An Indian Hindu devotee holds a human skull during a procession for Maha Shivaratri, dedicated to the Hindu god Lord Shiva, in Allahabad on February 27, 2014. Hindus mark the Maha Shivratri festival by offering special prayers and fasting to Lord Shiva, the god of destruction. AFP PHOTO/SANJAY Kanojia/AFP/Getty Images ( 527537684 )
A Hindu Sadhu (holy man) poses for a photograph during the Maha Shivaratri festival at the Pashupatinath temple in Kathmandu on February 27, 2014. Hindus mark the Maha Shivratri festival by offering special prayers and fasting. Hundreds of sadhus have arrived in Pashupatinath to take part in the Maha Shivaratri festival. AFP PHOTO/Prakash MATHEMA/AFP/Getty Images ( 527533723 )
An Indian Hindu devotee holds a python during a procession for Maha Shivaratri, dedicated to the Hindu god Lord Shiva, in Allahabad on February 27, 2014. AFP PHOTO/SANJAY Kanojia/AFP/Getty Images ( 527537695 )
An Indian woman dressed as Hindu Goddess Kali participates in a 'Shivratri' procession in Allahabad, India, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2014. "Shivaratri", or the night of Shiva, is dedicated to the worship of Lord Shiva, the Hindu god of death and destruction. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh) ( India Hindu Festival )
Indian Hindu devotees dressed as Lord Shiva sit on a motorbike as they take part in the Mahashivratri procession during the Mahashivratri festival celebrations in Jammu, the winter capital of Kashmir, India, 26 February 2014. Maha Shivratri, the night of the worship of Shiva, occurs on the 14th night of the new moon during the dark half of the month when Hindus offer special prayer to the lord of destruction. EPA/JAIPAL SINGH ( INDIA HINDU FESTIVAL )
A Hindu holy man smokes marijuana in the courtyard of the Pashupatinath Temple in Katmandu, Nepal, Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2014. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha) ( Nepal Hindu Festival )
A Sadhu (holy man) attends early morning prayers standing on one leg at the Pashupati Temple in Kathmandu, Nepal, 27 February 2014, to mark the biggest Hindu festival Maha Shivaratri. More than 100,000 Hindu devotees including Sadhus from across the country and neighboring India are worshipping at the Pashupati temple to celebrate the birthday of Lord Shiva, the god of creation and destruction. Hindus mark the Maha Shivratri festival by offering special prayers and fasting. EPA/NARENDRA SHRESTHA ( epaselect NEPAL MAHA SHIVARATRI FESTIVAL )
A Hindu devotee dressed as a demon lies on a ladder representing a funeral pyre during a 'Shivratri' procession in Allahabad, India, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2014. "Shivaratri", or the night of Shiva, is dedicated to the worship of Lord Shiva, the Hindu god of death and destruction. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh) ( India Hindu Festival )
A Sadhu (holy man) paints his face at the Pashupati Temple in Kathmandu, Nepal, 27 February 2014, to mark the biggest Hindu festival Maha Shivaratri. More than 100,000 Hindu devotees including Sadhus from across the country and neighboring India are worshipping at the Pashupati temple to celebrate the birthday of Lord Shiva, the god of creation and destruction. Hindus mark the Maha Shivratri festival by offering special prayers and fasting. EPA/NARENDRA SHRESTHA ( epaselect NEPAL MAHA SHIVARATRI FESTIVAL )
Indian people watch a 'Shivratri' procession in Allahabad, India, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2014. "Shivaratri", or the night of Shiva, is dedicated to the worship of Lord Shiva, the Hindu god of death and destruction. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh) ( APTOPIX India Hindu Festival )
A Hindu devotee offers prayers at 'Sangam', the confluence of rivers of Ganges and Yamuna during the "Shivaratri" festival in Allahabad, India, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2014. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh) ( India Hindu Festival )
Foreign photographers take pictures of a posing Sadhu (holy man) at the Pashupati Temple in Kathmandu, Nepal, 27 February 2014, to mark the biggest Hindu festival Maha Shivaratri. EPA/NARENDRA SHRESTHA ( NEPAL MAHA SHIVARATRI FESTIVAL )
