Kashmiri Muslims pray as a priest displays a relic of Sufi saint Sheikh Syed Abdul Qadir Jeelani outside his shrine in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Friday, October 27, 2023. (Photo by Dar Yasin/AP Photo)





Activists from the Federation of Indian Animal Protection Organisations (FIAPO), People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) and the Aashray Foundation wear monkey masks and hold placards as they protest against the cruelty on Rhesus macaques, in New Delhi, India on October 27, 2023. The activists demand Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to restore the protection of Rhesus Macaques under the Wild Life (Protection) Act that would prevent Rhesus macaques from being killed or captured for the experimentation, meat or pet industries and other forms of abuse. (Photo by Rajat Gupta/EPA/EFE)





Indian commuters wait for the local train at Borivali railway station in Mumbai, India on October 27, 2023. The Western Railways canceled over 2300 suburban train services (approx. 250 trains every day) from 27 October until 05 November to complete the construction of the sixth line between Goregaon to Bandra terminus route. (Photo by Divyakant Solanki/EPA)





A visitor inspects a gun kept on display at the Milipol India 2023 Internal Homeland Security Expo in New Delhi on October 26, 2023. (Photo by Arun Sankar/AFP Photo)





Aircraft line up to take off during heavy air pollution at Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi on October 27, 2023. (Photo by Arun Sankar/AFP Photo)





A volunteer cleans the holy sarovar (lake) after a helicopter showered rose petals over the Golden Temple ahead of the birth anniversary of fourth Sikh Guru Ramdas in Amritsar on October 28, 2023. (Photo by Narinder Nanu/AFP Photo)





Jehovah's Witness faithful and others wait outside the Zamra International Convention Center after an explosive device blew up during their prayer session in Kalamassery, a town in Kochi, southern Kerala state, India, Sunday, October 29, 2023. At least one person died and 36 others were injured in the explosion, authorities said. (Photo by AP Photo)





Rescue workers and police officials stand next to damaged coaches following a collision between two passenger trains in Vizianagaram district in the southern Andhra Pradesh state, India on October 30, 2023. (Photo by R. Narendra/Reuters)





Sikh devotees pay respect at the Golden Temple on the birth anniversary of Sikh Guru Ram Das, in Amritsar on October 30, 2023. (Photo by Narinder Nanu/AFP Photo)





An Indian woman gets henna design applied on her foot on the eve of Hindu festival Karva Chauth in Jammu, India, Tuesday, October 31, 2023, Hindu married women decorate their hands with henna, wear colorful bangles and observe a fast to pray for the longevity and well being of their husbands during this festival. (Photo by Channi Anand/AP Photo)





Bangladesh fans react while watching the 2023 ICC Men's Cricket World Cup one-day international (ODI) match between Pakistan and Bangladesh at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on October 31, 2023. (Photo by Dibyangshu Sarkar/AFP Photo)





An Indian Hindu married woman looks at the moon through a sieve as part of a ritual before breaking her fast during Karva Chauth festival in Jammu, India, Wednesday, November 1, 2023. Hindu married women observe a day long fast to pray for the longevity and well being of their husbands during this festival. (Photo by Channi Anand/AP Photo)





Married Hindu women perform rituals during Karva Chauth festival in Jammu, India, Thursday, November 1, 2023. Married Hindu women observe a day long fast to pray for the longevity and well being of their husbands during this festival. (Photo by Channi Anand/AP Photo)





Customers enjoy dining at “Central Jail Restaurant” in Bangalore, India on November 1, 2023. People can experience dining in a prison-like facility at Bangalore's first unique prison-themed “Central Jail Restaurant” with iron rod grills. (Photo by Jagadeesh N.V./EPA/EFE)





A man takes a bath under a leaking pipeline of water on a smoggy morning in New Delhi, India on November 3, 2023. (Photo by Anushree Fadnavis/Reuters)





People walk along the Kartavya Path near India Gate amid heavy smog conditions in New Delhi on November 3, 2023. Schools were shut across India's capital on November 3 as a noxious grey smog engulfed the megacity and made life a misery for its 30 million inhabitants. (Photo by Arun Thakur/AFP Photo)





A street vendor woman selling firecracker toy guns tries to attract customers in Ahmedabad, India, Sunday, November 5, 2023. (Photo by Mahesh Kumar A./AP Photo)





A Kashmiri farmer picks saffron flowers from a field in Pampore, south of Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian Kashmir, 06 November 2023. Pampore, also known as the Saffron town of Kashmir, is famous for its high quality saffron. It is one of few places in the world where the world's most expensive spice grows. (Photo by Farooq Khan/EPA)





A Kashmiri villager prepares saffron flowers for drying at a field in Pampore, south of Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian Kashmir, 06 November 2023. (Photo by Farooq Khan/EPA)





An artist paints a giant fiber-made face of a hundred-foot-tall icon of the Hindu goddess Kali made by Krishanu Pal near a workshop ahead of the Diwali festival in Kolkata, eastern India, 06 November 2023. Diwali, the festival of lights, symbolizes the victory of good over evil and commemorates Lord Ram's return to his kingdom, Ayodhya, after completing a 14-year exile. This year, Diwali will be celebrated across the country on 12 November, on the same day as Kali Puja, which is dedicated to the Hindu goddess Kali. (Photo by Piyal Adhikary/EPA)