2013-10-04 Photo gallery

An employee checks the gauge of steel rods at the production line inside Hallmark steel factory in Bhiwadi in the desert Indian state of Rajasthan September 30, 2013. India's prolonged economic slide has affected many companies in India, but small...

A boy washes clothes along the road near his makeshift tent, as evening falls in New Delhi October 3, 2013. REUTERS

A rickshaw puller is reflected on the windowpane of a parked vehicle as he waits for passengers in New Delhi October 3, 2013. REUTERS

People celebrate in Hyderabad on Thursday after cabinet approved the creation of the new state Telangana. Telangana will become India's 29th state. PTI Photo

Devotees take a holy dip and perform Tarpan, rituals for the peace of the souls of ancestors, at the river Ganges in Kolkata, India, Friday, Oct. 4, 2013. (AP Photo

Mallika Sherawat gestures during the press conference of a TV reality show 'The Bachelorette India - Mere Khayalon ki Mallika' in Mumbai on Thursday. PTI Photo

Neha Dhupia during the launch of 'Palmyra Designer living' in Kolkata on late Thursday night. PTI Photo

An artist dressed as the Hindu god Shiva gestures as he gets ready backstage before performing during the ten-day Ramlila festival, a re-enactment of the life of Lord Rama, in New Delhi October 3, 2013. Picture taken October 13, 2013. REUTERS/

Ferrari driver Fernando Alonso of Spain signs his autograph for a fan following the drivers meeting at the Korean Formula One Grand Prix at the Korean International Circuit in Yeongam, South Korea, Friday, Oct. 4, 2013. (AP Photo

Mumbai: Bollywood actor Ranveer Singh gestures to fans after he was discharged from Hinduja Hospital in Mumbai on Thursday. Singh was admitted at the hospital for treatment of Dengue fever. PTI Photo

Kolkata: Devotees queue up to perform prayers at Dakshineswar Temple on the occasion of 'Mahalaya' in Kolkata on Friday. PTI Photo by Ashok Bhaumik

Jodhpur: An artist giving final touches to an idol of Hindu godess Durga on the eve of Navratra at Durgawadi in Jodhpur on Friday. PTI Photo

New Delhi: Delhi Daredevils' coach Gary Kirsten during a school cricketers' clinic at Palam in New Delhi on Friday. PTI Photo

Kolkata: Huge traffic jam near West Bengal government's new Secretariat Building 'Nabannya' in Howrah near Kolkata on its inaugural day Friday. PTI Photo(

Agustmuni: Union Minister Harish Rawat listening to the problems of people affected by the flood disaster in Agustmuni on Friday. PTI Photo

Muzaffarnagar: BJP MLAs Sangeet Som and Suresh Rana being produced in a court in Muzafffarnagar on Friday in connection with the recent riots in the district. PTI Photo

Mysore: A priest offers prayers to Goddess Chamundi to begin Mysore Dussera celebrations in Mysore on Friday. PTI Photo

India's President Shri Pranab Mukherjee (R) is welcomed by Belgium's King Philippe (L) at the Brussels Royal Palace October 4, 2013. REUTERS/Yves Herman

Samanvay dance troop artists (from left) Shama Krishna, Soorya and Anuradha Vikranth performing 'Ganga Gowri Vilasam' a dance, as part of the Bangalore International Art festival organized by National Gallery of Modern Arts at Chowdiah Memorial Hall ...

An artist paints an idol of goddess Durga ahead of the Durga Puja festival in Gauhati, Friday, Oct. 4, 2013. The five-day Durga Puja festival that commemorates the slaying of a demon king by goddess Durga to mark the triumph of good over evil, beg...

eastern Indian city of Bhubaneswar, Friday, Oct. 4, 2013. Wild life week is celebrated from October 2 to 8. (AP Photo)

A boy wrapped in a shawl walks on a jetty on the River Ganges as it rains in Kolkata, Friday, Oct. 4, 2013. Rains lashed in most parts of north India bringing down the temperatures. (AP Photo)

Girls dressed as Goddess Laxmi share a light moment as they wait to collect money from devotees ahead of Navratri at Sangam, the confluence of the Rivers Ganges, Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati, in Allahabad, Friday, Oct. 4, 2013. Navratri honors t...

People performing rituals of “Pitru Paksha” in front of Kashi Vishwanath temple in Bangalore on Friday.  DH photo

Protesters carry a wooden log past burning tyres during a protest against the creation of Telangana state, in Ananthapuram district in Andhra Pradesh October 4, 2013. Two ministers resigned on Friday over a cabinet decision to create a new state, the...

Samanvay dance troop artists (from left) Shama Krishna, Soorya and Anuradha Vikranth performing 'Ganga Gowri Vilasam' a dance, as part of the Bangalore International Art festival organized by National Gallery of Modern Arts at Chowdiah Memorial Ha...

Devotees perform “Tarpan” rituals for the peace of the souls of their ancestors, on the banks of the river Ganges in Kolkata, Friday, Oct. 4, 2013. (AP Photo)

Photos by Joseph Ephrem de Souza

Photos by Joseph Ephrem de Souza

Photos by Joseph Ephrem de Souza