A woman collects recyclables at a dump yard on a cold winter morning in Chandigarh, India, January 29, 2017. (Photo by Ajay Verma/Reuters)





An Indian farmer checks on his traditional method of irrigation at his paddy field in Roja Mayong village, east of Gauhati, India, Wednesday, February 1, 2017. India's finance minister pledged relief for middle class taxpayers and small and medium-sized companies on Wednesday, saying the government would spend billions of dollars to double farmers' incomes, upgrade ramshackle infrastructure and provide cheap housing. (Photo by Anupam Nath/AP Photo)





The Indian President's bodyguards, mounted on their horses, take part in the Beating the Retreat ceremony in New Delhi, India, January 29, 2017. (Photo by Cathal McNaughton/Reuters)





People take pictures of the Beating the Retreat ceremony in New Delhi, India, January 29, 2017. (Photo by Cathal McNaughton/Reuters)





Schoolgirls pray during an all-religion prayer meeting to pay tribute to Mahatma Gandhi to mark his death anniversary, at Gandhi Ashram in Ahmedabad, India January 30, 2017. (Photo by Amit Dave/Reuters)





A man looks on as he lights fire to warm himself up alongside a road in Ahmedabad, India January 30, 2017. (Photo by Amit Dave/Reuters)





Indian soldiers pay tribute at the Mahatma Gandhi memorial on Gandhi’s death anniversary at Rajghat in New Delhi, India January 30, 2017. (Photo by Adnan Abidi/Reuters)





Wrestlers fight during an amateur wrestling championship inside a makeshift ring installed on a road, organized by a non-governmental organization to pay tribute to Mahatma Gandhi on his death anniversary, in a wholesale market area in Kolkata, India, January 30, 2017. (Photo by Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters)





Wrestlers fight during an amateur wrestling championship inside a makeshift ring installed on a road, organized by a non-governmental organization to pay tribute to Mahatma Gandhi on his death anniversary, in a wholesale market area in Kolkata, India, January 30, 2017. (Photo by Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters)





College students spin cotton on the spinning wheels to pay tribute to Mahatma Gandhi marking his death anniversary at Kochrab Ashram in Ahmedabad, India January 30, 2017. (Photo by Amit Dave/Reuters)





A man unloads used cardboard boxes from a boat on the banks of the river Ganges in Kolkata, India January 31, 2017. (Photo by Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters)





Vendors sell marigold garlands used to decorate homes and temporary platforms during the festival of Saraswati Puja, at which Hindu devotees pray to Saraswati, the Hindu goddess of knowledge and learning, in Kolkata, India January 31, 2017. (Photo by Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters)





Nadeem Shehzad inspects some of the Black Kites he has rescued on the roof of his animal hospital in New Delhi, India January 31, 2017. (Photo by Cathal McNaughton/Reuters)





Armed policemen stand guard next to bags containing budget papers inside the parliament premises in New Delhi, India, February 1, 2017. (Photo by Adnan Abidi/Reuters)





People buy vegetables from a roadside market in the early morning in Ahmedabad February 1, 2017. (Photo by Amit Dave/Reuters)





A labourer unloads construction material from a truck next to residential buildings under construction on the outskirts of Kolkata, India, February 1, 2017. (Photo by Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters)





A farmer carries a water pump to irrigate his vegetable field in Kolkata, India, February 1, 2017. (Photo by Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters)





An employee carries cloth rolls inside an undergarment factory in Kolkata, India, February 1, 2017. (Photo by Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters)





A woman makes flower garlands to sell in Old Delhi, India February 1, 2017. (Photo by Cathal McNaughton/Reuters)





Labourers work at the installation site of a new railway track on the outskirts of Agartala, India, February 1, 2017. (Photo by Jayanta Dey/Reuters)





A street vendor reacts in the Chandni Chowk area of Old Delhi, India February 1, 2017. (Photo by Cathal McNaughton/Reuters)





Porters move goods in the Chandni Chowk area of Old Delhi, India February 1, 2017. (Photo by Cathal McNaughton/Reuters)





A porter unloads goods in the Chandni Chowk area of Old Delhi, India February 1, 2017. (Photo by Cathal McNaughton/Reuters)





A sack of turmeric is weighed in the Chandni Chowk area of Old Delhi, India February 1, 2017. (Photo by Cathal McNaughton/Reuters)





