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An Indian boy bathes under a leaking water pipe that runs along a highway in the Kutch district of Gujarat state, in western India. The state government has declared water scarcity in 3,918 villages.

Pretend Chaplins mark actor's birthday in India

Young members of the Charlie Circle, a Charlie Chaplin fan club, participate in an annual parade to celebrate Chaplin's birthday in Adipur, Gujarat state, India.

India Chaplin Celebrations

A member of Charlie Circle, a Charlie Chaplin fan-club gets made up before the annual parade to celebrate the birthday of Charlie Chaplin, in Adipur, Gujarat state, India, Tuesday, April 16, 2013. Canes in hand and bowler hats firmly in place, dozens of Charlie Chaplin impersonators tramped …

India Chaplin Celebration

Indian girls wait for their turn to be made up to look like Charlie Chaplin to participate in the annual parade to celebrate his birthday in Adipur, Gujarat state, India, Tuesday, April 16, 2013. Canes in hand and bowler hats firmly in place, dozens of Charlie Chaplin impersonators tramped t…

India Chaplin Celebration

A member of Charlie Circle, a Charlie Chaplin fan-club gets made up before the annual parade to celebrate the birthday of Charlie Chaplin in Adipur, Gujarat state, India, Tuesday, April 16, 2013. Canes in hand and bowler hats firmly in place, dozens of Charlie Chaplin impersonators tramped t…

India Chaplin Celebration

Members and supporters of the Charlie Circle, a Charlie Chaplin fan-club, dance during the annual parade to celebrate the birthday of Charlie Chaplin in Adipur, Gujarat state, India, Tuesday, April 16, 2013. Canes in hand and bowler hats firmly in place, dozens of Charlie Chaplin impersonato…

India Chaplin Celebration

Members and supporters of the Charlie Circle, a Charlie Chaplin fan-club, participate in an annual parade to celebrate the birthday of Charlie Chaplin in Adipur, Gujarat state, India, Tuesday, April 16, 2013. Canes in hand and bowler hats firmly in place, dozens of Charlie Chaplin impersonat…

India Chaplin Celebration

An Indian student draws a portrait of Charlie Chaplin during a competition to celebrate Chaplin's birthday, in Adipur, Gujarat state, India, Tuesday, April 16, 2013. Canes in hand and bowler hats firmly in place, dozens of Charlie Chaplin impersonators tramped through the streets of this sma…

Hindu festival of colors

Indian devotees raise their hands as colored water is sprayed on them by a Hindu priest during a Holi celebration at the Swaminarayan temple in Ahmadabad, India, Wednesday, March 27, 2013. Holi, the Hindu festival of colors, also heralds the arrival of spring. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki)

International Women's Day observances

Indian woman laborers work to lay a cable for an electricity company on International Women's Day in Ahmadabad, India, Friday, March 8, 2013. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki)

International Women's Day observances

Indian women laborers work to lay a cable for an electricity company on International Women's Day in Ahmadabad, India, Friday, March 8, 2013. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki)

One Billion Rising

An Indian child attends an event to support the "One Billion Rising" global campaign in Ahmadabad, India, Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013. Thousands of women and children in various cities in the country danced in the streets, in malls and other places to express support for the One Billion Rising m…

Photo of the day: India Kite Festival

An Italian man prepares to fly a kite during the inauguration of International Kite Festival in Ahmadabad, India, Sunday, Jan. 13, 2013. Foreigner kite flyers, along with their Indian counterparts, gathered to participate in the the festival. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki)

Diwali, Hindu Festival of Lights

In this Sunday, Nov. 11, 2012 photo, an Indian girl lights an earthen lamp ahead of Diwali, the Hindu festival of light, in Ahmadabad, India. Diwali, or Deepavali, the annual Hindu Festival of Light, will be celebrated on Nov. 13. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki)

Animal shots of the week

Indian tribal children graze their cattle near a river in Ahwa, about 300 kilometers (188 miles) south from Ahmadabad, India, Sunday, Aug. 5, 2012. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki)

Get ready for a slew of new laws this week

A measure will allow high schools to offer an elective about the influence of the Old and New Testaments on Western civilization.

India Hindu Festival

Members of a Hindu family place earthen lamps on near rangoli, a hand decorated pattern on the floor, ahead of the upcoming festival of Diwali in Ahmadabad, India, Friday, Oct. 21, 2011. On Diwali, also known as the Festival of Lights, Hindus light lamps to signify the victory of good over e…

India Daily Life

Indian women and children carry drinking water on Himmatnagar Highway, about 60 kilometers (37.4 miles) north of Ahmadabad, India, Tuesday, May 31, 2011. There is no direct supply of potable water at homes in most of the poor neighborhoods, and people have to depend on regulated supply of wa…