Indian devotees roll on sand as as they offer prayers to the Hindu God Shiva during a ritual as part of The Danda Festival which coincides with The Oriya New Year in the village of Mendhasala Village, on the outskirts of Bhubaneswar on April 12, 2016. Devotees inflict physical pain on themselves as they perform rituals of penance to appease Shiva, the Hindu God of destruction during the Danda festival, or the festival of self-punishment. (Photo by Asit Kumar/AFP Photo)
