A villager sits on a hill overlooking part of Bhatsa dam on the outskirts of Denganmal village, Maharashtra, India, April 20, 2015. In Denganmal, a village in Maharashtra state, some men take a second or third wife just to make sure their households have enough drinking water. Becoming what are known as "water wives" allows the women, often widows or single mothers, to regain respect in conservative rural India by carrying water from the well quite some distance from the remote village. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui 

Sakhri (R) and Bhaagi (L), wives of Sakharam Bhagat, carry metal pitchers filled with water from a well outside Denganmal village, Maharashtra, India, April 20, 2015. Becoming what are known as "water wives" allows the women, often widows or single mothers, to regain respect in conservative rural India by carrying water from the well quite some distance from the remote village. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui 

Sakhri, the second wife of Sakharam Bhagat carries a metal pitcher filled with water from a well outside her village in Denganmal, Maharashtra, India, April 20, 2015. When the water wife, who does not usually share the marital bed, becomes too old to continue, the husband sometimes takes a third and younger spouse to fetch the water in metal pitchers or makeshift containers. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui 

A man makes bundles of dry grass at a temporary shelter in Denganmal, Maharashtra, India, April 21, 2015. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui 

Sakhri (L), the second wife of Sakharam Bhagat, listens to Tuki, the first wife of Sakharam Bhagat as she washes utensils outside their house in Denganmal village, Maharashtra, India, April 21, 2015. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui 

Sakhri, the second wife of Sakharam Bhagat washes utensils outside their house in Denganmal, Maharashtra, India, April 21, 2015. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui 

A picture of Sakharam Bhagat, with his wives, Tuki, Sakhri and Bhaagi (L to R) is seen on a wall inside their house in Denganmal village, Maharashtra, India, April 20, 2015. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui 

Sakharam Bhagat, 66, poses with his wives, Sakhri, Tuki and Bhaagi (L to R) inside their house in Denganmal village, Maharashtra, India, April 20, 2015. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui 

Bhaagi, the third wife of Sakharam Bhagat, gets ready to fill water from a well at Denganmal village, Maharashtra, India, April 20, 2015. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui 

Sakhri, second wife of Sakharam Bhagat, cooks on a fire stove inside her house in Denganmal village, Maharashtra, India, April 20, 2015. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui 

Metal pitchers used for storing water are seen in a room in Sakharam Bhagat's house in Denganmal village, Maharashtra, India, April 20, 2015. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui 

Sakhri, second wife of Sakharam Bhagat, carries an empty metal pitcher as she walks to fetch water from a well outside her village in Denganmal, Maharashtra, India, April 20, 2015. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui 

Tuki, Sakhri and Bhaagi (L to R), the wives of Sakharam Bhagat, stand as they prepare to go out to fetch water from a well outside Denganmal village, Maharashtra, India, April 20, 2015. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui 

Bhaagi (R) and Sakhri (L), who are married to Sakharam Bhagat, leave their house to fetch water from a well outside Denganmal village, Maharashtra, India, April 20, 2015.REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui 

Children walk near a general store in Denganmal village, Maharashtra, India, April 21, 2015. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui 

Bhaagi (L) and Sakhri (2nd from L), wives of Sakharam Bhagat (R) walk to fetch water from a well outside Denganmal village, Maharashtra, India, April 20, 2015. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui 

Bhaagi, third wife of Sakharam Bhagat, carries an empty metal pitcher as she walks to fetch water from outside her village in Denganmal, Maharashtra, India, April 20, 2015. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui 

Bhaagi (L), third wife of Sakharam Bhagat, takes out water from a well as Sakhri (R) helps her outside their village in Denganmal, Maharashtra, India, April 20, 2015. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui 

A woman helps another in carrying metal pitchers filled with water from a well outside Denganmal village, Maharashtra, India, April 20, 2015. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui 

Bhaagi, third wife of Sakharam Bhagat, carries a metal pitcher filled with water from a well outside Denganmal village, Maharashtra, India, April 20, 2015. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui 

A resident fetches water from a well outside Denganmal village, Maharashtra, India, April 21, 2015. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui 

Shivarti, the second wife of Namdeo, holds her grandson while carrying metal pitchers filled with water from a well outside Denganmal village, Maharashtra, India, April 21, 2015. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui 

A woman carries an improvised plastic can to fetch water from a well outside Denganmal village, Maharashtra, India, April 20, 2015. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui 

Shivarti, second wife of Namdeo, empties a water pitcher as she gets ready to fill water from a well outside Denganmal village, Maharashtra, India, April 21, 2015. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui 

Namdeo poses with his wives Shivarti (L) and Bagabai (R) outside their house in Denganmal village, Maharashtra, India, April 21, 2015. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui 

Shivarti, second wife of Namdeo, cleans a room inside their house in Denganmal village, Maharashtra, India, April 21, 2015. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui 

Bagabai, first wife of Namdeo, listens to him inside their house in Denganmal village, Maharashtra, India, April 21, 2015. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui 

Sachini, son of Namdeo, lies in a room as his daughter sleeps in a hammock inside their house in Denganmal village, Maharashtra, India, April 21, 2015. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui 

An old photo of Namdeo and Bagabai (C) hangs on a wall inside their house in Denganmal village, Maharashtra, India, April 21, 2015. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui