Ahmedi guards protecting an Ahmedi mosque in Lahore, Pakistan on April 30, 2013. Ahmedis are reviled by mainstream Muslims as heretics because they believe a prophet followed Mohammed, defying the basic tenet of Islam that says Mohammed is the last prophet.

Ahmedis praying in their mosque, which displays an Arabic sign saying 'In the name of god, people are praying', in Lahore on April 30, 2013.

A Shiite worshipper at a shrine in Jhang on May 1, 2013. Minority Shiites in Pakistan have little hope that the May 11 general elections will help them because they fear Sunni radicals, who have targeted Shiites, could gain political strength.

A Christian woman peering out from inside a church as angry Christians protest the beating of a young man from the Joseph Colony, a Christian neighborhood in Lahore, on April 30, 2013.

Barber Elias, 25, a Christian who was injured when he was beaten by radical Muslims, in the Joseph Colony in Lahore on April 30, 2013.

Christians protesting the beating of a young Christian belonging to the Joseph Colony, in Lahore on April 30, 2013.

A Christian repairing his home after it was attacked by radical Muslims, in the Joseph Colony in Lahore on April 30, 2013.

Homeless Hindus sleeping in a shrine cared for by Omparkarh Narian, 55, in Rawalpindi on May 4, 2013.

Hindu holy man Baba Sanjay poses before and after he had his head and face shaved as part of an initiation ritual where he was to become a Naga Sadhu.

Baba Ramshwal.

Brihaspst Giri.

Baba Vinod.

Baba Giri.

Hindu pilgrims crowd to board a train at an overcrowded railway station in the northern Indian city of Allahabad on Feb. 11. A stampede at a railway station in Allahabad killed at least 36 Hindu pilgrims on Sunday. Twenty-seven of the dead were women, mostly elderly and poor. An eight-year-old girl was also crushed to death.

Hindu devotees returning from Maha Kumbh jostle to get in a coach of a train at the main railway station of Allahabad, India, on Feb. 11.

Hindu pilgrims sit on railways tracks as they wait to board their trains at an overcrowded railway station in the northern Indian city of Allahabad on Feb. 11.

Hindu devotee returning from Maha Kumbh festival travel in an luggage van of a train from the main railway station of Allahabad on Feb. 13.

Relatives of the missing look at photos of victims of a stampede outside a hospital morgue in Allahabad on Feb. 11.

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.

An Indian Hindu devotee prostrates himself as his wife and children walk behind him as part of rituals at sunset near the holy Yamuna River during the Chhath Puja festival in New Delhi, India, on Nov. 19.

Hindu devotees pray while standing in the waters of the Arabian Sea as they worship the sun god during the Hindu religious festival "Chhath Puja" in Mumbai, on Nov. 19. Hindu devotees worship the sun god and fast all day for the betterment of their family and society during the festival.

Hindu devotees take part in worship on the banks of the River Ganges river during Chhath festival, an ancient Hindu festival, rituals are performed to thank the sun god for sustaining life on earth, in Patna, India, on Nov. 19.

An Indian devotee lights earthen lamps as she performs rituals in front of the setting sun at the sacred Tawi river during the Chhath festival in Jammu, the winter capital of Kashmir, India, on Nov. 19.

Hindu devotees perform religious rituals as they offer prayers to the sun god at Sangam during Chhath festival in Allahabad on Nov. 19. Devotees pay obeisance to both the rising and the setting sun in the Chhath festival when people express their thanks and seek the blessings of the forces of nature, mainly the sun and river.

Indian Hindu devotees offer prayers to the sun god on the occasion of Chhath Puja festival at Yamuna river in New Delhi, India, on Nov. 19. On Chhath, an ancient Hindu festival, rituals are performed to thank the sun god for sustaining life on earth. The banner reads as "Warning, deep water ahead".

A Hindu devotee holds a firework in his hand as he worships the sun god during the Hindu religious festival "Chhath Puja" in Mumbai, on Nov. 19.

Policemen apply vermillion powder and perform rituals on a dog during the Tihar festival at a police kennel division in Kathmandu, Nepal, on Nov 13, 2012. Dogs are worshipped to acknowledge their role in providing security during the Tihar festival, one of the most important Hindu festivals dedicated to the worship of the Goddess of wealth Laxmi.

Hindu devotees worship offering food and 'Tika' red color to a cow during 'Gai Puja' cow worship day as part of the Tihar festival in Kathmandu, Nepal on November 13, 2012.

A cow stands decorated with vermillion powder and flower garland during Tihar festival in Kathmandu on Nov 13, 2012.

Police officers garland their dogs after applying vermillion to their foreheads on the occasion of the Tihar festival in Kathmandu on November 13, 2012.

A cow stands decorated with vermillion powder and a garland during Tihar festival celebrations in Kathmandu on Nov 13, 2012. Cows are considered sacred to Hindus.

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.