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Indian children sit on a makeshift raft as they search for reusable items among offerings thrown by devotees in river Sabarmati at the end of Dashama festival in Ahmadabad, India, Monday, August 24, 2015. After worshiping idols of goddess Dashama for ten days in their homes, devotees immerse the idols in water bodies  along with other offerings at the end of the festival. (Photo by Ajit Solanki/AP Photo)

Indian children sit on a makeshift raft as they search for reusable items among offerings thrown by devotees in river Sabarmati at the end of Dashama festival in Ahmadabad, India, Monday, August 24, 2015. After worshiping idols of goddess Dashama for ten days in their homes, devotees immerse the idols in water bodies along with other offerings at the end of the festival. (Photo by Ajit Solanki/AP Photo)




A boy transports his sheeps on a banana raft in the flood affected Morigaon district of Assam state, India, August 23, 2015. Flash floods, triggered by heavy rains in the past few days, have affected nearly 300,000 people in thirteen districts of Assam state with some 1,000 villages submerged in water. (Photo by EPA/Stringer)

A boy transports his sheeps on a banana raft in the flood affected Morigaon district of Assam state, India, August 23, 2015. Flash floods, triggered by heavy rains in the past few days, have affected nearly 300,000 people in thirteen districts of Assam state with some 1,000 villages submerged in water. (Photo by EPA/Stringer)




Commuters stop their vehicles and watch a wild male elephant, who got separated from his herd, cross a highway on the outskirts of Gauhati, India, Thursday, August 20, 2015. (Photo by Anupam Nath/AP Photo)

Commuters stop their vehicles and watch a wild male elephant, who got separated from his herd, cross a highway on the outskirts of Gauhati, India, Thursday, August 20, 2015. (Photo by Anupam Nath/AP Photo)




A mother comforts her son at a temporary shelter in the flood affected Morisutitop village, in the Morigaon district of north eastern Assam state, India on August 23, 2015. Seven people have died and over 650,000 people have been affected by floods in Assam. (Photo by Biju Boro/AFP Photo)

A mother comforts her son at a temporary shelter in the flood affected Morisutitop village, in the Morigaon district of north eastern Assam state, India on August 23, 2015. Seven people have died and over 650,000 people have been affected by floods in Assam. (Photo by Biju Boro/AFP Photo)




A woman buys “rakhi” or traditional Indian sacred thread, at a stall in a marketplace in Kolkata August 19, 2015. Rakhi is also the name of a Hindu festival, also known as Raksha Bandhan, during which a sister ties one or more of the sacred threads onto her brother's wrist to ask him for her protection. The festival will be celebrated across the country on August 29 this year. (Photo by Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters)

A woman buys “rakhi” or traditional Indian sacred thread, at a stall in a marketplace in Kolkata August 19, 2015. Rakhi is also the name of a Hindu festival, also known as Raksha Bandhan, during which a sister ties one or more of the sacred threads onto her brother's wrist to ask him for her protection. The festival will be celebrated across the country on August 29 this year. (Photo by Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters)




A dancer waits to perform during festivities marking the start of the annual harvest festival of “Onam” in Kochi, India, August 19, 2015. The ten-day-long Hindu festival is celebrated annually in India's southern coastal state of Kerala to commemorate the return of King Mahabali to his beloved subjects. (Photo by Sivaram V/Reuters)

A dancer waits to perform during festivities marking the start of the annual harvest festival of “Onam” in Kochi, India, August 19, 2015. The ten-day-long Hindu festival is celebrated annually in India's southern coastal state of Kerala to commemorate the return of King Mahabali to his beloved subjects. (Photo by Sivaram V/Reuters)




A man dressed as Hindu God Ardhnarishwar gets ready to take part in a performance during festivities marking the start of the annual harvest festival of “Onam” in Kochi, India, August 19, 2015. (Photo by Sivaram V/Reuters)

A man dressed as Hindu God Ardhnarishwar gets ready to take part in a performance during festivities marking the start of the annual harvest festival of “Onam” in Kochi, India, August 19, 2015. (Photo by Sivaram V/Reuters)




Dancers in body paint wait to take part in a performance during festivities marking the start of the annual harvest festival of “Onam” in Kochi, India, August 19, 2015. (Photo by Sivaram V/Reuters)

