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Home » Photos » India » PICS: How India Celebrates Makar Sankranti, Pongal, Lohri & Bihu

PICS: How India Celebrates Makar Sankranti, Pongal, Lohri & Bihu

People across the different states of India celebrate Makar Sankranti, Pongal, Lohri & Bihu festival. Take a look at the pictures...

Sachin Haldankar

News18

Last Updated: January 16, 2020, 09:18 IST

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A cow runs over burning hay as part of a ritual during the Makar Sankranti celebrations in Bengaluru. (Image: PTI)

A cow runs over burning hay as part of a ritual during the Makar Sankranti celebrations in Bengaluru. (Image: PTI)

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A woman makes a 'Rangoli' design in front of her house on the occasion of Makar Sankranti, in a village on the outskirts of Agartala. (Image: PTI)

A woman makes a 'Rangoli' design in front of her house on the occasion of Makar Sankranti, in a village on the outskirts of Agartala. (Image: PTI)

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Chefs prepare 1995 kgs 'Khichdi' on the occasion of Makar Sankranti at Tattapani near Shimla. (Image: PTI)

Chefs prepare 1995 kgs 'Khichdi' on the occasion of Makar Sankranti at Tattapani near Shimla. (Image: PTI)

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Students celebrate Pongal at the college premises in Chennai. (Image: PTI)

Students celebrate Pongal at the college premises in Chennai. (Image: PTI)

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Young women perform 'gidha' during Lohri celebration in Jalandhar. (Image: PTI)

Young women perform 'gidha' during Lohri celebration in Jalandhar. (Image: PTI)

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An Assamese woman prepares traditonal food, 'pitha' on the occasion of Bhogali Bihu or Magh Bihu, in Guwahati. (Image: PTI)

An Assamese woman prepares traditonal food, 'pitha' on the occasion of Bhogali Bihu or Magh Bihu, in Guwahati. (Image: PTI)

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People participate in the annual sport of cattle passing through fire at Siddalingapura to mark Makar Sankranti festival, at a village near Mysuru, Karnataka. (Image: PTI)

People participate in the annual sport of cattle passing through fire at Siddalingapura to mark Makar Sankranti festival, at a village near Mysuru, Karnataka. (Image: PTI)

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Sadhus & devotees on their way to Ajoy River to bathe on the occasion of Makar Sankranti festival, in Birbhum district of West Bengal. (Image: PTI)

Sadhus & devotees on their way to Ajoy River to bathe on the occasion of Makar Sankranti festival, in Birbhum district of West Bengal. (Image: PTI)

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Young women wearing traditional Punjabi attire celebrate Lohri festival, in Amritsar. (Image: PTI)

Young women wearing traditional Punjabi attire celebrate Lohri festival, in Amritsar. (Image: PTI)

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Devotees offer prayers while taking holy dip at Gangasagar (Sagar Island) on the occasion of Makar Sankranti. (Image: PTI)

Devotees offer prayers while taking a holy dip at Gangasagar (Sagar Island) on the occasion of Makar Sankranti. (Image: PTI)

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Indian ethnic Tamil Hindus carry sugar cane and turmeric plant as they arrive to cook special food to celebrate the harvest festival of Pongal at Dharavi in Mumbai. (Image: AP)

Indian ethnic Tamil Hindus carry sugar cane and turmeric plant as they arrive to cook special food to celebrate the harvest festival of Pongal at Dharavi in Mumbai. (Image: AP)

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People along with their cattle participate in an event organised as part of Sankranti celebrations in Mysore. (Image: PTI)

People along with their cattle participate in an event organised as part of Sankranti celebrations in Mysore. (Image: PTI)

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Students, dressed in the traditional Punjabi attire, celebrating the festival of Lohri in Amritsar. (Image: PTI)

Students, dressed in the traditional Punjabi attire, celebrating the festival of Lohri in Amritsar. (Image: PTI)

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A man selling a fish at a market on the occasion of harvest festival Magh Bihu at Bagan Para in Baska district of Assam. (Image: PTI)

A man selling a fish at a market on the occasion of harvest festival Magh Bihu at Bagan Para in Assam. (Image: PTI)

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Villagers take part in a community fishing event during Bhogali Bihu celebrations at Goroimari Lake in Panbari, some 50 km from Guwahati. (Image: PTI)

Villagers take part in a community fishing event during Bhogali Bihu celebrations at Goroimari Lake in Panbari. (Image: PTI)

