Participants attempt to subdue a bull during Jallikattu, the traditional bull-taming sport held on Mattu Pongal amid Tamil Nadu's Pongal harvest festival celebrations, in Madurai on Friday, January 16

Elsewhere, a participant tries to subdue a bull during ‘Jallikattu’, a bull-taming sport, on the occasion of ‘Mattu Pongal’, at an arena at Suriyur, in Tiruchirappalli district, Tamil Nadu on Friday, January 16 

Men participate in a traditional Pongal worship event, where families follow a custom of male-only rituals during the harvest festival celebrations, in Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu in Thursday, January 15

Women make ‘rangoli’ during the ‘Pongal’ festival celebrations, in Chikkamagaluru in Thursday, January 15

Artists perform a traditional dance during the inauguration ceremony of Chennai Sangamam (Namma Ooru Thiruvizha) marking Pongal festival celebrations in Chennai on Wednesday, January 14