An Indian farmer walks early morning near the India-Pakistan border area of Ranbir Singh Pura, about 35 kilometers (22 miles) south of Jammu, India, Monday, December 5, 2022. (Photo by Channi Anand/AP Photo)





Indian women and children stand in a queue for free food distributed to mark Bhim Rao Ambedkar's death anniversary in Mumbai, India, Tuesday, December 6, 2022. Ambedkar, an untouchable, or dalit, and a prominent Indian freedom fighter, was the chief architect of the Indian Constitution, which outlawed discrimination based on caste. (Photo by Rafiq Maqbool/AP Photo)





Labourers build a floating pontoon bridge on the Ganges River during preparations for the upcoming annual Hindu religious fair of Magh Mela in Prayagraj on December 6, 2022. (Photo by Sanjay Kanojia/AFP Photo)





A man burns tree leaves to make charcoal at a park in Srinagar on December 6, 2022. (Photo by Tauseef Mustafa/AFP Photo)





A man walks past fishing boats placed at Marina beach at Marina beach in Chennai on December 7, 2022, during preparations ahead of Cyclone Mandous forecasted landfall in north Tamil Nadu-south Andhra Pradesh coasts. (Photo by Arun Sankar/AFP Photo)





Tea garden workers stand in a queue to weight and deposit their day's plucked tea leafs to a factory, at a tea garden at Rangapara in Sonitpur district of Assam, India on December 7, 2022. (Photo by Biju Boro/AFP Photo)





A Kashmiri boatman rows his boat as folk artists perform during a laser show and and live concert organized to boost winter tourism at the Dal Lake in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Wednesday, December 7, 2022. (Photo by Mukhtar Khan/AP Photo)





Police detain activists of Communist Party of India, who marched to the Telangana state Governor's official residence demanding abolition of Governor system in states in Hyderabad, India, Wednesday, December 7, 2022. (Photo by Mahesh Kumar A./AP Photo)





Five years-old Srishtri Kumari walks with her father as her mother Savita Devi, follows them outside the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) hospital in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, December 7, 2022. The leading medical institute in India's capital limped back to normality on Wednesday after a cyberattack crippled its operations for nearly two weeks. (Photo by Altaf Qadri/AP Photo)





An Indian fishing trawler sails amid rough sea conditions during cyclone Mandous, at Kasimedu fishing harbor, in Chennai, India, 08 December 2022. The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), on 08 December 2022, forecasts very heavy rainfall across Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, and Andhra Pradesh as cyclone Mandous is expected to make landfall over southeast India. (Photo by Idrees Mohammed/EPA/EFE/Rex Features/Shutterstock)





Bollywood actors Ranveer Singh and Deepika Padukone pose for pictures during the song launch of their upcoming Indian Hindi-language period comedy film “Cirkus” in Mumbai on December 8, 2022. (Photo by Sujit Jaiswal/AFP Photo)





Bharatiya Janata party (BJP) supporters celebrate early leads for the party as vote counting of Gujarat state elections is underway in Gandhinagar, India, Thursday, December 8, 2022. The local elections in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's home state is seen as a barometer of his ruling Bharatiya Janata party’s popularity ahead of a general election in 2024. (Photo by Ajit Solanki/AP Photo)





Supporters shower flower petals as Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives at the Bharatiya Janata party (BJP) headquarters in New Delhi, India, Thursday, December 8, 2022. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Hindu nationalist party retained its 27-year control of his home state of Gujarat with a commanding election victory, but lost power in northern Himachal Pradesh state and in the city of New Delhi, according to a nearly complete vote count Thursday. (Photo by Altaf Qadri/AP Photo)





Breathtaking images of fluttering migratory seagulls in the backdrop of a misty morning have been captured on the banks of the river Yamuna in Delhi, India on December 8, 2022. Every year thousands of migratory birds, including seagulls, arrive at Delhi's Yamuna Ghat at the onset of winter. The seagulls start coming around October and leave in February dressed in breeding finery for their breeding season. (Photo by Manojit Mitra/Media Drum Images)





A person watches as gusty winds and high waves lash on an embankment in Chennai, India, Friday, December 9, 2022. India's southern Tamil Nadu state is bracing for heavy rain as cyclone Mandous is set to cross near the Chennai coast overnight on Friday. (Photo by R.Parthibhan/AP Photo)





Members of the Indian Army display aerobatic Taekwondo skills during the 11th Reunion and 262nd Anniversary of Army Service Crops in Bangalore, India, 09 December 2022. The 11th ASC Reunion & 262nd Corps Day will be held at Army Service Corps (ASC) Centre & College on 8th and 9th of December 2022, to showcase the military capabilities. Indian Army Service Corps, established in 1760, is an arm of the Indian Army handling logistic support. (Photo by Jagadeesh N.V./EPA/EFE/Rex Features/Shutterstock)





A boy walks over fishing boats on Shore temple beach as Cyclone Mandous is expected to make landfall, in Mahabalipuram, near Chennai, India, 09 December 2022. According to the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) heavy rainfall is expected across Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Andhra Pradesh, with a red alert issued for three districts in the state of Tamil Nadu. All educational institutes remain closed in Chennai and several other districts as a precautionary measure. (Photo by Idrees Mohammed/EPA/EFE/Rex Features/Shutterstock)





Elderly Indian villagers sit in a vehicle after being discharged from cataract surgery at an eye camp by Manohar Das Netra Chikitsalay in Prayagraj, in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, India. Friday, December 9, 2022. (Photo by Rajesh Kumar Singh/AP Photo)





People exercise at a promenade on a smoggy morning in Mumbai, India on December 9, 2022. (Photo by Francis Mascarenhas/Reuters)





A Hindu women offer prayers after feeds pigeons in Hyderabad, India, Saturday, December 10, 2022. (Photo by Mahesh Kumar A./AP Photo)