Indian villagers make their way home in

Indian villagers make their way home in the village of Taregna, where sixth-century Indian astronomer-mathematician Aryabhatta is said to have camped to carry out his studies on celestial bodies, some 30 Kms. south of Patna, on early July 22, 2009, after failing to see the eclipse due to cloud cover. The longest solar eclipse of the 21st century cast a shadow over much of Asia, plunging hundreds of millions into darkness across the giant land masses of India and China AFP PHOTO/Deshakalyan CHOWDHURY (Photo credit should read DESHAKALYAN CHOWDHURY/AFP via Getty Images)