Photos: Rath Yatra Annual Festival in New Delhi, India
July 10, 2013
Hindu devotees take part in the annual Rath Yatra, or chariot procession, in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad July 10, 2013. The annual religious procession commemorates a journey by Hindu god Jagannath, his brother Balabhadra and sister Subhadra, in specially made chariots. REUTERS/Amit Dave ( INDIA )
Thousands of devotees participate in the annual chariot procession of Hindu god Lord Jagannath in Ahmadabad, India, Wednesday, July 10, 2013. During the festival the idols of Hindu god Jagannath, his brother Balabhadra and sister Subhadra are taken out in a grand procession in specially made chariots pulled by thousands of devotees. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki) ( India Hindu Festival )
An Indian street charmer, dressed as Lord Shiva, performs a stunt as devotees of the International Society of Krishna Conciousness (ISKON) pull the holy rope of the Chariot of Lord Jagannath during the Rath Yatra celebration in Kolkata on July 10, 2013. According to mythology, the Ratha Yatra dates back some 5,000 years when Hindu god Krishna, along with his older brother Balaram and sister Subhadra, were pulled on a chariot from Kurukshetra to Vrindavana by Krishna's devotees. DIBYANGSHU SARKAR/AFP/Getty Images ( 521256660 )
Hindu devotees raise their hands to receive offerings during the annual Rath Yatra, or chariot procession, in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad July 10, 2013. The annual religious procession commemorates a journey by Hindu god Jagannath, his brother Balabhadra and sister Subhadra, in specially made chariots. REUTERS/Amit Dave ( INDIA/ )
Indians perform a stunt as they participate in the annual chariot procession of Hindu god Lord Jagannath in Ahmadabad, India, Wednesday, July 10, 2013. The idols of Hindu god Jagannath, his brother Balabhadra and sister Subhadra are taken out in a grand procession in specially made chariots pulled by thousands of devotees during this festival. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki) ( India Hindu Festival )
Indian men flex their muscles as they participate in the annual chariot procession of Hindu god Lord Jagannath in Ahmadabad, India, Wednesday, July 10, 2013. During the festival the idols of Hindu god Jagannath, his brother Balabhadra and sister Subhadra are taken out in a grand procession in specially made chariots pulled by thousands of devotees. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki) ( India Hindu Festival )
Indian Hindu devotees blow on conches during the Rath Yatra annual festival in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, July 10, 2013. The idols of Hindu god Jagannath, his brother Balabhadra and sister Subhadra are taken out in a grand procession in a specially made chariot pulled by thousands of devotees during this festival. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup) ( India Festival )
Hindu devotees pull the "Rath" (R), or the chariot of Lord Jagannath, during the annual Rath Yatra, or chariot procession, in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad July 10, 2013. The annual religious procession commemorates a journey by Hindu god Jagannath, his brother Balabhadra and sister Subhadra, in specially made chariots. REUTERS/Amit Dave ( INDIA )
Hindu devotees flex their muscles as part of the annual Rath Yatra, or chariot procession, in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad July 10, 2013. The annual religious procession commemorates a journey by Hindu god Jagannath, his brother Balabhadra and sister Subhadra, in specially made chariots. REUTERS/Amit Dave ( INDIA )
Hindu devotees perform a stunt as part of the annual Rath Yatra, or chariot procession, in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad July 10, 2013. The annual religious procession commemorates a journey by Hindu god Jagannath, his brother Balabhadra and sister Subhadra, in specially made chariots. REUTERS/Amit Dave ( INDIA/ )
Hindu devotees pull the "Rath", or the chariot of Lord Jagannath, during the annual Rath Yatra, or chariot procession, in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad July 10, 2013. The annual religious procession commemorates a journey by Hindu god Jagannath, his brother Balabhadra and sister Subhadra, in specially made chariots. REUTERS/Amit Dave ( INDIA/ )
Indian Hindu pilgrims and devotees of the International Society of Krishna Conciousness (ISKON) sing devotional songs as they wait to pull the holy rope of the Chariot of Lord Jagannath during the Rath Yatra celebration in Kolkata on July 10, 2013. According to mythology, the Ratha Yatra dates back some 5,000 years when Hindu god Krishna, along with his older brother Balaram and sister Subhadra, were pulled on a chariot from Kurukshetra to Vrindavana by Krishna's devotees. DIBYANGSHU SARKAR/AFP/Getty Images ( 521256635 )
Indian Hindu pilgrims and devotees of the International Society of Krishna Conciousness (ISKON) prepare devotional trays as they wait to pull the holy rope of the Chariot of Lord Jagannath during the Rath Yatra celebration in Kolkata on July 10, 2013. According to mythology, the Ratha Yatra dates back some 5,000 years when Hindu god Krishna, along with his older brother Balaram and sister Subhadra, were pulled on a chariot from Kurukshetra to Vrindavana by Krishna's devotees. DIBYANGSHU SARKAR/AFP/Getty Images ( 521256640 )
A Russian devotee of the International Society of Krishna Conciousness (ISKON) performs a traditional Indian devotional dance as she waits to pull the holy rope of the Chariot of Lord Jagannath during the Rath Yatra celebration in Kolkata on July 10, 2013. According to mythology, the Ratha Yatra dates back some 5,000 years when Hindu god Krishna, along with his older brother Balaram and sister Subhadra, were pulled on a chariot from Kurukshetra to Vrindavana by Krishna's devotees. DIBYANGSHU SARKAR/AFP/Getty Images ( 521256642 )
A devotee dressed as Lord Krishna plays the flute ahead of the annual Rath Yatra or Chariot procession of Lord Jagannath in Puri, 60 kilometers (37 miles) from the eastern Indian city of Bhubaneswar, India, Monday, July 8, 2013. The three idols of Hindu God Jagannath, his brother Balabhadra and sister Subhadra are taken out in a grand procession in specially made chariots called raths, which are pulled by thousands of devotees during the Rath Yatra or the chariot festival scheduled on July 10. (AP Photo/Biswaranjan Rout) ( India Hindu Festival )
Indian mahouts wait with their painted elephants during preparations on the eve of annual Rath Yatra, or chariot procession, in Ahmadabad, India, Tuesday, July 9, 2013. The three idols of Hindu God Jagannath, his brother Balabhadra and sister Subhadra are taken out in a grand procession in specially made chariots called raths, which are pulled by thousands of devotees during the Rath Yatra or the chariot festival. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki) ( India Hindu Festival )
An Indian youth practices a fire stunt ahead of the annual Rath Yatra or Chariot procession of Lord Jagannath in Ahmadabad, India, Sunday, July 7, 2013. Security has been beefed up for the annual Hindu procession to be held on July 10 in which the three idols of Hindu God Jagannath, his brother Balabhadra and sister Subhadra are taken out in a grand procession in specially made chariots called raths, which are pulled by thousands of devotees during the Rath Yatra or the chariot festival. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki) ( India Festival Security )
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