The inmates of Shree Swaminarayan Gurukul Vishwavidya Pratishthanam (SGVP) apply a holy paste made up from a mixture of cow dung, cow urine, milk,ghee and curd to their faces prior to taking a bath before participating in the Janoi or sacred thread changing ceremony on the occasion of Rakshabandhan in Ahmedabad on August 24, 2010. Some 150 inmates of the SGVP Gurukul participated. It is a custom of Hindus to change Janoi or sacred thread on the auspicious day of Rakshabandhan. AFP PHOTO/Sam PANTHAKY (Photo credit should read SAM PANTHAKY/AFP/Getty Images)
