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Artists from the Indian state of Maharashtra cover themselves from rain as they walk toward the venue of a media preview displaying a glimpse of culture of different parts of India, in New Delhi, India, Thursday, January 22, 2015. The tableaux will be part of the Indian Republic Day parade on Jan. 26. (Photo by Altaf Qadri/AP Photo)

Artists from the Indian state of Maharashtra cover themselves from rain as they walk toward the venue of a media preview displaying a glimpse of culture of different parts of India, in New Delhi, India, Thursday, January 22, 2015. The tableaux will be part of the Indian Republic Day parade on Jan. 26. (Photo by Altaf Qadri/AP Photo)




An Indian migrant laborer sleeps on a pavement next his handcart in Mumbai, India, Wednesday, January 21, 2015. Some 800 million people in the country live in poverty, many of them migrating to big cities in search of a livelihood and often ending up on the streets. (Photo by Rafiq Maqbool/AP Photo)

An Indian migrant laborer sleeps on a pavement next his handcart in Mumbai, India, Wednesday, January 21, 2015. Some 800 million people in the country live in poverty, many of them migrating to big cities in search of a livelihood and often ending up on the streets. (Photo by Rafiq Maqbool/AP Photo)




Indian Sadhus, or Hindu holy men, participate in a community feast at the Sangam, the confluence of the Rivers Ganges, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati, during the annual month-long Magh Mela religious fair in Allahabad, India, Friday, January 16, 2015. Hundreds of thousands of devout Hindus are expected to take holy dips at the confluence during the astronomically auspicious period of over 45 days celebrated as Magh Mela. (Photo by Rajesh Kumar Singh/AP Photo)

Indian Sadhus, or Hindu holy men, participate in a community feast at the Sangam, the confluence of the Rivers Ganges, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati, during the annual month-long Magh Mela religious fair in Allahabad, India, Friday, January 16, 2015. Hundreds of thousands of devout Hindus are expected to take holy dips at the confluence during the astronomically auspicious period of over 45 days celebrated as Magh Mela. (Photo by Rajesh Kumar Singh/AP Photo)




Indian Sadhus, or Hindu holy men, participate in a community feast at the Sangam, the confluence of the Rivers Ganges, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati, during the annual month-long Magh Mela religious fair in Allahabad, India, Friday, January 16, 2015. (Photo by Rajesh Kumar Singh/AP Photo)

Indian Sadhus, or Hindu holy men, participate in a community feast at the Sangam, the confluence of the Rivers Ganges, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati, during the annual month-long Magh Mela religious fair in Allahabad, India, Friday, January 16, 2015. (Photo by Rajesh Kumar Singh/AP Photo)




Owners watch their buffalos lock horns during a buffalo fight in Ahatguri, in the northeastern Indian state of Assam, Friday, January 16, 2015. Despite a Supreme Court ban on animal fights, villagers organized the buffalo fight as part of festivities to celebrate the Annual Magh Bihu, a harvest festival. (Photo by Anupam Nath/AP Photo)

Owners watch their buffalos lock horns during a buffalo fight in Ahatguri, in the northeastern Indian state of Assam, Friday, January 16, 2015. Despite a Supreme Court ban on animal fights, villagers organized the buffalo fight as part of festivities to celebrate the Annual Magh Bihu, a harvest festival. (Photo by Anupam Nath/AP Photo)




An India's Border Security Force (BSF) “Daredevils” motorcycle rider arrives to perform during the rehearsal for the Republic Day parade on a foggy winter morning in New Delhi January 16, 2015. (Photo by Ahmad Masood/Reuters)

An India's Border Security Force (BSF) “Daredevils” motorcycle rider arrives to perform during the rehearsal for the Republic Day parade on a foggy winter morning in New Delhi January 16, 2015. (Photo by Ahmad Masood/Reuters)




A vendor pours milk to cool it-off before serving it to the customers at a makeshift roadside shop in New Delhi January 15, 2015. (Photo by Anindito Mukherjee/Reuters)

A vendor pours milk to cool it-off before serving it to the customers at a makeshift roadside shop in New Delhi January 15, 2015. (Photo by Anindito Mukherjee/Reuters)




Indian soldiers listen to their instructor during the rehearsal for the Republic Day parade on a foggy winter morning in New Delhi January 16, 2015. (Photo by Ahmad Masood/Reuters)

Indian soldiers listen to their instructor during the rehearsal for the Republic Day parade on a foggy winter morning in New Delhi January 16, 2015. (Photo by Ahmad Masood/Reuters)




Indian soldiers walk before the start of their rehearsal for the Republic Day parade on a foggy winter morning in New Delhi January 16, 2015. (Photo by Ahmad Masood/Reuters)

Indian soldiers walk before the start of their rehearsal for the Republic Day parade on a foggy winter morning in New Delhi January 16, 2015. (Photo by Ahmad Masood/Reuters)




