An Indian labourer paints statuettes for sale at a stall selling masks depicting the devil, and believed to ward off evil if hung outside homes, outside a makeshift shelter on a highway on the outskirts of Hyderabad on November 14, 2013. India's inflation increased to 7.0 percent last month, providing further evidence that the country is battling the twin problems of rising prices and slowing economic growth. AFP PHOTO / Noah SEELAM