A man (R) removes a cloth to unveil a 30-feet statue of Elephant headed hindu god Ganesha made Metal pots, coconut ,corn and sugarcane at a place worship on Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Chennai on August 31, 2022. (Photo by Arun Sankar/AFP Photo)





Police officers take use their mobile phones to take photographs on the flight deck of India's first home-built aircraft carrier INS Vikrant after its commissioning ceremony at a state-run shipyard in Kochi, India, September 2, 2022. (Photo by Sivaram V/Reuters)





Women stand next to Komoho Helicopter on the deck of the Indian indigenous aircraft carrier INS Vikrant during its commissioning at Cochin Shipyard in Kochi on September 2, 2022. India debuted its first locally made aircraft carrier on September 2, a milestone in government efforts to reduce its dependence on foreign arms and counter China's growing military assertiveness in the region. (Photo by Arun Sankar/AFP Photo)





Hindu devotees immerse an idol of the elephant-headed Hindu God Ganesha in a river during the ten-day-long “Ganesh Chaturthi” festival on the outskirts of Amritsar on September 2, 2022. (Photo by Narinder Nanu/AFP Photo)





A young farmer seen spreading Jute stalks at Bortir Bill, a vast wetland surrounded by farmlands, in the 24 North Parganas district of West Bengal approx 50km from the main City of Kolkata on September 3, 2022. Jute is one of the most important cash crops & important natural fibers after cotton in terms of cultivation and usage. Jute Cultivation is dependent on the climate, season, and soil. Around 85% of the world's jute cultivation is concentrated in the Ganges Delta & mainly in the eastern and north eastern part of India. Jute is also called the Golden fiber and it has important role in textile industry thus playing an important role in the Indian economy. (Photo by Avishek Das/SOPA Images/Rex Features/Shutterstock)





Supporters of India’s Congress party cheer as party leader Rahul Gandhi (not pictured) addresses a rally against inflation and price rise of other essential commodities at the Ramlila grounds in New Delhi on September 4, 2022. (Photo by Sajjad Hussain/AFP Photo)





Idols of the elephant-headed Hindu god Lord Ganesh washed ashore after being immersed in the sea of the Bay of Bengal, on the fifth day of the Ganesh Chaturthi festival, at Pattinapakkam beach, in Chennai, India, 04 September 2022. The Ganesh Chaturthi festival is a ten-day long event that is celebrated all over India. During the Ganpati festival, which is celebrated as the birthday of Lord Ganesha, idols of the Hindu deity are worshipped at hundreds of pandals or makeshift tents before they are immersed into water bodies. (Photo by Idrees Mohammed/EPA/EFE)





Firefighters rescue the residents of the flooded areas following overnight heavy rainfall, in Bangalore, India, 05 September 2022. According to Karnataka State Natural Disaster Monitoring Centre (KSNDMC), at least 96 people lost their lives in separate incidents since 01 June as heavy rain wreaked havoc across Karnataka. India Meteorological Department (IMD) said Bengaluru received 131.6 mm of rainfall and has issued a red alert (extremely heavy rainfall) for next few days. (Photo by Jagadeesh N.V./EPA/EFE/Rex Features/Shutterstock)





Firefighters help an elderly woman move to a safer area after heavy rainfall in Bangalore, India, Monday, September 5, 2022. Life for many in the southern Indian city of Bengaluru was disrupted on Tuesday after two days of torrential rains set off long traffic snarls, widespread power cuts and heavy floods that swept into homes and submerged roads. (Photo by Kashif Masood/AP Photo)





A motorist falls while navigating his way through a flooded street after heavy rainfall in Bangalore, India, Monday, September 5, 2022. (Photo by Kashif Masood/AP Photo)





Children with special need interact with the nuns of the Missionaries of Charity, the order founded by Mother Teresa, after a prayer meeting to mark the twenty-fifth anniversary of her death in Kolkata, India, Monday, September 5, 2022. The Nobel Peace Prize winning Catholic nun who spent 45-years serving for the poor, sick, orphaned, and dying, died in Kolkata on this day twenty-five years ago, in 1997 at age 87. (Photo by Bikas Das/AP Photo)





People pull a car through a water-logged road following torrential rains in Bengaluru, India on September 5, 2022. (Photo by Reuters/Stringer)





Traffic moves through a water-logged road following torrential rains in Bengaluru, India on September 5, 2022. (Photo by Samuel Rajkumar/Reuters)





A car submerged at a flooded area following overnight heavy rainfall, in Bangalore, India, 05 September 2022. According to Karnataka State Natural Disaster Monitoring Centre (KSNDMC), at least 96 people lost their lives in separate incidents since 01 June as heavy rain wreaked havoc across Karnataka. India Meteorological Department (IMD) said Bengaluru received 131.6 mm of rainfall and has issued a red alert (extremely heavy rainfall) for next few days. (Photo by Jagadeesh N.V./EPA/EFE)





Wrestlers compete at a local fair in Dharmsala, India, Tuesday, September 6, 2022. (Photo by Ashwini Bhatia/AP Photo)





A fisherman stands on a fishing net in the waters of river Yamuna in New Delhi on September 6, 2022. (Photo by Sajjad Hussain/AFP Photo)





Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama, center, in a yellow ceremonial hat, watches a welcome dance performed by Tibetan artists, as he arrives at the Tsuglakhang temple in Dharmsala, India, Wednesday, September 7, 2022. Exiled Tibetans prayed for the long life of their spiritual leader. (Photo by Ashwini Bhatia/AP Photo)





People use Coracle boat to move through a water-logged neighbourhood following torrential rains in Bengaluru, India on September 7, 2022. (Photo by Samuel Rajkumar/Reuters)





Traffic moves as water is pumped out of an inundated residential area following torrential rains in Bengaluru, India on September 7, 2022. (Photo by Samuel Rajkumar/Reuters)





Volunteers prepare to immerse Idols of elephant-headed Hindu god Ganesha into the Hussain Sagar Lake in Hyderabad, India, Thursday, September 8, 2022. The festival is a celebration of the birth of Ganesha, the Hindu god of wisdom, prosperity and good fortune. (Photo by Mahesh Kumar A./AP Photo)