2014-01-17 Photo gallery

A Malaysian Hindu devotee has his cheeks pierced with a skewer, before a pilgrimage to the sacred Batu Caves Temple during Thaipusam festival outside Kuala Lumpur January 17, 2014. Thousands of Hindus, who comprise over eight percent of the 29 mil...

Two-year-old Razaullah (in hammock) and his brother Maan are pictured in a park where their family are living in Karachi January 16, 2014. REUTERS

Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan after a shoot for his upcoming film 'phantom' at Gulmarg on Thursday. PTI Photo

Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan poses for a photograph after a shoot for his upcoming film 'phantom' at Gulmarg on Thursday. PTI Photo

Firemen trying to douse a fire that broke out in a paint company in Nacharam ,Hyderabad on Thursday. PTI Photo

Participants trying to tame a bull during Jallikattu festival, organised as part of the Pongal festival, at Alanganallur near Madurai on Thursday. PTI Photo

A general view shows the Paharganj district, a popular tourist area packed with backpacker hotels and restaurants near New Delhi railway station, January 16, 2014. According to the local media, police have arrested two men after a Danish tourist said...

South Korean President Park Geun-hye (C) arrives to place a wreath at the Mahatma Gandhi memorial at Rajghat in New Delhi January 17, 2014. Park is on a four-day state visit to India. REUTERS

Hindu devotees have their backs pierced and hooked with limes, before a pilgrimage to the sacred Batu Caves Temple during Thaipusam festival outside Kuala Lumpur January 17, 2014. Thousands of Hindus, who comprise over eight percent of the 29 million...

Hindu devotee prays near a river, before a pilgrimage to the sacred Batu Caves Temple during Thaipusam festival outside Kuala Lumpur January 17, 2014. Thousands of Hindus, who comprise over eight percent of the 29 million Malaysian population, partic...

A Hindu devotee looks on, his face painted with blue powder, before a pilgrimage to the sacred Batu Caves Temple during Thaipusam festival outside Kuala Lumpur January 17, 2014. Thousands of Hindus, who comprise over eight percent of the 29 million M...

Artists from Abhinna Sundar Gotipuva Nruthya Parishanth perform 'Gotipuva' during Rangayana's Bahuroopi - National Theatre festival in Rangayana in Mysore on Thursday. DH photo

An ethnic Chinese devotee has his tongue pierced during Thaipusam festival in Singapore early January 17, 2014. Thaipusam is a Hindu festival observed on the day of the full moon during the Tamil calendar month of Thai, and celebrated in honour of th...

In this Thursday, Jan. 16, 2014 photo, Tibetan spiritual leader the 17th Karmapa Ogyen Trinley Dorje leads a prayer ceremony “Kagyu Monlam” in Bodhgaya, India. Kagyu Monlam is a special Buddhist prayer for peace in the world. (AP Photo

 Fans take pictures of the decorated potraits of legendary actress Suchitra Sen at Rabindra Sadan in Kolkata on Friday. Sen died in Kolkata hospital after suffering heart attack. PTI Photo 

 West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee paying her respect to the mortal remains of legendary actress Suchitra Sen during her funeral ceremony in Kolkata on Friday. Suchitra Sen passed away at a hospital in Kolkata after suffering heart attack. ...

A woman drinks tea at a roadside on a cold winter morning in Kolkata January 17, 2014. REUTERS

In this Thursday, Jan. 16, 2014 photo, a man waits to cross a road enveloped in dense fog on a cold night in Jammu, India. Unabated cold wave and icy wind continue to throw normal life out of gear, disrupting rail, road and air traffic. AP Photo

A devotee has his cheeks pierced with a skewer, before a pilgrimage to the sacred Batu Caves Temple during Thaipusam festival outside Kuala Lumpur January 17, 2014. Thousands of Hindus, who comprise over eight percent of the 29 million Malaysian popu...

An ethnic Chinese devotee who had his back pierced prepares to carry a milk jug during Thaipusam festival in Singapore early January 17, 2014. Thaipusam is a Hindu festival observed on the day of the full moon during the Tamil calendar month of Thai,...

Camel race during International Camel Festival at desert village of Ladera in Bikaner on Friday. PTI Photo

 Bollywood actors Salman Khan and Shahrukh Khan during the 9th Star Guild Awards in Mumbai on Thursday night. PTI Photo

Sachin Tendulkar and his wife Anjali at the wedding of Chef Hemant Oberoi's son Saransh Oberoi and Megha in Mumbai on Thursday night. PTI Photo

A girl displays fish after taking part in community fishing as part of Joonbeel festival in Morigaon district of Assam on Friday. PTI Photo

President Pranab Mukherjee poses for a group photo with the recipients President's Certificate of Honour at an investiture ceremony in New Delhi on Friday. PTI Photo

 File photo of Congress MP Shashi Tharoor and his wife Sunanda Pushkar during their wedding in Palakkad district of Kerala on Aug 22, 2010. Sunanda on Wednesday alleged that her husband was having an “extra-marital affair” with a Pakistan-based ...