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 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

A healthcare worker wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) collects a swab sample from a Sadhu or a Hindu holy man on a platform of a railway station, amidst the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in New Delhi, India, October 5, 2020. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis

Men wearing protective face masks walk past a Hindu holy man, or sadhu, at the premises of Pashupatinath Temple during the lockdown imposed by the government amid concerns about the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Kathmandu, Nepal June 1, 2020. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar

A Hindu holy man, or sadhu, feeds a monkey during the fourteenth day of the lockdown imposed by the government amid concerns about the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, at the premises of Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu, Nepal April 6, 2020. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar

A Hindu holy man, or sadhu, helps a devotee to smoke marijuana at the premises of Pashupatinath Temple during the Shivaratri festival in Kathmandu, Nepal February 21, 2020. REUTERS/Monika Deupala

A Hindu holy man, or sadhu, looks through a temple at the premises of Pashupatinath Temple during the Shivaratri festival in Kathmandu, Nepal February 21, 2020. REUTERS/Monika Deupala TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

A Hindu holy man, or sadhu, receives marijuana at the premises of Pashupatinath Temple during the Shivaratri festival in Kathmandu, Nepal February 21, 2020. REUTERS/Monika Deupala

A Hindu holy man, or sadhu, sits at the premises of Pashupatinath Temple during the Shivaratri festival in Kathmandu, Nepal February 21, 2020. REUTERS/Monika Deupala

A Hindu holy man, or sadhu, sits at the premises of Pashupatinath Temple a day ahead of the Shivaratri festival in Kathmandu, Nepal February 20, 2020. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun

A Hindu holy man, or sadhu, applies tika on his forehead at the premises of Pashupatinath Temple a day ahead of the Shivaratri festival in Kathmandu, Nepal February 20, 2020. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Hindu holy men, or sadhus, sit beside the fire at the premises of Pashupatinath Temple a day ahead of the Shivaratri festival in Kathmandu, Nepal February 20, 2020. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar

A Hindu holy man, or sadhu, holds prayer beads as he offers prayer at the premises of Pashupatinath Temple a day ahead of the Shivaratri festival in Kathmandu, Nepal February 20, 2020. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar

A Hindu holy man, or sadhu, reacts to the smoke as he sits at the premises of Pashupatinath Temple a day ahead of the Shivaratri festival in Kathmandu, Nepal February 20, 2020. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar

A Hindu holy man, or sadhu, smeared with ashes is pictured as he stands at the premises of Pashupatinath Temple a day ahead of the Shivaratri festival in Kathmandu, Nepal February 20, 2020. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar

A Hindu holy man, or sadhu, applies tika on his forehead at the premises of Pashupatinath Temple a day ahead of the Shivaratri festival in Kathmandu, Nepal February 20, 2020. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar

A Hindu holy man, or sadhu, prepares marijuana at the premises of Pashupatinath Temple a day ahead of the Shivaratri festival in Kathmandu, Nepal February 20, 2020. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar

A Hindu holy man, or sadhu, looks into a mirror as he applies tika on his forehead at the premises of Pashupatinath Temple a day ahead of the Shivaratri festival in Kathmandu, Nepal February 20, 2020. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar

A Naga Sadhus, or Hindu holy men, smeared with ashes walks inside an ashram at the premises of Pashupatinath Temple ahead of the Shivaratri festival in Kathmandu, Nepal February 19, 2020. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

A Naga Sadhus, or Hindu holy men, smeared with ashes stands inside an ashram at the premises of Pashupatinath Temple ahead of the Shivaratri festival in Kathmandu, Nepal February 19, 2020. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar

A Hindu holy man, or sadhu, smokes marijuana at the premises of Pashupatinath Temple ahead of the Shivaratri festival in Kathmandu, Nepal February 19, 2020. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar

A Hindu holy man, or sadhu, arranges a blanket at the premises of Pashupatinath Temple ahead of the Shivaratri festival in Kathmandu, Nepal February 19, 2020. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar

A Hindu holy man, or sadhu, arranges his cloth at the premises of Pashupatinath Temple ahead of the Shivaratri festival in Kathmandu, Nepal February 19, 2020. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar

A Hindu holy man, or sadhu, sleeps at the premises of Pashupatinath Temple ahead of the Shivaratri festival in Kathmandu, Nepal February 19, 2020. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar

A Hindu holy man, or sadhu, sits at the premises of Pashupatinath Temple ahead of the Shivaratri festival in Kathmandu, Nepal February 19, 2020. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar

A Hindu holy man, or sadhu, prepares marijuana at the premises of Pashupatinath Temple ahead of the Shivaratri festival in Kathmandu, Nepal February 19, 2020. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar

A Hindu holy man, or sadhu, sleeps at the premises of Pashupatinath Temple ahead of the Shivaratri festival in Kathmandu, Nepal February 19, 2020. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar

