Kashmiri Muslim girls walk on a wooden bridge over the murky waters of Dal Lake as they return home from school on the outskirts of Srinagar. Farooq Khan / EPA
A devotee prays before taking a dip in the waters of the Godavari river during Kumbh Mela (Pitcher Festival) in Nashik. Adnan Abidi / Reuters
Shadows of new recruits of Jammu and Kashmir Police are seen as they take part in a passing-out parade at Manigam, Ganderbal. Farooq Khan / EPA
An Indian artist works on eco-friendly figures of Hindu God Lord Ganesh made with mud, jute and bamboo at a blue tarp-covered workshop on the outskirts of Hyderabad. Noah Seelam / AFP
Hindu devotees give a holy dip to their Guru during the ongoing Kumbh Mela, or Pitcher Festival, in Nasik. Manish Swarup / AP Photo
A commando from the Jammu and Kashmir Armed Police participates in a passing out parade at The Manigam Ganderbal Training Centre. Tauseef Mustafa / AFP
Devotees attend the second "Shahi Snan" on the banks of the Godavari river during the Pitcher Festival. Adnan Abidi / Reuters
Devotees carry an idol of Hindu elephant God Ganesh, the deity of prosperity, while it is carried to a place of worship in Ahmedabad. Amit Dave / Reuters
Recruits of Jammu and Kashmir Police take part in a parade at Manigam, Indian Kashmir. Farooq Khan / EPA
Kashmiri Muslim girls walk on a wooden bridge over the murky waters of Dal Lake as they return home from school on the outskirts of Srinagar. Farooq Khan / EPA
A devotee prays before taking a dip in the waters of the Godavari river during Kumbh Mela (Pitcher Festival) in Nashik. Adnan Abidi / Reuters
Shadows of new recruits of Jammu and Kashmir Police are seen as they take part in a passing-out parade at Manigam, Ganderbal. Farooq Khan / EPA
An Indian artist works on eco-friendly figures of Hindu God Lord Ganesh made with mud, jute and bamboo at a blue tarp-covered workshop on the outskirts of Hyderabad. Noah Seelam / AFP
Hindu devotees give a holy dip to their Guru during the ongoing Kumbh Mela, or Pitcher Festival, in Nasik. Manish Swarup / AP Photo
A commando from the Jammu and Kashmir Armed Police participates in a passing out parade at The Manigam Ganderbal Training Centre. Tauseef Mustafa / AFP
Devotees attend the second "Shahi Snan" on the banks of the Godavari river during the Pitcher Festival. Adnan Abidi / Reuters
Devotees carry an idol of Hindu elephant God Ganesh, the deity of prosperity, while it is carried to a place of worship in Ahmedabad. Amit Dave / Reuters
Recruits of Jammu and Kashmir Police take part in a parade at Manigam, Indian Kashmir. Farooq Khan / EPA