PICS: Devotees celebrate Pongal 2026 across Tamil Nadu and Karnataka
Updated On: 16 January, 2026 09:45 PM IST | Nascimento Pinto
As many parts of south India celebrated the festival this week, it has not only been about food and festivities but also about sport
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As many parts of south India celebrated the festival this week, it has not only been about food and festivities but also about sport
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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
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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
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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
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Women make ‘rangoli’ during the ‘Pongal’ festival celebrations, in Chikkamagaluru in Thursday, January 15
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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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