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Indian Hindu Devotees on the way to Bus Stand Kachuberia some 150 kms south of Kolkata, on the occasion of Makarsankranti festival in Kolkata on Thursday, 12 January 2012. Some three hundred thousand Hindu pilgrims gathered at the Gangasagar Mela (Fair) to take a dip in the Ocean at the confluence of the River Ganges and the Bay of Bengal.

Indian Hindu Devotees on the way to Bus Stand Kachuberia some 150 kms south of Kolkata, on the occasion of Makarsankranti festival in Kolkata on Thursday, 12 January 2012. Some three hundred thousand Hindu pilgrims gathered at the Gangasagar Mela (Fair) to take a dip in the Ocean at the confluence of the River Ganges and the Bay of Bengal.

An Indian Hindu devotee hand over a traditional oil lamp as they prepare for prayers to the sun during the Chhat Pooja celebration in Kolkata on Tuesday, 01 November 2011.

An Indian Hindu devotee hand over a traditional oil lamp as they prepare for prayers to the sun during the ‘Chhat Pooja’ celebration in at Kolkata on Tuesday,1 November 2011.

An Indian Hindu devotee hand over a traditional oil lamp as they prepare for prayers to the sun during the ‘Chhat Pooja’ celebration in at Kolkata on Tuesday,1 November 2011. Picture by Bhaskar Mallick / Fotocorp

Hindu devotees hold a rope as they prepare to pull a chariot during a chariot procession of lord Jagannath in Kolkata on Monday, 11July 2011

A Hindu devotee performs Stunt and also Mark the victory position of Gujarat Minister Mr. Narendra Modi during 134th annual Cariot Procession of Rath Yatra in Ahmedabad on Sunday, 03 July 2011.

A Hindu devotee performs their Bhakti to Lord Krishna and also Mark the the "Bhakti" Surdas with Lord Krishna by painting his Back during 134th annual Cariot Procession of Rath Yatra in Ahmedabad on Sunday, 03 July 2011.

A Hindu devotee performs their Bhakti to Lord Krishna and also Mark the the "Bhakti" Surdas with Lord Krishna by painting his Back during 134th annual Cariot Procession of Rath Yatra in Ahmedabad on Sunday, 03 July 2011.

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah during a visit of Khirbawani Temple at Tullamulla in Ganderbal district, about 30 km from Srinagar on Thursday. Thousands of Hindu devotees attended the prayers at the historic temple dedicated to Hindu Goddess Durga.

Indian Hindu Devotee at Gangasagar Island, some 150 kms south of Kolkata, on the occasion of Makarsankranti festival in Kolkata on Friday, 14 January 2011. Some three hundred thousand Hindu pilgrims gathered at the Gangasagar Mela (Fair) to take a dip in the Ocean at the confluence of the River Ganges and the Bay of Bengal, on the occasion of Makar Sankranti, a holy day of the Hindu calendar considered to be of great religious significance in Hindu mythology, Eastern India.

Indian Hindu Devotee at Gangasagar Island, some 150 kms south of Kolkata, on the occasion of Makarsankranti festival in Kolkata on Friday, 14 January 2011. Some three hundred thousand Hindu pilgrims gathered at the Gangasagar Mela (Fair) to take a dip in the Ocean at the confluence of the River Ganges and the Bay of Bengal, on the occasion of Makar Sankranti, a holy day of the Hindu calendar considered to be of great religious significance in Hindu mythology, Eastern India Picture By Bhaskar Mallick/Fotocorp

Indian Hindu Devotees Collect Food from priest at Gangasagar Island, some 150 kms south of Kolkata, on the occasion of Makarsankranti festival in Kolkata on Friday, 14 January 2011. Some three hundred thousand Hindu pilgrims gathered at the Gangasagar Mela (Fair) to take a dip in the Ocean at the confluence of the River Ganges and the Bay of Bengal, on the occasion of Makar Sankranti, a holy day of the Hindu calendar considered to be of great religious significance in Hindu mythology, Eastern India.

Indian Hindu Devotees gather infront of kapilmuni Ashram at Gangasagar Island, some 150 kms south of Kolkata, on the occasion of Makarsankranti festival in Kolkata on Friday, 14 January 2011. Some three hundred thousand Hindu pilgrims gathered at the Gangasagar Mela (Fair) to take a dip in the Ocean at the confluence of the River Ganges and the Bay of Bengal, on the occasion of Makar Sankranti, a holy day of the Hindu calendar considered to be of great religious significance in Hindu mythology, Eastern India.

