Artists dressed as Hindu gods reacts to the camera during the Bonalu festival procession in Secunderabad, the twin city of Hyderabad, on July 26, 2021. (Photo by Noah Seelam/AFP Photo)
A child playfully jumps into the water accumulated at a flooded area next to a house after rising water levels in the rivers caused flooding at Jhusi area of Allahabad on August 6, 2021. (Photo by Sanjay Kanojia/AFP Photo)
A Border Security Force (BSF) trooper performs a stunt on his motorcycle during a road show to celebrate 75 years of India's Independence, in Ahmedabad, India, August 25, 2021. (Photo by Amit Dave/Reuters)
A child dressed as Hindu god Krishna watches a mobile phone as a woman gives finishing touches to his costume on the occasion of “Janmashtami” festival marking the birth of Krishna in Ajmer on August 30, 2021. (Photo by Himanshu Sharma/AFP Photo)
A farmer works in a paddy field at Reba Maheswar village, 56 kilometers (35 miles) east of Gauhati, India, Friday, July 3, 2015. Rice is one of the most important food crops of India and about 4,000 different varieties are grown in different parts of the country. (Photo by Anupam Nath/AP Photo)
An Indian cyclist pedals with a child during heavy rain in Mumbai, Maharashtra state, India, Friday, July 24, 2015. Several parts of the city witnessed heavy rain Friday. The monsoon rains which usually hit India from June to September are crucial for farmers whose crops feed hundreds of millions of people. (Photo by Rajanish Kakade/AP Photo)