Indian Sadhus (holy men) queue to receive blankets during a Sadhu congregation following the Diwali Festival in Amritsar, India on October 31,2016. Thousands of Sadhus and Sadhvis, female Sadhus, took part in the annual congregation. Sadhus occupy a unique and important place in Hindu society, particularly in villages and small towns more closely tied to traditions. Usually travelling from place to place as they often don't have a residence, Sadhus live on donations and offerings. (Photo by Narinder Nanu/AFP Photo)





A woman walks past semi-finished clay idols of the Hindu mythological characters “Dakinis” and “Yoginis”, who will be worshipped along with the Hindu goddess Kali, at a roadside workshop ahead of the Kali Puja festival in Kolkata, India October 24, 2016. (Photo by Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters)





Indians play with firecrackers during Diwali festival in New Delhi, India, Sunday, October 30, 2016. Hindus light lamps, wear new clothes, exchange sweets and gifts and pray to goddess Lakshmi during Diwali, the festival of lights. (Photo by Tsering Topgyal/AP Photo)





An elderly woman listens to religious hymns while visiting the Golden Temple, the holiest of Sikh shrines, seen in the background, on the occasion of Diwali festival and Bandi Chorh Diwas in Amritsar, India, 30 October 2016. Devotees started to arrive at the Golden Temple in the pre-dawn hours to seek blessings on Diwali festival. The festival coincides with the Bandi Chorh Diwas which is also celebrated at the Golden Temple to mark the return of Guru Hargobind, the sixth Guru or the Master of the Sikhs, to Amritsar after his release from Gwalior fort during the reign of Mughal emperor Jahangir. (Photo by Raminder Pal Singh/EPA)





A Sikh boy lights candles near the sacred pond at the Golden Temple, the holiest of Sikh shrines, on the occasion of Diwali festival and Bandi Chorh Diwas in Amritsar, India, 30 October 2016. Devotees started to visit the Golden Temple from pre-dawn hours to seek blessings on Diwali festival. The festival coincides with the Bandi Chorh Diwas which is also celebrated at the Golden Temple to mark the return of Guru Hargobind, the sixth Guru or the Master of the Sikhs, to Amritsar after his release from Gwalior fort during the reign of Mughal emperor Jahangir. (Photo by Raminder Pal Singh/AFP Photo)





A worker transporting kerosene in a bullock cart travels past Indian Oil Corporation's fuel depot in Mumbai July 8, 2010. (Photo by Danish Siddiqui/Reuters)





A woman colours earthern lamps for sale ahead of the Hindu festival of Diwali in Mumbai, India, October 24, 2016. (Photo by Danish Siddiqui/Reuters)





Indian Border Security Force (BSF) officers place the coffin of their fallen colleague, who died after shelling across the border between India and Pakistan, during a wreath laying ceremony at their headquarters on the outskirts of Jammu October 24, 2016. (Photo by Mukesh Gupta/Reuters)





Artisans work on an idol of the Hindu goddess Kali at a roadside workshop ahead of the Kali Puja festival in Kolkata, India October 24, 2016. (Photo by Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters)





An artist puts artificial hair on an idol of the Hindu goddess Kali inside a workshop ahead of the Kali Puja festival in Kolkata, India October 24, 2016. (Photo by Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters)





An artist paints the face of an idol of the Hindu goddess Kali at a roadside workshop ahead of the Kali Puja festival in Kolkata, India October 24, 2016. (Photo by Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters)





A truck driver brushes his teeth next to his parked truck while waiting to get his loads cleared to cross a checkpoint at the Commercial Taxes Department check post at Walayar in Palakkad district in southern Indian state of Kerala, India September 5, 2015. (Photo by Sivaram V/Reuters)





Farmers shout slogans during a protest against what they say is India's plan to allow genetically modified (GM) mustard crop, in New Delhi, India, October 25, 2016. (Photo by Adnan Abidi/Reuters)





Demonstrators burn Chinese goods during a rally organised by the activists of Bajrang Dal, a Hindu hardline group, as they demand the boycott of Chinese products, in Kolkata, India, October 25, 2016. (Photo by Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters)





A vendor checks and arranges used jeans for re-sale at a second-hand clothes market in Kolkata, India October 26, 2016. (Photo by Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters)





An artisan places an artificial sickle on an idol of Hindu goddess Kali inside a pandal, a temporary platform, ahead of the Kali Puja festival in Kolkata, India October 26, 2016. (Photo by Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters)





An artisan paints a model of a pregnant woman that will be placed at a pandal, or a temporary platform, ahead of the Kali Puja festival in Kolkata, India October 26, 2016. (Photo by Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters)





