Jhiri Fair Held At Kanachack Village, India

A Hindu man, left, gets the first tonsuring of his son done, as a religious offering during the Jhiri fair at Kanachack village, on the outskirts of Jammu, India, Thursday, Nov. 29, 2012. According to legend, the fair is held in memory of Baba Jitu, an honest farmer who killed himself since he was not prepared to submit to the unjust demands of a landlord who wanted him to part with his crop.

Indian farmers wait for customers near their camels, brought for sale during the Jhiri fair at Kanachack village, outskirts of Jammu, India, Thursday, Nov. 29, 2012.

Vendors try to protect themselves from the rain with plastic sheets during the Jhiri fair at Kanachack village, on the outskirts of Jammu, India, Thursday, Nov. 29, 2012. <AP Photo/Channi Anand>

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