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A Hindu devotee is helped by other people as she walks on burning coals during a religious procession Vel Festival of the Hindu goddess Maha Mariamman (Sheetla Mata), in New Delhi, India, 06 April 2017. People get their bodies pierced with different kinds of metal needles and rods and participate in a religious procession as thanks giving gesture to the goddess in return of their fulfilled wishes during the annual procession. (Photo by Rajat Gupta/EPA)

A Hindu devotee is helped by other people as she walks on burning coals during a religious procession Vel Festival of the Hindu goddess Maha Mariamman (Sheetla Mata), in New Delhi, India, 06 April 2017. People get their bodies pierced with different kinds of metal needles and rods and participate in a religious procession as thanks giving gesture to the goddess in return of their fulfilled wishes during the annual procession. (Photo by Rajat Gupta/EPA)



An Indian Hindu girl arrives to take part in the Kumari Puja at the Adyapeath Ashram on the outskirts of Kolkata on April 5, 2017. Kumari Puja, a tradition of worshipping young girls as manifestations of the divine female energy, is a part of the annual Hindu festival Ram Navami. (Photo by Dibyangshu Sarkar/AFP Photo)

An Indian Hindu girl arrives to take part in the Kumari Puja at the Adyapeath Ashram on the outskirts of Kolkata on April 5, 2017. Kumari Puja, a tradition of worshipping young girls as manifestations of the divine female energy, is a part of the annual Hindu festival Ram Navami. (Photo by Dibyangshu Sarkar/AFP Photo)



Volunteers of the Hindu nationalist organisation Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) perform yoga exercises as they celebrate the birth anniversary of K. B. Hedgewar, founder of RSS, in Ahmedabad, India April 2, 2017. (Photo by Amit Dave/Reuters)

Volunteers of the Hindu nationalist organisation Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) perform yoga exercises as they celebrate the birth anniversary of K. B. Hedgewar, founder of RSS, in Ahmedabad, India April 2, 2017. (Photo by Amit Dave/Reuters)



Visitors walk inside Kashmir's tulip garden in Srinagar April 3, 2017. (Photo by Danish Ismail/Reuters)

Visitors walk inside Kashmir's tulip garden in Srinagar April 3, 2017. (Photo by Danish Ismail/Reuters)



A novice monk yawns as he attends teachings by Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama in Bomdila in the northeastern state of Arunachal Pradesh, India April 5, 2017. (Photo by Anuwar Hazarika/Reuters)

A novice monk yawns as he attends teachings by Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama in Bomdila in the northeastern state of Arunachal Pradesh, India April 5, 2017. (Photo by Anuwar Hazarika/Reuters)



A Hindu priest spreads rose petals around different food items on the occasion of Ramnavmi festival inside a temple in Ahmedabad, India, April 5, 2017. (Photo by Amit Dave/Reuters)

A Hindu priest spreads rose petals around different food items on the occasion of Ramnavmi festival inside a temple in Ahmedabad, India, April 5, 2017. (Photo by Amit Dave/Reuters)



Women weep as they sit around remains of their houses gutted in a fire which broke out in a residential area on Tuesday, in Srinagar, April 5, 2017. (Photo by Danish Ismail/Reuters)

Women weep as they sit around remains of their houses gutted in a fire which broke out in a residential area on Tuesday, in Srinagar, April 5, 2017. (Photo by Danish Ismail/Reuters)



An artiste is reflected in a mirror as he applies make-up backstage before taking part in a celebration to mark Hindu festival of Ramnavami inside the premises of a temple in Bengaluru, India April 5, 2017. (Photo by Abhishek N. Chinnappa/Reuters)

An artiste is reflected in a mirror as he applies make-up backstage before taking part in a celebration to mark Hindu festival of Ramnavami inside the premises of a temple in Bengaluru, India April 5, 2017. (Photo by Abhishek N. Chinnappa/Reuters)



A family from the Qureshi community rests behind a butcher shop, ordered to close, following regulations imposed by newly elected Uttar Pradesh State Chief Minister, Yogi Adityanath, in Lucknow, India April 6, 2017. (Photo by Cathal McNaughton/Reuters)

A family from the Qureshi community rests behind a butcher shop, ordered to close, following regulations imposed by newly elected Uttar Pradesh State Chief Minister, Yogi Adityanath, in Lucknow, India April 6, 2017. (Photo by Cathal McNaughton/Reuters)



A girl from the Qureshi community rests behind a butcher shop, ordered to close, following regulations imposed by newly elected Uttar Pradesh State Chief Minister, Yogi Adityanath, in Lucknow, India April 6, 2017. (Photo by Cathal McNaughton/Reuters)

A girl from the Qureshi community rests behind a butcher shop, ordered to close, following regulations imposed by newly elected Uttar Pradesh State Chief Minister, Yogi Adityanath, in Lucknow, India April 6, 2017. (Photo by Cathal McNaughton/Reuters)



