A protester covered in turmeric powder protests by lying down on the sidewalk of a street during a demonstration demanding a more effective government response to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Kathmandu, Nepal, June 20, 2020. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar

Geeta, 17, a Hindu refugee from Pakistan, reacts during a "haldi" ceremony before getting married, outside a makeshift hut that was built using wood collected from surrounding trees, at a Hindu refugee settlement situated amongst a woodland area near Signature Bridge, a highway overpass in New Delhi, India, January 26, 2020. A haldi ceremony is a premarital ritual in which a paste made out of turmeric is applied onto the body of the bride and groom. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis SEARCH "HINDU REFUGEE CITIZENSHIP" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES.

Shyam, 18, a Hindu refugee from Pakistan, is sheltered with blankets during a "haldi" ceremony before getting married, at a Hindu refugee settlement situated amongst a woodland area near Signature Bridge, a highway overpass in New Delhi, India, January 26, 2020. A haldi ceremony is a premarital ritual in which a paste made out of turmeric, is applied onto the body of the bride and groom. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis SEARCH "HINDU REFUGEE CITIZENSHIP" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES.

QUALITY REPEAT Devotees throw turmeric powder as an offering to the shepherd god Khandoba as others carry a palanquin during 'Somvati Amavasya' at a temple in Jejuri, India, February 4, 2019. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui

A devotee daubed in turmeric powder waits before a procession at shepherd god Khandoba’s temple during 'Somvati Amavasya' in Jejuri, India, February 4, 2019. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Devotees daubed in turmeric powder watch a procession at shepherd god Khandoba’s temple during 'Somvati Amavasya' in Jejuri, India, February 4, 2019. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Devotees throw turmeric powder as an offering to the shepherd god Khandoba as others carry a palanquin during 'Somvati Amavasya' at a temple in Jejuri, India, February 4, 2019. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui

Devotees throw turmeric powder as an offering to the shepherd god Khandoba as others carry a palanquin during 'Somvati Amavasya' at a temple in Jejuri, India, February 4, 2019. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Devotees throw turmeric powder as an offering to the shepherd god Khandoba as others carry a palanquin during 'Somvati Amavasya' at a temple in Jejuri, India, February 4, 2019. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui

Devotees throw turmeric powder as an offering to the shepherd god Khandoba as others carry a palanquin during 'Somvati Amavasya' at a temple in Jejuri, India, February 4, 2019. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui

Devotees daubed in turmeric powder watch a procession at shepherd god Khandoba’s temple during 'Somvati Amavasya' in Jejuri, India, February 4, 2019. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui

Devotees throw turmeric powder as an offering to the shepherd god Khandoba as others carry a palanquin during 'Somvati Amavasya' at a temple in Jejuri, India, February 4, 2019. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui

Devotees throw turmeric powder as an offering to the shepherd god Khandoba as others carry a palanquin during 'Somvati Amavasya' at a temple in Jejuri, India, February 4, 2019. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui

Devotees throw turmeric powder as an offering to the shepherd god Khandoba at a temple in Jejuri, India, February 4, 2019. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui

Devotees daubed in turmeric powder carry a palanquin during a procession at shepherd god Khandoba’s temple during 'Somvati Amavasya' in Jejur, India, February 4, 2019. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui

A devotee daubed in turmeric powder goes into a trance before a procession at shepherd god Khandoba’s temple during 'Somvati Amavasya' in Jejuri, India, February 4, 2019. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui

A devotee daubed in turmeric powder waits before a procession at shepherd god Khandoba’s temple during 'Somvati Amavasya' in Jejuri, India, February 4, 2019. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui

A devotee daubed in turmeric powder goes into a trance before a procession at shepherd god Khandoba’s temple during 'Somvati Amavasya' in Jejuri, India, February 4, 2019. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui

A devotee throws turmeric powder as an offering to the shepherd god Khandoba during 'Somvati Amavasya' at a temple in Jejuri, India, February 4, 2019. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui

