[Hyderabad, September 12. Image via Getty.]
An Indian woman participates in a Dandia Dhhoom dance programme ahead of an event held to mark the forthcoming Navrathri season in Hyderabad on September 12, 2009. The celebration of Navrathri,the festival of nine nights which combines religious and cultural activities related to the Hindu Goddess Shakti (Hindu Mother Goddess) and her various forms and which will be celebrated on September 19. (NOAH SEELAM/AFP/Getty Images)