Tiwa men and women separate dust from paddy for making Maiphur (paddy bags) in their Jhum field during the Mai Pathala Misawa ritual in Karbi Anglong district of Assam, India, 09 January 2019. Tiwa tribe depend economically on the collective effort of the tribe, especially in the post harvest agricultural work with mutual dependence between the tribe members in preserving the grains for future consumption. Instead of granaries, Tiwa tribes keep the grains inside bundles of straw with bamboo strips called “Manipur”. Tiwa is one of the major tribes of Assam living in Morigaon and Karbi Anglong districts of Assam state. (Photo by EPA/EFE/Stringer)





A Hindu devotee offers prayerd after taking dip in the waters of the Narmada river on the occasion of Makar Sankranti Festival, in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh on January 15, 2019. (Photo by Uma Shankar Mishra/AFP Photo)





Kashmiri girls look on after the full dress rehearsal for the upcoming Republic Day parade in Srinagar on January 24, 2019. India will be celebrating its 70th Republic Day on January 26. (Photo by Tauseef Mustafa/AFP Photo)





A girl warms herself with kangri (Kashmiri traditional firepot) inside her mud house, on the outskirts of Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian Kashmir, 18 January 2019. The region is bracing for five day snowfall from 19 January 2019 according to local weather department. (Photo by Farooq Khan/EPA/EFE)





Indian labourers work at a construction site pulling a tricycle while a chid sleeps on a blanket nearby in New Delhi on January 13, 2019. (Photo by Sajjad Hussain/AFP Photo)





Kashmiri villagers attend the funeral of rebel commander Zeenatul Islam during his funeral procession in Sugan village 61 kilometers (38 miles) south of Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Sunday, January 13, 2019. Massive anti-India protests and clashes erupted in disputed Kashmir on Sunday, leading to injuries to at least 16 people after a gunbattle between militants and government forces overnight killed two rebels, police and residents said. (Photo by Mukhtar Khan/AP Photo)





India's Border Security Force (BSF) camels contingent take part in the full dress rehearsal for the upcoming Indian Republic Day parade in New Delhi on January 23, 2019. India will be celebrating its 70th Republic Day on January 26. (Photo by Prakash Singh/AFP Photo)





Indian villagers participate in community fishing as part of Bhogali Bihu celebrations in Panbari village, some 50 kilometers (31 miles) east of Gauhati, India, Monday, January 14, 2019. “Bhogali Bihu” marks the end of the harvest season in the northeastern state of Assam. (Photo by Anupam Nath/AP Photo)





Indian women, wearing traditional Punjabi attire, cover themselves against sunshine as they wait before their performance during the full and final dress rehearsal for India's Republic Day celebrations and parade in Amritsar, India, 24 January 2019. Republic Day of India marks the adoption of the constitution of India and the transition of the country from British rule to a republic on 26 January 1950. (Photo by Raminder Pal Singh/EPA/EFE)





Indian Army soldiers wait for the start of rehearsals for the upcoming Republic Day parade at the Raisina hills, the government seat of power, in New Delhi, India, Friday, January 18, 2019. India celebrates Republic Day on Jan. 26, highlighted by a march past by different branches of the military as well as a display of arms and missiles. (Photo by Manish Swarup/AP Photo)





Indian Naga Sadhus, or naked holy men, participate in a procession before taking a “shahi snans”, or holy bath, at the Sangam river, the confluence of three of the holiest rivers in Hindu mythology, the Ganga, the Yamuna and the Saraswati, during Kumbh Mela festival in Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India, 15 January 2019. The Hindu festival is one of the biggest in India and will be held from 15 January to 04 March 2019 in Allahabad. (Photo by Rajat Gupta/EPA/EFE)





In this Monday, January 14, 2019, photo, a thick layer of dust is seen over the tent city set up for the spiritual-cleansing Kumbh Festival in Prayagraj, India. The skies over the confluence of sacred rivers in north India where millions of Hindu priests and pilgrims have come to wash away their sins for the Kumbh Mela, or pitcher festival, that begins this week are thick with toxic dust, a sign that Indian government officials are struggling to grapple with India's worsening air pollution. (Photo by Rajesh Kumar Singh/AP Photo)





A Naga Sadhu, or a naked Hindu holy man, dances during a procession towards the Sangam, the confluence of rivers Ganges and Yamuna, ahead of the Kumbh Mela in Allahabad, India, Wednesday, January 2, 2019. Kumbh Mela is a 45-days festival beginning later this month where millions of Hindu devotees are expected to attend with the belief that taking a dip in the holy waters will cleanse them of their sins. (Photo by Rajesh Kumar Singh/AP Photo)





In this Tuesday, January 15, 2019, file photo, a Hindu holy man dances holding a mace as he arrives for a ritualistic dip on auspicious Makar Sankranti day during the Kumbh Mela, or pitcher festival in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh state, India. The Kumbh Mela is a series of ritual baths by Hindu holy men, and other pilgrims at the confluence of three sacred rivers – the Yamuna, the Ganges and the mythical Saraswati – that dates back to at least medieval times. The city’s Mughal-era name Allahabad was recently changed to Prayagraj. (Photo by Rajesh Kumar Singh/AP Photo)





In this Thursday, January 24, 2019, file photo, an Indian artist performs a dance dedicated to the goddess of destruction Kali at the Sangam, the confluence of rivers Ganges, Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati, during the Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj, India. The Kumbh Mela is a series of ritual baths by Hindu holy men, and other pilgrims at the confluence of three sacred rivers the Yamuna, the Ganges and the mythical Saraswati that dates back to at least medieval times. The city's Mughal-era name Allahabad was recently changed to Prayagraj. (Photo by Rajesh Kumar Singh/AP Photo)





A homeless child covers himself in woolen blankets as he takes shelter with dogs underneath an overpass during rains in Jammu, India, Tuesday, January 22, 2019. Cold wave conditions intensified across north India after some states received a fresh spell of snowfall leading to sudden dip in temperatures, according to India Meteorological Department. (Photo by Channi Anand/AP Photo)