2012-12-21 Photo gallery

Daughter Anoushka Shankar, her husband Joe Wright and their son Zubin arrive at memorial services for sitar legend Ravi Shankar in Encinitas, California December 20, 2012. Shankar died December 11 at the age of 92. REUTERS

An Indian woman watches as she participates in a candlelight vigil outside the hospital, where the recent rape victim is being treated, in New Delhi, India, Thursday, Dec. 20, 2012. The hours-long gang-rape and near-fatal beating of a 23-year-old ...

Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi seeks blessings of his mother Hiraben after his party BJP's win in the Assembly elections, in Gandhinagar on Thursday. PTI Photo

Photo of a 'Dead leaf Mantis' (type of insect),taken in Dharwad, Karanataka by Vaidehi Gunjal

Photo of snowfall in Stuttgart, Germany,taken by Harisha Jamadagni

Indian firefighters trying to control a fire that broke out at garment shop at a supermarket at Agartala in the northeastern state of Tripura on December 21, 2012. More than 20 shops were engulfed and damaged by the fire in the early morning.

Indian captain M S Dhoni greets Jadeja for a shot during first India-England T20 match in Pune on Thursday evening. PTI Photo

An artist sketches bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan on the eve of 10th Chennai International Film Festival (CIFF) in Chennai on Thursday. PTI Photo by R Senthil Kumar

Mother of pearl on Buddha's feet in Thailand.Photo By Sumana Prathivadi

Floating market ,Bangkok...Photos  by S.Chandrasekaran

A demonstrator standing on a barricade erected by police shouts slogans during a protest rally organised by various women's organisations in New Delhi December 21, 2012. Thousands of protesters took to the streets in various parts of the country t...

A demonstrator shouts slogans from inside a bus after she was detained by police near presidential palace Rashtrapati Bhavan during a protest rally organised by various women's organisations in New Delhi December 21, 2012. Thousands of protesters ...

Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his wife Gulcharan Kaur hold a flag during the ASEAN Flag down ceremony in New Delhi on December 21, 2012. The leaders arrived in Delhi for the India-Association of Southeast Asian Nations (India-ASEAN) s...

Thailand Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra (L) walks as Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh (C) and his wife Gulcharan Kaur (2L) look on during the ASEAN Flag down ceremony in New Delhi on December 21, 2012. The leaders arrived in Delhi for t...

Left to Right: Sultan of Brunei Haj Hassanal Bolkiah Waddaulah, Prime Minister of Cambodia Hun Sen, Prime Minister of Lao PDR Thongsing Thammavong, President of Myanmar Thein Sein , Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Vice President of Philippi...

Indian protesters hold placards during a demonstration against Swiss drug manufacturer Novartis, outside their offices in Mumbai on December 21, 2012. Demonstrators including cancer patients were protesting against the potential impact of the comp...

Members of the brass band play as fireworks are set off during a wedding procession in Noida on the outskirts of New Delhi December 11, 2012. The wedding season in India lasts for about four months and during wedding celebrations the bridegroom's ...

Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, left, takes a photo of his wife Ho Ching during the flag down ceremony of an Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Car rally, in New Delhi, India, Dec. 21, 2012. The car rally which was organize...

Actress Sophia Choudhry attends the premier of the Hindi film “Dabangg2” in Mumbai on December, 20 2012. AFP

Actor Aamir Khan attends the premier of the Hindi film “Dabangg2” in Mumbai on December, 20 2012. AFP PHOTO

Indian captain M S Dhoni plays a shot during first India-England T20 match in Pune on Thursday evening. PTI Photo

Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee hugs Bollywood actress Juhi Chawla during the inauguration of '2nd Kolkata International Childrens Film Festival', in Kolkata on Friday evening. PTI Photo

New Delhi: Thailand Defence Minister Air Chief Marshal Sukumpol Suwanatat inspects a guard of honour in New Delhi on Friday. PTI Photo by Manvender Vashist(

New Delhi: Activists of the All-India Democratic Women's Association and YWCA students take part in a protest march from Rashtrapati Bhawan to India gate against the gangrape of a girl, in New Delhi on Friday. PTI Photo by Vijay Verma

Mumbai: Actors Salman Khan and Sonakshi Sinha promote their upcoming film 'Dabangg 2' at a cafe in Mumbai on Thursday. PTI Photo

Mumbai: Actor couple Riteish Deshmukh and Genelia Deshmukh at the premiere of upcoming film 'Dabaang 2' in Mumbai on Thursday. PTI Photo

Children look at a Santa Claus figure outside a christmas decoration shop in Lahore December 21, 2012.REUTERS/Mohsin Raza

New Delhi: AAP activists light the candles at India gate to protests against gang rape of a girl, in New Delhi on Friday. PTI Photo by Vijay Verma

Indian Bollywood actor Salman Khan attends the premier of the Hindi film “Dabangg2” in Mumbai on December, 20 2012. AFP PHOTO/ STR