A Naga Sadhu or Naked Hindu holy man rubes ash as he prepares to take holy dips in the river Ganges during Shahi snan or a Royal bath during Kumbh mela, in Haridwar in the Indian state of Uttarakhand, Monday, April 12, 2021. As states across India are declaring some version of a lockdown to battle rising Covid cases as part of a nationwide second-wave, thousands of pilgrims are gathering on the banks of the river Ganga for the Hindu festival Kumbh Mela. The faithful believe that a dip in the waters of the Ganga will absolve them of their sins and deliver them from the cycle of birth and death. (Photo by Karma Sonam/AP Photo)





Naga Sadhu or Naked Hindu holy men wait for the start of a procession towards the river Ganges for Shahi snan or a Royal bath during Kumbh mela, in Haridwar in the Indian state of Uttarakhand, Monday, April 12, 2021. (Photo by Karma Sonam/AP Photo)





A family get their son head tonsured during Kumbh mela, in Haridwar in the Indian state of Uttarakhand, Monday, April 12, 2021. (Photo by Karma Sonam/AP Photo)





A Naga Sadhu or Naked Hindu holy man smokes before taking a holy dips in the river Ganges during Shahi snan or a Royal bath during Kumbh mela, in Haridwar in the Indian state of Uttarakhand, Monday, April 12, 2021. (Photo by Karma Sonam/AP Photo)





A woman talks to a Hindu holy man before the start of a procession for Shahi snan or a Royal bath during Kumbh mela, in Haridwar in the Indian state of Uttarakhand, Monday, April 12, 2021. (Photo by Karma Sonam/AP Photo)





A woman along with her children wait for a train at Lokmanya Tilak Terminus in Mumbai, India, Wednesday, April 7, 2021. India hits another new peak with 115,736 coronavirus cases reported in the past 24 hours with New Delhi, Mumbai and dozens of other cities imposing night curfews to check the soaring infections. (Photo by Rafiq Maqbool/AP Photo)





Indian artists wearing traditional Punjabi attire sing folk songs and perform folk dances as they take part in the Visakhi festival celebrations at a wheat farm, on the outskirts of Amritsar, India, 09 April 2021. Visakhi is the festival of the first harvest of the year right after the winter season. It is widely celebrated as traditional harvest festival in many northern states of India such as Haryana, Himachal, Pradesh and Uttaranchal. (Photo by Raminder Pal Singh/EPA/EFE)





A boy sit in a heap of garbage, at Sevapura dumping yard in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India, Wednesday, April 07, 2021. (Photo by Vishal Bhatnagar/NurPhoto/Rex Features/Shutterstock)





Police officers stand guard on a deserted street during a curfew to limit the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in New Delhi, India, April 6, 2021. (Photo by Adnan Abidi/Reuters)





People ride horses on a street during a curfew to limit the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in New Delhi, India, April 6, 2021. (Photo by Adnan Abidi/Reuters)





A man reacts as a healthcare worker collects a swab sample, amidst the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at a railway station, in New Delhi, India, April 7, 2021. (Photo by Anushree Fadnavis/Reuters)





A Sadhu or Hindu holy man attends Kumbh Mela, or the Pitcher Festival, amidst the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Haridwar, India, April 11, 2021. (Photo by Danish Siddiqui/Reuters)





Devotees gather for an evening prayer on the banks of Ganges river during Kumbh Mela, or the Pitcher Festival, amidst the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Haridwar, India, April 11, 2021. (Photo by Danish Siddiqui/Reuters)





Naga Sadhus, or Hindu holy men, participate in the procession for taking a dip in the Ganges river during Shahi Snan at “Kumbh Mela”, or the Pitcher Festival, amidst the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Haridwar, India, April 12, 2021. (Photo by Danish Siddiqui/Reuters)





A Hindu priest performs evening prayer during Kumbh Mela, or the Pitcher Festival, amidst the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Haridwar, India, April 10, 2021. (Photo by Danish Siddiqui/Reuters)





An Indian paramilitary soldier plays with a Kashmiri child during a gunbattle between Indian soldiers and suspected militants in Shopian, south of Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Friday, April 9, 2021. Seven suspected militants were killed and four soldiers wounded in two separate gunfights in Indian-controlled Kashmir, officials said Friday, triggering anti-India protests and clashes in the disputed region. (Photo by Dar Yasin/AP Photo)





A health worker takes a swab sample to test for COVID-19 at a government hospital in Noida, a suburb of New Delhi, India, Wednesday, April 7, 2021. India hits another new peak with 115,736 coronavirus cases reported in the past 24 hours with New Delhi, Mumbai and dozens of other cities imposing night curfews to check the soaring infections. (Photo by Altaf Qadri/AP Photo)





Commuters without maintaining Social Distancing move through a busy market amid COVID-19 Coronavirus Pandemic in Old Delhi, India on 27 March 2021. Breaking a couple of Covid-19 records, Delhi on Saturday reported its highest daily spike in Covid-19 cases since December 15, the highest daily death toll since January 23 and also currently has the highest active cases since December 27. (Photo by Nasir Kachroo/NurPhoto via Getty Images)





Sikh youths perform the traditional Punjab folk dance “Bhangra” at a wheat field on the outskirts of Amritsar on April 11, 2021, ahead of the harvest festival of Baisakhi. (Photo by Narinder Nanu/AFP Photo)