A demonstrator is hit by a water cannon used by police to disperse the protestors during a protest against what they say is state government’s failure to arrest those involved in the sacrilege of Guru Granth Sahib, the religious book of Sikhs, in Behbal Kalan village of Punjab in 2015, in Chandigarh, India October 26, 2016. (Photo by Ajay Verma/Reuters)





People smoke cigarettes along a road in Mumbai, India, October 26, 2016. (Photo by Danish Siddiqui/Reuters)





A school boy holds an INSAS (Indian Small Arms System) assault rifle on display during a programme organized by Assam Rifles, a paramilitary force, to attract youth in joining the force at their headquarters in Agartala, India, October 27, 2016. (Photo by Jayanta Dey/Reuters)





Wrestlers fight during an amateur wrestling match inside a makeshift ring installed on a road organised by local residents as part of the celebrations for the annual Hindu festival of Diwali in Kolkata, India, October 27, 2016. (Photo by Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters)





Wrestlers fight during an amateur wrestling match inside a makeshift ring installed on a road organised by local residents as part of the celebrations for the annual Hindu festival of Diwali in Kolkata, India, October 27, 2016. (Photo by Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters)





Wrestlers fight during an amateur wrestling match inside a makeshift ring installed on a road organised by local residents as part of the celebrations for the annual Hindu festival of Diwali in Kolkata, India, October 27, 2016. (Photo by Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters)





Hindu priests put the finishing touches to a rangoli, or mural made out of coloured powders, at a temple ahead of Diwali, the festival of lights, celebrations in Ahmedabad, India, October 27, 2016. (Photo by Amit Dave/Reuters)





Birds fly over the corridor of the Jama Masjid at sunrise in New Delhi on October 27, 2016. (Photo by Money Sharma/AFP Photo)





Widows, who have been abandoned by their families, carry earthen lamps as they gather inside a temple to celebrate Diwali, organised by non-governmental organisation Sulabh International in Vrindavan, India, October 27, 2016. (Photo by Jitendra Prakash/Reuters)





A woman tries a gold earring at a jewellery showroom during Dhanteras, a Hindu festival associated with Lakshmi, the goddess of wealth, in Mumbai, India October 28, 2016. (Photo by Danish Siddiqui/Reuters)





A woman puts flower petals on 1000 Indian rupee notes as she prays as part of a ritual during Dhanteras, a Hindu festival associated with Lakshmi, the goddess of wealth, in Ahmedabad, India October 28, 2016. (Photo by Amit Dave/Reuters)





A devotee lights lamps at the Akshardham temple during celebrations on the eve of Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, in Gandhinagar, India, October 29, 2016. (Photo by Amit Dave/Reuters)





A girl lights candles inside a cricket stadium on the eve of Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, in Allahabad, India, October 29, 2016. (Photo by Jitendra Prakash/Reuters)





A Hindu devotee carries Susmita Bhattacharjee, a nine-year old girl dressed as a Kumari, who is worshipped during the Kali Puja festival in Agartala, India October 30, 2016. (Photo by Jayanta Dey/Reuters)





Several food items are seen in front of the idol of Lord Swaminarayan that are kept as offerings by Hindu devotees as part of a ritual to mark “Annakut” festival during Diwali, the festival of lights, celebrations at a temple in Ahmedabad, India, October 30, 2016. (Photo by Amit Dave/Reuters)





Indian businessmen pray in front of their record-keeping books as part of a ritual to worship the Hindu deity of wealth goddess Lakshmi on Diwali, the festival of lights, in Ahmedabad, India, October 30, 2016. (Photo by Amit Dave/Reuters)





People decorate their houses with lanterns and lights as they celebrate the annual Hindu festival of Diwali in Mumbai, India, October 30, 2016. (Photo by Danish Siddiqui/Reuters)





People decorate their houses with lanterns and lights as they celebrate the annual Hindu festival of Diwal in Mumbai, India, October 30, 2016. (Photo by Danish Siddiqui/Reuters)





People decorate their houses with lanterns and lights as they celebrate the annual Hindu festival of Diwali in Mumbai, India, October 30, 2016. (Photo by Danish Siddiqui/Reuters)





Municipal workers push a cart in a public park on a smoggy morning in New Delhi, India, October 31, 2016. (Photo by Cathal McNaughton/Reuters)





A man walks in a pond on a smoggy morning in New Delhi, India, October 31, 2016. (Photo by Cathal McNaughton/Reuters)





A bird crosses a smog covered road in New Delhi, India, October 31, 2016. (Photo by Cathal McNaughton/Reuters)





A boy throws water at the flying seagulls in the river Yamuna in Allahabad, India, October 31, 2016. (Photo by Jitendra Prakash/Reuters)





A Hindu woman lights a firecrackers with her daughter to celebrate Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, in Mumbai, India, Sunday, October 30, 2016. Hindus across the country are celebrating Diwali, dedicated to the goddess of wealth Lakshmi. (Photo by Rafiq Maqbool/AP Photo)





