An Indian Hindu holy man applies sandalwood paste on his forehead whilst looking into a mirror during the Ambubasi festival at the Kamakhya Hindu temple in Gauhati, India. Anupam Nath / AP Photo
Kalpesh Modi performs with his motorcycle as he rehearses for the forthcoming annual procession 'Rath Yatra' in Ahmedabad, India. Sam Panthaky / AFP
A Hindu holy man offers milk to the waters of the holy river Ganga as part of his morning prayers in Allahabad, India. Jitendra Prakash / Reuters
Indian youths play football at Juhu beach in Mumbai, India. Punit Paranipe / AFP
Kashmiri Shiite Muslims shout religious slogans as they take part in a protest against the ongoing conflict in Iraq, at Narbal, India. Danish Ismail / Reuters
People gather around a passenger train that derailed in Bihar, India. AP Photo
An Indian man looks out of his window on 'International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking' in Mumbai, India. Rafiq Maqbool / AP Photo
Indian Hindu devotees walk through a dust storm at the Sangam, the confluence of the rivers Ganges in Allahabad, India. Sanjay Kanojia / AFP