A farmer from the southern state of Tamil Nadu rubs blood on a fellow protestors feet after deliberately cutting himself with a razor blade during a protest demanding a drought-relief package from the federal government, in New Delhi, India April 7, 2017. (Photo by Cathal McNaughton/Reuters)

A farmer from the southern state of Tamil Nadu rubs blood on a fellow protestors feet after deliberately cutting himself with a razor blade during a protest demanding a drought-relief package from the federal government, in New Delhi, India April 7, 2017. (Photo by Cathal McNaughton/Reuters)



People try to stop water flowing through the gate of a flood channel after incessant rains in Srinagar April 7, 2017. (Photo by Danish Ismail/Reuters)

People try to stop water flowing through the gate of a flood channel after incessant rains in Srinagar April 7, 2017. (Photo by Danish Ismail/Reuters)



An Indian youth jumps into a polluted reservoir on a hot sunny day on the outskirts of Chennai on April 5, 2017. (Photo by Arun Sankar/AFP Photo)

An Indian youth jumps into a polluted reservoir on a hot sunny day on the outskirts of Chennai on April 5, 2017. (Photo by Arun Sankar/AFP Photo)



Kashmiri men ride a boat on the Dal Lake amid dense fog after fresh snowfall in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Thursday, April 6, 2017. Heavy snowfall and rains have forced authorities in Indian controlled Kashmir to close schools and colleges even as the only all weather road link that connects the Kashmir valley to the rest of India has been cut off. (Photo by Dar Yasin/AP Photo)

Kashmiri men ride a boat on the Dal Lake amid dense fog after fresh snowfall in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Thursday, April 6, 2017. Heavy snowfall and rains have forced authorities in Indian controlled Kashmir to close schools and colleges even as the only all weather road link that connects the Kashmir valley to the rest of India has been cut off. (Photo by Dar Yasin/AP Photo)



Hindu devotees worship young girls dressed as Kumari, during rituals to celebrate the Navratri Festival, inside the Adyapeath Temple, on the outskirts of Kolkata, April 5, 2017. (Photo by Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters)

Hindu devotees worship young girls dressed as Kumari, during rituals to celebrate the Navratri Festival, inside the Adyapeath Temple, on the outskirts of Kolkata, April 5, 2017. (Photo by Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters)



Girls dressed as Kumari attend rituals to celebrate the Navratri Festival, inside the Adyapeath Temple, on the outskirts of Kolkata, April 5, 2017. (Photo by Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters)

Girls dressed as Kumari attend rituals to celebrate the Navratri Festival, inside the Adyapeath Temple, on the outskirts of Kolkata, April 5, 2017. (Photo by Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters)



Hindu devotees worship young girls dressed as Kumari during rituals to celebrate the Navratri Festival, inside the Adyapeath Temple, on the outskirts of Kolkata, April 5, 2017. (Photo by Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters)

Hindu devotees worship young girls dressed as Kumari during rituals to celebrate the Navratri Festival, inside the Adyapeath Temple, on the outskirts of Kolkata, April 5, 2017. (Photo by Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters)



A girl dressed as Kumari, drinks as she sits on stairs after attending rituals to celebrate the Navratri Festival inside the Adyapeath Temple, on the outskirts of Kolkata, April 5, 2017. (Photo by Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters)

A girl dressed as Kumari, drinks as she sits on stairs after attending rituals to celebrate the Navratri Festival inside the Adyapeath Temple, on the outskirts of Kolkata, April 5, 2017. (Photo by Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters)



Hindu devotees worship young girls dressed as Kumari during rituals to celebrate the Navratri Festival, inside the Adyapeath Temple, on the outskirts of Kolkata, April 5, 2017. (Photo by Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters)

Hindu devotees worship young girls dressed as Kumari during rituals to celebrate the Navratri Festival, inside the Adyapeath Temple, on the outskirts of Kolkata, April 5, 2017. (Photo by Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters)



A man carries his daughter, dressed as Kumari, on a bicycle, as they arrive to attend rituals to celebrate the Navratri Festival, inside the Adyapeath Temple, on the outskirts of Kolkata, April 5, 2017. (Photo by Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters)

A man carries his daughter, dressed as Kumari, on a bicycle, as they arrive to attend rituals to celebrate the Navratri Festival, inside the Adyapeath Temple, on the outskirts of Kolkata, April 5, 2017. (Photo by Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters)



Children dressed as Hindu god Rama and his wife Sita during a religious procession on the occasion of Ramnavmi festival in Jammu, April 5, 2017. (Photo by Mukesh Gupta/Reuters)

Children dressed as Hindu god Rama and his wife Sita during a religious procession on the occasion of Ramnavmi festival in Jammu, April 5, 2017. (Photo by Mukesh Gupta/Reuters)



Hindu devotees carry oil lamps and perform prayers on the occasion of Ramnavmi festival inside a temple in Ahmedabad, April 5, 2017. (Photo by Amit Dave/Reuters)

Hindu devotees carry oil lamps and perform prayers on the occasion of Ramnavmi festival inside a temple in Ahmedabad, April 5, 2017. (Photo by Amit Dave/Reuters)
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