An Indian man decorates an elephant with paint during preparations on the eve of annual Rath Yatra, or chariot procession, in Ahmadabad, India.

The three idols of Hindu God Jagannath, his brother Balabhadra and sister Subhadra are taken out in a grand procession in specially made chariots called raths, which are pulled by thousands of devotees during the Rath Yatra or the chariot festival.

(AP Photos/Ajit Solanki)