A Sadhu or Hindu holy man displays a human skull during the Ambubasi festival at Kamakhya temple in Gauhati, India, Monday, June 23, 2008. The four day festival ends on June 25. AP Photo logo AP Photo 47 months ago

A Sadhu or Hindu holy man displays a human skull during the Ambubasi festival at Kamakhya temple in Gauhati, India, Monday, June 23, 2008. The four day festival ends on June 25.

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