Dancers in body paint wait to take part in a performance during festivities marking the start of the annual harvest festival of “Onam” in Kochi, India, August 19, 2015. (Photo by Sivaram V/Reuters)




Dancers in traditional attires wait to take part in a performance during festivities marking the start of the annual harvest festival of “Onam” in Kochi, India, August 19, 2015. (Photo by Sivaram V/Reuters)

Dancers in traditional attires wait to take part in a performance during festivities marking the start of the annual harvest festival of “Onam” in Kochi, India, August 19, 2015. (Photo by Sivaram V/Reuters)




A bonnet macaque sits on consecrated idols of snakes as it eats a pomegranate fruit left behind as an offering by devotees during the Nag Panchami festival inside a temple on the outskirts of Bengaluru, India, August 19, 2015. Hindus celebrate the festival by worshipping snakes to honour the serpent god. (Photo by Abhishek N. Chinnappa/Reuters)

A bonnet macaque sits on consecrated idols of snakes as it eats a pomegranate fruit left behind as an offering by devotees during the Nag Panchami festival inside a temple on the outskirts of Bengaluru, India, August 19, 2015. Hindus celebrate the festival by worshipping snakes to honour the serpent god. (Photo by Abhishek N. Chinnappa/Reuters)




A worker dismantles an Ambassador car inside a second-hand automobile parts market in Kolkata, India, August 20, 2015. (Photo by Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters)

A worker dismantles an Ambassador car inside a second-hand automobile parts market in Kolkata, India, August 20, 2015. (Photo by Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters)




A rickshaw puller waits for passengers along an alley in the old quarters of Delhi, India, August 20, 2015. (Photo by Anindito Mukherjee/Reuters)

A rickshaw puller waits for passengers along an alley in the old quarters of Delhi, India, August 20, 2015. (Photo by Anindito Mukherjee/Reuters)




An ice-cream vendor takes shelter in his cart next to a parked auto-rickshaw during a heavy rain shower near India Gate in New Delhi, India, August 21, 2015. (Photo by Anindito Mukherjee/Reuters)

An ice-cream vendor takes shelter in his cart next to a parked auto-rickshaw during a heavy rain shower near India Gate in New Delhi, India, August 21, 2015. (Photo by Anindito Mukherjee/Reuters)




Kanwarias or devotees of the Hindu god Shiva offer prayers and pour sacred water on an idol of god Shiva outside a temple in Agartala, India, August 17, 2015. (Photo by Jayanta Dey/Reuters)

Kanwarias or devotees of the Hindu god Shiva offer prayers and pour sacred water on an idol of god Shiva outside a temple in Agartala, India, August 17, 2015. (Photo by Jayanta Dey/Reuters)




Flood-affected children use a boat to reach their school after incessant rains at Jorhat district in Assam, India, August 22, 2015. (Photo by Reuters/Stringer)

Flood-affected children use a boat to reach their school after incessant rains at Jorhat district in Assam, India, August 22, 2015. (Photo by Reuters/Stringer)




A boy prepares to cast a fishing net in the flood waters next to submerged houses after heavy rains at Patekibari village in Marigaon district in Assam, India, August 23, 2015. Four people have died and over 500,000 people have been affected by the floods caused by heavy rains in the state, according to an official media release. (Photo by Reuters/Stringer)

A boy prepares to cast a fishing net in the flood waters next to submerged houses after heavy rains at Patekibari village in Marigaon district in Assam, India, August 23, 2015. Four people have died and over 500,000 people have been affected by the floods caused by heavy rains in the state, according to an official media release. (Photo by Reuters/Stringer)




A woman collects idol of Hindu goddess Dashama, left by devotees on the banks of the river Sabarmati on the tenth and final day of the Dashama festival in Ahmedabad, India, August 24, 2015. (Photo by Amit Dave/Reuters)

A woman collects idol of Hindu goddess Dashama, left by devotees on the banks of the river Sabarmati on the tenth and final day of the Dashama festival in Ahmedabad, India, August 24, 2015. (Photo by Amit Dave/Reuters)




People watch a protest rally by members of the Patel community from a shopping mall in Ahmedabad, India, August 25, 2015. Thousands of the community members on Tuesday held the huge protest rally to demand reservation for their community, local media reported. (Photo by Amit Dave/Reuters)

People watch a protest rally by members of the Patel community from a shopping mall in Ahmedabad, India, August 25, 2015. Thousands of the community members on Tuesday held the huge protest rally to demand reservation for their community, local media reported. (Photo by Amit Dave/Reuters)




