On Gandhi Jayanti

An Indian man dressed as Mahatma Gandhi walks through a security checkpoint during Gandhi Jayanti celebrations

Children dressed as Mahatma Gandhi pose on the eve of his 139th birth anniversary

Man dressed as the Father of the Nation, Mahatma Gandhi (L) sits next to the Indian Army officers
Children dressed as Mahatma Gandhi wait for their turn to perform during a fancy dress competition ahead of his 139th birth anniversary
Indian soldiers pay tribute at the Mahatma Gandhi memorial on Gandhi's birth anniversary at Rajghat in New Delhi
Mahatma Gandhi's granddaughter Usha Gokani carries an urn containing his ashes for immersion into the Arabian Sea near Mumbai