People crowd at a market next to railway station in central Mumbai January 16, 2015. The Reserve Bank of India surprised markets with a 25 basis point reduction in interest rates on Thursday and signaled it could cut further, amid signs of cooling inflation and what it said was a government commitment to contain the fiscal deficit. (Photo by Danish Siddiqui/Reuters)

People crowd at a market next to railway station in central Mumbai January 16, 2015. The Reserve Bank of India surprised markets with a 25 basis point reduction in interest rates on Thursday and signaled it could cut further, amid signs of cooling inflation and what it said was a government commitment to contain the fiscal deficit. (Photo by Danish Siddiqui/Reuters)




Indian policemen (L) try to stop demonstrators from the Sikh community from crossing over the barricades during a protest against the impending release of an Indian film “MSG: The Messenger of God”, in New Delhi January 16, 2015. Several groups representing the Sikh minority. (Photo by Anindito Mukherjee/Reuters)

Indian policemen (L) try to stop demonstrators from the Sikh community from crossing over the barricades during a protest against the impending release of an Indian film “MSG: The Messenger of God”, in New Delhi January 16, 2015. Several groups representing the Sikh minority, that makes up 2 percent of India's population of 1.2 billion, have demanded a ban on the film in which they say religious leader and the film's leading man, Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, distorted their scriptures and dressed up as a 17th-century Sikh guru. (Photo by Anindito Mukherjee/Reuters)




Spectators watch Indian Air Force (IAF) soldiers performing during an awareness drive in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad, January 17, 2015. The drive is aimed at motivating young people to join the Indian armed forces. (Photo by Amit Dave/Reuters)

Spectators watch Indian Air Force (IAF) soldiers performing during an awareness drive in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad, January 17, 2015. The drive is aimed at motivating young people to join the Indian armed forces. (Photo by Amit Dave/Reuters)




Air Warriors from the Indian Air Force (IAF) perform during an awareness drive in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad, January 17, 2015. (Photo by Amit Dave/Reuters)

Air Warriors from the Indian Air Force (IAF) perform during an awareness drive in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad, January 17, 2015. (Photo by Amit Dave/Reuters)




Indian security personnel patrol on the rear side of the historic Taj Mahal, on a foggy winter day in the northern Indian city of Agra, January 17, 2015. (Photo by Brijesh Singh/Reuters)

Indian security personnel patrol on the rear side of the historic Taj Mahal, on a foggy winter day in the northern Indian city of Agra, January 17, 2015. (Photo by Brijesh Singh/Reuters)




Visitors look at exhibits of stamps and postal related material at a philatelic exhibition in the southern Indian city of Bengaluru, January 17, 2015. (Photo by Abhishek N. Chinnappa/Reuters)

Visitors look at exhibits of stamps and postal related material at a philatelic exhibition in the southern Indian city of Bengaluru, January 17, 2015. (Photo by Abhishek N. Chinnappa/Reuters)




A traffic policeman signals traffic to stop near the Indian Defence Ministry (L) and Home Ministry buildings, which are lit up ahead of the country's Republic Day celebrations in New Delhi January 20, 2015. (Photo by Anindito Mukherjee/Reuters)

A traffic policeman signals traffic to stop near the Indian Defence Ministry (L) and Home Ministry buildings, which are lit up ahead of the country's Republic Day celebrations in New Delhi January 20, 2015. (Photo by Anindito Mukherjee/Reuters)




Farmers winnow paddy crops at a field in Gudem Kotha Veedhi village in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh January 20, 2015. (Photo by R. Narendra/Reuters)

Farmers winnow paddy crops at a field in Gudem Kotha Veedhi village in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh January 20, 2015. (Photo by R. Narendra/Reuters)




Indian soldiers take part in the rehearsal for the Republic Day parade on a winter morning in New Delhi January 21, 2015. (Photo by Ahmad Masood/Reuters)

Indian soldiers take part in the rehearsal for the Republic Day parade on a winter morning in New Delhi January 21, 2015. (Photo by Ahmad Masood/Reuters)




National Cadet Corps (NCC) cadets walk after taking part in the rehearsal for the Republic Day parade on a winter morning in New Delhi January 21, 2015. (Photo by Ahmad Masood/Reuters)

National Cadet Corps (NCC) cadets walk after taking part in the rehearsal for the Republic Day parade on a winter morning in New Delhi January 21, 2015. (Photo by Ahmad Masood/Reuters)




A woman wearing a saree, a traditional cloth used for women's clothing, exercises along the Arabian Sea in Mumbai January 22, 2015. (Photo by Danish Siddiqui/Reuters)

A woman wearing a saree, a traditional cloth used for women's clothing, exercises along the Arabian Sea in Mumbai January 22, 2015. (Photo by Danish Siddiqui/Reuters)




Schoolgirls wearing colourful dresses cheer as they prepare to fly kites during an event to mark the Basant or spring festival in the northern Indian city of Amritsar January 23, 2015. Basant is celebrated mainly in the Indian states of Haryana and Punjab and marks the start of the spring season. (Photo by Munish Sharma/Reuters)

