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A Hindu priest adjusts the headgear of Nilanjana Chakraborty, a five-year old girl dressed as a Kumari, during the religious festival of Durga Puja in Agartala, India, October 21, 2015. Kumari is a young virgin girl who is worshipped as part of the Durga Puja rituals. The festival is the biggest religious event for Bengali Hindus. Hindus believe that the goddess Durga symbolises power and the triumph of good over evil. (Photo by Jayanta Dey/Reuters)

A Hindu priest adjusts the headgear of Nilanjana Chakraborty, a five-year old girl dressed as a Kumari, during the religious festival of Durga Puja in Agartala, India, October 21, 2015. Kumari is a young virgin girl who is worshipped as part of the Durga Puja rituals. The festival is the biggest religious event for Bengali Hindus. Hindus believe that the goddess Durga symbolises power and the triumph of good over evil. (Photo by Jayanta Dey/Reuters)



A Hindu (L) priest performs traditional worship of Nilanjana Chakraborty, a five-year old girl dressed as a Kumari, during the religious festival of Durga Puja in Agartala, India, October 21, 2015. (Photo by Jayanta Dey/Reuters)

A Hindu (L) priest performs traditional worship of Nilanjana Chakraborty, a five-year old girl dressed as a Kumari, during the religious festival of Durga Puja in Agartala, India, October 21, 2015. (Photo by Jayanta Dey/Reuters)



An Indian policewoman yawns as she stands with others during a ceremony to mark Police Commemoration Day in Zewan, on the outskirts of Srinagar, October 21, 2015. Every year on October 21, Police Commemoration Day is observed to remember and pay respects to police personnel across India who were killed in the past year while performing different kinds of duties. (Photo by Danish Ismail/Reuters)

An Indian policewoman yawns as she stands with others during a ceremony to mark Police Commemoration Day in Zewan, on the outskirts of Srinagar, October 21, 2015. Every year on October 21, Police Commemoration Day is observed to remember and pay respects to police personnel across India who were killed in the past year while performing different kinds of duties. (Photo by Danish Ismail/Reuters)



Indian policemen's shadows are cast on a curtain, as they stand before taking part in a ceremony to mark Police Commemoration Day in Chandigarh, India, October 21, 2015. (Photo by Ajay Verma/Reuters)

Indian policemen's shadows are cast on a curtain, as they stand before taking part in a ceremony to mark Police Commemoration Day in Chandigarh, India, October 21, 2015. (Photo by Ajay Verma/Reuters)



A devotee covers the idol of Hindu goddess Durga as a priest (behind curtain) offers bhog (offerings made to the goddess Durga which is later distributed among the devotees) at a pandal or temporary platform during the religious festival of Durga Puja in Kolkata, India, October 21, 2015. (Photo by Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters)

A devotee covers the idol of Hindu goddess Durga as a priest (behind curtain) offers bhog (offerings made to the goddess Durga which is later distributed among the devotees) at a pandal or temporary platform during the religious festival of Durga Puja in Kolkata, India, October 21, 2015. (Photo by Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters)



A Hindu priest (L) offers sweets to Labnaya Bhattacharjee, a five and half-year old girl dressed as a Kumari, at a pandal or temporary platform during the religious festival of Durga Puja in Kolkata, India, October 21, 2015. Kumari is a young virgin girl who is worshipped as part of the Durga Puja rituals. (Photo by Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters)

A Hindu priest (L) offers sweets to Labnaya Bhattacharjee, a five and half-year old girl dressed as a Kumari, at a pandal or temporary platform during the religious festival of Durga Puja in Kolkata, India, October 21, 2015. Kumari is a young virgin girl who is worshipped as part of the Durga Puja rituals. (Photo by Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters)



Devotees gather to worship an idol of the Hindu goddess Durga at a pandal or temporary platform during the Durga Puja festival in Kolkata, India, October 21, 2015. The Durga Puja festival is celebrated from October 19 to 22, which is the biggest religious event for Bengali Hindus. Hindus believe that the goddess Durga symbolises power and the triumph of good over evil. (Photo by Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters)

Devotees gather to worship an idol of the Hindu goddess Durga at a pandal or temporary platform during the Durga Puja festival in Kolkata, India, October 21, 2015. The Durga Puja festival is celebrated from October 19 to 22, which is the biggest religious event for Bengali Hindus. Hindus believe that the goddess Durga symbolises power and the triumph of good over evil. (Photo by Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters)



A priest adorns an idol of the Hindu goddess Durga at a pandal or temporary platform during the Durga Puja festival in Kolkata, India, October 21, 2015. (Photo by Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters)

A priest adorns an idol of the Hindu goddess Durga at a pandal or temporary platform during the Durga Puja festival in Kolkata, India, October 21, 2015. (Photo by Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters)



