A Nepalese living goddess, locally known as Kumari, is taken through the city on a chariot pulled by devotees during the Gaijatra festival in Katmandu, Nepal. Thursday, Aug. 26, 2010. The living goddesses are selected between the ages of 2 and 4 and a panel of judges examine them in a series of ancient ceremonies, checking horoscopes, searching for physical imperfections such as scars and wounds. Critics say the tradition violates both international and Nepalese laws on child rights. (AP Photo/Binod Joshi)

A Nepalese living goddess, locally known as Kumari, is taken through the city on a chariot pulled by devotees during the Gaijatra festival in Katmandu, Nepal. Thursday, Aug. 26, 2010. The living goddesses are selected between the ages of 2 and 4 and a panel of judges examine them in a series of ancient ceremonies, checking horoscopes, searching for physical imperfections such as scars and wounds. Critics say the tradition violates both international and Nepalese laws on child rights. (AP Photo/Binod Joshi)

A woman looks through balloons during celebrations honoring the capital’s patron St. Dominic of Guzman in Managua, Nicaragua, Thursday, Aug 5, 2010. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)

A woman looks through balloons during celebrations honoring the capital’s patron St. Dominic of Guzman in Managua, Nicaragua, Thursday, Aug 5, 2010. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)

A man, dressed as a devil, dances during a procession honoring the capital’s patron St. Dominic of Guzman in Managua, Nicaragua, Sunday Aug. 1, 2010. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)

A man, dressed as a devil, dances during a procession honoring the capital’s patron St. Dominic of Guzman in Managua, Nicaragua, Sunday Aug. 1, 2010. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)

A man drinks atole, a drink made from corn, at the town fair in San Pedro Sacatepequez, Guatemala, Tuesday, June 29, 2010. Every year on this date, a three day party filled with dances and processions is organized by residents of this town to honor San Pedro, patron saint of their town. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

A man drinks atole, a drink made from corn, at the town fair in San Pedro Sacatepequez, Guatemala, Tuesday, June 29, 2010. Every year on this date, a three day party filled with dances and processions is organized by residents of this town to honor San Pedro, patron saint of their town. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

In this Wednesday, June 9, 2010 photo, a woman worships a 41 foot (12.5 meters) tall statue of Jain sage Lord Bahubali, carved out of a single block of granite in Sihor, 200 kilometers (125 miles) from Ahmadabad, India. Jainism, which originated in India, has nearly 4 million followers in the country. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki)

In this Wednesday, June 9, 2010 photo, a woman worships a 41 foot (12.5 meters) tall statue of Jain sage Lord Bahubali, carved out of a single block of granite in Sihor, 200 kilometers (125 miles) from Ahmadabad, India. Jainism, which originated in India, has nearly 4 million followers in the country. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki)

An exile Tibetan Buddhist monk performs a ritualistic dance called Cham at the Khampaghar monastery in Tashi Jong, about 40 miles from Dharmsala, Thursday, March 25, 2010. (AP Photo/Ashwini Bhatia)

An exile Tibetan Buddhist monk performs a ritualistic dance called Cham at the Khampaghar monastery in Tashi Jong, about 40 miles from Dharmsala, Thursday, March 25, 2010. (AP Photo/Ashwini Bhatia)

A lone Balinese resident watches the sun set on Kuta beach, Bali, Indonesia during Silence Day on Tuesday, March 16, 2010. Hindus in the world’s most populous Muslim country celebrate their new year by observing a day of silence, in which they have to stay inside their homes and meditate in silence and darkness for the entire day. (AP Photo/Firdia Lisnawati)

A lone Balinese resident watches the sun set on Kuta beach, Bali, Indonesia during Silence Day on Tuesday, March 16, 2010. Hindus in the world’s most populous Muslim country celebrate their new year by observing a day of silence, in which they have to stay inside their homes and meditate in silence and darkness for the entire day. (AP Photo/Firdia Lisnawati)

People dance under colored water sprayed on them with a hose pipe during Holi festivities in Allahabad, India, Tuesday, March 2, 2010. Holi, the Hindu festival of colors, also heralds the coming of spring. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh) Read more →

People dance under colored water sprayed on them with a hose pipe during Holi festivities in Allahabad, India, Tuesday, March 2, 2010. Holi, the Hindu festival of colors, also heralds the coming of spring. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)

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Fireworks are seen over the main Mosque in Grozny, Chechnya on Friday, Feb. 26, 2010. Friday is a holiday marking the Muslim Prophet Muhammad’s birthday. Muslims celebrate Prophet Mohammad’s birthday all over the world every year on 12th Rabi-ul-Awal month on the Islamic calendar with traditional festivities and religious fervor. (AP Photo/Musa Sadulayev)

Fireworks are seen over the main Mosque in Grozny, Chechnya on Friday, Feb. 26, 2010. Friday is a holiday marking the Muslim Prophet Muhammad’s birthday. Muslims celebrate Prophet Mohammad’s birthday all over the world every year on 12th Rabi-ul-Awal month on the Islamic calendar with traditional festivities and religious fervor. (AP Photo/Musa Sadulayev)

Naga Sadhus, or naked Hindu holy men, sit inside their tent during the Kumbh Mela in Haridwar, India, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010. The Kumbh Mela, touted as the largest religious gathering in the world, is celebrated every three years, rotating among four Indian cities. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh) Read more →

Naga Sadhus, or naked Hindu holy men, sit inside their tent during the Kumbh Mela in Haridwar, India, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010. The Kumbh Mela, touted as the largest religious gathering in the world, is celebrated every three years, rotating among four Indian cities. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)

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A Hindu holy boy looks on during the month long Hindu festival Kumbh Mela, in Haridwar, India, Monday, Feb. 8, 2010. The festival, which is celebrated every three years, and rotates among four Indian holy cities is expected to attract more than 10 million people. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh) Read more →

A Hindu holy boy looks on during the month long Hindu festival Kumbh Mela, in Haridwar, India, Monday, Feb. 8, 2010. The festival, which is celebrated every three years, and rotates among four Indian holy cities is expected to attract more than 10 million people. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)

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Shiite Muslim women attend the festival of Arbaeen, one of the holiest days in their religious calendar at the Imam Abbas shrine in the holy city of Karbala, Iraq, Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010. A bomb planted on a parked motorcycle ripped through a crowd of Shiite pilgrims Wednesday, killing at least 20 people and wounding more than 100, officials said. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban) Read more →

Shiite Muslim women attend the festival of Arbaeen, one of the holiest days in their religious calendar at the Imam Abbas shrine in the holy city of Karbala, Iraq, Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010. A bomb planted on a parked motorcycle ripped through a crowd of Shiite pilgrims Wednesday, killing at least 20 people and wounding more than 100, officials said. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)

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