Stunning photos of India celebrating Lohri, Makar Sankranti, Pongal

Naga Sadhus or Hindu holy men, smeared with ash, pass on a chillum to smoke inside their makeshift camps near the confluence of the river Ganges and the Bay of Bengal, ahead of the Makar Sankranti festival at Sagar Island, south of Kolkata. (Photo: Reuters)

Hindu pilgrims walk after taking a dip at the confluence of the river Ganges and the Bay of Bengal, ahead of the Makar Sankranti festival at Sagar Island, south of Kolkata. (Photo: Reuters)

College students making a Kolam on the occasion of Pongal festival in Coimbatore. (Photo: PTI)

From L to R: A fish seller holding Chital and Roh fish at Uzanbazar in Guwahati on the occasion of Magh Bihu. A man dressed like demon attracts pilgrims outside a transit camp for Joydev Mela ahead of Makar Sankranti in Birbhum district of West Bengal. (Photos: PTI)

Kumar Mahto (R) playing 'Dhol' during celebration of "Tusu festival" on the eve of Makar Sankranti in Ranchi. (Photo: PTI)

Tribals celebrating Tusu festival on the eve of Makar Sankranti festival in Ranchi on Wednesday. (Photo: PTI)

An Indian Hindu devotee prays while taking a holy dip at the Sangam, confluence of the Ganges, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati rivers, in Allahabad. Thousands of devotees are expected to take holy dips at Sangam starting Jan 14, on occasion of the Hindu festival of Makar Sankranti during the period of Magh Mela. (Photo: AP)

A devotee clicks selfie with a Sadhu at the Babughat transit camp in Kolkata on the way to Ganga Sagar for a holy dip on the occasion of upcoming Makar Sankranti. (Photo: PTI)

Attired in traditional dresses, college girls perform 'gidha' around a bonfire as they celebrate Lohri in Amritsar. (Photo: PTI)

Participants trying to tame a bull during Jallikattu festival, organised as part of the Pongal festival, at Alanganallur near Madurai. The Supreme Court on Tuesday banned this year’s bull fighting ritual following angry protests from animal activists. (Photo: PTI)

A man dressed as Hindu goddess Kali, the goddess of power, walks for alms from Hindu pilgrims at the confluence of the river Ganges and the Bay of Bengal ahead of "Makar Sankranti" festival at Sagar Island, south of Kolkata. (Photo: Reuters)

A Hindu pilgrim walks past a row of lighted lamps after taking a holy dip at the confluence of the river Ganges and the Bay of Bengal at Sagar Island, south of Kolkata. (Photo: Reuters)

A Hindu pilgrim on his way to the annual holy dip at Gangasagar, prepares marijuana as he rests with his pet monkey at a transit camp in Kolkata, (Photo: AP)

Visually impaired children celebrating the Pongal Festival organised at Avinashilingam University in Coimbatore. (Photo: PTI)