Women devotees get ready on the banks of the river Yamuna to offer prayers to the sun god during Chhath festival in Noida, near New Delhi, India, Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)
Hindu devotees gather by the river Brahmaputra and offer prayers during Chhath festival in Guwahati, northeastern Assam state, India, Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)
Hindu devotees pray to the sun god standing in knee deep waters in the Hussain Sagar Lake during Chhath festival in Hyderabad, India, Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.)
Devotees take selfies on the banks of the river Yamuna before offering prayer to the sun god during Chhath festival in Noida, near New Delhi, India, Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)
Hindu devotees gather by the river Brahmaputra and offer prayers to the setting sun during Chhath festival in Guwahati, northeastern Assam state, India, Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)
Devotees pray on the banks of the river Yamuna as toxic foam flows during Chhath festival in Noida, near New Delhi, India, Friday, Nov. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)
Devotees pray on the banks of the river Yamuna as toxic foam flows during Chhath festival in Noida, near New Delhi, India, Friday, Nov. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)
Women devotees offer prayers to the sun god on the banks of the river Yamuna during the Chhath festival in Noida, near New Delhi, India, Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)
Hindu devotees pray to the sun god standing in knee deep waters in the Hussain Sagar Lake during the Chhath festival in Hyderabad, India, Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.)
A devotee takes a dip in the river Yamuna before offering prayers to the sun god during Chhath festival in Noida, near New Delhi, India, Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)
Hindu devotees gather by the river Brahmaputra and offer prayers during Chhath festival in Guwahati, northeastern Assam state, India, Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)
A Hindu woman performs rituals to mark Chhath festival in the Hussain Sagar Lake in Hyderabad, India, Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.)
A devotee performs rituals on the banks of the river Yamuna during Chhath festival in Noida, near New Delhi, India, Friday, Nov. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)
Devotees pray on the banks of the river Yamuna during Chhath festival in Noida, near New Delhi, India, Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)
Devotees perform rituals on the banks of the river Yamuna as they offer prayer to the sun god during Chhath festival in Noida, near New Delhi, India, Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)
Devotees arrive on the banks of the river Yamuna to offer prayers as smog envelops the skyline during the Chhath festival in Noida, near New Delhi, India, Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)
A Hindu devotee prostrates to the river Brahmaputra during Chhath festival in Guwahati, in the northeastern Indian state of Assam, India, Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)
Devotees arrive on the banks of the river Yamuna to offer prayers as smog and dust envelops the skyline during Chhath festival in Noida, near New Delhi, India, Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)
A couple sits with offerings on the banks of the river Yamuna during Chhath festival in Noida, near New Delhi, India, Friday, Nov. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)
A child lies next to offerings brought by devotees on the banks of the river Yamuna during Chhath festival in Noida, near New Delhi, India, India, Friday, Nov. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)
A devotee prostrates on the bank of the river Yamuna to offer prayers as smog envelops the skyline during Chhath festival in Noida, near New Delhi, India, Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)
A Hindu woman puts vermilion powder on the forehead of another during Chhath festival performed to thank the Sun god for sustaining life on earth and seeking the divine blessings on the Gomti River in Lucknow, India, Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)
A devotee prays on the banks of the river Yamuna as toxic foam flows during Chhath festival in Noida, near New Delhi, India, Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)
Devotees pray as they wait for the sun to rise on the banks of the river Yamuna during Chhath festival in Noida, near New Delhi, India, Friday, Nov. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)
Devotees gather to perform rituals during Chhath festival in Mumbai, India, Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024.(AP Photo/Rajanish Kakade)
A Hindu devotee moves toward the river Brahmaputra in a prostrate manner to perform rituals during Chhath Puja festival in Guwahati, in the northeastern Indian state of Assam, India, Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)