An Indian bride and groom in traditional attire perform wedding rituals during a mass marriage of thirty five couple belonging to Rajasthan's Sargara community in Ahmadabad, Gujarat state, India, Sunday, January 24, 2016.Mass marriages in India are organized by social organizations primarily to help the economically backward 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 Ajit Solanki/AP Photo)





A bride and her party prepare as they wait for their wedding to start during a mass marriage ceremony in Karachi, Pakistan, January 24, 2016. The Pakistan Hindu Council organized a mass marriage ceremony where a total of 60 couples from the Hindu community residing in Pakistan's Sindh province took wedding vows, according to the council. (Photo by Akhtar Soomro/Reuters)





A groom in traditional dress waits for his wedding to start during a mass marriage ceremony in Karachi, Pakistan, January 24, 2016. (Photo by Akhtar Soomro/Reuters)





A groom receives a dot on his forehead with Sindoor (red pigment) during a mass marriage ceremony in Karachi, Pakistan, January 24, 2016. (Photo by Akhtar Soomro/Reuters)





A bride and groom couple go through a ritual during a mass marriage ceremony in Karachi, Pakistan, January 24, 2016. (Photo by Akhtar Soomro/Reuters)





A bride and groom wearing traditional handmade garlands wait for their wedding to start during a mass marriage ceremony in Karachi, Pakistan, January 24, 2016. (Photo by Akhtar Soomro/Reuters)





A groom signs marriage documents during a mass marriage ceremony in Karachi, Pakistan, January 24, 2016. (Photo by Akhtar Soomro/Reuters)





A reveller dressed as a devil holds a stick with fireworks during traditional “Correfocs” (fire runs) to mark the end of the local festivities in Palma, on the Spain's Balearic Island of Mallorca, January 23, 2016. “Correfocs” are traditional celebrations in eastern Spain with people dressed as dancing devils while lighting fireworks among crowds of spectators. (Photo by Enrique Calvo/Reuters)





A reveller dressed as a devil holds a stick with fireworks during traditional “Correfocs” (fire runs) to mark the end of the local festivities in Palma, on the Spain's Balearic Island of Mallorca, January 23, 2016. (Photo by Enrique Calvo/Reuters)





A reveller dressed as a devil holds a stick with fireworks during traditional “Correfocs” (fire runs) to mark the end of the local festivities in Palma, on the Spain's Balearic Island of Mallorca, January 23, 2016. (Photo by Enrique Calvo/Reuters)





A reveller dressed as a devil dances among fireworks during traditional “Correfocs” (fire runs) to mark the end of the local festivities in Palma, on the Spain's Balearic Island of Mallorca, January 23, 2016. (Photo by Enrique Calvo/Reuters)





A reveller dressed as a devil walks among fireworks during traditional “Correfocs” (fire runs) to mark the end of the local festivities in Palma, on the Spain's Balearic Island of Mallorca, January 23, 2016. (Photo by Enrique Calvo/Reuters)





A reveller dressed as a devil dances among fireworks during traditional “Correfocs” (fire runs) to mark the end of the local festivities in Palma, on the Spain's Balearic Island of Mallorca, January 23, 2016. (Photo by Enrique Calvo/Reuters)





A reveller dressed as a devil holds a stick with fireworks during traditional “Correfocs” (fire runs) to mark the end of the local festivities in Palma, on the Spain's Balearic Island of Mallorca, January 23, 2016. (Photo by Enrique Calvo/Reuters)





Devotees offer prayers as they submerge themselves in the river before taking a holy bath at Saali River in Sankhu during the Swasthani Brata Katha festival in Kathmandu, Nepal, January 24, 2016. During the month long festival, devotees recite one chapter of a Hindu tale daily from the 31-chapter sacred Swasthani Brata Katha book that is dedicated to God Madhavnarayan and Goddess Swasthani, alongside various other gods and goddess and the miraculous feats performed by them. The devotees also go on pilgrimages to various temples, perform religious rituals, take a holy bath in the rivers and fast for a month, especially among women who believe fasting helps in their family's well-being or in getting them a good husband. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)





A devotee takes a holy bath in River Saali in Sankhu during the Swasthani Brata Katha festival in Kathmandu, Nepal, January 24, 2016. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)





A devotee takes a holy bath in River Saali in Sankhu during the Swasthani Brata Katha festival in Kathmandu, Nepal, January 24, 2016. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)





Devotees cross the River Saali in Sankhu during the Swasthani Brata Katha festival in Kathmandu, Nepal, January 24, 2016. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)





A Hindu holy man recites verses from the holy Swasthani Brata Katha book at the bank of River Saali in Sankhu during the Swasthani Brata Katha festival in Kathmandu, Nepal, January 24, 2016. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)





Nepalese Hindu women take holy dips at the Salinadi River on the first day of month long Swasthani Bratakatha festival, in Sankhu, outskirts of Katmandu, Nepal, Sunday, January 24, 2016. During this festival, devotees recite holy scriptures dedicated to Hindu goddess Swasthani and Lord Shiva. Unmarried women pray to get a good husband while those married pray for the longevity of their husbands by observing a month-long fast. (Photo by Niranjan Shrestha/AP Photo)





Hands of devotees try to keep them warm near burning incense during the Swasthani Brata Katha festival at Sankhu in Kathmandu, Nepal, January 24, 2016. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)