Muslim devotees react as a priest displays a relic believed to be a hair from the beard of Prophet Mohammed during the last Friday of Eid Milad-un-Nabi, which marks the birth anniversary of the Prophet, at the Hazratbal Shrine in Srinagar on November 6, 2020. (Photo by Tauseef Mustafa/AFP Photo)





A man paddles a boat through dry lotus plants at Nigeen lake in Srinagar on November 6, 2020. (Photo by Tauseef Mustafa/AFP Photo)





People shop for lanterns at a roadside stall ahead of Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, in Mumbai, India, Saturday, November 7, 2020. Diwali will be celebrated on Nov. 14. (Photo by Rafiq Maqbool/AP Photo)





A woman without a mask walks in a crowded market selling toys in New Delhi, India, Thursday, November 12, 2020. Authorities in New Delhi have banned firecrackers and are appealing to people to celebrate the Hindu festival of lights at home. Coronavirus infections have been rising in the capital and authorities are worried large festival crowds will worsen the virus situation. (Photo by Manish Swarup/AP Photo)





Passengers come out from Local trains wearing facemasks as a mandatory prevention measure against coronavirus at the railway station following the resume of services in west Bengal after being closed for nearly 8 months due to Coronavirus Pandemic in Kolkata, India on November 11, 2020. (Photo by Sumit Sanyal/SOPA Images/Rex Features/Shutterstock)





Indian youngsters take selfies at Juhu beach near the Arabian sea shore in Mumbai, India, 05 November 2020. (Photo by Divyakant Solanki/EPA/EFE)





Horticulture farmers work on seasonal flower plants to meet the high demand ahead of the Hindu religious festival Diwali in the East Midnapore district, some 90 km west of Kolkata on November 8, 2020. (Photo by Dibyangshu Sarkar/AFP Photo)





Indians throng a market for shopping ahead of Hindu festival Diwali in Ahmedabad, India, Thursday, November 12, 2020. India's tally of coronavirus cases is currently the second largest in the world behind the United States. The government warns that the situation can worsen due to people crowding markets for festival shopping. (Photo by Ajit Solanki/AP Photo)





A slum colony is decorated with lanterns and lights as they celebrate Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, in Mumbai, India, Friday, November 13, 2020. India's festival season this year started on a subdued note with Dussehra celebrations the previous month, but traders say now people have come out of their homes and are flocking to shopping areas in key Indian cities, including New Delhi, Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Lucknow and Patna this week. (Photo by Rafiq Maqbool/AP Photo)





An artist wearing a face mask as a precautionary measure against the coronavirus paints a clay idol of Hindu goddess Kali inside his studio ahead of the Kali Puja festival in Kolkata, India, Friday, November 6, 2020. (Photo by Bikas Das/AP Photo)





Artist Sibaprasad Pandit makes an earthern lamp at a traditional workshop ahead of Diwali festival in Kolkata, India, 09 November 2020. Diya is a small earthen lamp primarily lit during Diwali, the Festival of Lights. Also known as “deep”, diya is traditionally made of clay. During Diwali, the earthen lamps are used for illuminating the entire home and premises. The diya is filled with ghee or oil. (Photo by Piyal Adhikary/EPA/EFE)





Firecracker vendors wait for customers at a market ahead of Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, in Allahabad on November 9, 2020. (Photo by Sanjay Kanojia/AFP Photo)





A balloon seller wearing a face mask as a precaution against coronavirus waits for customers in New Delhi India, Saturday, November 7, 2020. (Photo by Rajesh Kumar Singh/AP Photo)





Commuters drive on a road engulfed in smog in New Delhi, India, Thursday, November 5, 2020. A thick quilt of smog lingered over the Indian capital and its suburbs on Friday, fed by smoke from raging agricultural fires that health experts worry could worsen the city’s fight against the coronavirus. Air pollution in parts of New Delhi have climbed to levels around nine times what the World Health Organization considers safe, turning grey winter skies into a putrid yellow and shrouding national monuments. (Photo by Manish Swarup/AP Photo)





Visitors explore the waterfalls on an autumn day in Drang about 40kms from Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir on November 12, 2020. (Photo by Saqib Majeed/SOPA Images/Rex Features/Shutterstock)





A residential area is seen shrouded in smog in New Delhi, India, November 9, 2020. (Photo by Danish Siddiqui/Reuters)





A potter arranges earthen lamps, which are used to decorate homes and temples during Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, at a workshop in Ahmedabad, India November 9, 2020. (Photo by Amit Dave/Reuters)





Shoppers crowd a market ahead of the Hindu festival of Diwali, amidst the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in the old quarter of Delhi, India, November 10, 2020. (Photo by Adnan Abidi/Reuters)





Woman carrying luggage walks along a railway track on the outskirts of Mumbai, India on November 12, 2020. (Photo by Francis Mascarenhas/Reuters)





A devotee wearing a face shield prays at the Akshardham temple on the eve of Diwali, in Gandhinagar, India, November 13, 2020. (Photo by Amit Dave/Reuters)