2013-10-15 Photo gallery

A Muslim girl stands with women praying at a field during Eid al-Adha celebrations, Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2013, in Bali, Indonesia. Eid al-Adha, the celebration of sacrifice, is the second most important festival in the Muslim calendar, marking the end o...

A man with his goats are silhouetted against the setting sun as he waits for customers at a livestock market in the outskirts of Lahore October 14, 2013. Muslims across the world are preparing to celebrate the annual festival of Eid al-Adha or the Fe...

Muslim pilgrims pray on a rocky hill called the Mountain of Mercy, near the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Monday, Oct. 14, 2013. It may be the first and only time many of the pilgrims taking part in hajj ever board a plane or travel abroad. Most ...

Upset with President Barack Obama's immigration policy, about 250 people march to the U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement office with a goal of stopping future deportations on Monday Oct. 14, 2013, in Phoenix. The protesters chanted 'no more de...

U.S. President Obama greets children and volunteers during a visit to Martha's Table in Washington. Reuters

A man trying to draw water from hand pump in an area lashed by rains due to Cyclone Phailin in Kolkata on Tuesday. PTI Photo

 People wait for relief material on the top of a thatch in a flooded locality after heavy rains in the aftermath of Cyclone Phailin in Balasore on Monday. PTI Photo

Pantry car of the Delhi-bound Rajdhani express which caught fire near Daramtul railway station in Morigaon district of Assam early on Tuesday. PTI Photo

Vice Admiral Satish Soni, Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Southern Naval Command at the launch of indigenous naval offshore patrol vessel INS Sunayna at Kochi on Tuesday. PTI Photo

 Indian Cricketers Rohit Sharma during a practice session on the eve of 2nd ODI Against Australia in Jaipur on Tuesday PTI Photo

Women applying vermilion (Sindoor) to each other at a community puja pandal during Subho Bijaya in Kolkata on Monday. PTI Photo

Men ride on a motorcycle while leading a recently purchased camel ahead of Eid al-Adha celebrations on the outskirts of Karachi Reuters

Actress-model Suman Ranganath (center) with co-models at the 15th Jewels of India fashion show & press conference in Bangalore on Tuesday. Photo Srikanta Sharma R.

Kunal Grover son of London-based industrialists Kimi and Pamela Grover is attended to by his mother, left, prior to the wedding parade in Cannes, southern France, Monday, Oct. 14, 2013. The Indian wedding celebrations of Kunal Grover and Ria Dubash t...

An aerial view of an area flooded by heavy rains in the aftermath of Cyclone Phailin in Balasore on Tuesday. PTI Photo

Fishermen push a boat towards the shore at the cyclone-hit Nalianuagaon village in Ganjam district in Odisha October 15, 2013. A mass evacuation saved thousands of people from India's fiercest cyclone in 14 years, but aid workers warned a million wou...

A woman prays to an idol of Goddess Durga ready for immersion in the Yamuna river at the end of the Durga Puja festival, in New Delhi, Monday, Oct. 14, 2013. The immersion of idols marks the end of the five day festival that commemorates the slaying ...

Villagers shift with their belongings from Bangali Sahi village flooded after heavy rains triggered by Cyclone Phailin, on the outskirts of Bhubaneswar on Tuesday. PTI Photo

Afghan men prepare to slaughter a buffalo during the annual festival of Eid al-Adha, or the Festival of Sacrifice, at Kacha Garhi Afghan refugee camp, located in the outskirts of Peshawar October 15, 2013. Muslims around the world celebrate Eid al-Ad...

Hagalu Vesha folk artists at the colourful Mysore Dasara procession which started from the palace, in Mysore on Monday, Oct 14, 2013. DH photo

Kerala folk artists at the colourful Mysore Dasara procession which started from the palace, in Mysore on Monday, Oct 14, 2013. DH photo

People sorting sheep at a market ahead of the Bakrid festival in Jammu on Tuesday. PTI Photo

People walk past bodies of victims killed in a stampede on a bridge, near Ratangarh temple in Datia district in Madhya Pradesh October 13, 2013. A stampede at a bridge leading to a remote temple in Madhya Pradesh on Sunday killed at least 89 people a...

A procession to celebrate the occasion of Vijayadashami in J C Nagar in Bangalore on Monday night, Oct 14, 2013. DH photo

Sacrificial goats sit on a cot on the eve of Eid al-Adha in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2013. Eid al-Adha is a religious festival celebrated by Muslims worldwide to commemorate the willingness of Prophet Ibrahim to sacrifice his son as an ...

Young boy stands at a makeshift goat market on the eve of Eid al-Adha in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2013. Eid al-Adha is a religious festival celebrated by Muslims worldwide to commemorate the willingness of Prophet Ibrahim to sacrifice h...

Men sit on a boat to move to a safe place from their marooned village after heavy rains in Jajpur district, 120 kilometers (75 miles) from the eastern Indian city of Bhubaneswar, Orissa state, India, Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2013. Heavy torrential rain i...

A man sleeps on his boat as he waits for government officials to load relief materials to transport to flood affected villages in Jajpur district, 120 kilometers (75 miles) from the eastern Indian city of Bhubaneswar, Orissa state, India, Tuesday,...

A young Muslim boy walks with his goat outside his house in Mumbai, India, Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2013. Eid al-Adha is a religious festival celebrated by Muslims worldwide to commemorate the willingness of Prophet Ibrahim to sacrifice his son as an act...

Workers arrange 'Ghari', a traditional sweet, for upcoming 'Chandni Padva' festival in Surat on Tuesday. PTI Photo

A fisherman digs a hole to catch crabs for food at the cyclone-hit Nalianuagaon village in Ganjam district in the eastern Indian state of Odisha October 15, 2013. A mass evacuation saved thousands of people from India's fiercest cyclone in 14 year...

Men hold artificial garlands as they wait for customers near a roadside stall early morning in the old quarters of New Delhi, India, Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2013. Old Delhi despite of being extremely crowded and dilapidated still serves as the symbolic ...

A boy sits on the damaged roof of his house at the cyclone-hit Nalianuagaon village in Ganjam district in the eastern Indian state of Odisha October 15, 2013. A mass evacuation saved thousands of people from  fiercest cyclone in 14 years, but aid...

Folk artist who stands on the wooden leg to perform a dance during the 10 days Dasara Festival & Award distribution programme organised by Saheli (an Slum Children & Women Development Association) at BDA Complex grounds HSR Layout in Bangalore on ...