People visit a pandal or temporary platform during the Durga Puja festival in Kolkata, India, October 21, 2015. (Photo by Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters)

People visit a pandal or temporary platform during the Durga Puja festival in Kolkata, India, October 21, 2015. (Photo by Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters)



Kashmiri Shi'ite Muslim mourners touch a glass case containing a copy of the Koran during a Muharram procession ahead of Ashura in Srinagar October 21, 2015. Ashura, which falls on the 10th day of the Islamic month of Muharram, commemorates the death of Imam Hussein, grandson of Prophet Mohammad, who was killed in the 7th century battle of Kerbala. (Photo by Danish Ismail/Reuters)

Kashmiri Shi'ite Muslim mourners touch a glass case containing a copy of the Koran during a Muharram procession ahead of Ashura in Srinagar October 21, 2015. Ashura, which falls on the 10th day of the Islamic month of Muharram, commemorates the death of Imam Hussein, grandson of Prophet Mohammad, who was killed in the 7th century battle of Kerbala. (Photo by Danish Ismail/Reuters)



The father (bottom C) of two children who were burnt alive, with his hands bandaged, wails next to the bodies of his children wrapped in white shrouds, as he along with other villagers block a national highway during a protest against the crime at Ballabhgarh in the northern state of Haryana, India, October 21, 2015. (Photo by Adnan Abidi/Reuters)

The father (bottom C) of two children who were burnt alive, with his hands bandaged, wails next to the bodies of his children wrapped in white shrouds, as he along with other villagers block a national highway during a protest against the crime at Ballabhgarh in the northern state of Haryana, India, October 21, 2015. Police in northern India have arrested four men over allegations that they burnt alive the two low-caste children, an official said on Wednesday, a case that triggered a street protest and drew condemnation from an opposition leader. Authorities ruled outt caste violence as a motive for the crime but India has a long history of such incidents, and the attack will feed concerns over rising intolerance after the rumor-fueled killing of a Muslim man by a Hindu mob recently. (Photo by Adnan Abidi/Reuters)



A villager tries to control the crowd next to the bodies of two children (not pictured) who were burnt alive, during a protest in which people block a national highway, at Ballabhgarh in the northern state of Haryana, India, October 21, 2015. (Photo by Adnan Abidi/Reuters)

A villager tries to control the crowd next to the bodies of two children (not pictured) who were burnt alive, during a protest in which people block a national highway, at Ballabhgarh in the northern state of Haryana, India, October 21, 2015. (Photo by Adnan Abidi/Reuters)



Relatives of two children who were burnt alive, mourn during a protest at Ballabhgarh, in the northern state of Haryana, India, October 21, 2015. (Photo by Adnan Abidi/Reuters)

Relatives of two children who were burnt alive, mourn during a protest at Ballabhgarh, in the northern state of Haryana, India, October 21, 2015. (Photo by Adnan Abidi/Reuters)



Hindu devotees perform Garba, a traditional folk dance, during the celebrations to mark the Navratri festival at Surat in the western state of Gujarat, India, October 21, 2015. Devotees worship Hindu goddess Durga during the festival, whose name literally means nine nights. (Photo by Amit Dave/Reuters)

Hindu devotees perform Garba, a traditional folk dance, during the celebrations to mark the Navratri festival at Surat in the western state of Gujarat, India, October 21, 2015. Devotees worship Hindu goddess Durga during the festival, whose name literally means nine nights. (Photo by Amit Dave/Reuters)



Hindu devotees perform Garba, a traditional folk dance, during the celebrations to mark the Navratri festival at Surat in the western state of Gujarat, India, October 21, 2015. (Photo by Amit Dave/Reuters)

Hindu devotees perform Garba, a traditional folk dance, during the celebrations to mark the Navratri festival at Surat in the western state of Gujarat, India, October 21, 2015. (Photo by Amit Dave/Reuters)



Hindu women carrying decorated metal pitchers pray after taking part in Garba, a traditional folk dance, during the celebrations to mark the Navratri festival at Surat in the western state of Gujarat, India, October 21, 2015. (Photo by Amit Dave/Reuters)

Hindu women carrying decorated metal pitchers pray after taking part in Garba, a traditional folk dance, during the celebrations to mark the Navratri festival at Surat in the western state of Gujarat, India, October 21, 2015. (Photo by Amit Dave/Reuters)



Hindu devotees perform "Garba", a traditional folk dance, during celebrations to mark the Navratri festival at Surat in the western state of Gujarat, India, October 21, 2015. (Photo by Amit Dave/Reuters)

Hindu devotees perform "Garba", a traditional folk dance, during celebrations to mark the Navratri festival at Surat in the western state of Gujarat, India, October 21, 2015. (Photo by Amit Dave/Reuters)



