School girls perform the Punjabi folk dance of giddha ahead of the coming Lohri festival in Amritsar, Punjab, India. AFP
School girls perform the Punjabi folk dance of giddha ahead of the coming Lohri festival in Amritsar, Punjab, India. AFP
A man prepares kites ahead of Lohri harvest festival in Amritsar. AFP
A man prepares kites ahead of Lohri harvest festival in Amritsar. AFP
People fly kites on the occasion of Lohri festival in Amritsar. AFP
People fly kites on the occasion of Lohri festival in Amritsar. AFP
A worker arranges kites on display for sale at a shop ahead of the Makar Sankranti kite festival in Hyderabad. AFP
A worker arranges kites on display for sale at a shop ahead of the Makar Sankranti kite festival in Hyderabad. AFP
A worker makes kites at a make-shift shop ahead of Makar Sankranti kite festival in Hyderabad. AFP
A worker makes kites at a make-shift shop ahead of Makar Sankranti kite festival in Hyderabad. AFP
A woman paints earthenware pots ahead of the Hindu harvest festival Pongal in Chennai. AFP
A woman paints earthenware pots ahead of the Hindu harvest festival Pongal in Chennai. AFP
A participant tries to control a bull the Jallikattu bull taming event in Palamedu village in Tamil Nadu. AFP
A participant tries to control a bull the Jallikattu bull taming event in Palamedu village in Tamil Nadu. AFP

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