Indian Air Force soldiers stand among guns and gloves laid on the road during a break at the rehearsal for the Republic Day parade on a cold winter morning in New Delhi, India, December 26, 2018. (Photo by Adnan Abidi/Reuters)





A man uses his oar to break ice to move his boat on the partially frozen interiors of Dal lake on a cold winter morning in Srinagar December 26, 2018. (Photo by Danish Ismail/Reuters)





A man lights a bonfire on the banks of Yamuna river on a cold winter morning in New Delhi, India, December 24, 2018. (Photo by Adnan Abidi/Reuters)





An Indian Air Force soldier stands guard next to rifles during a break at the rehearsal for the Republic Day parade on a cold winter morning in New Delhi, India, December 26, 2018. (Photo by Adnan Abidi/Reuters)





A boy uses a hand-pump to collect water for bathing at a market area on a cold winter morning in the old quarters of Delhi, India, December 27, 2018. (Photo by Adnan Abidi/Reuters)





Indian Air Force soldier rehearse for the Republic Day parade on a cold winter morning in New Delhi, India, December 26, 2018. (Photo by Adnan Abidi/Reuters)





A man wrapped in blanket walks along a street on a foggy morning in the old quarters of Delhi, India, December 31, 2018. (Photo by Anushree Fadnavis/Reuters)





A boy uses his oar to break ice to move his boat on the frozen Anchar Lake on a cold winter day in Srinagar December 27, 2018. (Photo by Danish Ismail/Reuters)





People wrapped in blankets sleep on a road divider on a cold winter morning in New Delhi, India, December 18, 2018. (Photo by Adnan Abidi/Reuters)





People wearing masks blow horns as they celebrate the New Year's countdown event in a road in Ahmedabad, December 31, 2018. (Photo by Amit Dave/Reuters)





A victim of sexual violence participates in a Dignity March in Mumbai, India, Thursday, December 20, 2018. The march was held to call for a change in attitude towards victims of sexual violence. (Photo by Rajanish Kakade/AP Photo)





A Kashmiri man walks past icicles created by water from a leaking supply pipe in the Tangmarg area of north Kashmir, some 30 kilometres from Srinagar the summer capital of Indian Kashmir, 27 December 2018. Kashmir valley is witnessing record-breaking cold this winter. The night of 27 December was the coldest night in 28 years at minus 7.6 degree Celsius. The local meteorological department has said that the ongoing cold conditions are expected to continue until New Year's Eve. (Photo by Farooq Khan/EPA/EFE)





Indian tourists play with snow at Kongdoori tourist resort in Gulmarg north of Kashmir, some 60km from Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian Kashmir, 31 December 2018. Gulmarg is a popular ski resort in the north Indian region and every year witnesses a large influx of tourists from India and outside the country around this time of the year. (Photo by Farooq Khan/EPA/EFE)





Indian workers prepare strings coated with powdered glass used for flying kites ahead of “Uttarayan” festival, in Ahmedabad on December 30, 2018. “Uttarayan” or the Kite Festival is celebrated in Gujarat and elsewhere in India on January 14 every year. (Photo by Sam Panthaky/AFP Photo)





A person looks at an illuminated railway bridge across the river Yamuna ahead of the upcoming Kumbh Mela festival in Allahabad, India, Monday, December 31, 2018. Kumbh Mela is a 45-days festival starting from January 2019, where millions of Hindu devotees are expected to attend with the belief that taking a dip in the waters of the holy river will cleanse them of their sins. (Photo by Rajesh Kumar Singh/AP Photo)





View of Indian villagers returning home on a truck after work besides a flyover pillar, painted as part of the 'Paint My City' project ahead of Kumbh Mela festival in Allahabad, India, Tuesday, December 11, 2018. Kumbh Mela is a 45-days festival starting from January 2019, where millions of Hindu devotees are expected to attend with the belief that taking a dip in the waters of the holy river will cleanse them of their sins. (Photo by Rajesh Kumar Singh/AP Photo)





A boy runs over a bridge along a large amount of toxic industrial waste-foam formed along the banks of polluted Yamuna River, on December 2, 2018 in New Delhi, India. (Photo by Biplov Bhuyan/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)





In this Saturday, December 8, 2018 photo piles of electronic waste is placed next to a drain chocked with plastic and garbage in New Delhi, India. (Photo by Altaf Qadri/AP Photo)





A man gets ready backstage before performing in the 35th Cochin Carnival, which is held annually to welcome the start of the New Year at Fort Kochi in the southern state of Kerala, India, January 1, 2019. (Photo by Sivaram V/Reuters)