Hindu women apply 'sindhur', or vermillion powder, on each other after worshipping the idol of the Hindu goddess Durga on the last day of the Durga Puja festival in Kolkata, India, October 22, 2015. The Durga Puja festival is celebrated from October 19 to 22, which is the biggest religious event for Bengali Hindus. Hindus believe that the goddess Durga symbolises power and the triumph of good over evil. (Photo by Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters)

Hindu women apply 'sindhur', or vermillion powder, on each other after worshipping the idol of the Hindu goddess Durga on the last day of the Durga Puja festival in Kolkata, India, October 22, 2015. The Durga Puja festival is celebrated from October 19 to 22, which is the biggest religious event for Bengali Hindus. Hindus believe that the goddess Durga symbolises power and the triumph of good over evil. (Photo by Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters)



Devotees load an idol of Hindu goddess Durga onto a boat as it is being transported for immersion in the waters of the river Ganges on the last day of the Durga Puja festival in Kolkata, India, October 22, 2015. (Photo by Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters)

Devotees load an idol of Hindu goddess Durga onto a boat as it is being transported for immersion in the waters of the river Ganges on the last day of the Durga Puja festival in Kolkata, India, October 22, 2015. (Photo by Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters)



A devotee dances in a truck loaded with an idol of Hindu goddess Durga for immersion in the waters of the river Ganges on the last day of the Durga Puja festival in Kolkata, India, October 22, 2015. (Photo by Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters)

A devotee dances in a truck loaded with an idol of Hindu goddess Durga for immersion in the waters of the river Ganges on the last day of the Durga Puja festival in Kolkata, India, October 22, 2015. (Photo by Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters)



Devotees carry an idol of Hindu goddess Durga for immersion in the waters of the river Ganges on the last day of the Durga Puja festival in Kolkata, India, October 22, 2015. (Photo by Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters)

Devotees carry an idol of Hindu goddess Durga for immersion in the waters of the river Ganges on the last day of the Durga Puja festival in Kolkata, India, October 22, 2015. (Photo by Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters)



A devotee offers sweets to the idol of the Hindu goddess Durga while offering prayers on the last day of the Durga Puja festival in Kolkata, India, October 22, 2015. (Photo by Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters)

A devotee offers sweets to the idol of the Hindu goddess Durga while offering prayers on the last day of the Durga Puja festival in Kolkata, India, October 22, 2015. (Photo by Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters)



Hindu men prepare to burn an effigy of demon king Ravana during the Hindu festival of Dussehra in Ahmedabad, India, October 22, 2015. Effigies of the 10-headed Demon King "Ravana" are burnt on Dussehra, the Hindu festival that commemorates the triumph of Hindu god Rama over the Ravana, marking the victory of good over evil. (Photo by Amit Dave/Reuters)

Hindu men prepare to burn an effigy of demon king Ravana during the Hindu festival of Dussehra in Ahmedabad, India, October 22, 2015. Effigies of the 10-headed Demon King "Ravana" are burnt on Dussehra, the Hindu festival that commemorates the triumph of Hindu god Rama over the Ravana, marking the victory of good over evil. (Photo by Amit Dave/Reuters)



People watch as an effigy of demon king Ravana burns during the Hindu festival of Dussehra in Ahmedabad, India, October 22, 2015. (Photo by Amit Dave/Reuters)

People watch as an effigy of demon king Ravana burns during the Hindu festival of Dussehra in Ahmedabad, India, October 22, 2015. (Photo by Amit Dave/Reuters)



An effigy of demon king Ravana burns during the Hindu festival of Dussehra in Ahmedabad, India, October 22, 2015. (Photo by Amit Dave/Reuters)

An effigy of demon king Ravana burns during the Hindu festival of Dussehra in Ahmedabad, India, October 22, 2015. (Photo by Amit Dave/Reuters)



An artist is reflected in a mirror as he gets ready backstage before performing during Ramlila, a re-enactment of the life of Lord Rama, during Dussehra festival celebrations in Mumbai, India, October 22, 2015. Effigies of the 10-headed demon king Ravana are burnt on Dussehra, the Hindu festival that commemorates the triumph of Hindu god Rama over Ravana, marking the victory of good over evil. (Photo by Shailesh Andrade/Reuters)

An artist is reflected in a mirror as he gets ready backstage before performing during Ramlila, a re-enactment of the life of Lord Rama, during Dussehra festival celebrations in Mumbai, India, October 22, 2015. Effigies of the 10-headed demon king Ravana are burnt on Dussehra, the Hindu festival that commemorates the triumph of Hindu god Rama over Ravana, marking the victory of good over evil. (Photo by Shailesh Andrade/Reuters)



