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An Indian Hindu devotee pay his respects at a Shivling or idol of Lord Shiva at a temple in Amritsar on March 9, 2013 on the eve of Maha Shivratri festival. Hindus mark the Maha Shivratri festival by offering special prayers and fasting to worship Lord Shiva, the lord of destruction. AFP PHOTO / NARINDER NANU (Photo credit should read NARINDER NANU/AFP/Getty Images)
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Indian Hindu devotees offer prayers at a Shivling or idol of Lord Shiva at the Shivala Temple in Amritsar on March 9, 2013 on the eve of the Maha Shivratri festival. Hindus mark the Maha Shivratri festival by offering special prayers and fasting to worship Lord Shiva, the lord of destruction. AFP PHOTO / NARINDER NANU (Photo credit should read NARINDER NANU/AFP/Getty Images)
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Indian Hindu devotees pour milk over a Shivling or idol of Lord Shiva at a temple in Amritsar on March 9, 2013 on the eve of Maha Shivratri festival. Hindus mark the Maha Shivratri festival by offering special prayers and fasting to worship Lord Shiva, the lord of destruction. AFP PHOTO / NARINDER NANU (Photo credit should read NARINDER NANU/AFP/Getty Images)
A naked Hindu holy man sits near currency notes offered by devotees during the Maha Shivratri fair in Junagadh, in the western Indian state of Gujarat, Saturday, March 9, 2013. The five-day long fair will conclude on Sunday, coinciding with Shivratri, the festival dedicated to the worship of Hindu God Shiva. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki)
An Indian woman receives blessings from a naked Hindu holy man during the Maha Shivratri fair in Junagadh, in the western Indian state of Gujarat, Saturday, March 9, 2013. The five-day long fair will conclude on Sunday, coinciding with Shivratri, the festival dedicated to the worship of Hindu God Shiva. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki)
An Indian naked Hindu holy man applies ash on the forehead of a devotee during the Maha Shivratri fair in Junagadh, in the western Indian state of Gujarat, Saturday, March 9, 2013. The five-day long fair will conclude on Sunday, coinciding with Shivratri, the festival dedicated to the worship of Hindu God Shiva. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki)
A man arranges the beard of an Indian naked Hindu holy man during the Maha Shivratri fair in Junagadh, in the western Indian state of Gujarat, Saturday, March 9, 2013. The five-day long fair will conclude on Sunday, coinciding with Shivratri, the festival dedicated to the worship of Hindu God Shiva. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki)
A devotee dressed as Hindu God Shiva participates in a procession on the eve of Shivratri festival in Jammu, India, Saturday, March 9, 2013. Shivratri, a festival dedicated to the worship of Hindu God Shiva, will be marked across the country Sunday. (AP Photo/Channi Anand)
A devotee dressed as Hindu God Shiva participates in a procession on the eve of Shivratri festival in Jammu, India, Saturday, March 9, 2013. Shivratri, a festival dedicated to the worship of Hindu God Shiva, will be marked across the country Sunday. (AP Photo/Channi Anand)
A devotee dressed as Hindu God Shiva participates in a procession on the eve of Shivratri festival in Jammu, India, Saturday, March 9, 2013. Shivratri, a festival dedicated to the worship of Hindu God Shiva, will be marked across the country Sunday. (AP Photo/Channi Anand)
Devotees dressed as Hindu God Shiva participate in a procession on the eve of Shivratri festival in Jammu, India, Saturday, March 9, 2013. Shivratri, a festival dedicated to the worship of Hindu God Shiva, will be marked across the country Sunday. (AP Photo/Channi Anand)
An Indian spiritual woman lights a lamp during the inauguration of a 17 feet high Shivling, an idol symbolic of Hindu God Shiva, made from 505 kilogram of chocolate ahead of Mahashivratri festival in Ahmadabad, India, Friday, March 8, 2013. Hindus across the world will celebrate Mahashivratri or Shiva's night festival on March 10. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki)
An Indian spiritual woman worships a 17 feet high Shivling, an idol symbolic of Hindu God Shiva, made from 505 kilogram of chocolate ahead of Mahashivratri festival in Ahmadabad, India, Friday, March 8, 2013. Hindus across the world will celebrate Mahashivratri or Shiva's night festival on March 10. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki)
A Hindu holy man smears ash on his body at the Pashupatinath Temple in Katmandu, Nepal, Monday, March 4, 2013. Hindus across the world will be celebrating the Hindu religious festival of Mahashivratri, or night of Lord Shiva, the Hindu god of destruction on March 10. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)
Hindu holy men walk inside the premises of the Pashupatinath Temple in Katmandu, Nepal, Monday, March 4, 2013. Hindus across the world will be celebrating the Hindu religious festival of Mahashivratri, or night of Lord Shiva, the Hindu god of destruction on March 10. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)
A young priest watches as he sits at the Pashupatinath Temple in Katmandu, Nepal, Monday, March 4, 2013. Hindus across the world will be celebrating the Hindu religious festival of Mahashivratri, or night of Lord Shiva, the Hindu god of destruction on March 10. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)
A Hindu holy man mixes vermillion powder at the Pashupatinath Temple in Katmandu, Nepal, Monday, March 4, 2013. Hindus across the world will be celebrating the Hindu religious festival of Mahashivratri, or night of Lord Shiva, the Hindu god of destruction on March 10. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)
A Hindu Holy man rests at Pashupatinath Temple in Katmandu, Nepal, Monday, March 4, 2013. Hindus across the world will be celebrating the Hindu religious festival of Mahashivratri, or night of Lord Shiva, the Hindu god of destruction on March 10. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)
A Hindu Holy man chants religious scripts as he performs morning rituals at Pashupatinath Temple in Katmandu, Nepal, Monday, March 4, 2013. Hindus across the world will be celebrating Mahashivratri, or Shiva?s night festival on March 10, believed to be the day when Shiva got married. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)
Hindu holy men sit inside the premises of Pashupatinath Temple in Katmandu, Nepal, Monday, March 4, 2013. Hindus across the world will be celebrating Mahashivratri, or Shiva?s night festival on March 10, believed to be the day when Shiva got married. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)
A Hindu Holy man, with ash smeared on his body, tries to stretch as he rests inside the premises of Pashupatinath Temple in Katmandu, Nepal, Monday, March 4, 2013. Hindus across the world will be celebrating Mahashivratri, or Shiva?s night festival on March 10, believed to be the day when Shiva got married. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)
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A Sadhu (Hindu holy man) smokes marijuana using a chillum, a traditional clay pipe, as a holy offering for Lord Shiva, the Hindu god of creation and destruction, near the Pashupatinath Temple on the eve of the Hindu festival Maha Shivaratri in Kathmandu on March 9, 2013. Hindus mark the Maha Shivratri festival by offering special prayers and fasting. AFP PHOTO / Prakash MATHEMA (Photo credit should read PRAKASH MATHEMA/AFP/Getty Images)
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An Indian Hindu man dressed as Lord Shiva hold an 'ajgar' - snake - as he takes part in a religious procession on the eve of the Maha Shivratri festival in Jalandhar on March 9, 2013. Hindus mark the Maha Shivratri festival by offering special prayers and fasting to worship Lord Shiva, the lord of destruction. AFP PHOTO/SHAMMI MEHRA (Photo credit should read SHAMMI MEHRA/AFP/Getty Images)
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