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An Indian vendor carries bunches of flower saplings on his head for sale at Prayagraj in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh Friday, November 15, 2024. (Photo by Rajesh Kumar Singh/AP Photo)

An Indian vendor carries bunches of flower saplings on his head for sale at Prayagraj in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh Friday, November 15, 2024. (Photo by Rajesh Kumar Singh/AP Photo)



Devotees offer prayers by lighting oil lamps and incense sticks to Sri Loknath Brahmachari on the occasion of Karthik Brata at Chakla Dham Loknath Brahmachari ashram which is almost 70 kilometers from Kolkata on November 16, 2024. Rakher Upobash is a Hindu religious festival of lights, faith, and devotion. According to the Hindu calendar, it usually takes place in the month of Kartik, which typically falls in November. Kartik month is an auspicious time according to Hindu religion. Devotees fast from sunrise and offer prayers to Sri Loknath Brahmachari during sundown before breaking their fast. The festival is usually celebrated in Bangladesh and certain parts of rural West Bengal. (Photo by Avishek Das/SOPA Images/Rex Features/Shutterstock)

Devotees offer prayers by lighting oil lamps and incense sticks to Sri Loknath Brahmachari on the occasion of Karthik Brata at Chakla Dham Loknath Brahmachari ashram which is almost 70 kilometers from Kolkata on November 16, 2024. Rakher Upobash is a Hindu religious festival of lights, faith, and devotion. According to the Hindu calendar, it usually takes place in the month of Kartik, which typically falls in November. Kartik month is an auspicious time according to Hindu religion. Devotees fast from sunrise and offer prayers to Sri Loknath Brahmachari during sundown before breaking their fast. The festival is usually celebrated in Bangladesh and certain parts of rural West Bengal. (Photo by Avishek Das/SOPA Images/Rex Features/Shutterstock)



Women walk on a road near India Gate as the sky is enveloped with smog after Delhi's air quality worsened due to air pollution, in New Delhi, India, on November 19, 2024. (Photo by Anushree Fadnavis/Reuters)

Women walk on a road near India Gate as the sky is enveloped with smog after Delhi's air quality worsened due to air pollution, in New Delhi, India, on November 19, 2024. (Photo by Anushree Fadnavis/Reuters)



A farmer rows a boat as he harvests water chestnuts in a pond on the outskirts of Jabalpur on November 19, 2024. (Photo by Uma Shankar Mishra/AFP Photo)

A farmer rows a boat as he harvests water chestnuts in a pond on the outskirts of Jabalpur on November 19, 2024. (Photo by Uma Shankar Mishra/AFP Photo)



A man offers prayers as seagulls circle over river Narmada on a cold morning in Jabalpur November 20, 2024. (Photo by Uma Shankar Mishra/AFP Photo)

A man offers prayers as seagulls circle over river Narmada on a cold morning in Jabalpur November 20, 2024. (Photo by Uma Shankar Mishra/AFP Photo)



An instructor assists visually impaired students in using the AI-powered smart glasses, which are designed for face recognition, object recognition, and navigation assistance, during a training program at a school for the blind in Hyderabad on November 22, 2024. (Photo by Noah Seelam/AFP Photo)

An instructor assists visually impaired students in using the AI-powered smart glasses, which are designed for face recognition, object recognition, and navigation assistance, during a training program at a school for the blind in Hyderabad on November 22, 2024. (Photo by Noah Seelam/AFP Photo)



A school teacher conducts an online class near a basketball court at Swami Sivananda Memorial Institute in New Delhi on November 22, 2024. Now a weary annual ritual, keeping children at home and moving lessons online for days at a time during the peak of the smog crisis in winter ostensibly helps protect the health of the city's youth. (Photo by Arun Sankar/AFP Photo)

A school teacher conducts an online class near a basketball court at Swami Sivananda Memorial Institute in New Delhi on November 22, 2024. Now a weary annual ritual, keeping children at home and moving lessons online for days at a time during the peak of the smog crisis in winter ostensibly helps protect the health of the city's youth. (Photo by Arun Sankar/AFP Photo)



An elderly woman cleans peanuts during the annual groundnut fair of “Kadlekai Parishe” or peanut festival, as farmers celebrate the first groundnut crop of the year, in Bangalore, India, 25 November2024. Thousands of people attended the annual groundnut fair falls on the last Monday of Karthika Masa (a month in the Hindu calendar) and a large number of groundnut vendors showcasing different varieties of peanuts from villages and districts around Bangalore. (Photo by Jagadeesh N.V./EPA)

An elderly woman cleans peanuts during the annual groundnut fair of “Kadlekai Parishe” or peanut festival, as farmers celebrate the first groundnut crop of the year, in Bangalore, India, 25 November2024. Thousands of people attended the annual groundnut fair falls on the last Monday of Karthika Masa (a month in the Hindu calendar) and a large number of groundnut vendors showcasing different varieties of peanuts from villages and districts around Bangalore. (Photo by Jagadeesh N.V./EPA)



Police detain supporters of India's main opposition Congress party during a protest against Indian billionaire Gautam Adani, after he was indicted in New York over his role in an alleged multibillion-dollar bribery and fraud scheme, in New Delhi, India on November 25, 2024. (Photo by Anushree Fadnavis/Reuters)

Police detain supporters of India's main opposition Congress party during a protest against Indian billionaire Gautam Adani, after he was indicted in New York over his role in an alleged multibillion-dollar bribery and fraud scheme, in New Delhi, India on November 25, 2024. (Photo by Anushree Fadnavis/Reuters)



Police detain a supporter of India's main opposition Congress party during a protest against Indian billionaire Gautam Adani, after he was indicted in New York over his role in an alleged multibillion-dollar bribery and fraud scheme, in New Delhi, India, on November 25, 2024. (Photo by Anushree Fadnavis/Reuters)

Police detain a supporter of India's main opposition Congress party during a protest against Indian billionaire Gautam Adani, after he was indicted in New York over his role in an alleged multibillion-dollar bribery and fraud scheme, in New Delhi, India, on November 25, 2024. (Photo by Anushree Fadnavis/Reuters)



A cyclist passes over a temporary pontoon tank bridge on Ganges river for upcoming Kumbh Mela, on November 27, 2024 in Allahabad, India. 2025 will see the city host the Maha Kumbh Mela, which will attract millions of Hindu devotees to the area. (Photo by Ritesh Shukla/Getty Images)

A cyclist passes over a temporary pontoon tank bridge on Ganges river for upcoming Kumbh Mela, on November 27, 2024 in Allahabad, India. 2025 will see the city host the Maha Kumbh Mela, which will attract millions of Hindu devotees to the area. (Photo by Ritesh Shukla/Getty Images)



A man sits atop blankets as he transports them on a horse-drawn cart through a street in Amritsar on November 29, 2024. (Photo by Narinder Nanu/AFP Photo)

A man sits atop blankets as he transports them on a horse-drawn cart through a street in Amritsar on November 29, 2024. (Photo by Narinder Nanu/AFP Photo)



A fisherman wears a shawl due to cold weather ahead of a cyclonic storm in Chennai on November 29, 2024. (Photo by R.Satish Babu/AFP Photo)

A fisherman wears a shawl due to cold weather ahead of a cyclonic storm in Chennai on November 29, 2024. (Photo by R.Satish Babu/AFP Photo)



A visitor takes a photograph in front of a peacock installation made of vegetables at Cubbon Park in Bengaluru on November 30, 2024. (Photo by Idrees Mohammed/AFP Photo)

A visitor takes a photograph in front of a peacock installation made of vegetables at Cubbon Park in Bengaluru on November 30, 2024. (Photo by Idrees Mohammed/AFP Photo)



Marine Commandos (MARCOS) of the Indian Navy get down with a rope during a simulated hostage rescue operation during the rehearsal for upcoming Navy Day celebrations at the Gateway of India in Mumbai on December 1, 2024. (Photo by Indranil Mukherjee/AFP Photo)

Marine Commandos (MARCOS) of the Indian Navy get down with a rope during a simulated hostage rescue operation during the rehearsal for upcoming Navy Day celebrations at the Gateway of India in Mumbai on December 1, 2024. (Photo by Indranil Mukherjee/AFP Photo)



Uber signs are displayed on “Shikaras” or small boats after Uber launched its first water transport service on the waters of Dal Lake, one of Kashmir's main tourist attractions, in Srinagar, on December 2, 2024. (Photo by Sharafat Ali/Reuters)

Uber signs are displayed on “Shikaras” or small boats after Uber launched its first water transport service on the waters of Dal Lake, one of Kashmir's main tourist attractions, in Srinagar, on December 2, 2024. (Photo by Sharafat Ali/Reuters)



Supporters of All India Kisan Sabha (AIKS), the farmers' front of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) chant slogans demanding the expansion of minimum support prices (MSP) and other benefits during a protest march to the capital New Delhi, in Noida on December 2, 2024. (Photo by Money Sharma/AFP Photo)

Supporters of All India Kisan Sabha (AIKS), the farmers' front of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) chant slogans demanding the expansion of minimum support prices (MSP) and other benefits during a protest march to the capital New Delhi, in Noida on December 2, 2024. (Photo by Money Sharma/AFP Photo)



Police personnel detain a supporter of varied farmer unions during a sit-in protest at the Delhi-Uttar Pradesh state border in Noida on December 3, 2024, demanding a legal guarantee for minimum support prices (MSP) amid other benefits. (Photo by Money Sharma/AFP Photo)

Police personnel detain a supporter of varied farmer unions during a sit-in protest at the Delhi-Uttar Pradesh state border in Noida on December 3, 2024, demanding a legal guarantee for minimum support prices (MSP) amid other benefits. (Photo by Money Sharma/AFP Photo)



Indian navy personnel display their skills during Naval Day celebrations in Mumbai, India, Wednesday, December 4, 2024. (Photo by Rafiq Maqbool/AP Photo)

Indian navy personnel display their skills during Naval Day celebrations in Mumbai, India, Wednesday, December 4, 2024. (Photo by Rafiq Maqbool/AP Photo)



An Indian soldier blows fire as he performs an acrobatic manoeuvre known as 'Mallakhamb' during an event in Jaipur on December 5, 2024. (Photo by Himanshu Sharma/AFP Photo)

An Indian soldier blows fire as he performs an acrobatic manoeuvre known as 'Mallakhamb' during an event in Jaipur on December 5, 2024. (Photo by Himanshu Sharma/AFP Photo)
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