Hindu women apply "sindhur", or vermillion powder, on the face of a woman after worshipping the idol of the Hindu goddess Durga on the last day of the Durga Puja festival in Chandigarh, India, October 23, 2015. The Durga Puja festival is the biggest religious event for Bengali Hindus. Hindus believe that the goddess Durga symbolises power and the triumph of good over evil. (Photo by Ajay Verma/Reuters)

Hindu women apply "sindhur", or vermillion powder, on the face of a woman after worshipping the idol of the Hindu goddess Durga on the last day of the Durga Puja festival in Chandigarh, India, October 23, 2015. The Durga Puja festival is the biggest religious event for Bengali Hindus. Hindus believe that the goddess Durga symbolises power and the triumph of good over evil. (Photo by Ajay Verma/Reuters)



A Shi'ite Muslim mourner looks on after flagellating himself during a Muharram procession ahead of Ashura in Srinagar, October 23, 2015. Ashura, which falls on the 10th day of the Islamic month of Muharram, commemorates the death of Imam Hussein, grandson of Prophet Mohammad, who was killed in the 7th century battle of Kerbala. (Photo by Danish Ismail/Reuters)

A Shi'ite Muslim mourner looks on after flagellating himself during a Muharram procession ahead of Ashura in Srinagar, October 23, 2015. Ashura, which falls on the 10th day of the Islamic month of Muharram, commemorates the death of Imam Hussein, grandson of Prophet Mohammad, who was killed in the 7th century battle of Kerbala. (Photo by Danish Ismail/Reuters)



Women devotees of the Bengali community apply Sindoor or vermillion on each other's faces as they take part in the 'Sindoor Puja', a ritual before the immersion of Goddess Durga idols into water bodies on the last day of the Durga Puja Festival in Mumbai, India, 22 October 2015. Sindoor puja marks the end of Durga Puja Festival. (Photo by Divyakant Solanki/EPA)

Women devotees of the Bengali community apply Sindoor or vermillion on each other's faces as they take part in the 'Sindoor Puja', a ritual before the immersion of Goddess Durga idols into water bodies on the last day of the Durga Puja Festival in Mumbai, India, 22 October 2015. Sindoor puja marks the end of Durga Puja Festival. The five day long Hindu festival Durga Puja is widely celebrated in the Indian states of West Bengal, Assam, Jharkhand, Orissa and Tripura and culminates in the immersion of the idols of Hindu Goddess Durga, who symbolizes power and the triumph of good over evil in Hindu mythology. (Photo by Divyakant Solanki/EPA)



Indian civilians look at a school bus riddled with bullet marks, allegedly from firing from the Pakistan side of the border, at a residential area near the international border at Mawa village, in Samba district, about 58 kilometers south of Jammu, India, Saturday, October 24, 2015. India on Friday accused Pakistan of a cease-fire violation in Kashmir in which one Indian civilian was killed and another was wounded. (Photo by Channi Anand/AP Photo)

Indian civilians look at a school bus riddled with bullet marks, allegedly from firing from the Pakistan side of the border, at a residential area near the international border at Mawa village, in Samba district, about 58 kilometers south of Jammu, India, Saturday, October 24, 2015. India on Friday accused Pakistan of a cease-fire violation in Kashmir in which one Indian civilian was killed and another was wounded. Tensions over the disputed Kashmir region have risen between the two countries since Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government took power in May last year. The two sides have called off official-level talks twice in the past year. (Photo by Channi Anand/AP Photo)



An idol of Hindu goddess Durga floats in water as devotees immerse the same in the River Kuakhai after the Durga Puja festival in Bhubaneswar, India, Saturday, October 24, 2015. The immersion of idols marks the end of the festival that commemorates the slaying of a demon king by lion-riding, 10-armed goddess Durga, marking the triumph of good over evil. (Photo by Biswaranjan Rout/AP Photo)

An idol of Hindu goddess Durga floats in water as devotees immerse the same in the River Kuakhai after the Durga Puja festival in Bhubaneswar, India, Saturday, October 24, 2015. The immersion of idols marks the end of the festival that commemorates the slaying of a demon king by lion-riding, 10-armed goddess Durga, marking the triumph of good over evil. (Photo by Biswaranjan Rout/AP Photo)



An Indian priest performs rituals during the Hindu festival Durga Puja in Allahabad on October 20, 2015. The five-day Durga Puja festival commemorates the slaying of a demon king Mahishasur by goddess Durga, marking the triumph of good over evil. (Photo by Sanjay Kanojia/AFP Photo)

An Indian priest performs rituals during the Hindu festival Durga Puja in Allahabad on October 20, 2015. The five-day Durga Puja festival commemorates the slaying of a demon king Mahishasur by goddess Durga, marking the triumph of good over evil. (Photo by Sanjay Kanojia/AFP Photo)
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