2012-10-24 Photo gallery

A man throws a stone at riot police during an ongoing violent protest in Colon City October 23, 2012. According to local media, hundreds of demonstrators protested against the new law blocking roads and burning tires in the city, claiming that sellin...

US Republican Presidential candidate Mitt Romney holds a campaign rally at Red Rock Amphitheatre in Morrison, Colorado, October 23, 2012. AFP

Effigy of demon king Ravana installed with the effigies of Meghnad and Kumbhakaran at Lal Qila Maidan on the eve of Dussehra in New Delhi on Tuesday. The festival of Dussehra is celebrated by burning of effigies of demons. PTI

A Ravan charactor gets his make up done during the Ramlila at Azad Maidan in Mumbai on Tuesday night. PTI

Railway Sports Promotion Board team celebrate after they won the 2nd Hockey India Senior Women National Hockey Championship in Bhopal on Tuesday.PTI

Canada's Prime Minister Stephen Harper (L) meets with Narinder Chauhan, acting High Commissioner for India to Canada, on Parliament Hill in Ottawa October 23, 2012. REUTERS

'Aydh Puja' at scion of the Mysore royal family, Srikantadatta Narasimharaja Wadiyar's 'private durbar' ahead of Dussehra in Mysore on Tuesday. PTI

South African cricket fans wait as rain pours on October 23, 2012 before a Champions League T20 (CLT20) Group A match between Delhi Daredevils and Titans at the Super Sports Park in Centurion. AFP

New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh releases white pigeons during Dussehra celebrations at Subhash Maidan in Delhi on Wednesday. PTI Photo by Atul Yadav

Devotees carry an idol of the Hindu goddess Durga to immerse it into the sea at the Marina beach, during the last day of the Durga Puja festival in Chennai October 24, 2012. In Hindu mythology, Durga symbolises power and the triumph of good over evil...

Kannur: Football legend Diego Armando Maradona displays his skill during a public reception at Jawahar Stadium in Kannur on Wednesday. PTI Photo

KKannur: Football legend Diego Armando Maradona dances to Spanish tunes during a public reception at Jawahar Stadium in Kannur on Wednesday. PTI Photo

Kannur: Footballer Diego Armando Maradona cuts a cake to celebrate his 52nd birthday at Jawahar Stadium in Kannur on Wednesday. PTI Photo

Bikaner: BSF soldiers performing worship of a tank on the occasion of Vijayadashmi in Bikaner on Wednesday. PTI Photo (

Mumbai : Bollywood Actor John Abraham (R) along with industrialist Yash Birla launching a fitness DVD '100 percent Living' in Mumbai on Tuesday night. PTI Photo

The effigy of demon king Ravana burns during Dussehra celebration in Faridabad on Wednesday. PTI

Married women participate in ‘Sindur Khela’ at a Durga puja pandal on ‘Bijoya Dashami’ in Birbhum district of West-Bengal on Wednesday. PTI

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi aim with bow and arrow as UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi looks on during Dussehra celebrations at Ram Lila Grounds in New Delhi on Wednesday. PTI

Bollywood actress Kajol applies 'Tilak' on a Durga idol during Durga Puja celebrations in Mumbai on Wednesday night. PTI