Lohri, Makar Sankranti and Pongal celebrations - in pictures

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
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 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 participant tries to control a bull the Jallikattu bull taming event in Palamedu village in Tamil Nadu. AFP