A man feeds seagulls as he stands on the banks of Yamuna river, on a smoggy morning in New Delhi, India October 24, 2020. (Photo by Adnan Abidi/Reuters)





Sarayna Biswas, 6, wearing a face mask and dressed as Kumari wearing gold, takes part in a ritual during the Durga Puja festival celebrations at a pandal, or a temporary platform, amidst the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Kolkata, India, October 24, 2020. (Photo by Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters)





Devotees unload an idol of the Hindu goddess Durga for immersion into the Ganges river, on the last day of Durga Puja festival, amidst the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Kolkata, India, October 26, 2020. (Photo by Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters)





Men are seen on a skywalk near Delhi-Meerut Expressway on a smoggy day in New Delhi, India, October 30, 2020. (Photo by Anushree Fadnavis/Reuters)





A woman collects saffron flowers at a field in Pampore, on the outskirts of Srinagar, October 29, 2020. (Photo by Sanna Irshad Mattoo/Reuters)





A man wearing a protective mask is seen among people at a crowded market amidst the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Mumbai, India, October 29, 2020. (Photo by Francis Mascarenhas/Reuters)





Effigies of mythical demon king Ravana stand for sale by the side of a road ahead of the Hindu festival of Dussehra, in New Delhi, India, Friday, October 23, 2020. (Photo by Manish Swarup/AP Photo)





Effigies of mythical demon king Ravana stand for sale by the side of a road ahead of Hindu festival Dussehra, in New Delhi, India, Friday, October 23, 2020. So far, the colorful and elaborate rituals in the festival season have been scaled down because of the coronavirus pandemic. The celebrations have become muted. The towering displays of religious sculptures are rare, and at many places, prayers have gone virtual, with organizers live streaming the sessions for the devotees. (Photo by Manish Swarup/AP Photo)





A vendor has his face covered with a cloth as a precaution against the coronavirus as he displays artwork for sale at a market in Bengaluru, India, Thursday, October 29, 2020. (Photo by Aijaz Rahi/AP Photo)





An Indian paramilitary soldier stands guard as National Investigation Agency personnel search the premises of Agence France-Presse’s Kashmir correspondent Parvaiz Bukhari on the outskirts of Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Wednesday, October 28, 2020. (Photo by Mukhtar Khan/AP Photo)





People wearing face masks trek up to Khalia top as snow clad Himalayan ranges of Panchchuli mountains are seen behind near Munsiyari in the Indian state of Uttarakhand, Thursday October 29, 2020. (Photo by Manish Swarup/AP Photo)





A family wearing face masks to prevent the spread of the coronavirus wait for a bus in Kolkata, India, Friday, October 30, 2020. Health officials have warned about the potential for the coronavirus to spread during the upcoming religious festival season, which is marked by huge gatherings in temples and shopping districts. (Photo by Bikas Das/AP Photo)





An elderly Indian woman wearing a face mask lights an oil lamp inside a makeshift worship venue during Durga Puja, the biggest festival of the region, in Kolkata, India, Sunday, October 25, 2020. The Hindu festival season is traditionally laced with an unmatched fanfare and extravaganza, with socializing being the hallmark of the celebration. But because of the coronavirus pandemic this year's festivities have started on a pale note. (Photo by Bikas Das/AP Photo)





An election officer checks the temperature of a voter before allowing voters to pass at a polling station, during the first phase of state elections at Paliganj, in the eastern Indian state of Bihar, Wednesday, October 28, 2020. With an overall declining coronavirus positive trend, Indian authorities decided to hold the first state legislature election since the outbreak of COVID-19. People began voting Wednesday in the country’s third largest state Bihar with of a population of about 122 million people. (Photo by Aftab Alam Siddiqui/AP Photo)





Indian police chase activists of Peoples Democratic party (PDP) protesting against India's new land laws that allows any Indian citizen to buy land in the disputed region in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Thursday, October 29, 2020. Until last year, Indians were not allowed to buy property in the region. But in August 2019, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government scrapped the disputed region’s special status, annulled its separate constitution, split the region into two federal territories. (Photo by Mukhtar Khan/AP Photo)