India Chhath puja

Hindu devotees perform rituals at River Tawi dduring the Chhath festival in Jammu, Nov. 19, 2012. On Chhath, an ancient Hindu festival, rituals are performed to thank the Sun God for sustaining life on earth. (AP Photo)

Hindu women devotees offer prayers to the Sun God on the banks of the River Brahmaputra, during the Chhath festival, in Gauhati, Nov. 19, 2012. Chhath, an ancient Hindu festival, rituals are performed to thank the Sun God for sustaining life on earth. (AP Photo)

A Hindu woman devotee offers prayers to the Sun God on the banks of the River Brahmaputra, during the Chhath festival, in Gauhati, Nov. 19, 2012. Chhath, an ancient Hindu festival, rituals are performed to thank the Sun God for sustaining life on earth. (AP Photo)

A eunuch dances during the Chhath festival in Kolkata, Nov. 19, 2012. Chhath, an ancient Hindu festival, rituals are performed to thank the Sun God for sustaining life on earth. (AP Photo)

Hindu devotees worship the Sun god during the Chhath festival in Kolkata, Nov. 19, 2012. Chhath, an ancient Hindu festival, rituals are performed to thank the Sun God for sustaining life on earth. (AP Photo)

Hindu devotees perform rituals at sunset during the Chhath Puja festival in New Delhi, Nov. 19, 2012. Chhath, an ancient Hindu festival, rituals are performed to thank the Sun God for sustaining life on earth. (AP Photo)

A Hindu woman devotee dances during the Chhath Puja festival in New Delhi, Nov. 19, 2012. Chhath, an ancient Hindu festival, rituals are performed to thank the Sun God for sustaining life on earth. (AP Photo)

Hindu women devotees offer prayers to Sun God while standing in a water body on the occasion of Chhat Puja festival in New Delhi, Nov. 19, 2012. Chhath, an ancient Hindu festival, rituals are performed to thank the Sun God for sustaining life on earth. (AP Photo)

Hindu devotees offer prayers to the setting sun during Chhath Puha festival, in the Arabian Sea, Mumbai, Nov. 19, 2012. On Chhath, an ancient Hindu festival, rituals are performed to thank the Sun God for sustaining life on earth. (AP Photo)

A Hindu devotee performs rituals at sunset during Chhath Puha festival, in the Arabian Sea, Mumbai, Nov. 19, 2012. On Chhath, an ancient Hindu festival, rituals are performed to thank the Sun God for sustaining life on earth. (AP Photo)

Hindu devotees move lying prostrate, as part of a ritual, towards the Arabian Sea, during the Chhath festival, in Mumbai, Nov. 19, 2012. On Chhath, an ancient Hindu festival, rituals are performed to thank the Sun God for sustaining life on earth. (AP Photo)

A Hindu devotee prostrates herself as part of rituals at sunset near the holy Yamuna River during the Chhath Puja festival in New Delhi, Nov. 19, 2012. Chhath prayers, an ancient Hindu festival popular amongst the working class, is performed to thank the Sun God for sustaining life on earth. (AP Photo)

Hindu devotees pray during rituals at sunset near the holy Yamuna River during the Chhath Puja festival in New Delhi, Nov. 19, 2012. Chhath prayers, an ancient Hindu festival popular amongst the working class, is performed to thank the Sun God for sustaining life on earth. (AP Photo)

Hindu devotees take part in worship on the banks of the River Ganges river during Chhath festival, an ancient Hindu festival, rituals are performed to thank the Sun God for sustaining life on earth, in Patna, Nov. 19, 2012.

Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Rabri Devi, foreground right, offers prayers to the Sun god on the occasion of the festival of Chhath in New Delhi, Nov. 19, 2012. Chhath, an ancient Hindu festival, rituals are performed to thank the Sun God for sustaining life on earth. (AP Photo)

Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Rabri Devi offers prayers to the Sun god on the occasion of the festival of Chhath in New Delhi, Nov. 19, 2012. Chhath, an ancient Hindu festival, rituals are performed to thank the Sun God for sustaining life on earth. (AP Photo)

Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) president Lalu Prasad Yadav, second left, and his wife Rabri Devi, foreground right, offer prayers to the Sun god on the occasion of the festival of Chhath in New Delhi, Nov. 19, 2012. (AP Photo)