Indian Christians hold placards as they shout slogans during a protest in front of the Orissa Bhawan (House) in New Delhi on August 29, 2008 against the ongoing violence in the eastern Indian state of Orissa specifically targeting Christians in the wake of the killing of Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) leader Swami Lakshamanananda Saraswati. Christian leaders in India have asked for the deployment of soldiers in the restive eastern state. At least nine people have died in Orissa's Kandhamal region and other areas since the Hindu holy man and four other people were shot dead by unidentified killers. Getty Images logo Getty Images 17 months ago

Indian Christians hold placards as they shout slogans during a protest in front of the Orissa Bhawan (House) in New Delhi on August 29, 2008 against the ongoing violence in the eastern Indian state of Orissa specifically targeting Christians in the wake of the killing of Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) leader Swami Lakshamanananda Saraswati. Christian leaders in India have asked for the deployment of soldiers in the restive eastern state. At least nine people have died in Orissa's Kandhamal region and other areas since the Hindu holy man and four other people were shot dead by unidentified killers.

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