2012-12-22 Photo gallery

Photo of a flower taken In Bangkok  by S.Chandrasekaran

Photo of a flower in Bangkok by S.Chandrasekaran

Sri Lankan army cadets stand in formation during a graduation ceremony for some 157 Sri Lankan army officers, where Indian Army Chief General Bikram Singh attended as chief guest, in the island nation's central district town of Diyatalawa on Decem...

Indian activists belonging to various rights organisations hold placards while they stage a demonstration in Bangalore on December 21, 2012, condemning the recent gang rape in New Delhi. India's government, facing swelling protests over the gang-r...

Seagulls fly as Indian people ride a boat at Sangam, the confluence of Rivers Ganges Yamuna, and mythical Saraswati, in Allahabad, India, Friday, Dec. 21, 2012. Millions of Hindu pilgrims are expected to take part in the large religious congregati...

Artistes perform at the inauguration of the 60th Annual Arts Festival at Kalakshetra Foundation in Chennai on Friday. PTI Photo

New Delhi: Protesters brave police water cannons during a protest at Vijay Chowk in New Delhi on Saturday to demand justice for the gang rape victim. PTI Photo by Atul Yadav

An Indian student tries to hit a policeman with an iron rod during a protest in New Delhi, India, Saturday, Dec. 22, 2012. Police used tear gas and water cannons to push back thousands of people who tried to march to the presidential mansion to prote...

New Delhi: A policeman charges protesters who gathered at Vijay Chowk in New Delhi on Saturday to demand justice for the gang rape victim. PTI Photo by Atul Yadav

An Indian student jumps from inside a police bus after he was detained during a protest in New Delhi, India, Saturday, Dec. 22, 2012. Police used tear gas and water cannons to push back thousands of people who tried to march to the presidential mansi...

Hubli: Karnataka Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar along with former Indian captain and Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) President Anil Kumble, another former cricketer Syed Kirmani and others at the inauguration of platinum jubilee celebr...

Mumbai: Actor Raveena Tandon at the launch of a cancer-detection kit in Mumbai on Friday. PTI Photo

Bhopal: Children dressed as Santa Claus take part in the Christmas celebrations at a missionary school in Bhopal on Saturday. PTI Photo

Indian Sand artist Sudersan Pattnaik works on a sand sculpture with over 500 Santa Claus statues at Golden Beach in Puri on about 65 kilometres away from Bhubaneswar on December 22, 2012. Christmas is celebrated on December 25 all over world. AFP PHO...

Protesters try to damage a police post near the Presidential Palace in New Delhi, India, Saturday, Dec. 22, 2012. Police used tear gas and water cannons to push back thousands of people who tried to march to the presidential mansion to protest the re...

England batsman Michael Lumb plays a shot in the second India England T20 match in Mumbai on Saturday. PTI Photo

Indian Christian devotees holds candles as they offer prayers at a church in Amritsar on December 22, 2012. Despite Christians forming a little over two percent of the billion plus population in India, with Hindus comprising the majority, Christmas i...