India celebrates Charlie Chaplin

A member of Charlie Circle, a Charlie Chaplin fan-club gets made up before the annual parade to celebrate the birthday of Charlie Chaplin, in Adipur, India, April 16, 2013.

Canes in hand and bowler hats firmly in place, dozens of Charlie Chaplin impersonators tramped through the streets of this small port town in western India on Tuesday to celebrate the birthday of the legendary comic actor and filmmaker.

Members and supporters of the Charlie Circle dance during the annual parade to celebrate the birthday of Charlie Chaplin in Adipur, India, April 16, 2013.

Indian girls wait for their turn to be made up to look like Charlie Chaplin to participate in the annual parade to celebrate his birthday in Adipur, India, Tuesday, April 16, 2013.

Members and supporters of the Charlie Circle gesture after getting ready for the annual parade to celebrate the birthday of Charlie Chaplin in Adipur, India, April 16, 2013.

An Indian student draws a portrait of Charlie Chaplin during a competition to celebrate Chaplin's birthday, in Adipur, India.

Members and supporters of the Charlie Circle participate in an annual parade to celebrate the birthday of Charlie Chaplin in Adipur, India, April 16, 2013.

A member of the Charlie Circle gets made up before the annual parade to celebrate the birthday of Charlie Chaplin in Adipur, India, April 16, 2013.

Young supporters of the Charlie Circle participate in an annual parade to celebrate the birthday of Charlie Chaplin in Adipur, India, April 16, 2013.