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A priest performs pooja in a traditional way on the occasion of Laxmi Pujan at Swami Narayan Temple, Dadar in Mumbai on Friday, 05 November 2010.

A priest performs pooja in a traditional way on the occasion of Laxmi Pujan at Swami Narayan Temple, Dadar in Mumbai on Friday, 05 November 2010.

Traders and devotees perform pooja in a traditional way on the occasion of Laxmi Pujan at Swami Narayan Temple, Dadar in Mumbai on Friday, 05 November 2010.

Traders and devotees perform pooja in a traditional way on the occasion of Laxmi Pujan at Swami Narayan Temple, Dadar in Mumbai on Friday, 05 November 2010.

Bharatiya Janata Party supporters and Sikh demonstrators participate in a candlelight vigil on the 26th anniversary of the 1984 anti-Sikh riots in New Delhi on Tuesday,02 November 2010. The riots, which left more than 3,000 people dead in 1984, was triggered by the assassination of then-prime minister Indira Gandhi following Operation Blue Star, where Gandhi ordered the Indian Army to flush Sikh separatists from the Golden Temple in Amritsar, Sikhism"s holiest shrine.

Bharatiya Janata Party supporters and Sikh demonstrators participate in a candlelight vigil on the 26th anniversary of the 1984 anti-Sikh riots in New Delhi on Tuesday,02 November 2010. The riots, which left more than 3,000 people dead in 1984, was triggered by the assassination of then-prime minister Indira Gandhi following Operation Blue Star, where Gandhi ordered the Indian Army to flush Sikh separatists from the Golden Temple in Amritsar, Sikhism"s holiest shrine.

Bharatiya Janata Party supporters and Sikh demonstrators participate in a candlelight vigil on the 26th anniversary of the 1984 anti-Sikh riots in New Delhi on Tuesday,02 November 2010. The riots, which left more than 3,000 people dead in 1984, was triggered by the assassination of then-prime minister Indira Gandhi following Operation Blue Star, where Gandhi ordered the Indian Army to flush Sikh separatists from the Golden Temple in Amritsar, Sikhism"s holiest shrine.

Bharatiya Janata Party supporters and Sikh demonstrators participate in a candlelight vigil on the 26th anniversary of the 1984 anti-Sikh riots in New Delhi on Tuesday,02 November 2010. The riots, which left more than 3,000 people dead in 1984, was triggered by the assassination of then-prime minister Indira Gandhi following Operation Blue Star, where Gandhi ordered the Indian Army to flush Sikh separatists from the Golden Temple in Amritsar, Sikhism"s holiest shrine.

A pandal being decorated as Titanic ship on the occasion of Durga Puja at Santipur sluice gate in Guwahati on Tuesday, 12 October 2010.

A pandal being decorated as Titanic ship on the occasion of Durga Puja at Santipur sluice gate in Guwahati on Tuesday, 12 October 2010.

Artist gives the finishing touch to Durga Idol at Kumartuli in Kolkata on Thursday, 07 September 2010.

Artist gives the finishing touch to Durga Idol at Kumartuli in Kolkata on Thursday, 07 September 2010.

Ajay Sanghati Durga Pooja Pandel being prepared at Haridevpur in Kolkata on Thursday, 07 September 2010.

A view of the Akshardham Temple in the backdrop of Commonwealth Games Village in New Delhi on Saturday, 25 September 2010.

Indian Cricket team captain M S Dhoni with his wife Sakshi performs pooja at Deori Temple in Tamar near Ranchi on Monday, 30 August 2010.

Indian Cricket team captain M S Dhoni with his wife Sakshi performs pooja at Deori Temple in Tamar near Ranchi on Monday, 30 August 2010.

Indian Cricket team captain M S Dhoni with his wife Sakshi performs pooja at Deori Temple in Tamar near Ranchi on Monday, 30 August 2010.

Indian Cricket team captain M S Dhoni with his wife Sakshi performs pooja at Deori Temple in Tamar near Ranchi on Monday, 30 August 2010.

Indian Cricket team captain M S Dhoni along with his wife Sakshi arrives to pay their obeisance at Deori Temple at Tamar near Ranchi on Monday, 30 August 2010.

Central Reserve Police Force also took part in the special prayers (Visheshpuja) held at Deshnami Akhara temple before the departure of Holy Mace (Chadi Mubarak) in Srinagar on Thursday,19 August 2010.

Pooja was led by Mahant Deepinder Giri with sadhus at Deshnami Akhara temple before carries the Holy Mace of Lord Shiva and prayers would be offered at sureshwar temple at Sonawar in Srinagar on Thursday,19 August 2010. Shiv temples at Pampore and Bijbehara and Martand-Tirth temple at Mattan in Anantnag district towards the Holy Amarnath cave in Srinagar on Thursday. It is an age old tradition to take the holy mace to different temples to perform religious rituals before finally taking it to the holy Amarnath cave on the day of Rakshabandan, the Hindu festival that celebrates the bond between brothers and sisters.