A Hindu devotee dressed as a demon participates in a procession on the eve of Shivratri festival, in Jammu, India, Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2014. (AP Photo/Channi Anand) ( India Hindu Festival )
Hindu devotees wait to offer prayers to Lord Shiva on the occasion of "Shivaratri" festival in Jammu, India, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2014. (AP Photo/Channi Anand) ( India Hindu Festival )
An Indian boy dressed as Mahatma Gandhi begs for alms from Hindu devotees during the Maha Shivaratri festival outside the Keesaragutta Temple on the outskirts of Hyderabad on February 27, 2014. T AFP PHOTO/Noah SEELAM/AFP/Getty Images ( 527529910 )
A devotee dressed as Hindu God Shiva participates in a procession on the eve of Shivratri festival, in Jammu, India, Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2014. (AP Photo/Channi Anand) ( India Hindu Festival )
Hindu devotees gather at dusk at the Pashupatinath temple during the Maha Shivaratri festival in Kathmandu on February 27, 2014. AFP PHOTO/Prakash MATHEMA/AFP/Getty Images ( 527539276 )
A Sadhu (holy man) laughs at the Pashupati Temple in Kathmandu, Nepal, 27 February 2014, to mark the biggest Hindu festival Maha Shivaratri. EPA/NARENDRA SHRESTHA ( NEPAL MAHA SHIVARATRI FESTIVAL )
An Indian Hindu devotee holds a human skull and bone during a procession for Maha Shivaratri, dedicated to the Hindu god Lord Shiva, in Allahabad on February 27, 2014. AFP PHOTO/SANJAY Kanojia/AFP/Getty Images ( 527537688 )
A Sadhu (holy man) attends early morning prayers at the Pashupati Temple in Kathmandu, Nepal, 27 February 2014, to mark the biggest Hindu festival Maha Shivaratri. EPA/NARENDRA SHRESTHA ( NEPAL MAHA SHIVARATRI FESTIVAL )
Hindu holy men sing religious songs during the "Shivaratri" festival at the courtyard of the Pashupatinath Hindu temple in Katmandu, Nepal, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2014. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha) ( APTOPIX Nepal Hindu Festival )
A Sadhu (holy man) wears a garland after taking a morning shower at the Pashupati Temple in Kathmandu, Nepal, 27 February 2014, to mark the biggest Hindu festival Maha Shivaratri. EPA/NARENDRA SHRESTHA ( NEPAL MAHA SHIVARATRI FESTIVAL )
A Hindu devotee dressed as God Shiva participates in a procession during the ìShivratriî festival, in Allahabad, India, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2014. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh) ( India Hindu Festival )
A Hindu devotee dressed as God Shiva participates in a procession during the ìShivratriî festival, in Allahabad, India, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2014. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh) ( India Hindu Festival )
A Sadhu (holy man) wraps himself after taking a morning shower at the premises of Pashupati Temple in Kathmandu, Nepal, 27 February 2014, to mark the Hindu's biggest festival Maha Shivaratri. EPA/NARENDRA SHRESTHA ( NEPAL MAHA SHIVARATRI FESTIVAL )
A Sadhu (holy man) prepares marijuana in the early morning at the Pashupati Temple in Kathmandu, Nepal, 27 February 2014, to mark the biggest Hindu festival Maha Shivaratri. EPA/NARENDRA SHRESTHA ( NEPAL MAHA SHIVARATRI FESTIVAL )
Devotees line up to worship lord Shiva at the Pashupati Temple in Kathmandu, Nepal, 27 February 2014, to mark the biggest Hindu festival Maha Shivaratri. EPA/NARENDRA SHRESTHA ( NEPAL MAHA SHIVARATRI FESTIVAL )
Young Indian children sit on a huge cut out portrait of elephant's head as they participate in a ìShivratriî procession in Allahabad, India, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2014. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh) ( India Hindu Festival )
Hindu devotees dressed as demons participate in a procession on the eve of Shivratri festival, in Jammu, India, Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2014. (AP Photo/Channi Anand) ( India Hindu Festival )
A Hindu devotee dressed as s demon lies on a representative funeral pyre during a 'Shivratri' procession in Allahabad, India, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2014. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh) ( India Hindu Festival )
