British Prime Minister Boris Johnson talks to a sadhu as he visits the Swaminarayan Akshardham temple in Gandhinagar, India April 21, 2022. Stefan Rousseau/Pool via REUTERS 

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has tilak applied on his forehead by a senior sadhu as he visits the Swaminarayan Akshardham temple in Gandhinagar, India April 21, 2022. Stefan Rousseau/Pool via REUTERS 

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson poses for a picture with sadhus or Hindu holy men during his visit at the Swaminarayan Akshardham temple in Gandhinagar, India April 21, 2022. Stefan Rousseau/Pool via REUTERS 

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson walks with sadhus or Hindu holy men during his visit at the Swaminarayan Akshardham temple in Gandhinagar, India April 21, 2022. Stefan Rousseau/Pool via REUTERS 

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson walks with sadhus or Hindu holy men during his visit at the Swaminarayan Akshardham temple in Gandhinagar, India April 21, 2022. Stefan Rousseau/Pool via REUTERS 

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson talks with sadhus or Hindu holy men during his visit at the Swaminarayan Akshardham temple in Gandhinagar, India April 21, 2022. Ben Stansall/Pool via REUTERS 

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson walks with sadhus or Hindu holy men during his visit at the Swaminarayan Akshardham temple in Gandhinagar, India April 21, 2022. Ben Stansall/Pool via REUTERS 

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson walks with sadhus or Hindu holy men during his visit at the Swaminarayan Akshardham temple in Gandhinagar, India April 21, 2022. Ben Stansall/Pool via REUTERS 

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson walks with sadhus or Hindu holy men during his visit at the Swaminarayan Akshardham temple in Gandhinagar, India April 21, 2022. Ben Stansall/Pool via REUTERS 

A sadhu or Hindu holyman puts a traditional 'tilak' on the forehead of British Prime Minister Boris Johnson during his visit at the Swaminarayan Akshardham temple in Gandhinagar, India April 21, 2022. Ben Stansall/Pool via REUTERS 

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson poses with sadhus or Hindu holy men in front of the Swaminarayan Akshardham temple in Gandhinagar, India April 21, 2022. Ben Stansall/Pool via REUTERS 

A Sadhu or a Hindu holy man arrives to cast his vote at a polling station during the last phase of state assembly election in Varanasi in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, India, March 7, 2022. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi 

A Sadhu or a Hindu holy man leaves after casing his vote at a polling station during the last phase of state assembly election in Varanasi in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, India, March 7, 2022. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi 

A Sadhu or a Hindu holy man waits to get his voter's slip before casting his vote at a polling station during the last phase of state assembly election in Varanasi in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, India, March 7, 2022. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi 

A Sadhu or a Hindu holy man leaves after casting his vote at a polling station during the state assembly election in Varanasi in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, India, March 7, 2022. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi 

Hindu holy men, or sadhus, sing religious songs as they gather at the premises of Pashupatinath Temple during the Shivaratri festival in Kathmandu, Nepal March 1, 2022. REUTERS/Monika Deupala 

A Hindu holy man, or sadhu, applies tika on his forehead at the premises of Pashupatinath Temple during the Shivaratri festival in Kathmandu, Nepal March 1, 2022. REUTERS/Monika Deupala 

A Hindu holy man, or sadhu, looks through the premises of Pashupatinath Temple during the Shivaratri festival in Kathmandu, Nepal March 1, 2022. REUTERS/Monika Deupala 

A Hindu holy man, or sadhu, reads a holy book at the premises of Pashupatinath Temple during the Shivaratri festival in Kathmandu, Nepal March 1, 2022. REUTERS/Monika Deupala 

A Hindu holy man, or sadhu, dusts his cloth at the premises of Pashupatinath Temple during the Shivaratri festival in Kathmandu, Nepal March 1, 2022. REUTERS/Monika Deupala 

A Hindu holy man, or sadhu, is seen through the window at the premises of Pashupatinath Temple during the Shivaratri festival in Kathmandu, Nepal March 1, 2022. REUTERS/Monika Deupala TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

Hindu holy men, or sadhus, gather at the premises of Pashupatinath Temple during the Shivaratri festival in Kathmandu, Nepal March 1, 2022. REUTERS/Monika Deupala 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 February 28, 2022. REUTERS/Monika Deupala 

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 28, 2022. REUTERS/Monika Deupala 

Hindu holy men, or sadhus, along with devotees gather at the premises of Pashupatinath Temple a day ahead of the Shivaratri festival in Kathmandu, Nepal, February 28, 2022. REUTERS/Monika Deupala 

A Hindu holy man, or sadhu, blows a horn at the premises of Pashupatinath Temple, a day ahead of the Shivaratri festival, in Kathmandu, Nepal February 28, 2022. REUTERS/Monika Deupala 

A Sadhu or a Hindu holy man stands in a queue to cast his vote at a polling station during the state assembly election in the town of Vrindavan, in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, India, February 10, 2022. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi 

A Sadhu or a Hindu holy man waits to receive his voter slip to cast his vote outside a polling station during the state assembly election in the town of Vrindavan, in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, India, February 10, 2022. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi 

A Sadhu or a Hindu holy man arrives to cast his vote as security personnel stand guard at a polling station during the state assembly election in the town of Vrindavan, in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, India, February 10, 2022. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi 

A policeman and a polling officer help a Sadhu or a Hindu Holy man to enter a polling station to cast his vote during the state assembly election in the town of Vrindavan, in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, India, February 10, 2022. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi 

A Sadhu or a Hindu holy man gives his thumb impression to collect his voter slip before casting his vote at a polling station during the state assembly election in the town of Vrindavan, in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, India, February 10, 2022. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi 

A Sadhu or a Hindu holy man casts his vote at a polling station during the state assembly election in the town of Vrindavan, in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, India, February 10, 2022. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi 

A "Sadhu" or a Hindu holy man shows his ink marked finger outside a polling station, after casting his vote during the state assembly election in the town of Vrindavan in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, India, February 10, 2022. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi 

A woman and a "Sadhu" or a Hindu holy man arrive to caste their vote at a polling station during the state assembly election in the town of Vrindavan in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, India, February 10, 2022. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi 

"Sadhus" or Hindu holy men wait to get their voting slip before casting their vote, from an officer at a polling station during the state assembly election in the town of Vrindavan in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, India, February 10, 2022. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi 

"Sadhus" or Hindu holy men leave after casting their vote during the state assembly election in the town of Vrindavan in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, India, February 10, 2022. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

A Hindu holy man, or Sadhu, reacts as a healthcare worker 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 7, 2022. REUTERS/Rupak De Chowdhuri TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

A Sadhu or a Hindu holy man walks across a highway on a smoggy morning in New Delhi, India, November 18, 2021. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis 

A Sadhu or a Hindu holy man adjusts a cloth on his face as he walks across a highway on a smoggy morning in New Delhi, India, November 18, 2021. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis 

Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Head Sadhu Yogvivekdas Swami pour water over a gilded brass image of Shri Nilkanth Varni (Bhagwan Swaminarayan) in an Abhishek ceremony as they attend Diwali celebrations during a visit to the Hindu temple, BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir in Neasden, London, Britain November 7, 2021. Yui Mok/Pool via REUTERS 

Sadhus, or Hindu holy men take a holy dip in the Ganges river during Shahi Snan at "Kumbh Mela", or the Pitcher Festival, amidst the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Haridwar, India, April 14, 2021. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis 

Naga Sadhus, or Hindu holy men participate in a procession to take a dip in the Ganges river during Shahi Snan at "Kumbh Mela", or the Pitcher Festival, amidst the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Haridwar, India, April 14, 2021. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis 

Naga Sadhus, or Hindu holy men participate in a procession to take a dip in the Ganges river during Shahi Snan at "Kumbh Mela", or the Pitcher Festival, amidst the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Haridwar, India, April 14, 2021. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis 

A Sadhu, or a Hindu holy man, offers morning prayers on the banks of the Ganges river during Kumbh Mela, or the Pitcher Festival, amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Haridwar, India, April 13, 2021. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis 

