24 Sep 2008, Bangalore, India — A young boy holds a wooden cross as Workers of All India Christian Council, (an Umbrella group of churches) and Karnataka Christian Federation take part in a rally to protest against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Bangalore, India, on 24 September 2008. Bangalore the Silicon Valley of the subcontinent and capital of Karnataka State, City has shown a less presentable side in recent days, with a spate of attacks by Hindu fanatics on Christians. On 22 September 2008, stone-throwing mobs vandalized two churches, bringing the number of church desecrations in Karnataka to more than 20 in a week. The attacks are sparks of a conflagration of anti-Christian violence burning across India that many fear will spread further in the run-up to national general elections, scheduled for May. — Image by © Jagadeesh Nv/epa/Corbis