India celebrates Gandhi's birthday

An Indian man and children dressed as Mahatma Gandhi wait for the start of a rally against violence to mark the birth anniversary of Gandhi in Ahmadabad, India, Oct. 2, 2012. Gandhi, known as the "Father of the Nation," was instrumental in the movement that lead to India's independence from Britain in 1947.

Indian President Pranab Mukherjee pays his respects at the memorial of Mahatma Gandhi on his birth anniversary in New Delhi, India, Oct. 2, 2012.

Indians pay floral tributes at the memorial of Mahatma Gandhi on his birth anniversary in New Delhi, India, Oct. 2, 2012.

A man throws water on a statue of Mahatma Gandhi as he cleans it up on the eve of his birth anniversary at Gujarat state legislature complex in Gandhinagar, Gujarat state, India, Oct. 1, 2012.

Indian President Pranab Mukherjee pays floral tributes to the memorial of Mahatma Gandhi on his birth anniversary in New Delhi, India, Oct. 2, 2012.

Indian school children, dressed as Mahatma Gandhi, carry an Indian flag while participating in an event to mark his birth anniversary in Chennai, India, Oct. 2, 2012.

A gardener tends to plants near a statue of Mahatma Gandhi on his birth anniversary, at the Indian Parliament in New Delhi, India, Oct. 2, 2012.

Congress party President Sonia Gandhi pays floral tributes to the memorial of Mahatma Gandhi on the anniversary of his birth in New Delhi, India, Oct. 2, 2012.

Indian children dressed as Mahatma Gandhi wait for the start of a rally against violence to mark the birth anniversary of Gandhi in Ahmadabad, India, Oct. 2, 2012.

People visit the memorial of Mahatma Gandhi to pay their respects on his birth anniversary in New Delhi, India, Oct. 2, 2012.

A worker sprays water on a statue of the late Mahatma Gandhi on the eve of his birth anniversary at Gandhi Park in Bhubaneswar, eastern India, Oct. 1, 2012.