A porter moves goods in the Chandni Chowk area of Old Delhi, India February 1, 2017. (Photo by Cathal McNaughton/Reuters)





Porters move goods in the Chandni Chowk area of Old Delhi, India February 1, 2017. (Photo by Cathal McNaughton/Reuters)





People react as they look at a screen displaying the Sensex on the facade of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) building in Mumbai, India, February 1, 2017. (Photo by Shailesh Andrade/Reuters)





Sadhus or Hindu holy men offer prayers while sitting inside circles of burning “Upale” (or dried cow dung cakes) on the occasion to mark the Basant or spring festival, on the banks of river Ganga in Allahabad, India, February 1, 2017. (Photo by Jitendra Prakash/Reuters)





A ragpicker walks on a railway track in Lucknow, India, February 1, 2017. (Photo by Pawan Kumar/Reuters)





Farmers work in a paddy field in Kothari village, Nagaon district, in the northeastern state of Assam, India February 1, 2017. (Photo by Anuwar Hazarika/Reuters)





A woman buys artificial jewelry from a market stall in New Delhi, India, February 1, 2017. (Photo by Adnan Abidi/Reuters)





A woman gives a bath to a child on a cot, on the outskirts of Ahmedabad, India, February 1, 2017. (Photo by Amit Dave/Reuters)





Farmers sprinkle fertilizers on a paddy field on the outskirts of Ahmedabad, India, February 1, 2017. (Photo by Amit Dave/Reuters)





Farmers carry saplings in a paddy field on the outskirts of Ahmedabad, India, February 1, 2017. (Photo by Amit Dave/Reuters)





A worker fills a public bus with diesel as passengers look on, at a fuel station in Kolkata, India, February 1, 2017. (Photo by Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters)





A worker fills a public bus with diesel as the bus driver and passengers look on, at a fuel station in Kolkata, India, February 1, 2017. (Photo by Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters)





Farmers plant saplings in a paddy field on the outskirts of Ahmedabad, India, February 1, 2017. (Photo by Amit Dave/Reuters)





Farmers transfer diesel from a drum to a jerrycan which will be used to run a diesel water pump for irrigation at a paddy field on the outskirts of Ahmedabad, India, February 1, 2017. (Photo by Amit Dave/Reuters)





A member of staff walks beside a train in the New Delhi railway station, India February 1, 2017. (Photo by Cathal McNaughton/Reuters)





A woman waits on a platform as a train is unloaded in a railway station in New Delhi, India February 1, 2017. (Photo by Cathal McNaughton/Reuters)





People wait on a platform as a train is unloaded in a railway station in New Delhi, India February 1, 2017. (Photo by Cathal McNaughton/Reuters)





People wait on a platform as a train is unloaded in a railway station in New Delhi, India February 1, 2017. (Photo by Cathal McNaughton/Reuters)





People travel on the foot board of a local train in Mumbai, India, Februrary 1, 2017. (Photo by Shailesh Andrade/Reuters)





An Indian woman separates mustard seeds from the husk in a paddy field in Roja Mayong village, east of Gauhati, India, Wednesday, February 1, 2017. (Photo by Anupam Nath/AP Photo)





Sadhus, or Hindu holy men, perform a ritual by burning dried cow dung cakes in earthen pots at Sangam, confluence of rivers Ganges, Yamuna, and mythical Saraswati, on “Basant Panchami” festival at the annual traditional fair of Magh Mela in Allahabad, India, Wednesday, February 1, 2017. Basant Panchami is celebrated by worshipping Hindu Goddess of knowledge and wisdom, Saraswati and marks the advent of spring. Hundreds of thousands of devout Hindus bathe at the confluence during the astronomically auspicious period of over 45 days celebrated as “Magh Mela”. (Photo by Rajesh Kumar Singh/AP Photo)





An artist dressed as monkey plays with a boy at Bharat Parv event at Red Fort on January 30, 2017 in New Delhi, India. The highlights of event include display of the Republic Day Parade Tableaux, performances by the Armed Forces Bands, a multi-cuisine food court, crafts mela and cultural performances from different regions of the country. (Photo by Zuhaib Mohammad/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)





Indian school girls sit in a park on a foggy morning in New Delhi, India, Monday, January 30, 2017. Thick fog engulfs many parts of the country during the winter months and disturbs air, rail and road services. (Photo by Tsering Topgyal/AP Photo)