A Hindu holy man, or sadhu, smokes marijuana at the premises of Pashupatinath Temple ahead of the Shivaratri festival in Kathmandu, Nepal February 19, 2020. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar

A Hindu holy man, or sadhu, arranges his cloth at the premises of Pashupatinath Temple ahead of the Shivaratri festival in Kathmandu, Nepal February 19, 2020. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar

A Sadhu, or a Hindu holy man prostrates himself on a street as devotees and police officers walk past him after Supreme Court's verdict on a disputed religious site, in Ayodhya, India, November 11, 2019. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

A Sadhu, or a Hindu holy man walks past a security barricade in a street after Supreme Court's verdict on a disputed religious site in Ayodhya, India, November 9, 2019. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui

A Sadhu, or a Hindu holy reacts as he goes through a security barricade in a street after Supreme Court's verdict on a disputed religious site in Ayodhya, India, November 9, 2019. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui

A Sadhu or a Hindu holy man celebrates after Supreme Court's verdict on a disputed religious site, in Ayodhya, India, November 9, 2019. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui

Sadhus or Hindu holy men perform yoga in front of the Statue of Unity portraying Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, one of the founding fathers of India, on International Yoga Day in Kevadia, in the western state of Gujarat, India, June 21, 2019. REUTERS/Amit Dave

Sadhus or Hindu holy men perform yoga on International Yoga Day in Kevadia, in the western state of Gujarat, India, June 21, 2019. REUTERS/Amit Dave TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Sadhus or Hindu holy men perform yoga on International Yoga Day in Kevadia, in the western state of Gujarat, India, June 21, 2019. REUTERS/Amit Dave

Sadhus or Hindu holy men perform yoga on International Yoga Day in Kevadia, in the western state of Gujarat, India, June 21, 2019. REUTERS/Amit Dave

Participants dressed as Hindu holy men or sadhus perform yoga at a stadium during International Yoga Day in Ahmedabad, India, June 21, 2019. REUTERS/Amit Dave TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

A Sadhu or Hindu holy man performs yoga on a tree ahead of International Yoga Day on the banks of the river Ganges in Prayagraj, India June 17, 2019. REUTERS/Jitendra Prakash TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

A Hindu holy man, or sadhu, smokes marijuana at the premises of Pashupatinath Temple during the Shivaratri festival in Kathmandu, Nepal March 4, 2019. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Smoke rises as a Hindu holy man, or sadhu, performs religious rituals at the premises of Pashupatinath Temple during the Shivaratri festival in Kathmandu, Nepal March 4, 2019. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar

Smoke rises as a Hindu holy man, or sadhu, performs religious rituals at the premises of Pashupatinath Temple during the Shivaratri festival in Kathmandu, Nepal March 4, 2019. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar

Smoke rises as a Hindu holy man, or sadhu, performs religious rituals at the premises of Pashupatinath Temple during the Shivaratri festival in Kathmandu, Nepal March 4, 2019. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar

A Hindu holy man, or sadhu sits on the door of a temple at the premises of Pashupatinath Temple during Shivaratri festival in Kathmandu, Nepal March 4, 2019. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar

A Hindu holy man, or sadhu rests at the premises of Pashupatinath Temple during Shivaratri festival in Kathmandu, Nepal March 4, 2019. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar

A Hindu holy man, or sadhu, prepares to smoke marijuana at the premises of Pashupatinath Temple during the Shivaratri festival in Kathmandu, Nepal March 4, 2019. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar

Smoke rises as a Hindu holy man, or sadhu, performs religious rituals at the premises of Pashupatinath Temple during the Shivaratri festival in Kathmandu, Nepal March 4, 2019. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar

A Hindu holy man, or sadhu, smokes marijuana at the premises of Pashupatinath Temple during the Shivaratri festival in Kathmandu, Nepal March 4, 2019. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar

A Hindu holy man, or sadhu, adjusts his hair at the premises of Pashupatinath Temple a day ahead of the Shivaratri festival in Kathmandu, Nepal March 3, 2019. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar

Hindu holy men, or sadhus, gather at the premises of Pashupatinath Temple a day ahead of the Shivaratri festival in Kathmandu, Nepal March 3, 2019. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar

A Hindu holy man, or sadhu, applies tika on his forehead at the premises of Pashupatinath Temple a day ahead of the Shivaratri festival in Kathmandu, Nepal March 3, 2019. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

A Hindu holy man, or sadhu, smokes marijuana at the premises of Pashupatinath Temple a day ahead of the Shivaratri festival in Kathmandu, Nepal March 3, 2019. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar

A Hindu holy man, or sadhu, covers himself from a plastic sheet as it rains at the premises of Pashupatinath Temple a day ahead of the Shivaratri festival in Kathmandu, Nepal March 3, 2019. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar

Hindu holy men, or sadhus, sit beside the fire at the premises of Pashupatinath Temple a day ahead of the Shivaratri festival in Kathmandu, Nepal March 3, 2019. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar