People watch performers at the so-called “Well of Death” show in an amusement park during the annual Mahim Fair in Mumbai, India, 30 December 2023. The ten-day fair features giant wheels, toy trains and gravity-defying stunts in the “Maut Ka Kuan” or 'Well of Death' in honor of the Sufi saint Makhdoom Ali Mahimi. (Photo by Divyakant Solanki/EPA)





People gather at the Juhu Beach on the Arabian Sea coast as the sun sets on New Year's eve in Mumbai, India, Sunday, December 31, 2023. (Photo by Rafiq Maqbool/AP Photo)





Vendors selling balloons and coloured lights wait for customers at a promenade on New Year's eve in Mumbai, India on December 31, 2023. (Photo by Francis Mascarenhas/Reuters)





People watch the last sunset of the year from a beach on New Year's eve in Mumbai, India on December 31, 2023. (Photo by Francis Mascarenhas/Reuters)





People dance during a party on New Year's eve in Mumbai, India on December 31, 2023. (Photo by Francis Mascarenhas/Reuters)





People hold the figure 2024 and cheer during an event to bid good bye to 2023 and welcome the New Year in Ahmedabad, India, Sunday, December 31, 2023. (Photo by Ajit Solanki/AP Photo)





Devotees gather to pay their respects at the Golden Temple on the New Year's Day in Amritsar on January 1, 2024. (Photo by Narinder Nanu/AFP Photo)





Participants perform a “Surya Namaskar” or sun salutation to welcome the new year at the Sun Temple in Modhera village near Ahmedabad, India on January 1, 2024. (Photo by Amit Dave/Reuters)





Labourers prepare a temporary tent ahead of the annual religious 'Magh Mela' festival at Sangam, the confluence of rivers Ganga, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati, in Prayagraj on January 2, 2024. (Photo by Sanjay Kanojia/AFP Photo)





Indian Sikh warriors display martial arts skills in a religious procession ahead of the birth anniversary of Guru Gobind Singh in Jammu, India, Wednesday, January 3, 2024. The birth anniversary of Guru Gobind Singh, the tenth Sikh guru, will be marked on Jan.5. (Photo by Channi Anand/AP Photo)





Indian paramilitary soldiers take part in the Republic Day parade rehearsal in New Delhi, India, 04 January 2024. India will celebrate Republic Day on 26 January 2024. French President Emmanuel Macron will be Chief Guest for the 75th Republic Day celebrations, at the invitation of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (Photo by Rajat Gupta/EPA)





A Delhi Police officer stretches during a rehearsal for the upcoming Republic Day parade on a foggy winter morning in New Delhi, India on January 4, 2024. (Photo by Sahiba Chawdhary/Reuters)





Members of Indian paramilitary forces march during a rehearsal for the upcoming Republic Day parade in New Delhi, India on January 4, 2024. (Photo by Sahiba Chawdhary/Reuters)





Artisans from Dabgar community works on a huge “Nagara” (Drum) for a temple to Hindu deity Ram in Ayodhya, in Ahmedabad on January 4, 2024. (Photo by Sam Panthaky/AFP Photo)





People take a boat ride to feed seagulls along the Yamuna River during a cold foggy morning in New Delhi on January 5, 2024. (Photo by Money Sharma/AFP Photo)





A Kashmiri woman fills a traditional firepot called Kangri with charcoal in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Friday, January 5, 2024. Kangri is an age old device for keeping warm, consisting of a decoratively woven yellow wicker case housing an earthen pot for burning charcoal. Even the modern day heating gadgets have failed to replace it, mainly due to its portability and low cost. (Photo by Dar Yasin/AP Photo)





Kashmiri Muslims raise their hands and pray as the head priest displays a relic believed to be a hair from the beard of the Prophet Mohammad during special prayers on the death anniversary of Abu Bakr Siddiq, the first Caliph of Islam, at Hazratbal Shrine in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Friday, January 5, 2024. (Photo by Dar Yasin/AP Photo)





Indian stamp enthusiasts look at displayed stamps at The 13th State Level Philatelic Exhibition themed “KARNAPEX 2024 – A festival of Stamps”, organized by the Karnataka Postal Department in Bangalore, India, 06 January 2024. Over a thousand stamp enthusiasts attend the event to promote philately activities and to showcase their collections at the exhibition, which features a remarkable display of approximately 690 frames, each showcasing rare and unique stamps. (Photo by Jagadeesh N.V./EPA/EFE)





A man stands near the polluted sea water laden with foam at the Marina Beach in Chennai on January 8, 2024. (Photo by R. Satish Babu/AFP Photo)





A homeless man wrapped in a quilt rests along the roadside during a cold winter morning in New Delhi on January 9, 2024. (Photo by Arun Sankar/AFP Photo)