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Boys scavenge for leftover fruits from delivery containers outside a fruit market in Bangalore October 17, 2014. (Photo by Abhishek N. Chinnappa/Reuters)

Boys scavenge for leftover fruits from delivery containers outside a fruit market in Bangalore October 17, 2014. (Photo by Abhishek N. Chinnappa/Reuters)




A potter carries a basket filled with clay money boxes at a workshop ahead of the Hindu festival of Diwali in New Delhi October 16, 2014. Earthen goods are sold in large numbers during Diwali, the annual Hindu festival of lights, as people use them to decorate their homes. The Diwali festival will be observed this year on October 23. (Photo by Anindito Mukherjee/Reuters)

A potter carries a basket filled with clay money boxes at a workshop ahead of the Hindu festival of Diwali in New Delhi October 16, 2014. Earthen goods are sold in large numbers during Diwali, the annual Hindu festival of lights, as people use them to decorate their homes. The Diwali festival will be observed this year on October 23. (Photo by Anindito Mukherjee/Reuters)




Vehicles move through a flooded road next to the trees fallen over railway tracks after being damaged by strong winds caused by the Cyclone Hudhud in Visakhapatnam October 14, 2014. (Photo by R. Narendra/Reuters)

Vehicles move through a flooded road next to the trees fallen over railway tracks after being damaged by strong winds caused by the Cyclone Hudhud in Visakhapatnam October 14, 2014. (Photo by R. Narendra/Reuters)




Power lines and a passenger bus are seen after being damaged by strong winds caused by Cyclone Hudhud in Visakhapatnam October 13, 2014. (Photo by R. Narendra/Reuters)

Power lines and a passenger bus are seen after being damaged by strong winds caused by Cyclone Hudhud in Visakhapatnam October 13, 2014. (Photo by R. Narendra/Reuters)




A worker makes firecrackers at a factory for the upcoming Diwali festival on the outskirts of Ahmedabad October 10, 2014. Firecrackers are in great demand ahead of Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, which will be celebrated across the country on October 23. (Photo by Amit Dave/Reuters)

A worker makes firecrackers at a factory for the upcoming Diwali festival on the outskirts of Ahmedabad October 10, 2014. Firecrackers are in great demand ahead of Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, which will be celebrated across the country on October 23. (Photo by Amit Dave/Reuters)




Men sit in front of closed shops as they wait to have their morning tea from a roadside vendor in the old quarters of Delhi, October 17, 2014. (Photo by Ahmad Masood/Reuters)

Men sit in front of closed shops as they wait to have their morning tea from a roadside vendor in the old quarters of Delhi, October 17, 2014. (Photo by Ahmad Masood/Reuters)




Lights illuminate the holy Sikh shrine, the Golden Temple on the occasion to celebrate the birth anniversary of the Sri Guru Ram Das, the fourth spiritual guru of the Sikh faith, in Amritsar October 9, 2014. (Photo by Munish Sharma/Reuters)

Lights illuminate the holy Sikh shrine, the Golden Temple on the occasion to celebrate the birth anniversary of the Sri Guru Ram Das, the fourth spiritual guru of the Sikh faith, in Amritsar October 9, 2014. (Photo by Munish Sharma/Reuters)




A man with his belongings on a tractor cart moves to a safer place at Jagowal village near Jammu October 9, 2014. India warned Pakistan it would pay an “unaffordable price” if it persisted with shelling and machine-gun fire across a heavily populated border area in the lowlands of Kashmir, raising the stakes in the rivals' worst fighting in more than a decade. (Photo by Mukesh Gupta/Reuters)

A man with his belongings on a tractor cart moves to a safer place at Jagowal village near Jammu October 9, 2014. India warned Pakistan it would pay an “unaffordable price” if it persisted with shelling and machine-gun fire across a heavily populated border area in the lowlands of Kashmir, raising the stakes in the rivals' worst fighting in more than a decade. (Photo by Mukesh Gupta/Reuters)




A man holds onto a window grill as he attempts to cross a waterlogged footpath at a market in the southern Indian city of Bangalore October 9, 2014. (Photo by Abhishek N. Chinnappa/Reuters)

A man holds onto a window grill as he attempts to cross a waterlogged footpath at a market in the southern Indian city of Bangalore October 9, 2014. (Photo by Abhishek N. Chinnappa/Reuters)




A Muslim boy buys a paper fly-wheel during the celebrations to mark Eid al-Adha in Chandigarh October 6, 2014. (Photo by Ajay Verma/Reuters)

A Muslim boy buys a paper fly-wheel during the celebrations to mark Eid al-Adha in Chandigarh October 6, 2014. (Photo by Ajay Verma/Reuters)




A woman prays during the Hindu festival of Karva Chauth inside a temple in Chandigarh October 11, 2014. (Photo by Ajay Verma/Reuters)

