2012-11-11 Photo gallery

A carnival reveller dressed as clown poses at the start of the carnival in Cologne November 11, 2012. In many parts of Germany, at 11:11am on November 11, people mark the official start of Carnival, a season of controlled raucous fun that reaches a c...

A Palestinian woman collects items from her destroyed home following an Israeli military air strike in Rafah town in the southern Gaza Strip, on November 11, 2012. The flare-up which began November 10, was one of the most serious since Israel's devas...

Social activist Anna Hazare speaks during a press conference after a meeting of his core committee at Maharashtra Sadan in New Delhi on Saturday. PTI Photo

Russian tennis player Maria Sharapova arrives for a promotional event for a real estate company, in New Delhi on Sunday. PTI Photo

Russian professional tennis player Maria Sharapova smiles during a media function in New Delhi on November 11,2012. Sharapova came to Delhi as part of a promotional event. AFP PHOTO

Women buy earthen diyas at a roadside shop on Dhanteras before Diwali, in Jaipur on Sunday. PTI

A salesgirl shows a gold necklace to customers at a jewellery showroom in the northern Indian city of Chandigarh November 11, 2012. Gold importers in India, the world's biggest buyer of bullion, paused on fresh purchases ahead of key festivals next w...

Indian police detain a Muslim who was involved in throwing stones at police over the construction at the Hindu Bhyagya Lakshmi Temple adjacent to the historic Muslim Charminar monument in the old city of Hyderabad on November 11, 2012. The temple aut...

Tennis player Maria Sharapova of Russia speaks at a news conference during a promotional event for Homestead infrastructure company in New Delhi November 11, 2012. REUTERS

Porters carry an idol of Goddess Kali from Kumartoli to a pandal in Kolkata on Sunday. PTI

President Pranab Mukherjee launches the Akash-2 tablet on the occassion of World Education Day in New Delhi on Sunday. PTI

India's Yuvraj Singh bats during a cricket practice session in Mumbai, India, Sunday, Nov. 11, 2012. India and England are scheduled to play four cricket tests with the first test beginning on Nov. 15 in Ahmedabad. (AP

Indian cricket coach Duncan Fletcher (h) speaks with batsman Murali Vijay during a training session on the third day of a three day camp at the Cricket Club of India (CCI) in Mumbai on November 11, 2012. The Indian cricket team has opted for a three ...

Moradabad: Women buy utensils on the occassion of Dhanteras at a market in Moradabad on Sunday. PTI Photo

Rescue tug, Malaviya Twenty One, background, left, pulls Indian oil tanker Pratibha Cauvery towards the Bay of Bengal from the coast of Chennai, India, Sunday, Nov. 11, 2012. The ship had ran aground during a storm on Oct. 31, (AP Photo/Arun Sankar K...

Hyderabad: Policemen stand guard a street near Charminar during a protest in Hyderabad on Sunday. PTI Photo

Mumbai: India's cricket skipper M S Dhoni signs autographs for his fans during a practice session at Braborne Stadium in Mumbai on Sunday. PTI Photo

An Indian vendor waits for customers as he sells electric lights ahead of Diwali in Siliguri on November 11, 2012. Electric lights and traditional lamps are in heavy demand for the forthcoming Hindu festival of lights, Diwali, which falls on November...

MUMBAI: Bollywood actress Rakhi Sawant poses during a shoot for Diwali celebrations in Mumbai on Sunday. PTI Photo