Best Pongal shots from Chennai, Mumbai and Colombo

Sri Lankan Hindu devotees cook a ritual pongal dish, rice cooked with several other pulses, at a Hindu Temple in Colombo on Saturday. (AFP)

Updated on: Jan 14, 2017 3:04 PM IST

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Sri Lankan Hindu devotees cook a ritual pongal dish, rice cooked with several other pulses, at a Hindu Temple in Colombo on Saturday. (AFP)

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People gather around the bonfire on Friday to celebrate Bogie Pongal. On this day people discard old things and focus on new belongings. House are cleaned painted and decorated for a festive look. (V Srinivasulu / HT Photo)

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Tamil devotees cook pongal during the Tamil harvest festival of Thai Pongal at a Hindu temple in Colombo, Sri Lanka. (REUTERS)

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Devotees prepare rice dishes to offer to the Hindu Sun God as they attend Pongal celebrations early morning in Mumbai. (REUTERS)

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Devotees prepare rice dishes to offer to the Hindu Sun God as they attend Pongal celebrations early morning in Mumbai on Saturday. (REUTERS)

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A Hindu priest prays during the Tamil harvest festival of Thai Pongal at a Hindu temple in Colombo. (REUTERS)

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A Sri Lankan Hindu devotee offers prayers at a Hindu temple in Colombo on Saturday. Hindus in Sri Lanka are celebrating the Thai Pongal festival, which worships and offers thanks to the Sun god. (AFP)

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Devotees prepare a traditional sweet dish on open fires during an event marking Pongal festival at Dharavi in Mumbai on Saturday. (Kunal Patil / HT Photo)

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Devotees prepare pongal to offer to the Hindu Sun God as they attend Pongal celebrations early morning in Mumbai. (REUTERS)

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People buy sugarcane ahead of the Pongal festival in Mumbai. (Pratik Chorge/HT PHOTO)