A woman prays during the Hindu festival of Karva Chauth inside a temple in Chandigarh October 11, 2014. (Photo by Ajay Verma/Reuters)




Muslim women greet each other after offering Eid al-Adha prayers at the Jama Masjid (Grand Mosque) in the old quarters of Delhi October 6, 2014. Muslims around the world celebrate Eid al-Adha by the sacrificial killing of sheep, goats, cows and camels to commemorate Prophet Abraham's willingness to sacrifice his son Ismail on God's command. (Photo by Ahmad Masood/Reuters)

Muslim women greet each other after offering Eid al-Adha prayers at the Jama Masjid (Grand Mosque) in the old quarters of Delhi October 6, 2014. Muslims around the world celebrate Eid al-Adha by the sacrificial killing of sheep, goats, cows and camels to commemorate Prophet Abraham's willingness to sacrifice his son Ismail on God's command. (Photo by Ahmad Masood/Reuters)




Muslims offer Eid-al-Adha prayers at the ruins of the Feroz Shah Kotla mosque in New Delhi October 6, 2014. Muslims around the world celebrate Eid al-Adha by the sacrificial killing of sheep, goats, cows and camels to commemorate Prophet Abraham's willingness to sacrifice his son Ismail on God's command. (Photo by Adnan Abidi/Reuters)

Muslims offer Eid-al-Adha prayers at the ruins of the Feroz Shah Kotla mosque in New Delhi October 6, 2014. Muslims around the world celebrate Eid al-Adha by the sacrificial killing of sheep, goats, cows and camels to commemorate Prophet Abraham's willingness to sacrifice his son Ismail on God's command. (Photo by Adnan Abidi/Reuters)




A girl puts earthen temple models, used to worship during Diwali festival, to dry in the sun at a workshop ahead of the Hindu festival of Diwali in Chandigarh October 4, 2014. The Diwali festival will be observed this year on October 23. (Photo by Ajay Verma/Reuters)

A girl puts earthen temple models, used to worship during Diwali festival, to dry in the sun at a workshop ahead of the Hindu festival of Diwali in Chandigarh October 4, 2014. The Diwali festival will be observed this year on October 23. (Photo by Ajay Verma/Reuters)




Bhutan's King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck (2nd L) and Queen Jetsun Pema (R) emerge from arch-shaped passages as they visit the Rock Garden in Chandigarh October 5, 2014. (Photo by Ajay Verma/Reuters)

Bhutan's King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck (2nd L) and Queen Jetsun Pema (R) emerge from arch-shaped passages as they visit the Rock Garden in Chandigarh October 5, 2014. (Photo by Ajay Verma/Reuters)




Hindu devotees prepare to sacrifice a buffalo calf as part of a ritual during the Durga Puja festival in Agartala, capital of Tripura October 3, 2014. (Photo by Jayanta Dey/Reuters)

Hindu devotees prepare to sacrifice a buffalo calf as part of a ritual during the Durga Puja festival in Agartala, capital of Tripura October 3, 2014. (Photo by Jayanta Dey/Reuters)




Boys sit next to clay idols of the Hindu goddesses and a demon after idols of Durga were immersed into the Ganges river in Kolkata October 3, 2014. (Photo by Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters)

Boys sit next to clay idols of the Hindu goddesses and a demon after idols of Durga were immersed into the Ganges river in Kolkata October 3, 2014. (Photo by Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters)




Municipal workers carry an idol of the Hindu goddess Durga for immersion in the waters of the river Hawra during the Durga Puja festival in Agartala October 3, 2014. (Photo by Jayanta Dey/Reuters)

Municipal workers carry an idol of the Hindu goddess Durga for immersion in the waters of the river Hawra during the Durga Puja festival in Agartala October 3, 2014. (Photo by Jayanta Dey/Reuters)




People watch as an effigy of 10-headed demon King Ravana is burnt during the Hindu festival of Dussehra in Amritsar October 3, 2014. (Photo by Munish Sharma/Reuters)

People watch as an effigy of 10-headed demon King Ravana is burnt during the Hindu festival of Dussehra in Amritsar October 3, 2014. (Photo by Munish Sharma/Reuters)




People cry outside an emergency hospital ward after their relatives were injured during a stampede in Patna October 3, 2014. (Photo by Reuters/Stringer)

People cry outside an emergency hospital ward after their relatives were injured during a stampede in Patna October 3, 2014. (Photo by Reuters/Stringer)




Kashmiri Muslims offer prayers at the shrine of Mir Syed Ali Hamdani, a Sufi saint, during a religious festival to mark Saint Hamdani's birth anniversary in Srinagar October 2, 2014. (Photo by Danish Ismail/Reuters)

Kashmiri Muslims offer prayers at the shrine of Mir Syed Ali Hamdani, a Sufi saint, during a religious festival to mark Saint Hamdani's birth anniversary in Srinagar October 2, 2014. (Photo by Danish Ismail/Reuters)