An Indian vendor puts a chicken in a cage at a poultry market in New Delhi on October 24, 2016. .New Delhi zoo was temporarily closed after two birds died of bird flu, a month after India declared itself free of the disease. Most strains of bird flu do not usually infect humans, according to the World Health Organization. But the H5 strain of the virus – found in the zoo' s birds – can cause fever, cough, sore throat, pneumonia, respiratory disease and sometimes death. (Photo by Prakash Singh/AFP Photo)





An Indian Sikh devotee bathes in the holy sarovar (water tank) on the occasion of Bandi Chhor Divas, or Diwali, at the Golden Temple in Amritsar on October 30, 2016. Sikhs celebrate Bandi Chhor Divas, or Diwali, to mark the return of the sixth Guru, Guru Hargobind Ji, who was freed from imprisonment and also managed to release 52 political prisoners at the same time from Gwalior fort held by Mughal Emperor Jahangir in 1619. (Photo by Narinder Nanu/AFP Photo)





In this photograph taken on October 29, 2016, an Indian child watches fireworks at the Madan Mohan Malviya stadium on the eve of the Hindu festival of Diwali in Allahabad. Diwali, the Festival of Lights, marks victory over evil and commemorates the time when Hindu god Lord Rama achieved victory over Ravana and returned to his kingdom Ayodhya. (Photo by Sanjay Kanojia/AFP Photo)





A woman holds candles as Indians celebrate the annual festival of Diwali on October 30, 2016 in Mumbai, India. Diwali, the festival of lights, is one of Hinduism's most important festivals dedicated to Lakshmi, the Hindu goddess of wealth. (Photo by Allison Joyce/Getty Images)





Devotees light lamps and candles near the sacred pond of the illuminated Golden Temple, the holiest of Sikh shrines, on the occasion of Diwali festival and Bandi Chorh Diwas in Amritsar, India, 30 October 2016. Devotees started to visit the Golden Temple from pre-dawn hours to seek blessings on Diwali festival. The festival coincides with the Bandi Chorh Diwas which is also celebrated at the Golden Temple to mark the return of Guru Hargobind, the sixth Guru or the Master of the Sikhs, to Amritsar after his release from Gwalior fort during the reign of Mughal emperor Jahangir. (Photo by Raminder Pal Singh/EPA)





Tribal women listen to BJP state general secretary Vinod Tawde at a public meeting in Talasari near the Maharashtra-Gujarat border on Monday afternoon. Talasari is home to adivasis who belong to the Warli tribe or are fisherfolk (kolis). (Photo by Prasad Gori/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)





A man removes copper wiring from electrical cables outside a scrap shop in Dharavi, Mumbai, India December 10, 2012. (Photo by Danish Siddiqui/Reuters)





Balwant Singh, a Sikh man who belongs to the armed Sikh order Nihang, wearing a huge turban which he claims is 800 meters long stands on one leg as he poses for photographs during the Mohalla religious procession taken out on “Fateh Divas” or 'Victory Day' in Amritsar, India, 31 October 2016. The procession is carried out a day after the Diwali festival to mark the Bandi Chorh Diwas, the day when Guru Hargobind the sixth Guru or the Master of the Sikhs reached Amritsar after his release from Gwalior fort, along with 52 other kings with him during the reign of Mughal emperor Jahangir. Each year members of various major Nihang groups display their martial arts and horse riding skills during the Mohalla procession. (Photo by Raminder Pal Singh/EPA)





An Indian security guard offer prayers to a peepal tree before starting his work in New Delhi, India, 31 October 2016. Peepal tree is often worshiped by Hindu devotees due to its mythological importance. (Photo by Rajat Gupta/EPA)





A forest guard provides water to an injured Asiatic elephant, who according to forest officials fractured his front-right leg late August while being chased by villagers, as it lies in a field in Avverahalli village on the outskirts of Bengaluru, India October 25, 2016. (Photo by Abhishek N. Chinnappa/Reuters)





A girl plays on a pile of discarded flowers outside a market, the day after the Diwali celebrations in Mumbai, India October 31, 2016. (Photo by Shailesh Andrade/Reuters)





An Indian sadhu - holy man - performs yoga at sunrise at the Dashashwamedh Ghat in Varanasi on October 27, 2016. (Photo by Sanjay Kanojia/AFP Photo)





An Indian tribal man wearing traditional headgear and dress attends the inauguration of the first National Tribal Carnival in New Delhi, India, 25 October 2016. The Indian prime minister Modi inaugurated event held to promote tribal culture in the country. More than 1,600 tribal artists and around 8,000 tribal delegates from across the country will participate in the five-day-long carnival. (Photo by Harish Tyagi/EPA)