Date:19/06/2008 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2008/06/19/stories/2008061960330400.htm

Andhra Pradesh

In festive cheer

— Photo: Mohd. Yousuf

In piety: Married women tie cotton threads around a banyan tree as a ritual on the occasion of Vatasavitri festival in Hyderabad on Wednesday.