A devotee offers prayers as priests watch while taking part in the chariot festival of Sri Parthasarthy Swamy temple in Chennai on July 3, 2023. (Photo by R. Satish Babu/AFP Photo)





Langur monkeys at the Deer park in Pushkar, Rajasthan, India on 03 July 2023. Langurs monkeys, also called are Old World monkeys are largely gray (some more yellowish), with a black face and ears. (Photo by ABACA Press/Rex Features/Shutterstock)





A Hindu devotee puts rose petals after washing the feet of her guru Swami Balbir Giri on the occasion of Guru Purnima, or full moon day dedicated to the guru, at Prayagraj , in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, India, Monday, July 3, 2023. The festival is observed to worship and express gratitude to teachers. (Photo by Rajesh Kumar Singh/AP Photo)





The super moon illuminates the clouds in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, late Monday, July 3, 2023. (Photo by Mukhtar Khan/AP Photo)





Guru Swami Balbir Giri performs “Aarti” a ritual involving rotating a traditional oil lamp in circular movements at the Bade Hanuman temple at Sangam, the confluence of rivers Ganges and Yamuna in Prayagraj, in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, India, Tuesday, July 4, 2023. (Photo by Rajesh Kumar Singh/AP Photo)





A Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) officer patrols at the Taj Mahal during a heavy rainfall in Agra on July 4, 2023. (Photo by Pawan Sharma/AFP Photo)





A Kashmiri boy jumps as he along with others cool off at a stream on a hot summer day on the outskirts of Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Tuesday, July 4, 2023. The Indian portion of Kashmir has been experiencing extremely hot weather this week. (Photo by Mukhtar Khan/AP Photo)





A man holds onto a bamboo stick to prevent himself from being swept away by waves during high tide at a beach in Mumbai, India on July 4, 2023. (Photo by Francis Mascarenhas/Reuters)





A woman walks in the rain in Jammu, India, Tuesday, July 4, 2023. The monsoon season in India lasts from June to September. (Photo by Channi Anand/AP Photo)





An Indian vendor who offers amusement rides paints a merry-go-round to attract children, during non-business hours, at Marina Beach, in Chennai, India, 05 July 2023. (Photo by Idrees Mohammed/EPA)





A man enjoys rain showers during high tides near the sea front in Mumbai on July 6, 2023. (Photo by Punit Paranjpe/AFP Photo)





People enjoy high tide waves on the Arabian Sea coast in Mumbai, India, Thursday, July 6, 2023. (Photo by Rajanish Kakade/AP Photo)





An Indian man stands at the door of his house as waves caused by high tide hits the huts on the shore of the Arabian Sea in Mumbai, India, Thursday, July 6, 2023. (Photo by Rafiq Maqbool/AP Photo)





Exile Tibetan children wait to perform in front of Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama, unseen, during a function marking the Tibetan leader's 88th birthday at the Tsuglakhang temple in Dharamshala, India, Thursday, July 6, 2023. (Photo by Ashwini Bhatia/AP Photo)





A girl burns raw coal to make it usable for further sale near an open cast mining site on the outskirts of Dhanbad on July 6, 2023. (Photo by Money Sharma/AFP Photo)





A coal picker carries coal from near an open cast mining site on the outskirts of Dhanbad on July 6, 2023. (Photo by Money Sharma/AFP Photo)





A man prepares litti bati on the outskirts of Prayagraj, in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, India, Wednesday, July 8, 2023. (Photo by Rajesh Kumar Singh/AP Photo)





A man on his motorbike wades through a flooded street after heavy rains in New Delhi, India on July 8, 2023. (Photo by Anushree Fadnavis/Reuters)





An animal enthusiast holds puppies during a pet adoption drive to spread awareness about the importance of adopting an animal in need, at Kalakshetra grounds in Chennai, India, 08 July 2023. (Photo by Idrees Mohammed/EPA)





A group of puppies looks out from their cage during a pet adoption drive to spread awareness about the importance of adopting an animal in need, at Kalakshetra grounds, in Chennai, India on July 8, 2023. (Photo by Idrees Mohammed/EPA/EFE)