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Hindu pilgrims carrying their belongings enter the water to bathe at the confluence of the Ganges, the Yamuna, and the mythical Saraswati rivers on the first day of the 45-day-long Maha Kumbh festival in Prayagraj, India, Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Ashwini Bhatia)

Hindu pilgrims carrying their belongings enter the water to bathe at the confluence of the Ganges, the Yamuna, and the mythical Saraswati rivers on the first day of the 45-day-long Maha Kumbh festival in Prayagraj, India, Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Ashwini Bhatia)

A Hindu pilgrim prays after bathing at the confluence of the Ganges, the Yamuna, and the Saraswati rivers on the first day of the 45-day-long Maha Kumbh festival in Prayagraj, India, Monday, Jan. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Ashwini Bhatia)

A Hindu pilgrim prays after bathing at the confluence of the Ganges, the Yamuna, and the Saraswati rivers on the first day of the 45-day-long Maha Kumbh festival in Prayagraj, India, Monday, Jan. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Ashwini Bhatia)

Sunil Shah, 60, right, and his brother Jawahar from Bihar state sit on a plastic sheet spread on the hay-covered ground where they will spend the night out in the open at the confluence of the Ganges, the Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati rivers on the first day of the 45-day-long Maha Kumbh festival in Prayagraj, India, Monday, Jan. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Ashwini Bhatia)

Sunil Shah, 60, right, and his brother Jawahar from Bihar state sit on a plastic sheet spread on the hay-covered ground where they will spend the night out in the open at the confluence of the Ganges, the Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati rivers on the first day of the 45-day-long Maha Kumbh festival in Prayagraj, India, Monday, Jan. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Ashwini Bhatia)

Pilgrims and others charge their phones at a public kiosk on the first day of the 45-day-long Maha Kumbh festival in Prayagraj, India, Monday, Jan. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Ashwini Bhatia)

Pilgrims and others charge their phones at a public kiosk on the first day of the 45-day-long Maha Kumbh festival in Prayagraj, India, Monday, Jan. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Ashwini Bhatia)

Preeti Gupta, 40, second right, from Chhattisgarh state sits with her husband and two children on a plastic sheet spread out on the ground where they will spend the night out in the open at the confluence of the Ganges, the Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati rivers on the first day of the 45-day-long Maha Kumbh festival in Prayagraj, India, Monday, Jan. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Ashwini Bhatia)

Preeti Gupta, 40, second right, from Chhattisgarh state sits with her husband and two children on a plastic sheet spread out on the ground where they will spend the night out in the open at the confluence of the Ganges, the Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati rivers on the first day of the 45-day-long Maha Kumbh festival in Prayagraj, India, Monday, Jan. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Ashwini Bhatia)

A pilgrim rests under a tree as others huddle on the first day of the 45-day-long Maha Kumbh festival in Prayagraj, India, Monday, Jan. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Ashwini Bhatia)

A pilgrim rests under a tree as others huddle on the first day of the 45-day-long Maha Kumbh festival in Prayagraj, India, Monday, Jan. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Ashwini Bhatia)

An elderly Hindu pilgrim is helped by family members to get dressed after bathing at the confluence of the Ganges, the Yamuna, and the Saraswati rivers on the first day of the 45-day-long Maha Kumbh festival in Prayagraj, India, Monday, Jan. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Ashwini Bhatia)

An elderly Hindu pilgrim is helped by family members to get dressed after bathing at the confluence of the Ganges, the Yamuna, and the Saraswati rivers on the first day of the 45-day-long Maha Kumbh festival in Prayagraj, India, Monday, Jan. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Ashwini Bhatia)

Pilgrims rest on plastic sheets spread on the hay-covered ground where they will spend the night out in the open at the confluence of the Ganges, the Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati rivers on the first day of the 45-day-long Maha Kumbh festival in Prayagraj, India, Monday, Jan. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Ashwini Bhatia)

Pilgrims rest on plastic sheets spread on the hay-covered ground where they will spend the night out in the open at the confluence of the Ganges, the Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati rivers on the first day of the 45-day-long Maha Kumbh festival in Prayagraj, India, Monday, Jan. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Ashwini Bhatia)

Hindu pilgrims bathe at the confluence of the Ganges, the Yamuna, and the mythical Saraswati rivers on the first day of the 45-day-long Maha Kumbh festival in Prayagraj, India, Monday, Jan. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Ashwini Bhatia)

Hindu pilgrims bathe at the confluence of the Ganges, the Yamuna, and the mythical Saraswati rivers on the first day of the 45-day-long Maha Kumbh festival in Prayagraj, India, Monday, Jan. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Ashwini Bhatia)

Chandrashekhar Gupta, 72, from Bengaluru, sits with his wife Nagavalli on a plastic sheet spread out on the ground where they will spend the night out in the open at the confluence of the Ganges, the Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati rivers on the first day of the 45-day-long Maha Kumbh festival in Prayagraj, India, Monday, Jan. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Ashwini Bhatia)

Chandrashekhar Gupta, 72, from Bengaluru, sits with his wife Nagavalli on a plastic sheet spread out on the ground where they will spend the night out in the open at the confluence of the Ganges, the Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati rivers on the first day of the 45-day-long Maha Kumbh festival in Prayagraj, India, Monday, Jan. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Ashwini Bhatia)

Hindu pilgrims from New Delhi buy vermillion powder as they rest under a fig tree on the first day of the 45-day-long Maha Kumbh festival in Prayagraj, India, Monday, Jan. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Ashwini Bhatia)

Hindu pilgrims from New Delhi buy vermillion powder as they rest under a fig tree on the first day of the 45-day-long Maha Kumbh festival in Prayagraj, India, Monday, Jan. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Ashwini Bhatia)

Om Prakash Dube, 61, from Ayodhya, sits on a sheet spread out on the hay-covered ground where he will spend the night out in the open at the confluence of the Ganges, the Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati rivers on the second day of the 45-day-long Maha Kumbh festival in Prayagraj, India, Monday, Jan. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Ashwini Bhatia)

Om Prakash Dube, 61, from Ayodhya, sits on a sheet spread out on the hay-covered ground where he will spend the night out in the open at the confluence of the Ganges, the Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati rivers on the second day of the 45-day-long Maha Kumbh festival in Prayagraj, India, Monday, Jan. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Ashwini Bhatia)

A woman sits next to the laundry spread out on the hay-covered ground at the confluence of the Ganges, the Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati rivers on the first day of the 45-day-long Maha Kumbh festival in Prayagraj, India, Monday, Jan. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Ashwini Bhatia)

A woman sits next to the laundry spread out on the hay-covered ground at the confluence of the Ganges, the Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati rivers on the first day of the 45-day-long Maha Kumbh festival in Prayagraj, India, Monday, Jan. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Ashwini Bhatia)