A devotee wears a shirt with turmeric handprints before a procession at shepherd god Khandoba’s temple during 'Somvati Amavasya' in Jejuri, India, February 4, 2019. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui

A Hindu priest ties a string of grass, fresh turmeric, and a red thread on a hand of goddess Durga during Vijaya Dashami, or Dussehra, a festival marking the end of Navratri, at the Bangladesh Hindu Mandir temple in Queens, New York, U.S., September 30, 2017. Picture taken on September 30, 2017. REUTERS/Elizabeth Shafiroff

A woman applies home made remedy mixed with turmeric and oil to an injured bird rescued near her house in Bhaktapur, Nepal August 1, 2017. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar

Labourers unload sacks filled with turmeric from a truck at a wholesale market in Ahmedabad, India, March 14, 2017. REUTERS/Amit Dave

A sack of turmeric is weighed in the Chandni Chowk area of Old Delhi, India February 1, 2017. REUTERS/Cathal McNaughton

A Hindu devotee showers in turmeric before beginning her pilgrimage to Batu Caves during Thaipusam in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, January 24, 2016. REUTERS/Olivia Harris

Participants light earthen oil lamps around "Installation of Femininity 2013", made out of turmeric, vermillion powder, rice powder, burnt husk of paddy, which was created by artist Sajitha Shankar as part of the "One Billion Rising" campaign in the southern Indian city of Kochi February 14, 2013. One Billion Rising is a global co-ordinated campaign aimed to call for an end to violence against women and girls, according to its organizers. Picture taken February 14, 2013. REUTERS/Sivaram V (INDIA - Tags: SOCIETY)

A woman takes a photograph of "Installation of Femininity 2013", made out of turmeric, vermillion powder, rice powder, burnt husk of paddy, created by Artist Sajitha Shankar as part of the "One Billion Rising" campaign in the southern Indian city of Kochi February 14, 2013. One Billion Rising is a global co-ordinated campaign aimed to call for an end to violence against women and girls, according to its organisers. REUTERS/Sivaram V (INDIA - Tags: SOCIETY)

Women agricultural laburers stand in a turmeric field at the end of a work day outside Sangli, about 380km (236 miles) south of Mumbai, December 5, 2011. REUTERS/Vivek Prakash (INDIA - Tags: SOCIETY BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT FOOD)

A woman collects turmeric roots in a field outside Sangli, about 380km (236 miles) south of Mumbai, December 5, 2011. REUTERS/Vivek Prakash (INDIA - Tags: SOCIETY BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT FOOD)

People feed elephants during annual "Anayoottu" (feast for elephants) festival at the Sree Vadakkunnathan temple in the southern Indian city of Thrissur July 17, 2009. Hundreds of elephant-lovers gathered at the temple braving rain to mark the festival in which elephants are given rice mixed with jaggery, ghee and turmeric powder, sugarcane and bananas for their health. REUTERS/Sivaram V (INDIA ANIMALS SOCIETY RELIGION ENVIRONMENT)

People hold umbrellas as they gather during the annual "Anayoottu" (feast for elephants) festival at the Sree Vadakkunnathan temple in the southern Indian city of Thrissur July 17, 2009. Hundreds of elephant-lovers gathered at the temple braving rain to mark the festival in which elephants are given rice mixed with jaggery, ghee and turmeric powder, sugarcane and bananas for their health. REUTERS/Sivaram V (INDIA ANIMALS SOCIETY RELIGION ENVIRONMENT)

Hindu priests feed an elephant during annual "Anayoottu" (feast for elephants) festival at the Sree Vadakkunnathan temple in the southern Indian city of Thrissur July 17, 2009. Hundreds of elephant-lovers gathered at the temple braving rain to mark the festival in which elephants are given rice mixed with jaggery, ghee and turmeric powder, sugarcane and bananas for their health. REUTERS/Sivaram V (INDIA ANIMALS SOCIETY RELIGION IMAGES OF THE DAY ENVIRONMENT)

