'India': A cultural potpourri

A Sadhu, or a Hindu holy man, returns after taking a dip in the River Ganges on Somvati Purnima or a full moon day that falls on a Monday at Sangam in Allahabad, India, Monday, Oct. 29, 2012. Allahabad on the confluence of the rivers Ganges and Yamuna is one of Hinduism's important centers. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)

An Indian Hindu devotee buries his head in sand to relax and to collect coins which some of the pilgrims had placed near him in Allahabad, India, Monday, Oct. 29, 2012. Allahabad on the confluence of the rivers Ganges and Yamuna is one of Hinduism's important centers. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)

A Sadhu, or a Hindu holy man, offers prayers to the Sun God on Somvati Purnima or a full moon day that falls on a Monday at Sangam in Allahabad, India, Monday, Oct. 29, 2012. Allahabad on the confluence of the rivers Ganges and Yamuna is one of Hinduism's important centers. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)

Indian Hindu devotees perform rituals as they offer prayers to the Sun God on Somvati Purnima or a full moon day that falls on a Monday at Sangam in Allahabad, India, Monday, Oct. 29, 2012. Allahabad on the confluence of the rivers Ganges and Yamuna is one of Hinduism's important centers. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)

An Indian Hindu devotee performs rituals as she offers prayers to the Sun God on Somvati Purnima or a full moon day that falls on a Monday at Sangam in Allahabad, India, Monday, Oct. 29, 2012. Allahabad on the confluence of the rivers Ganges and Yamuna is one of Hinduism's important centers. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)

Indian Hindu women devotees offer prayers to the Sun God on Somvati Purnima or a full moon day that falls on a Monday at Sangam in Allahabad, India, Monday, Oct. 29, 2012. Allahabad on the confluence of the rivers Ganges and Yamuna is one of Hinduism's important centers. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)

Hindu devotees hold a sari to dry in the wind after taking a holy dip in the River Ganges at Sangam in Allahabad, India, Monday, Oct. 8, 2012. Sangam, the confluence of the rivers Ganges, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati, is considered one of Hinduism's holiest sites. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)