Women hold placards as they join others in a march past a metro station undergoing construction during a rally organized by Delhi's chief minister protesting for justice and security for women, in New Delhi on Jan. 2. The ashes of the Indian student who died after being gang-raped were scattered in the Ganges river on Tuesday as reports of more attacks stoked a growing national debate on violence against women. The death of the 23-year-old woman, who has not been named, prompted street protests across India, international outrage and promises from the government of tougher punishments for offenders.

Delhi's chief minister, center, and others offer prayers for a gang rape victim, at Mahatma Gandhi memorial, in New Delhi, India, Jan. 2.

Indian protesters shout anti-government slogans during a protest against rape in New Delhi on Jan. 2. The family of an Indian gang rape victim said that they would not rest until her killers are hanged as police finalized their investigation before charges are laid against the suspects this week. The ruling Congress party reportedly pushed for tougher punishments for sex crimes, including chemical castration, and authorities in New Delhi launched a hotline to improve safety for women in a city dubbed "India's rape capital."

A child carries placards that contain pro-women slogans at the Mahatma Gandhi memorial, Rajghat, during a peace prayer meeting in New Delhi, India, on Jan. 2. The event was organized by the Delhi Government, Delhi Commission for Women to pay homage to the 23 year old Delhi gang rape victim and for women safety.

Female Indian paramilitary soldiers watch as Indian women march to mourn the death of a gang rape victim in New Delhi, India, on Jan. 2. India's top court said it will decide whether to suspend lawmakers facing sexual assault charges as thousands of women gathered at the memorial to independence leader Mohandas K. Gandhi to demand stronger protection for their safety.

Hindu devotees wait to get off a boat after visiting a temple on a small island in the River Yamuna during Karthik Purnima in New Delhi on Nov. 28, 2012.

A Hindu devotee grooms herself on the banks of the River Yamuna after taking a holy dip during Karthik Purnima in New Delhi on Nov. 28, 2012.

Mahesh Chaturvedi, 63, reads a copy of the Bhagavad-Gita, one of Hinduism's most holy books, on a metro train in New Delhi on October 2, 2012.

Mahesh Chaturvedi poses for a photo in front of a statue of Gandhi in the old quarters of New Delhi on October 25, 2012.

Mahesh Chaturvedi (front center) talks on the phone on September 28, 2012.

A man takes a photo as Mahesh Chaturvedi (back to camera), walks on the streets of New Delhi on September 28, 2012.

A man tries to stop his buffaloes jamming traffic as a man tries to get by with his bicycle on a busy bridge on a hazy morning in New Delhi, India, Nov. 5, 2012.

A man drives his children to school on his motorcycle in New Delhi, Nov. 5, 2012.

A boy is washed by his parents from a local water source under an expressway in New Delhi, Nov. 5, 2012.

A man on a horse and others are stuck in traffic on a bridge in New Delhi, Nov. 5, 2012.

A Hindu man throws ash off a bridge into the polluted holy Yamuna River, in New Delhi on Nov. 6, 2012.

Drivers and cows are jammed in traffic in New Delhi, Nov. 5, 2012.

A man dries laundry on the polluted Yamuna River, holy to Hindus, on a hazy morning in New Delhi on Nov. 6, 2012.

A barber gives a Hindu boy his first haircut before going for a holy dip in the Yamuna river on Sharad Purnima, an auspicious day for the new moon in the fall, in New Delhi, India on Oct. 29, 2012.

A boatman feeds birds on the Yamuna River in New Delhi on Oct. 29, 2012.

A barber gives Hindu boy Vanshu, 5 months, his first haircut as he is held by father Amit, second right, as his mother Rakhi Bansal, right, looks on before a holy dip in the Yamuna River on Oct. 29, 2012.

Men drink chai tea on the platform prior to departing from the Nizamuddin Railway Station in New Delhi on Feb. 7, 2012.

People drink tea from a roadside tea stall in New Delhi, India, on Feb. 5, 2012. There are numerous tea vendors who set up shop under a tree or on the streets in India, but the quality of chai they offer for five rupees (10 cents) is often suspect.

Customers at a premium Cafe Coffee Day outlet in Bangalore on Jan. 31, 2012.

A man alights from a carriage, as others wait to board the Amritsar-bound train at Nizamuddin railway station on Feb. 6, 2012 in New Delhi, India.

People cross railway tracks close to Nizamuddin station on Feb. 6, 2012.

A passenger checks his seat on the Amritsar-bound train with a conductor at Nizamuddin station on Feb. 6, 2012.

A family wait to board their train at Nizamuddin station on Feb. 6, 2012.

Girls wear traditional clothing as they dance for dignitaries during the main Republic Day parade in New Delhi, India, on Jan. 26, 2012. India is marking it's 63rd Republic Day with parades across the country.

Soldiers march in formation on Rajpath during the main Republic Day parade in New Delhi.

Female members of the National Cadet Corps salute while marching in Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian Kashmir.

An Indian paramilitary soldier stands guard outside a closed shop during a general strike in Srinagar, Kashmir. Shops and businessest remained closed as separatists called for a general strike to observe the day as "Black Day".

A visitors looks at "Woman and Child" by Sam Jinks during the opening night of the India Art Fair in New Delhi, India. Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012. The fair consists of work by more than one thousand artists from India and around the world and runs from January 26-29.

A visitor (L) takes a close look at a sculpture by Australian artist Sam Jinks at the India Art Fair in New Delhi on January 25.