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Naga Sadhus, or Hindu holy men, participate in a procession towards the Sangam, the confluence of rivers Ganges and Yamuna, ahead of the Kumbh Mela in Allahabad, India, Wednesday, January 2, 2019. Kumbh Mela is a 45-days festival beginning later this month where millions of Hindu devotees are expected to attend with the belief that taking a dip in the holy waters will cleanse them of their sins. (Photo by Rajesh Kumar Singh/AP Photo)

Naga Sadhus, or Hindu holy men, participate in a procession towards the Sangam, the confluence of rivers Ganges and Yamuna, ahead of the Kumbh Mela in Allahabad, India, Wednesday, January 2, 2019. Kumbh Mela is a 45-days festival beginning later this month where millions of Hindu devotees are expected to attend with the belief that taking a dip in the holy waters will cleanse them of their sins. (Photo by Rajesh Kumar Singh/AP Photo)



Devotees prepare rice dishes to offer to the Hindu sun god as they attend Pongal celebrations early morning on a roadside in Mumbai, India, January 15, 2019. (Photo by Francis Mascarenhas/Reuters)

Devotees prepare rice dishes to offer to the Hindu sun god as they attend Pongal celebrations early morning on a roadside in Mumbai, India, January 15, 2019. (Photo by Francis Mascarenhas/Reuters)



A Naga Sadhu or Hindu holy man waits for devotees inside his camp during “Kumbh Mela” or the Pitcher Festival, in Prayagraj, previously known as Allahabad, India January 17, 2019. (Photo by Danish Siddiqui/Reuters)

A Naga Sadhu or Hindu holy man waits for devotees inside his camp during “Kumbh Mela” or the Pitcher Festival, in Prayagraj, previously known as Allahabad, India January 17, 2019. (Photo by Danish Siddiqui/Reuters)



Naga Sadhus or Hindu holy men arrive to take a dip during the first “Shahi Snan” (grand bath) during “Kumbh Mela” or the Pitcher Festival, in Prayagraj, previously known as Allahabad, India, January 15, 2019. (Photo by Danish Siddiqui/Reuters)

Naga Sadhus or Hindu holy men arrive to take a dip during the first “Shahi Snan” (grand bath) during “Kumbh Mela” or the Pitcher Festival, in Prayagraj, previously known as Allahabad, India, January 15, 2019. (Photo by Danish Siddiqui/Reuters)



A man boards a boat on the banks of Dal lake during a snowfall in Srinagar January 16, 2019. (Photo by Danish Ismail/Reuters)

A man boards a boat on the banks of Dal lake during a snowfall in Srinagar January 16, 2019. (Photo by Danish Ismail/Reuters)



A labourer smokes a bidi, a local cigarette hand-rolled with tobacco leaf, as he sits on a handcart in a market area on a cold winter morning in the old quarters of Delhi, January 14, 2019. (Photo by Amit Dave/Reuters)

A labourer smokes a bidi, a local cigarette hand-rolled with tobacco leaf, as he sits on a handcart in a market area on a cold winter morning in the old quarters of Delhi, January 14, 2019. (Photo by Amit Dave/Reuters)



Air India stewards pose during the unveiling of their new uniforms at an aviation conference in Mumbai, January 15, 2019. (Photo by Francis Mascarenhas/Reuters)

Air India stewards pose during the unveiling of their new uniforms at an aviation conference in Mumbai, January 15, 2019. (Photo by Francis Mascarenhas/Reuters)



A mother covers her daughter with a stole to keep her warm as they wait for a school bus on a cold winter morning in Kolkata, January 18, 2019. (Photo by Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters)

A mother covers her daughter with a stole to keep her warm as they wait for a school bus on a cold winter morning in Kolkata, January 18, 2019. (Photo by Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters)



An officer of Assam Rifles, a paramilitary force, shouts commands during the rehearsal for the Republic Day parade in New Delhi, January 15, 2019. (Photo by Amit Dave/Reuters)

An officer of Assam Rifles, a paramilitary force, shouts commands during the rehearsal for the Republic Day parade in New Delhi, January 15, 2019. (Photo by Amit Dave/Reuters)