A women dressed as Hindu Goddess Kali participates in a procession on the eve of Shivratri festival, in Jammu, India, Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2014. (AP Photo/Channi Anand) ( APTOPIX India Hindu Festival )
Indian Hindu devotees offer prayers to a statue of the Hindu god Lord Hanuman before offering prayers to a Shiva Lingam, a stone sculpture representing the phallus of Hindu god Lord Shiva, on Maha Shivaratri at the Keesaragutta Temple on the outskirts of Hyderabad on February 27, 2014. AFP PHOTO/Noah SEELAM/AFP/Getty Images ( 527529405 )
A Hindu holy man speaks on his cell phone in the courtyard of the Pashupatinath Temple in Katmandu, Nepal, Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2014. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha) ( Nepal Hindu Festival )
Hindu devotees offer prayers at "Sangam," the confluence of rivers of Ganges and Yamuna during the "Shivaratri" festival in Allahabad, India, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2014. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh) ( India Hindu Festival )
Hindu devotees dressed as demons participate in a procession on the eve of Shivratri festival, in Jammu, India, Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2014. (AP Photo/Channi Anand) ( India Hindu Festival )
A Hindu holy man arrives at the Pashupatinath Temple in Katmandu, Nepal, Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2014. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha) ( APTOPIX Nepal Hindu Festival )
An Indian Hindu devotee holds a human bone in his mouth during a procession for Maha Shivaratri, dedicated to the Hindu god Lord Shiva, in Allahabad on February 27, 2014. AFP PHOTO/SANJAY Kanojia/AFP/Getty Images ( 527537690 )
A Hindu holy woman smokes marijuana during the "Shivaratri" festival at the courtyard of the Pashupatinath Hindu temple in Katmandu, Nepal, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2014. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha) ( Nepal Hindu Festival )
A Hindu holy man talks to his devotee during the "Shivaratri" festival at the courtyard of the Pashupatinath Hindu temple in Katmandu, Nepal, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2014. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha) ( Nepal Hindu Festival )
A Nepalese Sadhu (Hindu holy man) poses for a photograph ahead of the forthcoming Hindu Maha Shivaratri festival near the Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu on February 25, 2014. AFP PHOTO/Prakash MATHEMA/AFP/Getty Images ( 527482811 )
Indian Hindu devotees dressed as Hindu god Lord Shiva (R), seen holding a snake to her mouth, and Mata Parvati (L) participate in a procession on the eve of the Shivaratri festival in Jammu on February 26, 2014. AFP PHOTO/STRSTRDEL/AFP/Getty Images ( 527509489 )
Indian Hindu devotees wait in line to pay their respects to a Shiva Lingam, a stone sculpture representing the phallus of Lord Shiva, during the Maha Shivaratri festival at the Shivala Temple in Amritsar on February 27, 2014. AFP PHOTO/NARINDER NANU/AFP/Getty Images ( 527529411 )
A Hindu Sadhu (holy man) paints colored paste onto his face during the Maha Shivaratri festival at the Pashupatinath temple in Kathmandu on February 27, 2014. AFP PHOTO/Prakash MATHEMA/AFP/Getty Images ( 527533711 )
A Hindu Sadhu (holy man) smokes marijuana from a clay pipe as a holy offering for Lord Shiva, the Hindu god of creation and destruction, during the Maha Shivaratri festival at the Pashupatinath temple in Kathmandu on February 27, 2014. AFP PHOTO/Prakash MATHEMA/AFP/Getty Images ( 527533716 )
An Indian Hindu devotee holds a human skull during a procession for Maha Shivaratri, dedicated to the Hindu god Lord Shiva, in Allahabad on February 27, 2014. AFP PHOTO/SANJAY Kanojia/AFP/Getty Images ( 527537685 )
Indian Hindu devotees perform a mock cremation ritual during a procession for Maha Shivaratri, dedicated to the Hindu god Lord Shiva, in Allahabad on February 27, 2014. AFP PHOTO/SANJAY Kanojia/AFP/Getty Images ( 527538507 )
A devotee dressed as Hindu God Shiva dances as he participates in a procession on the eve of Shivratri festival, in Jammu, India, Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2014. (AP Photo/Channi Anand) ( India Hindu Festival )