A Sadhu, or a Hindu holy man, looks into a mirror as he prepares for morning prayers, on the banks of the Ganges river during Kumbh Mela, or the Pitcher Festival, amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Haridwar, India, April 13, 2021. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis 

A Sadhu, or a Hindu holy man, crosses the dry riverbed of the Ganges river during Kumbh Mela, or the Pitcher Festival, amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Haridwar, India, April 13, 2021. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis 

Sadhus, or Hindu holy men, offer morning prayers on the banks of the Ganges river during Kumbh Mela, or the Pitcher Festival, amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Haridwar, India, April 13, 2021. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis 

A 'Naga Sadhu,' or Hindu holy man, places a mask across his face before entering the Ganges river during the traditional Shahi Snan, or royal dip, at the Kumbh Mela festival in Haridwar, India, April 12, 2021. As coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases and deaths exploded in India in April and May, hospitals ran so short of oxygen that many patients suffocated. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui SEARCH "Pulitzer India Pandemic " FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

A 'Naga Sadhu,' or Hindu holy man, places a mask across his face before entering the Ganges river during the traditional Shahi Snan, or royal dip, at the Kumbh Mela festival in Haridwar, India, April 12, 2021. As COVID-19 cases and deaths exploded in India in April and May, hospitals ran so short of oxygen that many patients suffocated. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui. Pulitzer Prize Winner for Feature Photography 

A Naga Sadhu, or Hindu holy man wears a mask before the procession for taking a dip in the Ganges river during Shahi Snan at "Kumbh Mela", or the Pitcher Festival, amidst the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Haridwar, India, April 12, 2021. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui/File Photo TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY SEARCH "GLOBAL POY" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "REUTERS POY" FOR ALL BEST OF 2021 PACKAGES. 

Naga Sadhus, or Hindu holy men, take a dip in the Ganges river during the second Shahi Snan at Kumbh Mela, or the Pitcher Festival, amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Haridwar, India, April 12, 2021. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis 

Sadhus, or Hindu holy men take a dip in the Ganges river during Shahi Snan at "Kumbh Mela", or the Pitcher Festival, amidst the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Haridwar, India, April 12, 2021. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui 

Naga Sadhus, or Hindu holy men take a dip in the Ganges river during Shahi Snan at "Kumbh Mela", or the Pitcher Festival, amidst the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Haridwar, India, April 12, 2021. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui 

Naga Sadhus, or Hindu holy men, leave after taking a dip in the Ganges river during Shahi Snan at "Kumbh Mela", or the Pitcher Festival, amidst the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Haridwar, India, April 12, 2021. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui 

Naga Sadhus, or Hindu holy men, leave after taking a dip in the Ganges river during Shahi Snan at "Kumbh Mela", or the Pitcher Festival, amidst the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Haridwar, India, April 12, 2021. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui 

Naga Sadhus, or Hindu holy men participate in the procession for taking a dip in the Ganges river during Shahi Snan at "Kumbh Mela", or the Pitcher Festival, amidst the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Haridwar, India, April 12, 2021. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui 

Naga Sadhus, or Hindu holy men participate in the procession for taking a dip in the Ganges river during Shahi Snan at "Kumbh Mela", or the Pitcher Festival, amidst the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Haridwar, India, April 12, 2021. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui 

Naga Sadhus, or Hindu holy men participate in the procession for taking a dip in the Ganges river during Shahi Snan at "Kumbh Mela", or the Pitcher Festival, amidst the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Haridwar, India, April 12, 2021. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui 

Naga Sadhus, or Hindu holy men participate in the procession for taking a dip in the Ganges river during Shahi Snan at "Kumbh Mela", or the Pitcher Festival, amidst the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Haridwar, India, April 12, 2021. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui 

Naga Sadhus, or Hindu holy men, participate in the procession for taking a dip in the Ganges river during Shahi Snan at "Kumbh Mela", or the Pitcher Festival, amidst the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Haridwar, India, April 12, 2021. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui