Month of festivals in India

Hindu devotees carry their babies as they hang using hooks pierced through their back from poles that are rotated as part of a ritual during Aadi' celebrations in Chennai, India, Sunday, July 28, 2013. Aadi' is considered a holy month by Tamils and is observed with prayers and offerings to Hindu goddess Durga. (AP Photo)

An Indian Hindu devotee gets steel hooks pierced through his back as part of a ritual during an annual pilgrimage to the temple of Hindu goddess Sheetla Mata in Jammu, India, Sunday, July 28, 2013. (AP Photo)

A devotee, with steel hooks pierced through his back, pulls a car during an annual pilgrimage to the temple of Hindu goddess Sheetla Mata in Jammu, India, Sunday, July 28, 2013. (AP Photo)

An Indian Hindu devotee stands with his cheeks pierced with a steel rod as part of a ritual during an annual pilgrimage to the temple of Hindu goddess Sheetla Mata in Jammu, India, Sunday, July 28, 2013. (AP Photo)

An Indian Hindu devotee reacts in pain as he gets his cheeks pierced with a steel rod as part of a ritual during an annual pilgrimage to the temple of Hindu goddess Sheetla Mata in Jammu, India, Sunday, July 28, 2013. (AP Photo)

An Indian Hindu devotee gets lemons attached to his body with needles as part of a ritual during an annual pilgrimage to the temple of Hindu goddess Sheetla Mata in Jammu, India, Sunday, July 28, 2013. (AP Photo)

An Indian man dances balancing on his head a decorated pot filled with cooked rice as an offering for the goddess during the Bonalu festival in Hyderabad, India, Sunday, July 28, 2013. Bonalu is a Hindu folk festival of the Telangana region in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. (AP Photo)

An Indian man performs during the Bonalu festival in Hyderabad, India, Sunday, July 28, 2013. Bonalu is a Hindu folk festival of the Telangana region in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. (AP Photo)

A Hindu devotee reacts in pain as he gets his cheeks pierced with a steel rod as part of a ritual during Aadi' celebrations in Chennai, India, Sunday, July 28, 2013. Aadi' is considered a holy month by Tamils and is observed with prayers and offerings to Hindu goddess Durga. (AP Photo)