Hindu holy men, perform a ritual by burning dried cow dung cakes in earthen pots at the Sangam, the confluence of sacred rivers the Yamuna and the Ganges at the annual traditional fair of Magh Mela in Prayagraj, in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, India, Friday, February 16, 2024. Hundreds of thousands of devout Hindus bathe at the confluence during the astronomically auspicious period of over 45 days celebrated as Magh Mela. (Photo by Rajesh Kumar Singh/AP Photo)





A Hindu devotee (R) sits on a weighing scale to buy jaggery in a quantity equal to his weight to worship tribal deities ahead of the Medaram Jatara festival, at a wholesale shop in Hyderabad on February 18, 2024. (Photo by Noah Seelam/AFP Photo)





Farmers sit inside a makeshift tent on a tractor at the site, where farmers who are marching towards New Delhi to press for better crop prices promised to them in 2021, have parked their tractors and trolleys, at Shambhu barrier, a border between Punjab and Haryana states, India on February 18, 2024. (Photo by Francis Mascarenhas/Reuters)





A man cleans his eye as dust blows on a windy day as farmers march towards New Delhi to press for better crop prices promised to them in 2021, at Shambhu Barrier, a border crossing between Punjab and Haryana states, India on February 19, 2024. (Photo by Francis Mascarenhas/Reuters)





Kashmiri Muslim brides sit during a mass marriage of 30 couples in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Wednesday, February 21, 2024. Mass weddings in India are organized by social organizations primarily to help economically weaker families who cannot afford the high ceremony costs as well as the customary dowry and expensive gifts that are still prevalent in many communities. (Photo by Mukhtar Khan/AP Photo)





Protesting farmers run away from exploding tear gas shells used by the police near Shambhu border that divides northern Punjab and Haryana states, some 200 kilometers (120 miles) from New Delhi, India, Wednesday, February 21, 2024. The protesting farmers began their march to the Indian capital last week, but their efforts to reach the city have been blocked by authorities. (Photo by Altaf Qadri/AP Photo)





Farmers, who are marching towards New Delhi to press for better crop prices promised to them in 2021, run for cover amidst tear gas fired by police to disperse them at Shambhu barrier, a border crossing between Punjab and Haryana states, India, on February 21, 2024. (Photo by Adnan Abidi/Reuters)





A farmer fires firecrackers at the police officers, at the site of the protest, as farmers march towards New Delhi to press for better crop prices promised to them in 2021, at Shambhu barrier, a border crossing between Punjab and Haryana states, India on February 21, 2024. (Photo by Francis Mascarenhas/Reuters)





Farmers, who are marching towards New Delhi to press for better crop prices promised to them in 2021, run for cover amidst tear gas fired by police to disperse them at Shambhu barrier, a border crossing between Punjab and Haryana states, India on February 21, 2024. (Photo by Adnan Abidi/Reuters)





Farmers wash their faces after police fired tear gas towards them during a protest, as farmers march towards New Delhi to press for better crop prices promised to them in 2021, at Shambhu barrier, a border crossing between Punjab and Haryana states, India on February 21, 2024. (Photo by Adnan Abidi/Reuters)





Farmers react after tear gas was fired by the police officers, at the site of the protest, as farmers march towards New Delhi to press for better crop prices promised to them in 2021, at Shambhu barrier, a border crossing between Punjab and Haryana states, India on February 21, 2024. (Photo by Francis Mascarenhas/Reuters)





A farmer wears a traditional face pack, to protect himself from tear gas, at the site of the protest, as farmers march towards New Delhi to press for better crop prices promised to them in 2021, at Shambhu barrier, a border crossing between Punjab and Haryana states, India on February 21, 2024. (Photo by Francis Mascarenhas/Reuters)





A Nihang or Sikh warrior holds a sword during a protest, as farmers march towards New Delhi to press for better crop prices promised to them in 2021, at Shambhu barrier, a border crossing between Punjab and Haryana states, India on February 21, 2024. (Photo by Adnan Abidi/Reuters)





People help a person, as farmers march towards New Delhi to press for better crop prices promised to them in 2021, at Shambhu barrier, a border crossing between Punjab and Haryana states, India on February 21, 2024. (Photo by Anushree Fadnavis/Reuters)





Farmers, who are marching towards New Delhi to press for better crop prices promised to them in 2021, run for cover amidst tear gas fired by police to disperse them at Shambhu barrier, a border crossing between Punjab and Haryana states, India on February 21, 2024. (Photo by Adnan Abidi/Reuters)





Vendors with marigold garlands await customers at a wholesale flower market in Kolkata, India, Thursday, February 22, 2024. (Photo by Bikas Das/AP Photo)





Labourers carry a sack of vegetables at a wholesale market of agricultural products in Kolkata on February 22, 2024. (Photo by Dibyangshu Sarkar/AFP Photo)





Folk dancers perform during the golden jubilee celebrations of Gujarat Co-Operative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF), owner of the flagship dairy brand Amul at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on February 22, 2024. (Photo by Sam Panthaky/AFP Photo)





A Nihang or a Sikh warrior rests on a makeshift barricade of sand bags, at a protest site during the march towards New Delhi to push for better crop prices promised to them in 2021, at Shambhu Barrier, the border between Punjab and Haryana states, India on February 23, 2024. (Photo by Adnan Abidi/Reuters)





A farmer stands next to a concrete block at the site of a protest as they march towards New Delhi to push for better crop prices promised to them in 2021, at Shambhu Barrier, the border between Punjab and Haryana states, India on February 23, 2024. (Photo by Francis Mascarenhas/Reuters)