Police wield their batons against a member of the Dalit community after clashes broke out between members of the Patel community and the Dalit community during a protest rally in Ahmedabad, India, August 25, 2015. (Photo by Amit Dave/Reuters)

Police wield their batons against a member of the Dalit community after clashes broke out between members of the Patel community and the Dalit community during a protest rally in Ahmedabad, India, August 25, 2015. (Photo by Amit Dave/Reuters)




People collect idols of Hindu goddess Dashama left by devotees on the banks of the River Sabarmati at the end of Dashama festival in Ahmadabad, India, Monday, August 24, 2015. People collect these idols so that they can sell them next year ahead of the festival in other places. (Photo by Ajit Solanki/AP Photo)

People collect idols of Hindu goddess Dashama left by devotees on the banks of the River Sabarmati at the end of Dashama festival in Ahmadabad, India, Monday, August 24, 2015. People collect these idols so that they can sell them next year ahead of the festival in other places. (Photo by Ajit Solanki/AP Photo)




A Hindu priest, face smeared with color and sacrificial blood, heads towards a goat sacrifice during the Deodhani festival at the Kamakhya Hindu temple on August 18, 2015 in Guwahati, India. The Deodhani festival is a 5 day long event to celebrate and worship the Serpent Goddess, Maa Manasa at the Kamakhya temple. During this festival devotees present animal sacrifices. (Photo by Anuwar Ali Hazarika/Barcroft India)

A Hindu priest, face smeared with color and sacrificial blood, heads towards a goat sacrifice during the Deodhani festival at the Kamakhya Hindu temple on August 18, 2015 in Guwahati, India. The Deodhani festival is a 5 day long event to celebrate and worship the Serpent Goddess, Maa Manasa at the Kamakhya temple. During this festival devotees present animal sacrifices. (Photo by Anuwar Ali Hazarika/Barcroft India)




Onlookers stand on vehicles and watch as a wild male elephant, who got separated from his herd, pulls itself out of  muddy pit on the outskirts of Gauhati, India, Thursday, August 20, 2015. The herd of wild elephants was coming down from a nearby hill of India's northeastern state of Meghalaya on the outskirts of Gauhati, the capital of Assam state. (Photo by Anupam Nath/AP Photo)

Onlookers stand on vehicles and watch as a wild male elephant, who got separated from his herd, pulls itself out of muddy pit on the outskirts of Gauhati, India, Thursday, August 20, 2015. The herd of wild elephants was coming down from a nearby hill of India's northeastern state of Meghalaya on the outskirts of Gauhati, the capital of Assam state. As the pressure of population pushes human habitation closer to forests incidents of wild animals straying into cities is increasingly reported. No incident involving the wild elephant was reported. (Photo by Anupam Nath/AP Photo)




A man catches fish in the flood affected Morigaon district of Assam state, India, 21 August 2015. Flash floods, triggered by heavy rains in the past few days, have affected nearly 300000 people in thirteen districts of Assam state. The Brahmaputra River and its tributaries are flowing above the danger mark affecting many roads and bridges. (Photo by EPA/Stringer)

A man catches fish in the flood affected Morigaon district of Assam state, India, 21 August 2015. Flash floods, triggered by heavy rains in the past few days, have affected nearly 300000 people in thirteen districts of Assam state. The Brahmaputra River and its tributaries are flowing above the danger mark affecting many roads and bridges. (Photo by EPA/Stringer)




Locals affected by monsoon rains walk through a makeshift bridge in Mayong village, about 55 kilometers (34 miles) east of Gauhati, India, Sunday, August 23, 2015. The flooding in India's northeastern Assam state is the worst in the past three years, affecting nearly 600,000 people in 19 of the state's 27 districts, officials said. (Photo by Anupam Nath/AP Photo)

Locals affected by monsoon rains walk through a makeshift bridge in Mayong village, about 55 kilometers (34 miles) east of Gauhati, India, Sunday, August 23, 2015. The flooding in India's northeastern Assam state is the worst in the past three years, affecting nearly 600,000 people in 19 of the state's 27 districts, officials said. (Photo by Anupam Nath/AP Photo)




Indian villagers affected by monsoon rains move through a flooded area in Morisuti village, about 65 kilometers (40 miles) east of Gauhati, India, Sunday, August 23, 2015. (Photo by Anupam Nath/AP Photo)

Indian villagers affected by monsoon rains move through a flooded area in Morisuti village, about 65 kilometers (40 miles) east of Gauhati, India, Sunday, August 23, 2015. (Photo by Anupam Nath/AP Photo)




An Indian family sail through a flood-affected area in Xandohkhaitee village, about 80 kilometers (50 miles) east of Gauhati, India , Saturday, August 22, 2015. (Photo by Anupam Nath/AP Photo)

An Indian family sail through a flood-affected area in Xandohkhaitee village, about 80 kilometers (50 miles) east of Gauhati, India , Saturday, August 22, 2015. (Photo by Anupam Nath/AP Photo)




School children try to touch a snake during an awareness program on Naag Panchami festival in Mumbai, India, Wednesday, August 19, 2015. The Hindu festival of Naag Panchami is a day dedicated to the worship of snakes. (Photo by Rajanish Kakade/AP Photo)

School children try to touch a snake during an awareness program on Naag Panchami festival in Mumbai, India, Wednesday, August 19, 2015. The Hindu festival of Naag Panchami is a day dedicated to the worship of snakes. (Photo by Rajanish Kakade/AP Photo)




An Indian worker rests on bags of onions at a wholesale market, August 25, 2015, in Hyderabad, India. (Photo by Mahesh Kuma/AP Photo)

An Indian worker rests on bags of onions at a wholesale market, August 25, 2015, in Hyderabad, India. (Photo by Mahesh Kuma/AP Photo)




Indian farmers gather next to livestock, August 22, 2015, in a flood affected area in Ximolutola village,India. State authorities say that monsoon flooding has nearly 200,000 people to leave their homes and take shelter in state-run tents this week. (Photo by Anupam Nath/AP Photo)

Indian farmers gather next to livestock, August 22, 2015, in a flood affected area in Ximolutola village,India. State authorities say that monsoon flooding has nearly 200,000 people to leave their homes and take shelter in state-run tents this week. (Photo by Anupam Nath/AP Photo)




In this Thursday, August 20, 2015, photo, Indian villager Pritam Lal carries his grandson on his shoulder as he walks back to his house, near international border of India and Pakistan in Akhnoor sector, 33 kilometers (21 miles) from Jammu, India. On the face of it these villages in the Jammu region of Indian Kashmir seem idyllic, but over the last two weeks these villages have been witness to an angry exchange of fire and mortar shells between Indian and Pakistani soldiers. (Photo by Channi Anand/AP Photo)

In this Thursday, August 20, 2015, photo, Indian villager Pritam Lal carries his grandson on his shoulder as he walks back to his house, near international border of India and Pakistan in Akhnoor sector, 33 kilometers (21 miles) from Jammu, India. On the face of it these villages in the Jammu region of Indian Kashmir seem idyllic, but over the last two weeks these villages have been witness to an angry exchange of fire and mortar shells between Indian and Pakistani soldiers. This isn't the first time that these villages have borne the brunt of the animosity between India and archrival Pakistan. And this likely won't be the last. (Photo by Channi Anand/AP Photo)




In this Friday August 21,2015 photo, Indian villagers sit near their fields near the India Pakistan international border at Ranbir Singh Pura, 36 kilometers (23 miles) from  Jammu, India. (Photo by Channi Anand/AP Photo)

In this Friday August 21,2015 photo, Indian villagers sit near their fields near the India Pakistan international border at Ranbir Singh Pura, 36 kilometers (23 miles) from Jammu, India. (Photo by Channi Anand/AP Photo)




In this Thursday, August 20, 2015 photo, Indian children walk to school, near the India Pakistan international border in Akhnoor sector, 33 kilometers (21 miles) from Jammu, India. (Photo by Channi Anand/AP Photo)

In this Thursday, August 20, 2015 photo, Indian children walk to school, near the India Pakistan international border in Akhnoor sector, 33 kilometers (21 miles) from Jammu, India. (Photo by Channi Anand/AP Photo)




In this Friday August 21, 2015 photo, Indian children attend a school which near the India Pakistan international border in Ranbir Singh Pura, 36 kilometers (23 miles) from Jammu, India. (Photo by Channi Anand/AP Photo)

