Naga Sadhus or naked Hindu holy men, they take a holy dip in the Sangam, the confluence of the Ganges, the Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati rivers, on “Mauni Amavasya” or new moon day during the Maha Kumbh festival in Prayagraj, India, Wednesday, January 29, 2025. (Photo by Deepak Sharma/AP Photo)





People cross barriers near an area where dozens of people were killed in a crowd crush in Prayagraj, India, on Wednesday, January 29, 2025. The tragedy happened as tens of millions of Hindu devotees went to bathe in a river on one of the most sacred days of Maha Kumbh Mela, or the festival of the Sacred Pitcher. (Photo by Atul Loke/The New York Times/Redux)





People leave the Kumbh Mela festival near where dozens are feared dead after multiple crowd crushes in Prayagraj, India on January 29, 2025. (Photo by David Levene/The Guardian)





Naga Sadhus take a royal bath, Shahi Snans, on Mauni Amavasya on January 29, 2025 in Allahabad, India. The bathing was postponed by more than 12 hours after a deadly stampede occurred in the morning. Kumbh Mela in 2025 is a Maha Kumbh, which is a significant Hindu festival celebrated once every 144 years at Prayagraj (Allahabad). Scheduled from January 13 to February 26, 2025, it attracts millions of devotees for ritual bathing at the confluence of the Ganges, Yamuna, and the mythical Saraswati rivers, marking a unique spiritual occasion with enhanced significance compared to regular Kumbh Mela. (Photo by Elke Scholiers/Getty Images)





An artist dressed as Goddess Narmada, the river deity named after the Narmada River, adorned in a traditional Indian saree and accompanied by her vahana (deity's carrier), the crocodile, poses for pictures ahead of Narmada Jayanti celebrations in Jabalpur on January 31, 2025. (Photo by Uma Shankar Mishra/AFP Photo)





A Hindu holy man braids his hair as he leaves after taking a holy dip in the sacred waters of the Sangam, the confluence of Ganges, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati rivers, during the Maha Kumbh Mela festival in Prayagraj on January 31, 2025. (Photo by Idrees Mohammed/AFP Photo)





A street vendor sells soap-bubble-making toys during the Maha Kumbh Mela festival in Prayagraj on February 2, 2025. (Photo by R.Satish Babu/AFP Photo)





Naga Sadhus or Hindu holy men arrive in a procession to take a holy dip in Sangam, the confluence of Ganges, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati rivers, on an auspicious occasion of “Basant Panchami” during the Maha Kumbh Mela festival in Prayagraj on February 3, 2025. (Photo by Idrees Mohammed/AFP Photo)





Naga Sadhus or Naked Hindu holy men take dips at Sangam, the confluence of three sacred rivers the Yamuna, the Ganges and the mythical Saraswati, on Vasant Panchami during the Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh state, India, Monday, February 3, 2025. (Photo by Channi Anand/AP Photo)





Revellers perform a fire-breathing stunt during a religious procession celebrating the birth anniversary of Hindu folk deity Lord Devnarayan, or “Devnarayan Jayanti”, in Ajmer on February 4, 2025. (Photo by Himanshu Sharma/AFP Photo)





A visitor photographs a display of the famous painting The Last Supper at the interactive immersive experience art show Da Vinci Genius, delving into the life and work of Italian polymath Leonardo da Vinci in Mumbai on February 4, 2025. (Photo by Indranil Mukherjee/AFP Photo)





School children and Yoga enthusiasts perform “Surya namaskar”, or “Sun salutation” on the occasion of “Ratha Saptami” in Bangalore, India, 04 February 2025. Hundreds of yogis performed 108 sun salutations on “Ratha Saptami” day, a day dedicated to worshipping of Lord Surya (or Sun god). (Photo by Jagadeesh N.V./EPA/EFE)





Bhutan's King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, takes ritualistic dips at Sangam, the confluence of rivers Ganges, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati during the Maha Kumbh festival in Prayagraj, India, Tuesday, February 4, 2025. (Photo by Rajesh Kumar Singh/AP Photo)





A minor girl sits with her grandmother on a boat in the river Brahmaputra as she awaits her father's return from a fish market in Guwahati, India, Wednesday, February 5, 2025. (Photo by Anupam Nath/AP Photo)





A Hindu pilgrim takes a holy dip at Sangam, the confluence of Ganges, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati rivers during the Maha Kumbh Mela festival in Prayagraj on February 5, 2025. (Photo by Idrees Mohammed/AFP Photo)





Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) party workers celebrate the party's lead in votes for the Delhi Assembly elections, at the party headquarters in New Delhi, India, 08 February 2025. According to the results trends, the BJP is leading in the Delhi State assembly elections. (Photo by Rajat Gupta/EPA)





Police use water canon to disperse activists from India's Congress party as they take part in a protest against the US government and President Donald Trump, in Chandigarh on February 9, 2025. India's foreign minister threatened a “strong crackdown” on illegal migration on February 6, a day after a US military airplane flew back 104 migrants as part of President Donald Trump's overhaul of immigration. (Photo by AFP Photo/Stringer)





Indian women work in a paddy field on the outskirts of Guwahati, India, Monday, February 10, 2025. (Photo by Anupam Nath/AP Photo)





Chairman and managing director of Reliance Industries Mukesh Ambani takes a ritualistic holy dip at Sangam, the confluence of Rivers Ganges, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati, during the Mahakumbh festival, in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, India, Monday, Tuesday, February 11, 2025. (Photo by Rajesh Kumar Singh/AP Photo)





A pedestrian walks along a roadside, during sunrise in Bengaluru on February 12, 2025. (Photo by Idrees Mohammed/AFP Photo)