Prayers To Lord Shiva

Hindu priests perform evening rituals on the banks of the River Ganges, as tourists watch from boats in Varanasi, India, Sunday, Aug.1, 2010. Varanasi, known as the city of temples and learning, is one of the most sacred places of pilgrimage for Hindus.(AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)

Tourists watch from boats as Hindu priests performing evening rituals, unseen, on the banks of the River Ganges, in Varanasi, India, Sunday, Aug.1,2010. Varanasi, known as the city of temples and learning, is one of the most sacred places of pilgrimage for Hindus.(AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)

A Hindu holy man performs rituals at the banks of the river Ganges in Varanasi, India, Friday, July 23, 2010. Varanasi, known as the city of temples and learning, is one of the most sacred places of pilgrimage for Hindus. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)

A Sadhu, or Hindu holy man, walks past tourists sitting on stairs leading to the banks of the river Ganges in Varanasi, India, Thursday, July 22, 2010. Varanasi, known as the city of temples and learning, is one of the most sacred places of pilgrimage for Hindus. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)

A Sadhu, or Hindu holy man, walks past others sitting on the banks of the River Ganges in Varanasi, India, Thursday, July 22, 2010. Varanasi, known as the city of temples and learning, is one of the most sacred places of pilgrimage for Hindus. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)

Children run past Sadhus, or Hindu holy men, sitting on the banks of the River Ganges in Varanasi, India, Thursday, July 22, 2010. Varanasi, known as the city of temples and learning, is one of the most sacred places of pilgrimage for Hindus. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)

A Sadhu, or Hindu holy man, sits on the banks of the River Ganges in Varanasi, India, Thursday, July 22, 2010. Varanasi, known as the city of temples and learning, is one of the most sacred places of pilgrimage for Hindus. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)

Hindu pilgrims, known as Kanwarias, sit atop a bus headed to the River Ganges, as seen from inside another bus on the outskirts of Allahabad, India, Sunday, Aug.1, 2010. Kanwarias are young men performing a ritual pilgrimage in which they walk, sometimes hundreds of kilometers (miles), from the Ganges River to take its sacred waters back to Hindu temples in their hometowns. During the Hindu lunar month of Shravana, hundreds of thousands of pilgrims can be seen walking the roads of India, clad in saffron, and carrying ornately decorated canisters of water over their shoulders.(AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)

Hindu pilgrims, known as Kanwarias, pray on the banks of the Ganges River in Allahabad, India, Monday, July 26, 2010. Kanwarias are young men performing a ritual pilgrimage in which they walk, sometimes hundreds of kilometers (miles), to the Ganges River to take its sacred waters back to Hindu temples in their hometowns. During the Hindu lunar month of Shravana, hundreds of thousands of pilgrims can be seen walking the roads of India, clad in saffron, and carrying ornately decorated canisters of water over their shoulders. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)

Hindu pilgrims, known as Kanwarias, walk near the banks of the Ganges River in Allahabad, India, Monday, July 26, 2010. Kanwarias are young men performing a ritual pilgrimage in which they walk, sometimes hundreds of kilometers (miles), to the Ganges River to take its sacred waters back to Hindu temples in their hometowns. During the Hindu lunar month of Shravana, hundreds of thousands of pilgrims can be seen walking the roads of India, clad in saffron, and carrying ornately decorated canisters of water over their shoulders. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)

Hindu pilgrims, known as Kanwarias, eat a meal on the banks of the Ganges River in Allahabad, India, Friday, July 30, 2010. Kanwarias are young men performing a ritual pilgrimage in which they walk, sometimes hundreds of kilometers (miles), to the Ganges River to take its sacred waters back to Hindu temples in their hometowns. During the Hindu lunar month of Shravana, hundreds of thousands of pilgrims can be seen walking the roads of India, clad in saffron, and carrying ornately decorated canisters of water over their shoulders. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)

Hindu pilgrims, known as Kanwarias, take holy dips in the Ganges River in Allahabad, India, Friday, July 30, 2010. Kanwarias are young men performing a ritual pilgrimage in which they walk, sometimes hundreds of kilometers to the Ganges River to take its sacred waters back to Hindu temples in their hometowns. During the Hindu lunar month of Shravana, hundreds of thousands of pilgrims can be seen walking the roads of India, clad in saffron, and carrying ornately decorated canisters of water over their shoulders. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)

A Hindu devotee wears a saree as pilgrims, known as Kanwarias, walk near the banks of the Ganges River in Allahabad, India, Monday, July 26, 2010. Kanwarias are young men performing a ritual pilgrimage in which they walk, sometimes hundreds of kilometers (miles), to the Ganges River to take its sacred waters back to Hindu temples in their hometowns. During the Hindu lunar month of Shravana, hundreds of thousands of pilgrims can be seen walking the roads of India, clad in saffron, and carrying ornately decorated canisters of water over their shoulders. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)

A Hindu pilgrim, known as Kanwaria, walks near the banks of the Ganges River in Allahabad, India, Monday, July 26, 2010. Kanwarias are young men performing a ritual pilgrimage in which they walk, sometimes hundreds of kilometers (miles), to the Ganges River to take its sacred waters back to Hindu temples in their hometowns. During the Hindu lunar month of Shravana, hundreds of thousands of pilgrims can be seen walking the roads of India, clad in saffron, and carrying ornately decorated canisters of water over their shoulders. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)