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A man watches waves caused by high tide hit his house on the shore of the Arabian Sea in Mumbai, India, Wednesday, June 25, 2025. (Photo by Rafiq Maqbool/AP Photo)

A man watches high tide waves crash against his shoreline home in Mumbai, India, June 25, 2025.(Photo by Rafiq Maqbool/AP Photo)

A woman rows a boat carrying lotus roots through the Dal Lake in Srinagar on June 25, 2025. (Photo by Tauseef Mustafa/AFP Photo)

A woman rows a boat laden with lotus roots across Dal Lake in Srinagar, June 25, 2025.(Photo by Tauseef Mustafa/AFP Photo)

Devotees participate in the annual chariot procession of Hindu deity Lord Jagannath, in Ahmedabad, India, Friday, June 27, 2025. (Photo by Ajit Solanki/AP Photo)

Devotees pull chariots during the annual Lord Jagannath procession in Ahmedabad, India, June 27, 2025.(Photo by Ajit Solanki/AP Photo)

Customers shop for 'Kolhapuri' sandals, an Indian ethnic footwear, at a store in New Delhi, India, on June 27, 2025. (Photo by Adnan Abidi/Reuters)

Customers browse Kolhapuri sandals, a traditional Indian craft, at a shop in New Delhi, June 27, 2025.(Photo by Adnan Abidi/Reuters)

An Indian devotee greets as a holy chariot is pulled during Rath Yatra or Chariot Journey Festival organized by the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) in Kolkata, India, 27 June 2025. The Jagannath Rath Yatra festival or pulling of the chariots is one of the most important Hindu festivals in India. (Photo by Piyal Adhikary/EPA)

A devotee cheers as a chariot is pulled during Kolkata’s Jagannath festival, organized by ISKCON, June 27, 2025.(Photo by Piyal Adhikary/EPA)

Indian devotees perform a holy dance near a holy chariot bearing Lord Jagannatha during Rath Yatra or Chariot Journey Festival organized by the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) in Kolkata, India, 27 June 2025. The Jagannath Rath Yatra festival or pulling of the chariots is one of the most important Hindu festivals in India. (Photo by Piyal Adhikary/EPA)

Dancers perform near a sacred chariot at Kolkata’s Rath Yatra, a key Hindu festival, June 27, 2025.(Photo by Piyal Adhikary/EPA)

An artisan dyes a Banarasi saree at his workshop in Varanasi on June 28, 2025. (Photo by Niharika Kulkarni/AFP Photo)

A craftsman hand-dyes a Banarasi saree in Varanasi, June 28, 2025.(Photo by Niharika Kulkarni/AFP Photo)

An artist dressed as Hindu deity Kali gestures during a religious procession on occasion of “Bonalu” celebrations in New Delhi on July 1, 2025. (Photo by Arun Sankar/AFP Photo)

A performer dressed as Goddess Kali gestures during Delhi’s Bonalu celebrations, July 1, 2025.(Photo by Arun Sankar/AFP Photo)

A Tibetan monk circumambulates clockwise around Tsuglagkhang, also known as Dalai Lama's Temple complex, in the northern hill town of Dharamshala, India, on July 1, 2025. (Photo by Anushree Fadnavis/Reuters)

A monk circumambulates the Dalai Lama’s Temple in Dharamshala, India, July 1, 2025.(Photo by Anushree Fadnavis/Reuters)

Pilgrims headed to the Himalayan shrine of Amarnath wait in a queue outside a registration counter in Jammu, India, Tuesday, July 1, 2025. (Photo by Channi Anand/AP Photo)

Pilgrims queue for registration en route to the Amarnath shrine in Jammu, July 1, 2025.(Photo by Channi Anand/AP Photo)

Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama addresses via a video message at the inaugural session at the 15th Tibetan Religious Conference at the Dalai Lama Library and Archive near Tsuglagkhang, also known as Dalai Lama's Temple complex, in the northern hill town of Dharamshala, India, on July 2, 2025. (Photo by Anushree Fadnavis/Reuters)

The Tibetan spiritual leader speaks via video at a religious conference in Dharamshala, July 2, 2025.(Photo by Anushree Fadnavis/Reuters)

A man prepares demon masks usually put on display at homes with the belief to ward off evil spirits, in Chennai on July 2, 2025. (Photo by R. Satish Babu/AFP Photo)

An artisan makes protective masks believed to ward off evil spirits, Chennai, July 2, 2025.(Photo by R. Satish Babu/AFP Photo)

Vehicles drive on the costal road in India's financial capital Mumbai on July 6, 2025. New Delhi and Washington have been locked in multiple rounds of talks, with hopes for an interim pact to avert the 26 percent “reciprocal” tolls meted out to India. (Photo by Punit Paranjpe/AFP Photo)

Vehicles traverse a coastal road amid India-U.S. trade talks, Mumbai, July 6, 2025.(Photo by Punit Paranjpe/AFP Photo)

A stunt with fire during Ashura, the 10th day of Muharram in the Islamic calendar in Kolkata on July 6, 2025. Muharram is the first month of the Islamic calendar & Ashura is the tenth day of the month of Muharram, on which the commemoration of the martyrdom of Imam Hussain, the grandson of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), during the battle of Karbala, is done. It is part of Mourning for Shia Muslims and a day of fasting for Sunni Muslims that is observed all over the World. (Photo by Avishek Das/SOPA Images/Rex Features/Shutterstock)

A fire stunt marks Ashura, commemorating Imam Hussain’s martyrdom, Kolkata, July 6, 2025.(Photo by Avishek Das/SOPA Images/Rex Features/Shutterstock)

The sun rises over Pangong lake in Maan village, Ladakh, India, Tuesday, July 8, 2025. (Photo by Dar Yasin/AP Photo)

Dawn breaks over Pangong Lake in Ladakh, India, July 8, 2025.(Photo by Dar Yasin/AP Photo)

A police officer reacts after his shoes caught fire while trying to douse a fire set by leftist activists on an effigy of India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi, at a rally in Kolkata on July 9, 2025, during a nationwide general strike called by the trade unions against what they say are the government's anti-worker policies. (Photo by Dibyangshu Sarkar/AFP Photo)

A policeman reacts as activists burn an effigy of PM Modi during a labor strike, Kolkata, July 9, 2025.(Photo by Dibyangshu Sarkar/AFP Photo)

Rescuers search for survivors after a bridge collapsed in Vadodara in the western state of Gujarat, India, on July 9, 2025. (Photo by Reuters/Stringer)

Rescuers search for survivors after a bridge collapse in Vadodara, July 9, 2025.(Photo by Reuters/Stringer)

Rural child care workers shout slogans during a nationwide strike in Ahmedabad, India, Wednesday, July 9, 2025. (Photo by Ajit Solanki/AP Photo)

Rural childcare staff protest during a nationwide strike, Ahmedabad, July 9, 2025.(Photo by Ajit Solanki/AP Photo)

A Kathakali classical dancer (2L) watches artists rehearse the traditional folk dance Pulikkali (Tiger Dance) as they wait backstage before their performance at a cultural festival in Chennai on July 12, 2025. (Photo by R. Satish Babu/AFP Photo)

Kathakali dancers observe a Pulikkali (Tiger Dance) rehearsal in Chennai, July 12, 2025.(Photo by R. Satish Babu/AFP Photo)

Hindu devotees carrying pots filled with the holy water of the river Ganges chant hymns as they wait to worship Hindu god Shiva inside the Kedareshwar temple in Varanasi on July 14, 2025, marking the first Monday of the sacred month of Sawan. (Photo by Niharika Kulkarni/AFP Photo)

Devotees carry Ganges water to worship Shiva in Varanasi, marking Sawan’s first Monday, July 14, 2025.(Photo by Niharika Kulkarni/AFP Photo)

Julia Everson
Julia is a freelance writer and lifelong learner with an ongoing curiosity to study new things. She enjoys checking out the latest grammar books and writing about video games more than anything else. If she's not running through Colorado’s breathtaking landscape, she's indoors hidden away in her cozy game room trolling noobs and leveling up an RPG character. She is a Final Fantasy IX apologist (although she loves them all… except XV), coffee aficionado, and a bit of a health nut. Julia graduated from Western Kentucky University with a B.A. in English Literature with a minor in Creative Writing.