Indian Hindu Devotees gather infront of kapilmuni Ashram at Gangasagar Island, some 150 kms south of Kolkata, on the occasion of Makarsankranti festival in Kolkata on Friday, 14 January 2011. Some three hundred thousand Hindu pilgrims gathered at the Gangasagar Mela (Fair) to take a dip in the Ocean at the confluence of the River Ganges and the Bay of Bengal, on the occasion of Makar Sankranti, a holy day of the Hindu calendar considered to be of great religious significance in Hindu mythology, Eastern India.

Indian Hindu Devotee at Gangasagar Island, some 150 kms south of Kolkata, on the occasion of Makarsankranti festival in Kolkata on Friday, 14 January 2011. Some three hundred thousand Hindu pilgrims gathered at the Gangasagar Mela (Fair) to take a dip in the Ocean at the confluence of the River Ganges and the Bay of Bengal, on the occasion of Makar Sankranti, a holy day of the Hindu calendar considered to be of great religious significance in Hindu mythology, Eastern India Picture By Bhaskar Mallick/Fotocorp

Indian Hindu Devotees on the way to holy dip at Gangasagar Island, some 150 kms south of Kolkata, on the occasion of Makarsankranti festival in Kolkata on Thursday, 13 January 2011. Some three hundred thousand Hindu pilgrims gathered at the Gangasagar Mela (Fair) to take a dip in the Ocean at the confluence of the River Ganges and the Bay of Bengal, on the occasion of Makar Sankranti, a holy day of the Hindu calendar considered to be of great religious significance in Hindu mythology, Eastern India.

Indian Hindu Devotees on the way to holy dip at Gangasagar Island, some 150 kms south of Kolkata, on the occasion of Makarsankranti festival in Kolkata on Thursday, 13 January 2011. Some three hundred thousand Hindu pilgrims gathered at the Gangasagar Mela (Fair) to take a dip in the Ocean at the confluence of the River Ganges and the Bay of Bengal, on the occasion of Makar Sankranti, a holy day of the Hindu calendar considered to be of great religious significance in Hindu mythology, Eastern India.

Indian Hindu Devotees with Diya at Gangasagar Island, some 150 kms south of Kolkata, on the occasion of Makarsankranti festival in Kolkata on Thursday, 13 January 2011. Some three hundred thousand Hindu pilgrims gathered at the Gangasagar Mela (Fair) to take a dip in the Ocean at the confluence of the River Ganges and the Bay of Bengal, on the occasion of Makar Sankranti, a holy day of the Hindu calendar considered to be of great religious significance in Hindu mythology, Eastern India.

Indian Hindu Devotees on the way to holy dip at Gangasagar Island, some 150 kms south of Kolkata, on the occasion of Makarsankranti festival in Kolkata on Thursday, 13 January 2011. Some three hundred thousand Hindu pilgrims gathered at the Gangasagar Mela (Fair) to take a dip in the Ocean at the confluence of the River Ganges and the Bay of Bengal, on the occasion of Makar Sankranti, a holy day of the Hindu calendar considered to be of great religious significance in Hindu mythology, Eastern India. Picture by Bhaskar Mallick / Fotocorp

Devotees gather to perform "Tarpan", sacred offerings to ancestors, on the occasion of Pitra Visarjan at the banks of river Ganga in Kolkata on Thursday 07 October 2010.

A devotee performs "Tarpan", sacred offerings to ancestors, on the occasion of Pitra Visarjan at the banks of river Ganga in Kolkata on Thursday 07 October 2010.

Devotees offer prayers at Banganga on the occasion of Sarva Pitri Amavasya to mark the end of Pitrupaksha in Mumbai on Thursday 07 October 2010.Pitru Paksha Shradh, or Pitr Paksh Shraddh, is the annual rites and rituals offered to ancestors, relatives and dead parents in the month of Ashwin in North India and during Bhadrapad in Gujarat and Maharashtra.

A devotee offers prayers at Banganga on the occasion of Sarva Pitri Amavasya to mark the end of Pitrupaksha in Mumbai on Thursday 07 October 2010.Pitru Paksha Shradh, or Pitr Paksh Shraddh, is the annual rites and rituals offered to ancestors, relatives and dead parents in the month of Ashwin in North India and during Bhadrapad in Gujarat and Maharashtra.

