A performer looks on as he takes part in the annual Hindu religious festival of Bonalu in the southern Indian city of Hyderabad July 16, 2012. The word "Bonalu" is derived from the Telugu language word "Bhojanalu", the food offered to Goddess Kali, the Hindu goddess of power. The main ritual in the month-long festival involves offering cooked rice, jaggery, curd, water and other dishes, which are brought by women in earthen pots, to the Goddess Kali. Devotees believe that the offerings ward off evils and epidemics during the monsoon season. REUTERS/Krishnendu Halder (INDIA - Tags: RELIGION SOCIETY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)