Pooja was led by Mahant Deepinder Giri with sadhus at Deshnami Akhara temple before carries the Holy Mace of Lord Shiva and prayers would be offered at sureshwar temple at Sonawar in Srinagar on Thursday,19 August 2010. Shiv temples at Pampore and Bijbehara and Martand-Tirth temple at Mattan in Anantnag district towards the Holy Amarnath cave in Srinagar on Thursday. It is an age old tradition to take the holy mace to different temples to perform religious rituals before finally taking it to the holy Amarnath cave on the day of Rakshabandan, the Hindu festival that celebrates the bond between brothers and sisters.

Sadhus at Deshnami Akhara temple before carries the Holy Mace of Lord Shiva and prayers would be offered at sureshwar temple at Sonawar in Srinagar on Thursday,19 August 2010. Shiv temples at Pampore and Bijbehara and Martand-Tirth temple at Mattan in Anantnag district towards the Holy Amarnath cave in Srinagar on Thursday. It is an age old tradition to take the holy mace to different temples to perform religious rituals before finally taking it to the holy Amarnath cave on the day of Rakshabandan, the Hindu festival that celebrates the bond between brothers and sisters.

A sadhu with a flower in his hand outside Deshnami Akhara temple waiting to have a glimpse of Holy Mace (Chadi Mubarak) in Srinagar on Thursday,19 August 2010.

Mahant Deepinder Giri with sadhus carries the holy mace of Lord Shiva from Deshnami Akhara temple and prayers would be offered at sureshwar temple at Sonawar in Srinagar on Thursday,19 August 2010. Shiv temples at Pampore and Bijbehara and Martand-Tirth temple at Mattan in Anantnag district towards the Holy Amarnath cave in Srinagar on Thursday. It is an age old tradition to take the holy mace to different temples to perform religious rituals before finally taking it to the holy Amarnath cave on the day of Rakshabandan, the Hindu festival that celebrates the bond between brothers and sisters.

Priest performs ‘Deodhani’ dance on the first day of the Deodhani festival at the Kamakhya temple in Guwahati on Tuesday, 17 August 2010.Deodhani festival is a three day long festival, According to the mythological beliefs, during Deodhani festival a few devotees or priests get the divine power of the different images of the Hindu gods and goddesses after the month long worship or meditation, with which they dance at the Temple courtyard before goddess Kamakhya.

President Pratibha Patil is greeted by Lord Venkateswara Temple from Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) trust board Chairman DK Adikesavulu Naidu as Union Minister Jaipal Reddy and Congress MP Subiramy Reddy look on during the golden jubilee celebrations of Venkateswara College (DU) in Vigyan bhavan in Tuesday, 17 August 2010.

Priest performs ‘Deodhani’ dance on the first day of the Deodhani festival at the Kamakhya temple in Guwahati on Tuesday, 17 August 2010.Deodhani festival is a three day long festival, According to the mythological beliefs, during Deodhani festival a few devotees or priests get the divine power of the different images of the Hindu gods and goddesses after the month long worship or meditation, with which they dance at the Temple courtyard before goddess Kamakhya.

Priest performs ‘Deodhani’ dance on the first day of the Deodhani festival at the Kamakhya temple in Guwahati on Tuesday, 17 August 2010.Deodhani festival is a three day long festival, According to the mythological beliefs, during Deodhani festival a few devotees or priests get the divine power of the different images of the Hindu gods and goddesses after the month long worship or meditation, with which they dance at the Temple courtyard before goddess Kamakhya.

Members of Homeless & Devdasi Women"s Sanghatana participate in semi nude protest rally against state government to demand per month Rs 2000 as a pension for life after their retirement in Mumbai on Sunday, 15 August 2010. Devadasi is a Hindu religious practice in which girls are married and dedicated to a deity or temple.

Members of Homeless & Devdasi Women"s Sanghatana participate in semi nude protest rally against state government to demand per month Rs 2000 as a pension for life after their retirement in Mumbai on Sunday, 15 August 2010. Devadasi is a Hindu religious practice in which girls are married and dedicated to a deity or temple.

Members of Homeless & Devdasi Women"s Sanghatana participate in semi nude protest rally against state government to demand per month Rs 2000 as a pension for life after their retirement in Mumbai on Sunday, 15 August 2010. Devadasi is a Hindu religious practice in which girls are married and dedicated to a deity or temple.

Bollywood Actors Sushmita Sen and Vivek Oberoi paying obeisance at the Lord Bankey Bihari temple in Vrindavan near Mathura on Wednesday, 04 August 2010.

Rahul Mahajan with wife Dimpy Ganguly visits Siddhivinayak temple to pray for their relationships in Mumbai on Sunday, 01 August 2010.

Rahul Mahajan with wife Dimpy Ganguly visits Siddhivinayak temple to pray for their relationships in Mumbai on Sunday, 01 August 2010.

Rahul Mahajan with wife Dimpy Ganguly comes out after visiting Siddhivinayak temple to pray for their relationships in Mumbai on Sunday, 01 August 2010.

Rahul Mahajan with wife Dimpy Ganguly visits Siddhivinayak temple to pray for their relationships in Mumbai on Sunday, 01 August 2010.

Rahul Mahajan with wife Dimpy Ganguly comes out after visiting Siddhivinayak temple to pray for their relationships in Mumbai on Sunday, 01 August 2010.

Rahul Mahajan with wife Dimpy Ganguly comes out after visiting Siddhivinayak temple to pray for their relationships in Mumbai on Sunday, 01 August 2010.