An Indian artist paints an idol of Hindu elephant-headed god, Ganesha, at a workshop in Mumbai, India, Wednesday, August 10, 2016. The festival of Lord Ganesha, considered to be auspicious by the Indian business community, will be held in early September. (Photo by Rajanish Kakade/AP Photo)





A man repairs a water tank at a workshop in Mumbai, India, August 11, 2016. (Photo by Danish Siddiqui/Reuters)





Labourers wait to load metal pipes inside a shop in Mumbai, India, August 11, 2016. (Photo by Danish Siddiqui/Reuters)





An Indian policeman uses a slingshot during clashes with demonstrators following a protest in Srinagar against the recent killings in Kashmir, August 11, 2016. (Photo by Danish Siddiqui/Reuters)





A woman carries her child in a basket as she walks on a road in Allahabad, India, August 11, 2016. (Photo by Jitendra Prakash/Reuters)





Indian school children talk next to the outline of an elephant head drawn on the ground during an event to observe World Elephant Day in New Delhi, India, Friday, August 12, 2016. (Photo by Altaf Qadri/AP Photo)





A vendor fans himself as he waits for customers at a chicken market in Kolkata, India, August 12, 2016. (Photo by Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters)





A man dressed as Hindu Lord Shiva (L) waits for transport after taking part in a rehearsal for India's Independence Day celebration in Kolkata, India, August 12, 2016. (Photo by Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters)





Idols of Hindu Goddess Dashama, left by devotees, are pictured on the banks of river Sabarmati, a day after the “Dashama” festival in Ahmedabad, India, August 12, 2016. (Photo by Amit Dave/Reuters)





A woman loads idols of Hindu goddess Dashama, left by devotees on the banks of river Sabarmati onto a truck a day after the “Dashama” festival in Ahmedabad, India, August 12, 2016. (Photo by Amit Dave/Reuters)





A man sporting a henna-dyed beard waits outside a mosque before Friday prayers in Mumbai, India, August 12, 2016. (Photo by Danish Siddiqui/Reuters)





Indian paramilitary soldiers patrol next to a passing train ahead of the country's Independence Day celebrations on the outskirts of Agartala, India, August 12, 2016. (Photo by Jayanta Dey/Reuters)





An artist adjusts his mask before taking part in the full-dress rehearsal ahead of India's Independence Day in Kolkata, August 13, 2016. (Photo by Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters)





An Indian paramilitary trooper stands guard during a curfew in the Batmaloo area of Srinagar on August 8, 2016. Indian Kashmir has spiralled into unrest with almost daily anti-India protests and clashes since the killing on July 8 of popular young rebel leader Burhan Wani in a gunfight with soldiers. The Himalayan territory has remained locked down since then as authorities imposed a rolling curfew, cut internet services and suspended most mobile networks. (Photo by Tauseef Mustafa/AFP Photo)





A man collects coconuts and other items thrown as offerings by worshippers in the Sabarmati river, a day after the “Dashama” festival in Ahmedabad, India, August 12, 2016. (Photo by Amit Dave/Reuters)





An Indian mahout sits on an elephant as heavy rain falls in Jammu, the winter capital of Kashmir, India, 10 August 2016. Rain water flooded the entire Jammu city causing heavy traffic. (Photo by Jaipal Singh/EPA)





Indian paramilitary force personnel stand alert as railway officials ride on a buggy along tracks through a tunnel in The Baramura Hills, some 43kms north of Agartala on August 11, 2016, during a security search ahead of India's Independence Day celebrations on August 15. (Photo by Arindam Dey/AFP Photo)





A young Indian girl takes aim with a rocket launcher during “Know Your Army” exhibition at the Amritsar Cantonment area in Amritsar, India, 10 August 2016. The arms and ammunition exhibition has been organized by the Indian Army with the aim of showcasing Indian Army equipment, ethos, culture and to motivate youngsters to choose a career in the army, as “A Way of Life”. The exhibition will run from 10 to 16 August. (Photo by Raminder Pal Singh/EPA)





Indian paramilitary soldiers stop a man on a motor bike during curfew like restriction in downtown area of Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian Kashmir, 11 August 2016. According local news reports curfew and protest shutdown continued to paralyse life in Indian Kashmir for the 34 consecutive days. Around 55 have been killed and more than 6000 injured during the past month following the protests over the killing of Hizb-ul-Mujahideen commander, Burhan Muzaffar Wani and his two associates in a gunfight on 08 July 2016. (Photo by Farooq Khan/EPA)





Indian children of local boatmen sit on the top of submerged restroom facilities as they prepare to jump into the flooded Yamuna river in Allahabad on August 9, 2016. (Photo by Sanjay Kanojia/AFP Photo)





A tranquillised wild female elephant lies on the ground after being pulled from a pond by Bangladesh forest officials and villagers in the Jamalpur district, some 150 kms north of capital Dhaka, on August 11, 2016. An elephant thought to have travelled 1,000 kilometres from India into Bangladesh after becoming separated from its herd by floods was stopped in its tracks August 11, in a dramatic rescue that nearly ended in disaster. The distressed female ran amok after it was hit by a tranquilliser dart and charged into a pond, where it was only saved from drowning with the help of local villagers who jumped in to keep it from toppling into the water, according to a local vet. (Photo by AFP Photo/Stringer)





Indian Air Force soldiers march during the full dress rehearsal at the Red Fort premises for the 70th Independence Day celebrations at the Red Fort in New Delhi on August 13, 2016. India celebrates its anniversary of Independence from Britain on August 15 with great pomp, with the Indian tricolour hoisted atop prominent buildings and homes. (Photo by Money Sharma/AFP Photo)





An Indian Muslim pilgrim whose hands are decorated with henna and garlands is phhotographed before leaving for the annual Hajj pilgrimage to the Holy city of Mecca at the airport in New Delhi on August 9, 2016. The Hajj, the largest annual pilgrimage in the world, is the fifth pillar of Islam, a religious duty that must be carried out at least once in the lifetime of every able-bodied Muslim who can afford to do so. (Photo by Sajjad Hussain/AFP Photo)





Indian workers take a nap near idols of the elephant-headed Hindu god Lord Ganesha at a roadside workshop in New Delhi on August 8, 2016. Hindu devotees bring home idols of Lord Ganesh in order to invoke his blessings for wisdom and prosperity during the 11-day long Ganesh Chaturthi festival which will cuminates with the immersion of the idols in water on September 6. (Photo by Money Sharma/AFP Photo)