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Sunday, 28 October 2007, 13:06 GMT
In pictures: Landless march to Delhi
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Landless Indian peasants have arrived in Delhi after a march that has lasted nearly four weeks and covered 325km (200 miles), to demand greater rights to land and water.
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About 25,000 people, including some of India's poorest, took part. They say they have been left behind by India's economic boom.
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Protesters say they have been forced off the land to make way for government-backed industrial projects.
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Many have slept at the side of the road during the rally. Some said they would be given their rights or die in Delhi.
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The marchers represent different sections of Indian society, including low-caste tenant farmers, landless indigenous people, and Buddhist monks.
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They plan to hold a huge protest in Delhi on Monday, which they say will bring the capital to a standstill.
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