A farmer's head is being shaved during a protest in Chennai on October 21, 2019, demanding profitable prices for their products and waver of their debts. (Photo by Arun Sankar/AFP Photo)





An Indian worker mixes gun powder to make firecrackers for the upcoming Hindu festival Diwali at a factory on the outskirts of Ahmadabad, India, Tuesday, October 15, 2019. Fire crackers are in huge demand in India during Diwali, the festival of lights. (Photo by Ajit Solanki/AP Photo)





Passengers walk on waterlogged rail tracks at Ernakulam Junction station in Kochi in the southwestern Indian state of Kerala on October 21, 2019. (Photo by AFP Photo/Stringer)





A fish swims in a lake covered in yellow pollen and needles from cedar trees in Dharmsala, India, Tuesday, October 15, 2019. Every autumn Himalayan cedars release copious amounts of pollen. (Photo by Ashwini Bhatia/AP Photo)





Devotees light candles at the specially illuminated Golden Temple, the holiest of Sikh's religious sites in the pre-dawn hours on the occasion of the 485th birth anniversary of the fourth Guru or the master of the Sikhs Sri Guru Ramdas Ji in Amritsar, India, 15 October 2019. Sri Guru Ramdas Ji also established the city of Amritsar. The birth anniversary of the fourth Sikh Guru is one of the major religious events for Sikh community, especially for the people of Amritsar. (Photo by Raminder Pal Singh/EPA/EFE)





An Indian girl arranges freshly painted “Diya” or earthen lamps for drying at their home workshop, ahead of Diwali festival in Amritsar, India, 22 October 2019. Diya is a small earthen lamp primarily lit during Diwali, the festival of lights. Also known as Deep, Diya is traditionally made of clay. Lighting a Deep during Aarti ritual is a custom in the Hindu culture. During Diwali the earthen lamps are used for illuminating and to decorate the entire home and premises apart from Aarti. The Diya is filled with ghee or oil which works as fuel for it. This year the Diwali festival will be celebrated across the country on 27 October. (Photo by Raminder Pal Singh/EPA/EFE)





Indian women buy bangles on the eve of the Karva Chauth festival in Jammu, the winter capital of Kashmir, India, 16 October 2019. On Karva Chauth day Hindu married women observe fast and pray for the longevity and well being of their husbands. Karva Chauth festival will be observed on 17 October this year. (Photo by Jaipal Singh/EPA/EFE)





Students drink after participating in a jumping jack event to mark International Day of the Girl Child at Sarkhej Kelavni Mandal in Ahmedabad on October 11, 2019. (Photo by Sam Panthaky/AFP Photo)





People release sky lanterns to celebrate Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, in Raiganj town in the eastern state of West Bengal, India, October 27, 2019. (Photo by Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters)





A laser light show, organized by Delhi authorities to stop people from burning crackers, plays during Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, celebrations at the Connaught Place in New Delhi, India, October 27, 2019. (Photo by Altaf Hussain/Reuters)





A policeman stands in front of the secretariat building illuminated by colourful lights during Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, celebrations in Chandigarh, India, October 27, 2019. (Photo by Ajay Verma/Reuters)





People watch as firecrackers burn on a street during Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, in Mumbai, India, October 27, 2019. (Photo by Francis Mascarenhas/Reuters)





Residents light fireworks outside their homes to celebrate Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, in Raiganj town in the eastern state of West Bengal, India, October 26, 2019. (Photo by Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters)





School children ride on a boat with their bicycles to cross the river Brahmaputra in Kasoshila village on the outskirts of Gauhati, India, Monday, October 21, 2019. Brahmaputra is one of Asia's largest rivers, which passes through China's Tibet region, India and Bangladesh before converging into the Bay of Bengal. (Photo by Anupam Nath/AP Photo)





Men thrash paddy crop in a field on the outskirts of Ahmedabad, India, October 23, 2019. (Photo by Amit Dave/Reuters)





Police officers check a vehicle at the entrance to Mamallapuram, where Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping will hold their first meeting and dinner in southern India, Friday, October 11, 2019. Xi is coming to India to meet with Modi on Friday, just weeks after Beijing supported India's rival Pakistan in raising the issue of New Delhi's recent actions in disputed Kashmir at the U.N. General Assembly meeting. (Photo by Manish Swarup/AP Photo)





A man makes earthen lamps which are used to decorate temples and homes during Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, at a workshop in Ahmedabad, India, October 15, 2019. (Photo by Amit Dave/Reuters)





An artist paints idols of Hindu goddess of wealth Laxmi at his workshop, ahead of the Laxmi Puja festival in Kolkata, India, October 11, 2019. (Photo by Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters)





Indian voters show their ink marked fingers after voting at a polling station during the Maharashtra state election, in Mumbai, India, 21 October 2019. The result will be announced on 24 October. (Photo by Divyakant Solanki/EPA/EFE/Rex Features/Shutterstock)





A young child dressed as the Hindu deity Shiva looks at a cow while waiting for alms from pilgrims in Pushkar in the western Indian state of Rajasthan on October 24, 2019. (Photo by Himanshu Sharma/AFP Photo)