Hindu Devotees Celebrate Dussehra Festival In Allahabad, India
An Indian child reacts as she buys pumpkins to be painted with demon faces during the Durga Puja festival in Chennai, India, Sunday, Oct. 21, 2012. Devotees believe that smashing pumpkins painted with demon faces drive away evil spirits. <AP Photo/Arun Sankar K>
Artists enact a fight from the epic Ramayana during a Dussehra festival celebrations in Allahabad, India, Saturday, Oct. 20, 2012. The Hindu festival Dussehra commemorates the triumph of Lord Rama over the demon king Ravana, marking the victory of good over evil.
A mahout guides his elephant to collect coins offered by Hindu devotees during a Dussehra festival procession in Allahabad, India, Saturday, Oct. 20, 2012. <AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh>