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People stand in between rows of lit earthen lamps on the banks of the Saryu river during Deepotsav celebrations, an event organized by the Uttar Pradesh state government on the eve of Diwali, in Ayodhya, India, Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)

People stand in between rows of lit earthen lamps on the banks of the Saryu river during Deepotsav celebrations, an event organized by the Uttar Pradesh state government on the eve of Diwali, in Ayodhya, India, Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)

A man carries his elderly mother as he walks past a wall mural showing Hanuman, a Hindu deity, on the morning of Deepotsav celebrations, an event organized by the Uttar Pradesh state government on the eve of Diwali, in Ayodhya, India, Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)

A man carries his elderly mother as he walks past a wall mural showing Hanuman, a Hindu deity, on the morning of Deepotsav celebrations, an event organized by the Uttar Pradesh state government on the eve of Diwali, in Ayodhya, India, Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)

A Hindu priest prays as devotees take a holy dip in the Saryu river on the morning of Deepotsav celebrations, an event organized by the Uttar Pradesh state government on the eve of Diwali, in Ayodhya, India, Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)

A Hindu priest prays as devotees take a holy dip in the Saryu river on the morning of Deepotsav celebrations, an event organized by the Uttar Pradesh state government on the eve of Diwali, in Ayodhya, India, Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)

Idols of Hindu god Ganesha and other deities are adorned with offerings as devotees take a holy dip in the Saryu river on the morning before Deepotsav celebrations, an event organized by the Uttar Pradesh state government on the eve of Diwali, in Ayodhya, India, Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)

Idols of Hindu god Ganesha and other deities are adorned with offerings as devotees take a holy dip in the Saryu river on the morning before Deepotsav celebrations, an event organized by the Uttar Pradesh state government on the eve of Diwali, in Ayodhya, India, Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)

Hindu priests carry lamps as they pray on the banks of the Saryu river during Deepotsav celebrations, an event organized by the Uttar Pradesh state government on the eve of Diwali, in Ayodhya, India, Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)

Hindu priests carry lamps as they pray on the banks of the Saryu river during Deepotsav celebrations, an event organized by the Uttar Pradesh state government on the eve of Diwali, in Ayodhya, India, Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)

People stand in between rows of lit earthen lamps on the banks of the Saryu river during Deepotsav celebrations, an event organized by the Uttar Pradesh state government on the eve of Diwali, in Ayodhya, India, Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)

People stand in between rows of lit earthen lamps on the banks of the Saryu river during Deepotsav celebrations, an event organized by the Uttar Pradesh state government on the eve of Diwali, in Ayodhya, India, Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)

Volunteers light earthen oil lamps along the Saryu river during Deepotsav celebrations on the eve of Diwali, in Ayodhya, India, Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)

Volunteers light earthen oil lamps along the Saryu river during Deepotsav celebrations on the eve of Diwali, in Ayodhya, India, Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)

Volunteers place earthen lamps in geometric patterns on the banks of the Saryu river before Deepotsav celebrations, an event organized by the Uttar Pradesh state government on the eve of Diwali, in Ayodhya, India, Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)

Volunteers place earthen lamps in geometric patterns on the banks of the Saryu river before Deepotsav celebrations, an event organized by the Uttar Pradesh state government on the eve of Diwali, in Ayodhya, India, Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)

People stand in between rows of lit earthen lamps on the banks of the Saryu river during Deepotsav celebrations, an event organized by the Uttar Pradesh state government on the eve of Diwali, in Ayodhya, India, Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)

People stand in between rows of lit earthen lamps on the banks of the Saryu river during Deepotsav celebrations, an event organized by the Uttar Pradesh state government on the eve of Diwali, in Ayodhya, India, Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)

Volunteers give final touches to a geometric pattern using earthen oil lamps on the banks of the Saryu river during Deepotsav celebrations on the eve of Diwali, in Ayodhya, India, Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)

Volunteers give final touches to a geometric pattern using earthen oil lamps on the banks of the Saryu river during Deepotsav celebrations on the eve of Diwali, in Ayodhya, India, Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)

Volunteers place earthen lamps on the banks of the Saryu river on the morning of Deepotsav celebrations, an event organized by the Uttar Pradesh state government on the eve of Diwali, in Ayodhya, India, Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)

Volunteers place earthen lamps on the banks of the Saryu river on the morning of Deepotsav celebrations, an event organized by the Uttar Pradesh state government on the eve of Diwali, in Ayodhya, India, Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)

People watch a laser show after a record 2.51 million earthen oil lamps are lit along the Saryu river during Deepotsav celebrations, an event organized by the Uttar Pradesh state government on the eve of Diwali, in Ayodhya, India, Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)

People watch a laser show after a record 2.51 million earthen oil lamps are lit along the Saryu river during Deepotsav celebrations, an event organized by the Uttar Pradesh state government on the eve of Diwali, in Ayodhya, India, Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)

A Hindu holy man walks past earthen lamps in geometric patterns on the banks of the Saryu river on the morning of Deepotsav celebrations, an event organized by the Uttar Pradesh state government on the eve of Diwali, in Ayodhya, India, Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)

A Hindu holy man walks past earthen lamps in geometric patterns on the banks of the Saryu river on the morning of Deepotsav celebrations, an event organized by the Uttar Pradesh state government on the eve of Diwali, in Ayodhya, India, Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)

Hindu devotees dance during a street procession on the banks of the Saryu river on the morning of Deepotsav celebrations, an event organized by the Uttar Pradesh state government on the eve of Diwali, in Ayodhya, India, Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)

Hindu devotees dance during a street procession on the banks of the Saryu river on the morning of Deepotsav celebrations, an event organized by the Uttar Pradesh state government on the eve of Diwali, in Ayodhya, India, Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)

A record 2.51 million earthen oil lamps are lit along the Saryu river during Deepotsav celebrations on the eve of Diwali, creating a new Guinness World Record, in Ayodhya, India, Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)

A record 2.51 million earthen oil lamps are lit along the Saryu river during Deepotsav celebrations on the eve of Diwali, creating a new Guinness World Record, in Ayodhya, India, Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)

Actors playing Hindu god Rama, third left, and other deities stand as a helicopter showers flower petals during Deepotsav celebrations, an event organized by the Uttar Pradesh state government on the eve of Diwali, in Ayodhya, India, Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)

Actors playing Hindu god Rama, third left, and other deities stand as a helicopter showers flower petals during Deepotsav celebrations, an event organized by the Uttar Pradesh state government on the eve of Diwali, in Ayodhya, India, Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)