A girl sits in between brick stoves before devotees prepare rice dishes to offer to the Hindu sun god during Pongal celebrations early morning on a roadside in Mumbai, January 15, 2019. (Photo by Francis Mascarenhas/Reuters)

A girl sits in between brick stoves before devotees prepare rice dishes to offer to the Hindu sun god during Pongal celebrations early morning on a roadside in Mumbai, January 15, 2019. (Photo by Francis Mascarenhas/Reuters)



Indian soldiers march during the full dress rehearsal for the Republic Day parade in New Delhi, January 23, 2019. (Photo by Altaf Hussain/Reuters)

Indian soldiers march during the full dress rehearsal for the Republic Day parade in New Delhi, January 23, 2019. (Photo by Altaf Hussain/Reuters)



Indian soldiers march during the full dress rehearsal for the Republic Day parade in New Delhi, January 23, 2019. (Photo by Altaf Hussain/Reuters)

Indian soldiers march during the full dress rehearsal for the Republic Day parade in New Delhi, January 23, 2019. (Photo by Altaf Hussain/Reuters)



India's Border Security Force (BSF) “Daredevils” motorcycle riders take part in the full dress rehearsal for the Republic Day parade in New Delhi, January 23, 2019. (Photo by Altaf Hussain/Reuters)

India's Border Security Force (BSF) “Daredevils” motorcycle riders take part in the full dress rehearsal for the Republic Day parade in New Delhi, January 23, 2019. (Photo by Altaf Hussain/Reuters)



In this Wednesday, January 16, 2019, file photo, an Indian man has his beard trimmed at a roadside barber shop in New Delhi, India. (Photo by Altaf Qadri/AP Photo)

In this Wednesday, January 16, 2019, file photo, an Indian man has his beard trimmed at a roadside barber shop in New Delhi, India. (Photo by Altaf Qadri/AP Photo)



An Indian sadhu (Hindu holy man) smokes as he sits inside his tent among the Juna Akhara (a sadhu order) community at the Kumbh Mela festival in Allahabad on January 13, 2019. The festival attracts millions of Hindu pilgrims to the sacred confluence of the Yamuna and Ganges rivers over 49 days between January 15 and March 4. (Photo by Chandan Khanna/AFP Photo)

An Indian sadhu (Hindu holy man) smokes as he sits inside his tent among the Juna Akhara (a sadhu order) community at the Kumbh Mela festival in Allahabad on January 13, 2019. The festival attracts millions of Hindu pilgrims to the sacred confluence of the Yamuna and Ganges rivers over 49 days between January 15 and March 4. (Photo by Chandan Khanna/AFP Photo)



A Kashmiri boatman paddles a shikara boat during rainfall on Dal Lake in Srinagar on January 21, 2019. (Photo by Tauseef Mustafa/AFP Photo)

A Kashmiri boatman paddles a shikara boat during rainfall on Dal Lake in Srinagar on January 21, 2019. (Photo by Tauseef Mustafa/AFP Photo)



These heartbreaking photo show a confused family of elephants attempting to navigate a railway line built straight through their habitat on October 16, 2012. Taken by Biplab Hazra in Bishnupur, India, the images show the extreme lengths the inhabitants of the town go to to deter elephants from damaging their crops and property. As the images show, villagers often resort to extreme tactics in an effort to drive the elephants out  with one shocking photograph revealing firebombs being launched at a mother and calf as they cross the road. Elephants encroaching out of their habitats is an increasingly common occurrence with deforestation in much of India. (Photo by Biplab Hazra/Caters News Agency)

These heartbreaking photo show a confused family of elephants attempting to navigate a railway line built straight through their habitat on October 16, 2012. Taken by Biplab Hazra in Bishnupur, India, the images show the extreme lengths the inhabitants of the town go to to deter elephants from damaging their crops and property. As the images show, villagers often resort to extreme tactics in an effort to drive the elephants out with one shocking photograph revealing firebombs being launched at a mother and calf as they cross the road. Elephants encroaching out of their habitats is an increasingly common occurrence with deforestation in much of India. (Photo by Biplab Hazra/Caters News Agency)
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