Indian Hindu women devotees perform rituals with floral displays as they celebrate the ‘Bathukamma’ or ‘Life Giver’ Festival in Hyderabad on October 22, 2012. Women honour the ‘Life Giver’ Bathukamma with flowers that signify both life and eternity in their colours, seeking blessings for prosperity and a good year. This is synonymous and symbolic of the the Telangana region of the southern state of Andhra Pradesh and is celebrated during The Navratri (nine nights) Festival. AFP PHOTO / Noah SEELAM (Photo credit should read NOAH SEELAM/AFP/Getty Images)