An Indian bull throws a “bullfighter” during an annual bull taming event “Jallikattu” in the village of Palamedu on the outskirts of Madurai on February 9, 2017. (Photo by Arun Sankar/AFP Photo)





A worker hangs dyed yarn to dry at a textile mill on the outskirts of Agartala, India, February 7, 2017. (Photo by Jayanta Dey/Reuters)





In this Thursday, February 9, 2017, file photo, wild elephants chase back Indian villagers who were trying to chase them away from their Misamari village on the outskirts of Gauhati, Assam state, India. Wildlife activists say human encroachment in the forests of northeast India have forced elephants out of their natural habitats, triggering conflicts with locals. Conservationists have urged the government to remove encroachments and free elephant corridors that are used by the beasts to move across forests in search of food. (Photo by Anupam Nath/AP Photo)





Vendors unload vegetables and other food items from a boat on the banks of the river Brahmaputra in Guwahati, India February 7, 2017. (Photo by Anuwar Hazarika/Reuters)





People play cards on a railway track at a slum area in Kolkata, India February 7, 2017. (Photo by Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters)





Fish vendors take bath after wrapping up the day's work on the banks of the river Brahmaputra in Guwahati, India, February 7, 2017. (Photo by Anuwar Hazarika/Reuters)





A mahout cleans the dust from his elephant in Ahmedabad, India, February 8, 2017. (Photo by Amit Dave/Reuters)





Women cook meal beside a passing passenger train at a slum area in Kolkata, India, February 8, 2017. (Photo by Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters)





A macaque monkey walks along electricity cables in Old Delhi, India February 9, 2017. (Photo by Cathal McNaughton/Reuters)





A woman buys vegetables in Old Delhi, India February 9, 2017. (Photo by Cathal McNaughton/Reuters)





A labourer carries salt in a salt pan in Mumbai, India February 9, 2017. (Photo by Shailesh Andrade/Reuters)





A labourer carries bales of grass to feed cattle in Mumbai, India February 9, 2017. (Photo by Shailesh Andrade/Reuters)





A worker prays as others prepare to take a bath at a wholesale fish market in Kolkata, India February 9, 2017. (Photo by Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters)





Workers cook food at a wholesale fish market in Kolkata, India February 9, 2017. (Photo by Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters)





A tightrope walker performs on a rope while holding a balancing pole at the Jaisalmer Desert Festival in Jaisalmer, in the desert state of Rajasthan, India February 9, 2017. (Photo by Himanshu Sharma/Reuters)





A woman offers prayers after taking bath in the river Ganges, in Kolkata, India February 10, 2017. (Photo by Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters)





Workers remove stalks from red chillies at a farm on the outskirts of Ahmedabad, India, February 10, 2017. (Photo by Amit Dave/Reuters)





A tractor unloads red chillies at a farm on the outskirts of Ahmedabad, India, February 10, 2017. (Photo by Amit Dave/Reuters)





A boy spreads red chillies to dry at a farm on the outskirts of Ahmedabad, India, February 10, 2017. (Photo by Amit Dave/Reuters)





A worker uses a gas cutter at a metal workshop in an industrial area in Mumbai, India, February 10, 2017. (Photo by Danish Siddiqui/Reuters)





Men display their camels during a camel decoration competition at the Jaisalmer Desert Festival, in Rajasthan, February 9, 2017. (Photo by Himanshu Sharma/Reuters)





A Sadhu or a Hindu holy man leaves after casting his vote at a polling booth during the state assembly election in Garhmukteshwar, in the central state of Uttar Pradesh, India, February11, 2017. (Photo by Adnan Abidi/Reuters)





A Sadhu or a Hindu holy man leaves after casting his vote at a polling booth during the state assembly election in Garhmukteshwar, in the central state of Uttar Pradesh, India, February 11, 2017. (Photo by Adnan Abidi/Reuters)





Veiled women wait to get their voting slip from an officer at a polling station during the state assembly election in Hapur, in the central state of Uttar Pradesh, India, February 11, 2017. (Photo by Adnan Abidi/Reuters)





A woman looks at the Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) before casting her vote inside a booth at a polling station during the state assembly election in Hapur, in the central state of Uttar Pradesh, India, February 11, 2017. (Photo by Adnan Abidi/Reuters)





A woman gets her finger inked before casting her vote at a polling station during the state assembly election in Hapur, in the central state of Uttar Pradesh, India, February 11, 2017. (Photo by Adnan Abidi/Reuters)





Voters queue at a polling station to cast their votes during the state assembly election, in Garhmukteshwar, in the central state of Uttar Pradesh, India, February 11, 2017. (Photo by Adnan Abidi/Reuters)





A woman shows her ink marked finger after voting during the state assembly election, in the village of Kairana, in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India, February 11, 2017. (Photo by Cathal McNaughton/Reuters)





A soldier stands guard as people queue to cast their vote during the state assembly election, in the village of Kairana, in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India, February 11, 2017. (Photo by Cathal McNaughton/Reuters)





People queue to cast their vote during the state assembly election, in the town of Shamli, in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India, February 11, 2017. (Photo by Cathal McNaughton/Reuters)





People queue to cast their vote during the state assembly election, in the village of Kairana, in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India, February 11, 2017. (Photo by Cathal McNaughton/Reuters)





People queue to cast their vote during the state assembly election, in the village of Kairana, in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India, February 11, 2017. (Photo by Cathal McNaughton/Reuters)





Demonstrators hug a tree during a protest against what they say is the government’s plan to chop down trees to widen roads in Bengaluru, India February 11, 2017. (Photo by Abhishek N. Chinnappa/Reuters)





A voter waits to get his voting slip from an officer at a polling station during the state assembly election in Hapur, in the central state of Uttar Pradesh, India, February 11, 2017. (Photo by Adnan Abidi/Reuters)





A man (R) casts his vote as polling officers look on at a polling booth during the state assembly election in Hapur, in the central state of Uttar Pradesh, India, February 11, 2017. (Photo by Adnan Abidi/Reuters)





A woman leaves after casting her vote at a polling booth during the state assembly election in Hapur, in the central state of Uttar Pradesh, India, February 11, 2017. (Photo by Adnan Abidi/Reuters)





People queue to cast their vote as a security personnel stands guard at a polling station during the state assembly election in Hapur, in the central state of Uttar Pradesh, India, February 11, 2017. (Photo by Adnan Abidi/Reuters)





An Indian bull is trained by its owner ahead of the Jallikattu bull taming event, in the south Indian city of Madurai on Febuary 7, 2017. Week-long protests in January in Chennai prompted authorities to approve an executive order lifting a Supreme Court ban on the Jallikattu bull taming ritual. Residents of the southern state of Tamil Nadu maintained that the Jallikattu festival was a crucial part of their culture. (Photo by Arun Sankar/AFP Photo)





A woman rests with her child while working as a day labourer in Delhi, India February 9, 2017. (Photo by Cathal McNaughton/Reuters)





An Indian Sadhu (Hindu holy man) looks on as he walks on the banks of the Sangam during the Magh Mela festival in Allahabad on February 7, 2017. (Photo by Sanjay Kanojia/AFP Photo)