An Indian women offers early-morning prayers or a “puja” at a ghat early in the morning on the banks of the Betawa River in Orchha in the state of Madhya Pradesh on July 5, 2015. (Photo by Rebecca Conway/AFP Photo)

A Hindu devotee displays his inked hand after taking part in the religious festival of Holi in Vrindavan, in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, India, March 8, 2017. (Photo by Cathal McNaughton/Reuters)

A farmer waits for customers at a wholesale vegetable market in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh state, India, Sunday, July 25, 2021. (Photo by Rajesh Kumar Singh/AP Photo)

A Hindu devotee takes sand bath at Sangam, the confluence of the rivers Ganges and Yamuna, in Prayagraj, in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, Monday, June 5, 2023. Prayagraj in the northern Uttar Pradesh state is an important Hindu pilgrimage center. (Photo by Rajesh Kumar Singh/AP Photo)

A woman poses for a photograph during Holi celebrations in the town of Barsana in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India, March 6, 2017. (Photo by Cathal McNaughton/Reuters)

Sparks fly in front of the Milky Way in Himachal Pradesh, India on May 12, 2023. Lit steel wool is spun in front of the stunning cluster of stars and over a pool of water. The scene was pictured in the Himalayas, by using a 30 second exposure to capture the stars and movement of sparks. (Photo by Ganesh Bagal/Solent News/Rex Features/Shutterstock)

Boys ride a motorbike on their way back home after taking a bath in a canal at Chachura village, in Uttar Pradesh April 4, 2012. (Photo by Parivartan Sharma/Reuters)

Hindu devotees take part in the religious festival of Holi, also known as the festival of colours, in the town of Barsana in the Uttar Pradesh region of India, March 16, 2016. (Photo by Cathal McNaughton/Reuters)