Bengaluru's Sankranti Festivities

Bengaluru: Mothers and their children create traditional Pongal in earthen vessels amid the Sankranti celebrations at JP Nagar in Bengaluru district, Karnataka, Thursday, January 15, 2026. (Photo: NationPress)

Bengaluru: A woman along with her child prepares traditional Pongal in a clay pot during the celebrations of Sankranti at JP Nagar in Bengaluru district, Karnataka, Thursday, January 15, 2026. (Photo: NationPress)

Bengaluru: Girls capture selfies post preparing traditional Pongal during the Sankranti festivities in Bengaluru district, Karnataka, Thursday, January 15, 2026. (Photo: NationPress)

Bengaluru: A young girl cooks traditional Pongal in earthen pots as part of the Sankranti celebrations in Bengaluru district of Karnataka, Thursday, January 15, 2026. (Photo: NationPress)

Bengaluru: A girl prepares traditional Pongal in clay pots during the Sankranti celebrations in Bengaluru district, Karnataka, Thursday, January 15, 2026. (Photo: NationPress)

Bengaluru: Women gather to cook traditional Pongal in clay pots as part of the Sankranti festival in Bengaluru district of Karnataka, Thursday, January 15, 2026. (Photo: NationPress)

Bengaluru: Women engage in making traditional Pongal in clay pots throughout the Sankranti festival in Bengaluru district of Karnataka, Thursday, January 15, 2026. (Photo: NationPress)

Bengaluru: Women are seen preparing traditional Pongal in clay pots in Bengaluru district of Karnataka during the Sankranti festival, Thursday, January 15, 2026. (Photo: NationPress)

Bengaluru: Women are actively preparing traditional Pongal in clay pots during the Sankranti celebrations in Bengaluru district, Karnataka, Thursday, January 15, 2026. (Photo: NationPress)

Bengaluru: Women engage in the preparation of traditional Pongal in clay pots during the Sankranti festival at Bengaluru district of Karnataka, Thursday, January 15, 2026. (Photo: NationPress)