A volunteer segregates the fruits and vegetables offered by the Hindu devotee couples after they took a holy dip in the sacred Lolark Kund well, with the wish to be blessed with a child, during the Lolark Shasthi festival, in Varanasi on September 9, 2024. Each year 25 million babies are born in India, the world's most populous nation, but for desperate couples wanting also to be parents, prayers at a sacred Hindu well bring hope. (Photo by Niharika Kulkarni/AFP Photo)