Farmers remove boiled turmeric rhizomes from a cauldron in Gove village in India's western Maharashtra state February 25, 2009. Turmeric growers scattered across the southern states of Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka, have pinned their hopes on higher prices in a year of lower output for the yellow spice. The crop is cultivated from May and the lengthy harvesting process begins in December in India, the world's biggest producer, exporter and consumer of the spice. Picture taken February 25, 2009. REUTERS/Rajendra Jadhav (INDIA)

Women remove weeds from a turmeric field in Hunsur, 200 km (124 miles) from the southern Indian city of Bangalore, July 31, 2008. An erratic monsoon, higher cultivation costs and good returns from oilseeds, pulses and cereals have dissuaded farmers from boosting turmeric acreage despite a sharp rise in prices. Picture taken July 31, 2008. REUTERS/Rajendra Jadhav (INDIA)

A bath mixture incorporating curry spices is seen while people take hot bath in Hakone west of Tokyo July 21, 2006. The bath containing curry spices, such as red pepper and turmeric, improves blood flow and produce beautiful skin, the resort said. REUTERS/Yuriko Nakao (JAPAN)

A man soaks himself in a hot bath incorporating curry spices at Hakone Kowakien,at the hot spring resort of Hakone, west of Tokyo July 21, 2006. The bath containing curry spices, such as red pepper and turmeric, improves blood flow and produce beautiful skin, the resort said. REUTERS/Yuriko Nakao (JAPAN)

A woman grimaces as she takes a hot bath incorporating curry spices at Hakone Kowakien, the hot spring resort of Hakone, west of Tokyo July 21, 2006. The bath containing curry spices such as red pepper and turmeric improves blood flow and produce beautiful skin, the resort said. REUTERS/Yuriko Nakao (JAPAN)

A boy soaks himself in a hot bath incorporating curry spices at Hakone Kowakien,at the hot spring resort of Hakone, west of Tokyo July 21, 2006. The bath containing curry spices, such as red pepper and turmeric, improves blood flow and produce beautiful skin, the resort said. REUTERS/Yuriko Nakao (JAPAN)

Children dressed in white clothes, yellow turmeric powder smeared on their foreheads, make their way to the temple of the Hindu goddess Renuka carrying neem tree leaves in their mouths for a traditional ritual in Saundatti village 600 km southeast of Bombay January 22. Frenzied worshippers gathered near the temple on Wednesday ready for the full moon celebration of a Hindu goddess whose devotees include a cult sentencing children to a life of prostitution.

A woman said to be possessed by the Hindu goddess Renuka dances in a trance, as devotees with yellow turmeric powder smeared on their foreheads make their way to a temple carrying neem tree leaves in their mouths for a traditional ritual in Saundatti village 600 kms southeast of Bombay January 22. The ceremony where young girls are dedicated to the Goddess on a full moon night, has been banned by the Government of India.
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A woman said to be possessed by the Hindu goddess Renuka dances in a trance, as devotees with yellow turmeric powder smeared on their foreheads make their way to a temple carrying neem tree leaves in their mouths for a traditional ritual in Saundatti village 600 kms southeast of Bombay January 22. The ceremony where young girls are dedicated to the Goddess on a full moon night, has been banned by the Government of India.

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Children dressed in white clothes, yellow turmeric powder smeared on their foreheads, make their way to the temple of the Hindu goddess Renuka carrying neem tree leaves in their mouths for a traditional ritual in Saundatti village 600 km southeast of Bombay January 22. Frenzied worshippers gathered near the temple on Wednesday ready for the full moon celebration of a Hindu goddess whose devotees include a cult sentencing children to a life of prostitution.

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Bullocks tied to a yoke burst through a cloud of yellow turmeric thrown by a crowd of cheering spectators at Bhosari, a small village 200 km north of Bombay, September 22. The event was organised as part of the ongoing Ganesh festival which will end on September 26 with the ritual immersion of idols of the elephant-headed Hindu God in the sea. Bullock-cart racing is a popular sport among farmers in rural India.