Devotees offer prayers at Banganga on the occasion of Sarva Pitri Amavasya to mark the end of Pitrupaksha in Mumbai on Thursday 07 October 2010.Pitru Paksha Shradh, or Pitr Paksh Shraddh, is the annual rites and rituals offered to ancestors, relatives and dead parents in the month of Ashwin in North India and during Bhadrapad in Gujarat and Maharashtra.

Devotees gather to perform "Tarpan", sacred offerings to ancestors, on the occasion of Pitra Visarjan at the banks of river Ganga in Kolkata on Thursday 07 October 2010.

A devotee offers prayers at Banganga on the occasion of Sarva Pitri Amavasya to mark the end of Pitrupaksha in Mumbai on Thursday 07 October 2010.Pitru Paksha Shradh, or Pitr Paksh Shraddh, is the annual rites and rituals offered to ancestors, relatives and dead parents in the month of Ashwin in North India and during Bhadrapad in Gujarat and Maharashtra.

A devotee perform "Tarpan", sacred offerings to ancestors, on the occasion of Pitra Visarjan at the banks of river Ganga in Kolkata on Thursday 07 October 2010.

Devotees gather to perform "Tarpan", sacred offerings to ancestors, on the occasion of Pitra Visarjan at the banks of river Ganga in Kolkata on Thursday 07 October 2010.

Devotees gather to perform "Tarpan", sacred offerings to ancestors, on the occasion of Pitra Visarjan at the banks of river Ganga in Kolkata on Thursday 07 October 2010.

Devotees gather to perform "Tarpan", sacred offerings to ancestors, on the occasion of Pitra Visarjan at the banks of river Ganga in Kolkata on Thursday 07 October 2010.

Congress President and UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi ties a "rakhi" around the wrist of a Hindu Devotee during the Festival of Raksha Bandhan at her residence in New Delhi on Tuesday, 24 August 2010.

Hindu devotees on their route to Amarnath Cave during the first batch of annual Amarnath Yatra (Pilgrimage) at the Dumail some 120 kms From Srinagar on Thursday, 01 July 2010. A batch of around 10,000 devotees left this morning for the pilgrimage from Baltal as the two month pilgrimage started today amid heightened tension in the state.

Hindu devotees on their route to Amarnath Cave during the first batch of annual Amarnath Yatra (Pilgrimage) at the Dumail some 120 kms From Srinagar on Thursday, 01 July 2010. A batch of around 10,000 devotees left this morning for the pilgrimage from Baltal as the two month pilgrimage started today amid heightened tension in the state.

Hindu devotees on their route to Amarnath Cave during the first batch of annual Amarnath Yatra (Pilgrimage) at the Dumail some 120 kms From Srinagar on Thursday, 01 July 2010. A batch of around 10,000 devotees left this morning for the pilgrimage from Baltal as the two month pilgrimage started today amid heightened tension in the state.

Hindu devotees on their route to Amarnath Cave during the first batch of annual Amarnath Yatra (Pilgrimage) at the Dumail some 120 kms From Srinagar on Thursday, 01 July 2010. A batch of around 10,000 devotees left this morning for the pilgrimage from Baltal as the two month pilgrimage started today amid heightened tension in the state.

Hindu devotees on their route to Amarnath Cave during the first batch of annual Amarnath Yatra (Pilgrimage) at the Dumail some 120 kms From Srinagar on Thursday, 01 July 2010. A batch of around 10,000 devotees left this morning for the pilgrimage from Baltal as the two month pilgrimage started today amid heightened tension in the state.

Hindu devotees on their route to Amarnath Cave during the first batch of annual Amarnath Yatra (Pilgrimage) at the Dumail some 120 kms From Srinagar on Thursday, 01 July 2010. A batch of around 10,000 devotees left this morning for the pilgrimage from Baltal as the two month pilgrimage started today amid heightened tension in the state.

Hindu devotees on their route to Amarnath Cave during the first batch of annual Amarnath Yatra (Pilgrimage) at the Dumail some 120 kms From Srinagar on Thursday, 01 July 2010. A batch of around 10,000 devotees left this morning for the pilgrimage from Baltal as the two month pilgrimage started today amid heightened tension in the state.

Hindu devotees shout Bum Bum Bola at Baltal, the base camp of the annual Amarnath Yatra that will begin in the first week of July in Srinagar on Friday, 25 June 2010. Authorities in Srinagar have made all the arrangements for the smooth conduct of the Yatra that attracts of millions of devotees from India and other parts of the world.