People Go Into Trance While Performing Ritual In River During Chhath Puja Festival In New Delhi

An Indian man jumps into the Yamuna river to save a Hindu woman who went into trance while performing rituals at sunrise in the holy Yamuna River during the final day of Chhath Puja festival in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2012. Chhath prayers, an ancient Hindu festival popular amongst the working class, is performed to thank the Sun God for sustaining life on earth.

Relatives pull an unconscious Hindu woman back to the shore after she fell into the Yamuna river while performing rituals at sunrise in the holy Yamuna River during the final day of Chhath Puja festival in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2012. <AP Photo/Altaf Qadri>

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