A devotee prays to the Hindu god Ganesh, the deity of prosperity, on the occasion of his birthday, celebrated as Magha Ganesh Jayanti, at a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) themed pandal in Mumbai, India February 16, 2021. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas

Devotees throw flower petals on an idol of the Hindu god Ganesh, the deity of prosperity, on the occasion of his birthday, celebrated as Magha Ganesh Jayanti, before immersing the idol into the Arabian sea, in Mumbai, India February 16, 2021. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Devotees wearing masks carry an idol of the Hindu god Ganesh, the deity of prosperity, on the occasion of his birthday, celebrated as Magha Ganesh Jayanti before immersing the idol into the Arabian sea, in Mumbai, India February 16, 2021. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas

Activists from United Hindu Front hold a portrait of climate change activist Greta Thunberg before burning it, to protest against the celebrities for commenting in support of protesting farmers, in New Delhi, India, February 4, 2021. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui

Activists from United Hindu Front burn an effigy depicting climate change activist Greta Thunberg to protest against the celebrities for commenting in support of protesting farmers, in New Delhi, India, February 4, 2021. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui

Activists from United Hindu Front burn an effigy depicting U.S. singer Rihanna and climate change activist Greta Thunberg to protest against the celebrities for commenting in support of protesting farmers, in New Delhi, India, February 4, 2021. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui

Activists from United Hindu Front burn an effigy depicting climate change activist Greta Thunberg to protest against the celebrities for commenting in support of protesting farmers, in New Delhi, India, February 4, 2021. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui

Activists from United Hindu Front burn an effigy depicting climate change activist Greta Thunberg to protest against the celebrities for commenting in support of protesting farmers, in New Delhi, India, February 4, 2021. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Myanmar soldier looks on through a windshield as he sits inside a vehicle in front of a Hindu temple in the downtown area in Yangon, Myanmar, February 2, 2021. REUTERS/Stringer

Myanmar soldier adjusts his face mask as he sits inside a vehicle in front of a Hindu temple in the downtown area in Yangon, Myanmar, February 2, 2021. REUTERS/Stringer

Myanmar soldiers sit inside a vehicle as they guard in front of a Hindu temple in the downtown area in Yangon, Myanmar, February 2, 2021. REUTERS/Stringer

Myanmar soldiers sit inside a vehicle as they guard in front of a Hindu temple in the downtown area in Yangon, Myanmar, February 2, 2021. REUTERS/Stringer

Myanmar soldiers sit inside a vehicle as they guard in front of a Hindu temple in the downtown area in Yangon, Myanmar, February 2, 2021. REUTERS/Stringer

Myanmar soldier sits inside a military vehicle in front of a Hindu temple in the downtown area in Yangon, Myanmar, February 2, 2021. REUTERS/Stringer

Myanmar soldiers sit inside a vehicle as they guard in front of a Hindu temple in the downtown area in Yangon, Myanmar, February 2, 2021. REUTERS/Stringer

A Myanmar soldier stands guard in front of a Hindu temple in the downtown area in Yangon, Myanmar, February 2, 2021. REUTERS/Stringer

Myanmar soldier sits inside a military vehicle in front of a Hindu temple in the downtown area, in Yangon, Myanmar, February 2, 2021. REUTERS/Stringer TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Military police member stands guard in front of a Hindu temple in the downtown area in Yangon, Myanmar, February 2, 2021. REUTERS/Stringer

Workers give finishing touches to the model of the proposed Ram temple that Hindu groups want to build at a religious site in Ayodhya, on a tableau during a media preview of tableaux participating in the Republic Day parade in New Delhi, India January 22, 2021. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

A devotee takes part in making pongal rice during the Tamil harvest festival of Thai Pongal, a thanksgiving ceremony in which the farmers thank the spirits of nature, the sun and the farm animals for their assistance in providing a successful harvest, at a Hindu temple in Colombo, Sri Lanka January 14, 2021. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte

A boy takes part in making pongal rice during the Tamil harvest festival of Thai Pongal, a thanksgiving ceremony in which the farmers thank the spirits of nature, the sun and the farm animals for their assistance in providing a successful harvest, at a Hindu temple in Colombo, Sri Lanka January 14, 2021. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte

