Indian Congress Party members wash a statue of Mahatma Gandhi with milk in Amritsar on October 1, 2009, on the eve of Gandhi's 140th birth anniversary. Indians all over the country celebrate Gnadhi's birthday with prayers and various social activities as a mark of respect to Gandhi, famed as the torchbearer of India's fight against British rule. Getty Images logo Getty Images 1 month ago

Indian Congress Party members wash a statue of Mahatma Gandhi with milk in Amritsar on October 1, 2009, on the eve of Gandhi's 140th birth anniversary. Indians all over the country celebrate Gnadhi's birthday with prayers and various social activities as a mark of respect to Gandhi, famed as the torchbearer of India's fight against British rule.

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  1. Thai visitors look at wax model of Mahatama Gandhi displayed at the Louis Toussaud's Waxworks in Pattaya on November 13, 2009. Tussaud's Waxworks, a US based international wax museum has established its fifth worlwide branch with the opening of this branch in Thailand.
  2. Thai visitors look at wax model of Mahatama Gandhi displayed at the Louis Toussaud's Waxworks in Pattaya on November 13, 2009. Tussaud's Waxworks, a US based international wax museum has established its fifth worlwide branch with the opening of this branch in Thailand.
  3. Rajghat memorial caretaker Rajneesh Kumar (R) presents a bronze statue of India's founding father Mahatama Gandhi to Spanish Crown Prince Felipe and Princess Letizia at Gandhi in New Delhi on November 11, 2009. The Spanish royal couple is in India for a three-day visit.
  4. Rajghat memorial caretaker Rajneesh Kumar (R) presents a bronze statue of India's founding father Mahatama Gandhi to Spanish Crown Prince Felipe and Princess Letizia at Gandhi in New Delhi on November 11, 2009. The Spanish royal couple is in India for a three-day visit.
  5. Sham Lal Gandhi raises his fist after garlanding a statue of Mahatma Gandhi during celebrations on his 140th birth anniversary in Amritsar on October 2, 2009. Indians all over the country celebrate this day with prayers and various social activities as a mark of respect to Gandhi, famed as the torchbearer of India's fight against British rule.
  6. Sham Lal Gandhi poses as he spins cotton during celebrations on the 140th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi in Amritsar on October 2, 2009. Indians all over the country celebrate this day with prayers and various social activities as a mark of respect to Gandhi, famed as the torchbearer of India's fight against British rule.
  7. Indian Congress Party members wash a statue of Mahatma Gandhi with milk in Amritsar on October 1, 2009, on the eve of Gandhi's 140th birth anniversary. Indians all over the country celebrate Gnadhi's birthday with prayers and various social activities as a mark of respect to Gandhi, famed as the torchbearer of India's fight against British rule.
  8. Indian Congress Party members wash a statue of Mahatma Gandhi with milk in Amritsar on October 1, 2009, on the eve of Gandhi's 140th birth anniversary. Indians all over the country celebrate Gnadhi's birthday with prayers and various social activities as a mark of respect to Gandhi, famed as the torchbearer of India's fight against British rule.
  9. Argentine President Cristina Fernandez holds a bust of Mahatma Gandhi presented to her during a visit to the Gandhi memorial in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2009. Fernandez is on a two-day official visit to India.
  10. Chairperson of the UPA Government Sonia Gandhi pays her respects at the memorial to the Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi at Rajghat in New Delhi on October 2, 2009, in honour of Gandhi's 140th birthday. Indians all over the country celebrated the founding father's birthday with prayers and social activities as a mark of respect to Gandhi, famed as the torchbearer of India's fight against British rule.
  11. Chairperson of the UPA Government Sonia Gandhi pays her respects at the memorial to the Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi at Rajghat in New Delhi on October 2, 2009, in honour of Gandhi's 140th birthday. Indians all over the country celebrated the founding father's birthday with prayers and social activities as a mark of respect to Gandhi, famed as the torchbearer of India's fight against British rule.
  12. School children dressed as Mahatma Gandhi take part in a cultural programme on the eve of Gandhi's 140th birth anniversary, in the central Indian city of Bhopal October 1, 2009.
  13. School children dressed as Mahatma Gandhi take part in a cultural programme on the eve of Gandhi's 140th birth anniversary, in the central Indian city of Bhopal October 1, 2009.
  14. Muslim school children sit beside a formation of Mahatma Gandhi made by pamphlets on the eve of Gandhi's 140th birth anniversary, at a school in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad October 1, 2009. The pamphlets read "Non-Violence".
  15. Muslim school children sit beside a formation of Mahatma Gandhi made by pamphlets on the eve of Gandhi's 140th birth anniversary, at a school in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad October 1, 2009. The pamphlets read "Non-Violence".
  16. Children dressed as Mahatma Gandhi wait for their turn to perform during a fancy dress competition inside their school premises on the eve of Gandhi's 140th birth anniversary, in the northeastern Indian city of Siliguri October 1, 2009.

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