Hyderabad: A priest marks foreheads of devotees with a cross symbol during an Ash Wednesday service, at St. Mary’s Basilica in Hyderabad, Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2020. The Ash Wednesday marks beginning of Lent, a solemn period of 40 days of prayer and self-denial leading up to Easter. (PTI Photo)(PTI2_26_2020_000099B)