Men carry a giant effigy of the demon king Ravana to load it onto a truck on the eve of Dussehra in Jammu October 2, 2014. (Photo by Mukesh Gupta/Reuters)

Men carry a giant effigy of the demon king Ravana to load it onto a truck on the eve of Dussehra in Jammu October 2, 2014. (Photo by Mukesh Gupta/Reuters)




Hindu devotees pull an idol of the Hindu goddess Durga for immersion into the Ganges river in Kolkata October 3, 2014. (Photo by Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters)

Hindu devotees pull an idol of the Hindu goddess Durga for immersion into the Ganges river in Kolkata October 3, 2014. (Photo by Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters)




Satarupa Chakraborty, 5, dressed as a Kumari, yawns while she is worshipped by a Hindu priest during the religious festival of Durga Puja in Agartala October 2, 2014. (Photo by Jayanta Dey/Reuters)

Satarupa Chakraborty, 5, dressed as a Kumari, yawns while she is worshipped by a Hindu priest during the religious festival of Durga Puja in Agartala October 2, 2014. (Photo by Jayanta Dey/Reuters)




Visitors take a selfie at a pandal, a temporary platform, with art installation titled “Mars Mission” as part of the Durga Puja festival in Kolkata October 1, 2014. (Photo by Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters)

Visitors take a selfie at a pandal, a temporary platform, with art installation titled “Mars Mission” as part of the Durga Puja festival in Kolkata October 1, 2014. (Photo by Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters)




A worker cleans machinery inside the British India Corporation Limited factory in the northern Indian city of Kanpur September 30, 2014. British India Corporation, which hasn't made a profit since 1989, is among the companies being earmarked for revival, officials in New Delhi said. (Photo by Pawan Kumar/Reuters)

A worker cleans machinery inside the British India Corporation Limited factory in the northern Indian city of Kanpur September 30, 2014. British India Corporation, which hasn't made a profit since 1989, is among the companies being earmarked for revival, officials in New Delhi said. (Photo by Pawan Kumar/Reuters)




Mahaswata Roy Chowdhury, a five-year old girl dressed as a Kumari, poses during the religious festival of Durga Puja in Kolkata October 2, 2014. Kumari is a young virgin girl who is worshipped as part of the Durga Puja rituals. (Photo by Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters)

Mahaswata Roy Chowdhury, a five-year old girl dressed as a Kumari, poses during the religious festival of Durga Puja in Kolkata October 2, 2014. Kumari is a young virgin girl who is worshipped as part of the Durga Puja rituals. (Photo by Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters)




Women dressed in traditional attire pose as they take part in rehearsals for the “garba” dance ahead of Navratri festival in Ahmedabad September 21, 2014. (Photo by Amit Dave/Reuters)

Women dressed in traditional attire pose as they take part in rehearsals for the “garba” dance ahead of Navratri festival in Ahmedabad September 21, 2014. (Photo by Amit Dave/Reuters)




Performers dressed in traditional attire walk on a ledge before taking part in rehearsals for the “garba” dance ahead of the Navratri festival at Adalaj Stepwell, a five level octagonal step-well complex built in the 15th century, in Ahmedabad September 21, 2014. (Photo by Amit Dave/Reuters)

Performers dressed in traditional attire walk on a ledge before taking part in rehearsals for the “garba” dance ahead of the Navratri festival at Adalaj Stepwell, a five level octagonal step-well complex built in the 15th century, in Ahmedabad September 21, 2014. (Photo by Amit Dave/Reuters)




A girl dressed in traditional attire plays on a swing after taking part in rehearsals for the “garba” dance ahead of the Navratri festival in Ahmedabad September 21, 2014. (Photo by Amit Dave/Reuters)

A girl dressed in traditional attire plays on a swing after taking part in rehearsals for the “garba” dance ahead of the Navratri festival in Ahmedabad September 21, 2014. (Photo by Amit Dave/Reuters)




An artist looks for his garments in a pile of clothes as he gets ready backstage before performing during Ramlila, a re-enactment of the life of Lord Rama, ahead of Dussehra in New Delhi September 23, 2014. (Photo by Anindito Mukherjee/Reuters)

An artist looks for his garments in a pile of clothes as he gets ready backstage before performing during Ramlila, a re-enactment of the life of Lord Rama, ahead of Dussehra in New Delhi September 23, 2014. (Photo by Anindito Mukherjee/Reuters)




People use cycle rickshaws to commute through a flooded road after heavy rains in Guwahati September 23, 2014. (Photo by Utpal Baruah/Reuters)

People use cycle rickshaws to commute through a flooded road after heavy rains in Guwahati September 23, 2014. (Photo by Utpal Baruah/Reuters)
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