A Hindu priest wearing a protective mask looks on during the Tamil harvest festival of Thai Pongal, a thanksgiving ceremony in which the farmers thank the spirits of nature, the sun and the farm animals for their assistance in providing a successful harvest, at a Hindu temple in Colombo, Sri Lanka January 14, 2021. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte

A Hindu priest blesses devotees during the Tamil harvest festival of Thai Pongal, a thanksgiving ceremony in which the farmers thank the spirits of nature, the sun and the farm animals for their assistance in providing a successful harvest, at a Hindu temple in Colombo, Sri Lanka January 14, 2021. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte

Devotees pray during the Tamil harvest festival of Thai Pongal, a thanksgiving ceremony in which the farmers thank the spirits of nature, the sun and the farm animals for their assistance in providing a successful harvest, at a Hindu temple in Colombo, Sri Lanka January 14, 2021. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte

A devotee offers lit candles as she takes part in the Tamil harvest festival of Thai Pongal, a thanksgiving ceremony in which the farmers thank the spirits of nature, the sun and the farm animals for their assistance in providing a successful harvest, at a Hindu temple in Colombo, Sri Lanka January 14, 2021. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte

Hindu pilgrims gather to take a dip at the confluence of the river Ganges and the Bay of Bengal on the occasion of "Makar Sankranti" festival at Sagar Island, amidst the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the eastern state of West Bengal, India, January 14, 2021. REUTERS/Rupak De Chowdhuri

Women worship to Hindu sun god at the confluence of the river Ganges and the Bay of Bengal on the occasion of "Makar Sankranti" festival at Sagar Island, amidst the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the eastern state of West Bengal, India, January 14, 2021. REUTERS/Rupak De Chowdhuri

Women worship to Hindu sun god as they take a dip at the confluence of the river Ganges and the Bay of Bengal on the occasion of "Makar Sankranti" festival at the Sagar Island, amidst the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in the eastern state of West Bengal, India, January 14, 2021. REUTERS/Rupak De Chowdhuri TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

A devotee uses her mobile phone torch as she cooks a rice dish as an offering to the Hindu sun god as devotees attend Pongal celebrations in the early morning at a residential area in Mumbai, India, January 14, 2021. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas

A devotee looks on as a rice dish cooks as an offering to the Hindu sun god as devotees attend Pongal celebrations in the early morning at a residential area in Mumbai, India, January 14, 2021. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas

A man wearing a protective mask sprays disinfectant as a preventive measure against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) next to Sadhus or Hindu holy men at the confluence of the river Ganges and the Bay of Bengal, ahead of "Makar Sankranti" festival at Sagar Island in the eastern state of West Bengal, India, January 13, 2021. REUTERS/Rupak De Chowdhuri TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

A man distributes face masks amongst Sadhus or Hindu holy men as part of a preventive measure against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at the confluence of the river Ganges and the Bay of Bengal ahead of "Makar Sankranti" festival at Sagar Island in the eastern state of West Bengal, India, January 13, 2021. REUTERS/Rupak De Chowdhuri

A man dressed as Hindu Lord Shiva walks for alms from pilgrims at the confluence of the river Ganges and the Bay of Bengal ahead of "Makar Sankranti" festival on Sagar Island in the eastern state of West Bengal, India, January 12, 2021. REUTERS/Rupak De Chowdhuri

A healthcare worker wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) collects a swab sample from a Sadhu or a Hindu holy man for a rapid antigen test at a base camp where pilgrims gather before heading for an annual trip to Sagar Island for the one-day festival of "Makar Sankranti", amidst the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Kolkata, India, January 8, 2021. REUTERS/Ranita Roy

A Sadhu or a Hindu holy man reacts as a healthcare worker wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) collects a swab sample from him for a rapid antigen test at a base camp where pilgrims gather before heading for an annual trip to Sagar Island for the one-day festival of "Makar Sankranti", amidst the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Kolkata, India, January 8, 2021. REUTERS/Ranita Roy TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

A Sadhu or a Hindu holy man gets his temperature measured at a base camp where pilgrims gather before heading for an annual trip to Sagar Island for the one-day festival of "Makar Sankranti", amidst the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Kolkata, India, January 8, 2021. REUTERS/Ranita Roy

A healthcare worker wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) collects a swab sample from a Sadhu or a Hindu holy man for a rapid antigen test at a base camp where pilgrims gather before heading for an annual trip to Sagar Island for the one-day festival of "Makar Sankranti", amidst the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Kolkata, India, January 8, 2021. REUTERS/Ranita Roy

