Artisans dress up a 27-foot long model of Kumbhakarna, younger brother of demon king Ravana, a Hindu mythological character, at a seven day long “Health Wealth and Happiness” carnival organised by the Brahma Kumaris Ishwariya Vishwa Vidyalaya spiritual organisation in Chandigarh, India, September 21, 2016. (Photo by Ajay Verma/Reuters)





An artisan hangs decorative pieces at a pandal, or a temporary platform, for the upcoming Hindu festival of Durga Puja, in Kolkata, India, September 25, 2016. (Photo by Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters)





Indian folk dancers from the Panghat Group of Performing Arts pose for a photograph during a dress rehearsal for an event to mark the forthcoming Hindu festival “Navaratri”, or the Festival of Nine Nights, in Ahmedabad on September 25, 2016. The Navaratri festival begins on October 1. (Photo by Sam Panthaky/AFP Photo)





Women dressed in traditional attire pose after taking part in rehearsals for Garba, a folk dance, ahead of Navratri, a festival when devotees worship the Hindu goddess Durga, in Ahmedabad, India, September 25, 2016. (Photo by Amit Dave/Reuters)





Goats eat spoilt vegetables, discarded by vendors at a vegetable wholesale market following heavy rain in Hyderabad, India on September 24, 2016. Rains that have caused heavy flooding around the southern state of Telangana are expected to continue in the coming days, Indian meteorological officials said. (Photo by Noah Seelam/AFP Photo)





Men perform morning exercises at a park in Srinagar, September 21, 2016. (Photo by Danish Ismail/Reuters)





A woman shops for plastic buckets at a roadside shop in Kolkata, India, September 21, 2016. (Photo by Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters)





Artisans work on a giant model of mythological demon Mahisasura at a pandal, a temporary platform, during preparations for the upcoming Durga Puja festival in Kolkata, India, September 22, 2016. (Photo by Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters)





Indian students of Swaminarayan Gurukul in traditional attire practice Garba, a traditional dance of Gujarat state ahead of Hindu festival Navratri in Ahmadabad, India, Sunday, September 25, 2016. Navratri or nine nights festival will begin from Oct. 1. (Photo by Ajit Solanki/AP Photo)





Indian army soldiers stand guard on a street on the outskirts of Srinagar, India, September 21, 2016. (Photo by Danish Ismail/Reuters)





A fisherman stands on his boat on a beach near Kudankulam nuclear power project in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, India, September 13, 2012. (Photo by Adnan Abidi/Reuters)





An artisan paints an idol of Hindu goddess Durga at a workshop ahead of the Durga Puja festival in Allahabad, India, September 22, 2016. (Photo by Jitendra Prakash/Reuters)





A woman carries a bundle of jute for drying in a paddy field in Nagaon district in the northeastern state of Assam, India, September 22, 2016. (Photo by Anuwar Hazarika/Reuters)





An artisan paints an idol of Hindu goddess Durga at a workshop ahead of the Durga Puja festival in Kolkata, India, September 23, 2016. (Photo by Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters)





Performers dressed in traditional attire rehearse for Garba, a folk dance, ahead of Navratri, a festival of nine days when devotees worship Hindu goddess Durga, in Ahmedabad, India, September 24, 2016. (Photo by Amit Dave/Reuters)





An artisan works on an idol of Hindu goddess Durga at a pandal, or a temporary platform, ahead of the Durga Puja festival, in Agartala, India, September 25, 2016. (Photo by Jayanta Dey/Reuters)





Indian policemen patrol a street during a strike called by Kashmiri separatists in Srinagar, against the recent killings in Kashmir region, September 25, 2016. (Photo by Danish Ismail/Reuters)





A demonstrator hurls a stone towards Indian policemen during a protest in Srinagar, against the recent killings in Kashmir region, September 25, 2016. (Photo by Danish Ismail/Reuters)





A woman looks out from a door during a protest in Srinagar, against the recent killings in Kashmir region, September 25, 2016. (Photo by Danish Ismail/Reuters)





A girl gets her arm sketched with a body paint tattoo depicting the traditional Dandiya dance, ahead of Navratri, a festival when devotees worship the Hindu goddess Durga, in Ahmedabad, India, September 25, 2016. (Photo by Amit Dave/Reuters)





An artisan paints an idol of mythological demon Mahisasura ahead of the Durga Puja festival, in Allahabad, India, September 25, 2016. (Photo by Jitendra Prakash/Reuters)





An artisan works on one of the idols of Hindu goddess Durga on a road divider ahead of the Durga Puja festival, in Guwahati, India, September 25, 2016. (Photo by Anuwar Hazarika/Reuters)





Indian police commando stands guard near the Arabian sea coast after a high alert was issued, in Mumbai, India, 23 September 2016. According to reports, Mumbai coastal area and adjoining area are on high alert after a suspicious group of men were spotted moving near a naval base at Uran in Raigad district, leading to a search operation by multiple Indian agencies. (Photo by Divyakant Solanki/EPA)





Indian flower venders look on as they wait for customers at a market in Mumbai, India, Thursday, September 22, 2016. (Photo by Rafiq Maqbool/AP Photo)