New Delhi, - INDIA : Indian activists from Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA) sit outside Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's residence,in New Delhi,16 April 2006, as they demand an audience with the Indian premier. The activists were later arrested by the police. Indian activist and leader of the NBA Medha Patkar has been on indefinite hunger strike since 29 March, to protest her oppostion to the project in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. Opponents of the project have been on a hunger strike in New Delhi since 31 March, demanding resettlement for 35,000 villagers already displaced by the project. Project advocates say raising the Sardar Sarovar dam's height 12 metres (39 feet) will provide much needed water and electricity, but critics say increasing the height of the dam will displace even more people and submerge farm land.According to the UN, more than additional 24,000 families in 177 villages of Madhya Pradesh would be displaced if the height of the dam is increased to 122 metres. An Indian Supreme Court ruling six years ago bans any fresh construction at the Sardar Sarovar site until the displaced villagers are adequately resettled. AFP PHOTO

Hindu devotees of Lord Shiva take a puff on marijuana prior to a ritual during the Shiva Gajan festival in Calcutta, India, Friday, April 14, 2006. Faithful Hindu devotees offer various rituals each year in hope of winning the favor of Hindu god Shiva and ensuring the fulfillment of their wishes. (AP Photo

New Delhi, - INDIA : An Indian Christian woman touches an illuminated picture of Jesus Christ during an Easter mass held at a church in New Delhi, 16 April 2006. Indian Christians are joining those across the world as they celebrate Easter which commemorates the resurrection of Jesus Christ, three days after his death by crucifixion. AFP PHOTO