Tribal women engage in agriculture activity on the outskirts of Guwahati, northeastern Assam state, India, Monday, March 20, 2023. (Photo by Anupam Nath/AP Photo)





A Hindu devotee offers prayers in the waters of river Yamuna coated with polluted foam in New Delhi on March 21, 2023. (Photo by Sajjad Hussain/AFP Photo)





A Hindu devotee offers prayers on the banks of river Yamuna coated with polluted foam in New Delhi on March 21, 2023. (Photo by Sajjad Hussain/AFP Photo)





Leeches suck blood from a woman's face during a leech therapy session on a roadside in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India, 21 March 2023. The therapy is used to heal pain and other skin ailments and has been used for centuries in traditional medicine. Leeches are primarily used as a legitimate treatment that can help heal skin grafts and restore blood circulation. During the therapy, the leeches are placed on the patient's skin, where they suck blood and release saliva, which contains anticoagulants and other therapeutic compounds. (Photo by Farooq Khan/EPA/EFE)





A woman washes utensils outside her house in a slum area on the eve of World Water Day in Mumbai, India, March 21, 2023. (Photo by Rajanish Kakade/AP Photo)





A woman balances a water can on her head while carrying a child as people collect water from a mobile water tanker on World Water Day in a residential area in New Delhi, India, March 22, 2023. (Photo by Altaf Qadri/AP Photo)





Women wearing traditional attire attend celebrations to mark the Gudi Padwa festival, the beginning of the New Year for Maharashtrians, in Mumbai, India on March 22, 2023. (Photo by Niharika Kulkarni/Reuters)





A woman performs during a procession celebrating “Gudi Padwa” or the Maharashtrian New Year, in Mumbai on March 22, 2023. (Photo by Indranil Mukherjee/AFP Photo)





Women dressed in traditional attire and finery take part in a procession celebrating “Gudi Padwa” or the Maharashtrian New Year, in Mumbai on March 22, 2023. (Photo by Indranil Mukherjee/AFP Photo)





A child dressed in traditional attire and finery takes part in a procession celebrating “Gudi Padwa” or the Maharashtrian New Year, in Mumbai on March 22, 2023. (Photo by Indranil Mukherjee/AFP Photo)





Women dressed in traditional attire and finery take part in a procession celebrating “Gudi Padwa” or the Maharashtrian New Year, in Mumbai on March 22, 2023. (Photo by Indranil Mukherjee/AFP Photo)





An Indian woman dressed in traditional attire rides a motorcycle as she participates in a procession to mark Gudi Padwa or the Marathi New Year in Mumbai, Maharashtra state, India, Wednesday, March 22, 2023. (Photo by Rajanish Kakade/AP Photo)





A worker dries vermicelli, which is used to make traditional sweet dishes popularly consumed during the holy month of Ramadan, at a factory in Prayagraj on March 22, 2023. (Photo by Sanjay Kanojia/AFP Photo)





A washerman washes clothes on the banks of the river Brahmaputra on World Water Day in Guwahati, India, Wednesday, March 22, 2023. From droughts stifling once-reliant sources to destructive downpours and floods, what the world does about its water woes is the central question at the U.N.'s three-day water conference that begins Wednesday. (Photo by Anupam Nath/AP Photo)





A Hindu devotee takes a dip while holding his mobile phone above water in the river Brahmaputra in Guwahati, India, Wednesday, March 22, 2023. From droughts stifling once-reliant sources to destructive downpours and floods, what the world does about its water woes is the central question at the U.N.'s three-day water conference that begins Wednesday which also marks the 30th anniversary of World Water Day. (Photo by Anupam Nath/AP Photo)





A police officer pushes away supporters of Rahul Gandhi, a senior leader of India's main opposition Congress party, as he leaves in a car from the New Delhi airport, after he appeared before a court in Surat in the western state of Gujarat, India on March 23, 2023. (Photo by Adnan Abidi/Reuters)





Muslim devotees offer first Friday prayers of the holy fasting month of Ramadan at the Jamia Masjid in downtown Srinagar on March 24, 2023. (Photo by Tauseef Mustafa/AFP Photo)





Indian villagers assemble solar lamps in a class held as part of the Barefoot Solar Project to bring solar powered lighting to rural areas on March 25, 2023 in Solawata, India. The college focuses on expanding access to electricity to help reduce poverty in rural and marginalised communities, training women to make and install solar lamps and lighting systems to bring clean solar energy to remote villages. (Photo by Rebecca Conway/Getty Images)





A visitor holds a macaw during the PetXpo Chennai 2023 pet exhibition, in Chennai, India, 26 March 2023. The two-day pet expo organized by the pet industry aims at presenting products as well as giving pet enthusiasts the opportunity to socialize and bond with pets. (Photo by Idrees Mohammed/EPA/EFE/Rex Features/Shutterstock)





A visitor holds a parrot during the PetXpo Chennai 2023 pet exhibition, in Chennai, India, 26 March 2023. The two-day pet expo organized by the pet industry aims at presenting products as well as giving pet enthusiasts the opportunity to socialize and bond with pets. (Photo by Idrees Mohammed/EPA)