2019. (Photo by Danish Siddiqui/Reuters)

A ground staff stands on airstair as heavy fog is seen at Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi, India, January 4, 2019. (Photo by Danish Siddiqui/Reuters)



A man pedals his bicycle through a closed market during the strike called by All Assam Students Union (AASU) and the North East Students' Organisation (NESO) to protest against the government's bid to pass a bill in parliament to give citizenship to non-Muslims from neighbouring countries, in Guwahati, January 8, 2019. (Photo by Anuwar Hazarika/Reuters)

A man pedals his bicycle through a closed market during the strike called by All Assam Students Union (AASU) and the North East Students' Organisation (NESO) to protest against the government's bid to pass a bill in parliament to give citizenship to non-Muslims from neighbouring countries, in Guwahati, January 8, 2019. (Photo by Anuwar Hazarika/Reuters)



An Indian potter makes earthen pots for sale ahead of the Hindu Pongal festival, or Makar Sankranti, in a village on the outskirts of Chennai on January 8, 2019. Hindus use earthern pots to cook as a part of rituals during the celebration of the Pongal harvest festival that is celebrated each year in January. (Photo by Arun Sankar/AFP Photo)

An Indian potter makes earthen pots for sale ahead of the Hindu Pongal festival, or Makar Sankranti, in a village on the outskirts of Chennai on January 8, 2019. Hindus use earthern pots to cook as a part of rituals during the celebration of the Pongal harvest festival that is celebrated each year in January. (Photo by Arun Sankar/AFP Photo)



A Naga Sadhu or a Hindu holy man, wearing prayer beads, plays a traditional instrument on the banks of the river Ganges ahead of the “Kumbh Mela”, or the Pitcher Festival, in Prayagraj, previously known as Allahabad, India, January 9, 2019. (Photo by Jitendra Prakash/Reuters)

A Naga Sadhu or a Hindu holy man, wearing prayer beads, plays a traditional instrument on the banks of the river Ganges ahead of the “Kumbh Mela”, or the Pitcher Festival, in Prayagraj, previously known as Allahabad, India, January 9, 2019. (Photo by Jitendra Prakash/Reuters)



An Indian woman paramilitary officer shouts orders during Republic Day parade rehearsals in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, January 5, 2016. India marks Republic Day on Jan. 26 with military parades across the country. (Photo by Manish Swarup/AP Photo)

An Indian woman paramilitary officer shouts orders during Republic Day parade rehearsals in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, January 5, 2016. India marks Republic Day on Jan. 26 with military parades across the country. (Photo by Manish Swarup/AP Photo)



In this  Saturday, January 5, 2019, file photo, Indian Sikh devotees gather to pay obeisance at a Sikh temple as they mark the birth anniversary of Guru Gobind Singh, in Jammu, India. Guru Gobind Singh was the tenth Sikh guru. (Photo by Channi Anand/AP Photo)

In this Saturday, January 5, 2019, file photo, Indian Sikh devotees gather to pay obeisance at a Sikh temple as they mark the birth anniversary of Guru Gobind Singh, in Jammu, India. Guru Gobind Singh was the tenth Sikh guru. (Photo by Channi Anand/AP Photo)



An Indian Sikh warrior blows fire as he displays traditional martial art skills during a religious procession ahead of the birth anniversary of Guru Gobind Singh in Jammu, India, Thursday, January 3, 2019. The birth anniversary of Guru Gobind Singh, the tenth Sikh guru, will be marked on Jan.5. (Photo by Channi Anand/AP Photo)

An Indian Sikh warrior blows fire as he displays traditional martial art skills during a religious procession ahead of the birth anniversary of Guru Gobind Singh in Jammu, India, Thursday, January 3, 2019. The birth anniversary of Guru Gobind Singh, the tenth Sikh guru, will be marked on Jan.5. (Photo by Channi Anand/AP Photo)
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