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A sadhu offers prayers after taking holy dip at Sangam on the occasion of Makar Sankranti festival, during Magh mela in Allahabad. (Image: PTI)

A sadhu offers prayers after taking a holy dip at Sangam on the occasion of Makar Sankranti festival in Allahabad. (Image: PTI)

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Tamil people celebrating Pongal festival at Sadar Ramlila Maidan in Jabalpur. (Image: PTI)

Tamil people celebrating Pongal festival at Sadar Ramlila Maidan in Jabalpur. (Image: PTI)

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Women, dressed in their traditional Punjabi, attire fly kites as they celebrate the festival of Lohri in Amritsar. (Image: PTI)

Women, dressed in their traditional Punjabi, attire fly kites as they celebrate the festival of Lohri in Amritsar. (Image: PTI)

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Artist performing fold dance during Lord Hatakeswar Yatra on occasion of Makar Sankranti festival in Baghamari village in Khurda, Odisha. (Image: PTI)

Artist performing fold dance during Lord Hatakeswar Yatra on occasion of Makar Sankranti festival in Odisha. (Image: PTI)

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A devotee offering evening prayers to the Sun on the occasion of 'Makar Sankranti' at Gangasagar. (Image: PTI)

A devotee offering evening prayers to the Sun on the occasion of Makar Sankranti at Gangasagar. (Image: PTI)

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Hindu devotees offering prayer to sun God at the Gangasagar Island around 100 km south of Kolkata, on the occasion of Makar Sankranti. (Image: PTI)

Devotees offering prayer to sun God at the Gangasagar Island in Kolkata, on the occasion of Makar Sankranti. (Image: PTI)

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Foreign tourists flying kites on the occasion of Makar Sakranti at Jal Mahal in Jaipur. (Image: PTI)

Foreign tourists flying kites on the occasion of Makar Sankranti at Jal Mahal in Jaipur. (Image: PTI)

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Indian ethnic Tamil Hindu women cook special food to celebrate the harvest festival of Pongal at Dharavi in Mumbai. (Image: AP)

Indian ethnic Tamil Hindu women cook special food to celebrate the harvest festival of Pongal at Dharavi in Mumbai. (Image: AP)

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A devotee takes holy dip at Sangam on the occasion of the "Makar Sankranti" festival during Magh Mela in Allahabad. (Image: PTI)

A devotee takes a holy dip at Sangam on the occasion of the Makar Sankranti festival in Allahabad. (Image: PTI)

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A student, dressed in the traditional Punjabi, celebrates the festival of Lohri in Amritsar. (Image: PTI)

A student, dressed in the traditional Punjabi, celebrates the festival of Lohri in Amritsar. (Image: PTI)

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A Sadhu, or Hindu holy man, offers prayers after taking the ritual dips in the Sangam, the confluence of rivers Ganges and Yamuna, on Makar Sankranti festival during the annual traditional fair of "Magh Mela" in Allahabad. (Image: PTI)

A Sadhu offers prayers after taking the ritual dips in the Sangam, the confluence of rivers Ganges and Yamuna, on Makar Sankranti festival in Allahabad. (Image: PTI)

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Participants along with their cattle crossing fire at an event organised as part of Sankranti celebrations in Mysore . (Image: PTI)

Participants along with their cattle crossing fire at an event organised as part of Sankranti celebrations in Mysore. (Image: PTI)

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Devotees offer prayers while taking holy dip at Gangasagar on the occasion of 'Makar Sankranti' at Gangasagar. (Image: PTI)

Devotees offer prayers while taking a holy dip at Gangasagar on the occasion of Makar Sankranti at Gangasagar. (Image: PTI)

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A girl offers prayers after taking holy dip at Sangam on the occasion of Makar Sankranti festival, during Magh mela in Allahabad. (Image: AP)

A girl offers prayers after taking a holy dip at Sangam on the occasion of Makar Sankranti festival in Allahabad. (Image: AP)

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Girls dressed in their traditional attire dance around a bonfire as they celebrate Lohri in Jammu. (Image: PTI)

Girls dressed in their traditional attire dance around a bonfire as they celebrate Lohri in Jammu. (Image: PTI)

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Devotees gather to take holy dip at Sangam on the occasion of Makar Sankranti festival, during Magh mela in Allahabad. (Image: AP)

Devotees gather to take a holy dip at Sangam on the occasion of Makar Sankranti festival in Allahabad. (Image: AP)

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