A Sadhu or a Hindu holy man reacts before a healthcare worker wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) will collect a swab sample from him for a rapid antigen test at a base camp where pilgrims gather before heading for an annual trip to Sagar Island for the one-day festival of "Makar Sankranti", amidst the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Kolkata, India, January 8, 2021. REUTERS/Ranita Roy

A man sanitizes an area next to a Sadhu, or a Hindu holy man, at a makeshift shelter at a base camp where pilgrims gather before heading for an annual trip to Sagar Island for the one-day festival of "Makar Sankranti", amidst the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Kolkata, India, January 8, 2021. REUTERS/Ranita Roy

People carry banners as they chant slogans to condemn the attack on a century-old Hindu temple in northwestern Pakistan, during a protest in Peshawar, Pakistan January 3, 2021. REUTERS/Fayaz Aziz

People from the Hindu community hold signs and banners to condemn the attack on a century-old Hindu temple in northwestern Pakistan, during a protest outside Supreme Court building in Karachi, Pakistan December 31, 2020. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro

People from the Hindu community hold signs to condemn the attack on a century-old Hindu temple in northwestern Pakistan, during a protest outside Supreme Court building in Karachi, Pakistan December 31, 2020. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro

People from the Hindu community hold signs and banners to condemn the attack on a century-old Hindu temple in northwestern Pakistan, during a protest outside Supreme Court building in Karachi, Pakistan December 31, 2020. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro

Hindu devotees worship the Sun god in an artificial pond during the religious festival of Chhath Puja, amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Mumbai, India, November 20, 2020. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas

Hindu devotees worship the Sun god in an artificial pond during the religious festival of Chhath Puja, amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Mumbai, India, November 20, 2020. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas

A Hindu devotee worships the Sun god in an artificial pond during the religious festival of Chhath Puja, amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Mumbai, India, November 20, 2020. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas

Hindu devotees worship the Sun god in an artificial pond during the religious festival of Chhath Puja, amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Mumbai, India, November 20, 2020. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas

Hindu devotees worship the Sun god in an artificial pond during the religious festival of Chhath Puja, amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Mumbai, India, November 20, 2020. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas

Hindu devotees worship the Sun god in an artificial pond during the religious festival of Chhath Puja, amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Mumbai, India, November 20, 2020. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas

A Hindu devotee worships the Sun god while standing in a temporary pond during the religious festival of Chhath Puja, amidst the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Kolkata, India November 20, 2020. REUTERS/Rupak De Chowdhuri

A Hindu devotee lies on the banks of river Ganges she worships the Sun god during the religious festival of Chhath Puja, amidst the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Kolkata, India November 20, 2020. REUTERS/Rupak De Chowdhuri

Hindu devotees perform ritual as they observe Chhath Puja festival in Dhaka, Bangladesh, November 20, 2020. REUTERS/Mohammad Ponir Hossain

Hindu devotees release oil lamp to the Buriganga river as they observe Chhath Puja festival in Dhaka, Bangladesh, November 20, 2020. REUTERS/Mohammad Ponir Hossain

Hindu devotees stand in the water of the Buriganga river during rain as they observe Chhath Puja festival in Dhaka, Bangladesh, November 20, 2020. REUTERS/Mohammad Ponir Hossain TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

A Hindu devotee stands on the water of the Buriganga river during rain as they observe Chhath Puja in Dhaka, Bangladesh, November 20, 2020. REUTERS/Mohammad Ponir Hossain

Hindu devotees stand on the water of the Buriganga river during rain as they observe Chhath Puja festival in Dhaka, Bangladesh, November 20, 2020. REUTERS/Mohammad Ponir Hossain

Priest Pandit Bal Krishan Gautama prepares to perform a live stream Diwali Puja service from the Hindu Temple in Newcastle, Britain, November 14, 2020. REUTERS/Lee Smith

Priests Pandit Nayan Vyas and Pandit Bal Krishan Gautama prepare to perform a live stream Diwali Puja service from the Hindu Temple in Newcastle, Britain, November 14, 2020. REUTERS/Lee Smith

Priests Pandit Nayan Vyas and Pandit Bal Krishan Gautama prepare to perform a live stream Diwali Puja service from the Hindu Temple in Newcastle, Britain, November 14, 2020. REUTERS/Lee Smith