Glimpses of Pongal being celebrated in Chennai, Hyderabad and Mumbai on Sunday, January 15, 2023.
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IMAGE: A woman takes a selfie as she prepares a traditional dish at Dharavi, Mumbai. Photograph: ANI Photo
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IMAGE: Women make traditional dishes during the celebrations at Dharavi, Mumbai. Photograph: ANI Photo
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IMAGE: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin and his wife Durga, his son Udhayanidhi and his wife Kiruthiga Udhayanidhi and others at Pongal celebrations at the Kondithoppu police quarters in Chennai. Photograph: ANI Photo
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IMAGE: Telangana Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan prepares Pongal during Pongal celebrations at Raj Bhavan,in Hyderabad. Photograph: ANI Photo
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IMAGE: Tamils wait to start cooking rice dishes to offer to the sun god at Pongal celebrations in Mumbai. Photograph: Niharika Kulkarni/Reuters
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IMAGE: Tamils participate in Pongal celebrations at Dharavi, Mumbai. Photograph: ANI Photo
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IMAGE: Women prepare Pongal on a wood fire in Mumbai. Photograph: Niharika Kulkarni/Reuters
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IMAGE: A girl rubs her eyes as smoke rises from burning wood. Photograph: Niharika Kulkarni/Reuters
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IMAGE: Children attentively observe how things are done as they help their parents. Photograph: Niharika Kulkarni/Reuters
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IMAGE: An aerial view of the celebrations. Photograph: ANI Photo
Photographs curated by Manisha Kotian/Rediff.com
Feature Presentation: Ashish Narsale/Rediff.com
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