In this Friday August 21, 2015 photo, Indian children attend a school which near the India Pakistan international border in Ranbir Singh Pura, 36 kilometers (23 miles) from Jammu, India. (Photo by Channi Anand/AP Photo)




In this Friday August 21, 2015, photo, Indian villager Ramesh carries grass for cattle near the India Pakistan international border in Ranbir Singh Pura, 36 kilometers (23 miles) from Jammu, India. (Photo by Channi Anand/AP Photo)

In this Friday August 21, 2015, photo, Indian villager Ramesh carries grass for cattle near the India Pakistan international border in Ranbir Singh Pura, 36 kilometers (23 miles) from Jammu, India. (Photo by Channi Anand/AP Photo)




In this Friday August 21, 2015, photo, Indian woman works in a paddy field near border fencing of the India Pakistan international border at Ranbir Singh Pura 36 kilometers (23 miles) from Jammu, India. (Photo by Channi Anand/AP Photo)

In this Friday August 21, 2015, photo, Indian woman works in a paddy field near border fencing of the India Pakistan international border at Ranbir Singh Pura 36 kilometers (23 miles) from Jammu, India. (Photo by Channi Anand/AP Photo)




In this Friday August 21, 2015, photo, an Indian farmer Jasveer Singh walks back home from his paddy field near the India Pakistan international border fencing at Ranbir Singh Pura 36 kilometers (23 miles) from Jammu, India. (Photo by Channi Anand/AP Photo)

In this Friday August 21, 2015, photo, an Indian farmer Jasveer Singh walks back home from his paddy field near the India Pakistan international border fencing at Ranbir Singh Pura 36 kilometers (23 miles) from Jammu, India. (Photo by Channi Anand/AP Photo)




In this Thursday August 20, 2015, photo, an Indian villager carries grass for cattle on a scooter near India Pakistan international border at Ranbir Singh Pura 36 kilometers (22.5 miles) from Jammu, India. (Photo by Channi Anand/AP Photo)

In this Thursday August 20, 2015, photo, an Indian villager carries grass for cattle on a scooter near India Pakistan international border at Ranbir Singh Pura 36 kilometers (22.5 miles) from Jammu, India. (Photo by Channi Anand/AP Photo)




In this Friday August 21, 2015, photo, Indian villagers ride on a buffalo cart  near the India Pakistan international border at Ranbir Singh Pura 36 kilometers (23 miles) from Jammu, India. (Photo by Channi Anand/AP Photo)

In this Friday August 21, 2015, photo, Indian villagers ride on a buffalo cart near the India Pakistan international border at Ranbir Singh Pura 36 kilometers (23 miles) from Jammu, India. (Photo by Channi Anand/AP Photo)




In this Sunday, August 9, 2015, photo, an Indian Border Security Force soldier patrols along the Pargwal area of India-Pakistan international border in Akhnoor,  sector 33 kilometers (21 miles) from Jammu, India. (Photo by Channi Anand/AP Photo)

In this Sunday, August 9, 2015, photo, an Indian Border Security Force soldier patrols along the Pargwal area of India-Pakistan international border in Akhnoor, sector 33 kilometers (21 miles) from Jammu, India. (Photo by Channi Anand/AP Photo)




An Indian bystander looks at an art installation created by artist Baadal Nanjundaswamy by placing artificial lotus flowers over a pothole filled with sewage at a pedestrian junction on Old Airport Road in Bangalore on August 20, 2015. Baadal is known for his civic-sensitive art installations in Bangalore and Mysore which have drawn public attention and cause indirect embarrassment to local authorites. (Photo by Manjunath Kiran/AFP Photo)

An Indian bystander looks at an art installation created by artist Baadal Nanjundaswamy by placing artificial lotus flowers over a pothole filled with sewage at a pedestrian junction on Old Airport Road in Bangalore on August 20, 2015. Baadal is known for his civic-sensitive art installations in Bangalore and Mysore which have drawn public attention and cause indirect embarrassment to local authorites. (Photo by Manjunath Kiran/AFP Photo)




Bangladesh cycle rickshaw drivers pedal under heavy rain in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Sunday, August 23, 2015. Bangladesh receives its monsoon rains from June to October. (Photo by A. M. Ahad/AP Photo)

Bangladesh cycle rickshaw drivers pedal under heavy rain in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Sunday, August 23, 2015. Bangladesh receives its monsoon rains from June to October. (Photo by A. M. Ahad/AP Photo)
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