2012-12-06 Photo gallery

MS Dhoni plays a shot on Day 1 of the 3rd India-England cricket test match at Eden Garden in Kolkata on Wednesday. PTI

Sachin Tendulkar and MS Dhoni during a break on Day 1 of the 3rd India-England cricket test match at Eden Garden in Kolkata on Wednesday. PTI

England bowler James Anderson jubilates after dismissing R. Ashwin on Day 1 of the 3rd India-England cricket test match at Eden Garden in Kolkata on Wednesday. PTI

Indian actress Sridevi (R) visits a patient at the Antaki Hospital on the sidelines of the 12th Marrakech International Film Festival in Marrakech December 5, 2012. REUTERS

A Hindu pilgrim rides a mule on her way to Vaishno Devi, a Hindu shrine located on a hilltop, in Jammu December 5, 2012. REUTERS

A monkey is silhouetted against the setting sun as it sits on stone slabs earmarked at Karsevak Puram workshop for the construction of a Hindu Temple in Ayodhya on December 5, 2012, on the eve of the 20th anniversary of the demolition of the Babri Ma...

Photos by Suresh Mariya ppa

Photos by Suresh Mariya ppa

Photos by Suresh Mariya ppa

Famous soccer player and former Colombian goal keeper Jose Rene Higuita waves to his fans upon arrival at Kolkata Airport on Thursday. PTI

Indian Captain M S Dhoni with teammate Ishant Sharma during Day 2 of the 3rd Test Match against England at Eden Garden in Kolkata on Thursday. PTI

India's Pragyan Ojha celebrates with teammates after dismissing England's Nick Compton during Day 2 of the 3rd Test match at Eden Garden in Kolkata on Thursday. PTI

Muslims shout slogans and hold black flags during a protest on the 20th anniversary of the Babri mosque demolition in Ayodhya on Thursday. PTI

Vice President Hamid Ansari with Chinmaya R. Gharekhan, President, IGNCA Trust, taking a round after the inauguration of 'Rock Art' festival 2012 at Indira Gandhi National Art Center in New Delhi on Thursday. PTI

Governor of Reserve Bank of India D Subbarao comes out with West Bengal Finance Minister Amit Mitra (L) after a meeting with Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee (unseen) in Kolkata on Thursday. PTI

Pakistan's Senate Chairman Syed Nayyar Hussain Bukhari with his wife and daughter paying homage at the Rajghat in New Delhi on Thursday. PTI

Sadhus take part in the Dharm Dhwaja ceremony ahead of Maha Kumbh festival at Sangam in Allahabad on Thursday. PTI

People pay floral tributes to BR Ambedkar on his 57th death aniversery in Bikaner on Thursday. PTI

Activists of the Indian right-wing Hindu organisation Shiv Sena shout slogans as they burn a Pakistani flag in protest after a Hindu temple was demolished in Pakistan, during a protest in Amritsar on December 6, 2012. The temple was torn down Saturda...

Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) media coordinator Ambala Koshti arranges cupcakes made by a party supporter at the BJP headquarters in Ahmedabad on December 6, 2012. Gujarat state goes to polls in two phases on December 13 and 17, 2012. AFP PHOTO / Sam P...

Kochi: Former Kerala Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan and former Supreme Court Justice VR Krishna Iyer greet each other during the inagural ceremony of a photo exhibition focusing the life of Iyer in Kochi on Thursday. PTI Photo

Young Indian Muslims read holy book as they offer prayers on the 20th anniversary of the Babri mosque demolition in Ayodhya, northern India, Thursday, Dec. 6, 2012. In 1992, tens of thousands of Hindu extremists ripped apart the 16th century mosque a...

Mathura: Cammandos guarding at Sri Krishna Janambhoomi temple on the anniversary of Babri mosque demolition in Mathura on Thursday. PTI Photo

Kolkata: Famous soccer player and former Colombian goal keeper Jose Rene Higuita waves to his fans upon arrival at Kolkata Airport on Thursday. PTI Photo

New Delhi: Members during the FDI debate in Rajya Sabha in New Delhi on Thursday. PTI Photo / TV GRAB

Mumbai: Fireman carrying out rescue work after the collapse of a wall of Byculla Station in Mumbai on Thursday. PTI Photo

Mumbai: North Ladislav Orenic, Senior Director, Infrastructure Products, Fujitsu Technology Solutions, with Fujitsu India Country Manage Alok Sharma during the launch of their new product in Mumbai on Thursday. PTI Photo