Schoolgirls wearing colourful dresses cheer as they prepare to fly kites during an event to mark the Basant or spring festival in the northern Indian city of Amritsar January 23, 2015. Basant is celebrated mainly in the Indian states of Haryana and Punjab and marks the start of the spring season. (Photo by Munish Sharma/Reuters)




A worker makes Indian national flags at a workshop ahead of Republic Day celebrations in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad January 23, 2015. (Photo by Amit Dave/Reuters)

A worker makes Indian national flags at a workshop ahead of Republic Day celebrations in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad January 23, 2015. (Photo by Amit Dave/Reuters)




A Sadhu or a Hindu holy man offers prayers while sitting inside a circle of burning “Upale” (or dried cow dung cakes) on the occasion to mark the Basant or spring festival, on the banks of river Ganga in the northern Indian city of Allahabad January 24, 2015. Basant is celebrated mainly in the northern Indian states marking the start of the spring season. (Photo by Jitendra Prakash/Reuters)

A Sadhu or a Hindu holy man offers prayers while sitting inside a circle of burning “Upale” (or dried cow dung cakes) on the occasion to mark the Basant or spring festival, on the banks of river Ganga in the northern Indian city of Allahabad January 24, 2015. Basant is celebrated mainly in the northern Indian states marking the start of the spring season. (Photo by Jitendra Prakash/Reuters)




Workers cover themselves from rain as they walk past tableaux during a media preview displaying a glimpse of culture of different parts of India, in New Delhi, India, Thursday, January 22, 2015. (Photo by Altaf Qadri/AP Photo)

Workers cover themselves from rain as they walk past tableaux during a media preview displaying a glimpse of culture of different parts of India, in New Delhi, India, Thursday, January 22, 2015. (Photo by Altaf Qadri/AP Photo)




A cow stands covered in a woolen blanket to keep it warm at “Sangam”, the confluence of holy rivers of Ganges, Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati, during the annual traditional fair of Magh Mela in Allahabad, in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, India, Thursday, January 15, 2015. (Photo by Rajesh Kumar Singh/AP Photo)

A cow stands covered in a woolen blanket to keep it warm at “Sangam”, the confluence of holy rivers of Ganges, Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati, during the annual traditional fair of Magh Mela in Allahabad, in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, India, Thursday, January 15, 2015. (Photo by Rajesh Kumar Singh/AP Photo)




A tribal Tiwa man displays his catch during a community fishing event as part of the Jonbeel festival near Jagiroad, India, Friday, January 23, 2015. Tribal communities like Tiwa, Karbi, Khasi, and Jaintia from nearby hills come down in large numbers to take part in the festival and exchange goods through barter rather than money. (Photo by Anupam Nath/AP Photo)

A tribal Tiwa man displays his catch during a community fishing event as part of the Jonbeel festival near Jagiroad, India, Friday, January 23, 2015. Tribal communities like Tiwa, Karbi, Khasi, and Jaintia from nearby hills come down in large numbers to take part in the festival and exchange goods through barter rather than money. Community fishing and cockfights are also held between tribal and non-tribal groups during this festival. (Photo by Anupam Nath/AP Photo)




Tribal Tiwa people fish together as they take part in the Jonbeel festival near Jagiroad, India, Friday, January 23, 2015. (Photo by Anupam Nath/AP Photo)

Tribal Tiwa people fish together as they take part in the Jonbeel festival near Jagiroad, India, Friday, January 23, 2015. (Photo by Anupam Nath/AP Photo)




Artists in traditional dresses speak to each other during a media preview displaying a glimpse of culture of different parts of India, in New Delhi, India, Thursday, January 22, 2015. (Photo by Altaf Qadri/AP Photo)

Artists in traditional dresses speak to each other during a media preview displaying a glimpse of culture of different parts of India, in New Delhi, India, Thursday, January 22, 2015. (Photo by Altaf Qadri/AP Photo)




Hindu priests perform evening rituals at the Sangam, the confluence of the Rivers Ganges, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati, during the annual Magh Mela traditional fair in Allahabad, India, Saturday, January 17, 2015. (Photo by Rajesh Kumar Singh/AP Photo)

Hindu priests perform evening rituals at the Sangam, the confluence of the Rivers Ganges, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati, during the annual Magh Mela traditional fair in Allahabad, India, Saturday, January 17, 2015. (Photo by Rajesh Kumar Singh/AP Photo)




A Kashmiri boy plays on a swing in Srinagar, India, Thursday, January 15, 2015. Set in the Himalayas at 5,600 feet above sea level, Kashmir is a green, saucer-shaped valley surrounded by snowy mountain ranges with over 100 lakes dotting its highlands and plains. (Photo by Mukhtar Khan/AP Photo)

A Kashmiri boy plays on a swing in Srinagar, India, Thursday, January 15, 2015. Set in the Himalayas at 5,600 feet above sea level, Kashmir is a green, saucer-shaped valley surrounded by snowy mountain ranges with over 100 lakes dotting its highlands and plains. (Photo by Mukhtar Khan/AP Photo)
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