2013-03-24 Photo gallery

Volunteers flay paper lanterns as they take part in the global Earth Hour initiative by World Wide Fund for Nature, in New Delhi on Saturday. PTI Photo

Tourists play Holi during 'Vasant Utsav 2013' at Indian Museum in Kolkata on Saturday. PTI Photo

Supporters of the political party Pakistan Tehreek-e- Insaf (PTI) wave national and party flags during a rally in Lahore March 23, 2013. Pakistani cricket legend-turned politician Imran Khan on Saturday, speaking to tens and thousands of party sup...

Actress Parineeti Chopra with designers Manish Malhotra and Masaba Gupta at Lakme Fashion Week 2013 in Mumbai on Friday night. PTI Photo

Photo of Earth Hour from New York by Sateesh Sarbarad.

Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar with Virat Kohli and Harbhajan Singh after winning the 4th Test Match against Australia in New Delhi on Sunday. PTI Photo

Indian cricketers pose with trophy after winning the fouth test against Australia on the third day of the match, in New Delhi on Sunday. India completed a 4-0 whitewash of Australia winning the fourth cricket Test by six wickets PTI Photo

Former Australian and Indian cricket captains Allan Border (L) and Sunil Gavaskar present trophy to Indian captain M S Dhoni after winning the test series against Australia in New Delhi on Sunday. India completed a 4-0 whitewash of Australia winn...

Mourning relatives of DCP Sanjeev Banerjee at his funeral in Mumbai on Sunday. PTI Photo

Fire fighters trying to douse fire after a bus carrying Sri Lankan tourists cought fire in East Champaran in Motihari on Sunday. PTI Photo

Pakistan's former President, Pervez Musharraf, addresses his supporters upon his arrival from Dubai at Jinnah International airport in Karachi March 24, 2013. Musharraf returned home on Sunday after nearly four years of self-imposed exile to conte...

Christians devotees hold palm leaves as they take part in the religious procession on the occasion of 'Palm Sunday' in Bhopal on Sunday. PTI Photo(

Indian Christian children attend the Palm Sunday mass as they hold crosses made of blessed palm at St. Pauls Church in Bangalore, India, Sunday, March 24, 2013. Roman Catholics across the country observed Palm Sunday to signify the entry of Jesus ...

Children play with crosses made of blessed palm during a Palm Sunday Mass at St. Paul's Church in Bangalore, India, Sunday, March 24, 2013. Roman Catholics across the country observed Palm Sunday to signify the entry of Jesus Christ into Jerusalem...

Poland's Justyna Kowalczyk (C) holds her overall World Cup trophy next to second placed Norway's Therese Johaug (L) and third placed Kikkan Randall of the US during the winners presentation at the FIS Cross-Country World Cup on March 24, 2013 in F...

Women throw flowers into the air during a holi celebration at the Meera Sahavagini ashram in Vrindavan. Reuters

A woman dressed as the Hindu goddess Radha looks out from behind a curtain during a holi celebration at the Meera Sahavagini ashram in Vrindavan. Reuters

A model displays a creation by Swapnil Shinde during the Lakme Fashion Week in Mumbai, India, Sunday, March 24, 2013. AP Photo

An Indian vendor waits for customers at a roadside stall ahead of Holi festival in Allahabad on March 24, 2013. Holi, the popular Hindu spring festival of colours observed in India at the end of the winter season on the last full moon of the lun...

Widows throw flowers into the air during a holi celebration at the Meera Sahavagini ashram in Vrindavan. Reuters

Forest fire errupts in Arambi forest near Ooty on Sunday. PTI Photo

Models showcase a creation by designer Bhairavi Jaikishan during a fashion show on the third day of the Lakme Fashion Week (LFW) summer/resort 2013 in Mumbai on March 24, 2013. AFP PHOTO

Women beating men during the Lathmar Holi celebration in Mathura on Saturday. PTI Photo