People from Tamil Nadu and Karnataka celebrated Pongal on January 15 and 16. Photos Courtesy: PTI
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
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