Bengaluru: Women with a child prepare traditional Pongal in earthen pots during the Sankranti festival at JP Nagar in Bengaluru district of Karnataka, Thursday, January 15, 2026. (Photo: IANS)

Bengaluru: A woman with a child prepares traditional Pongal in an earthen pot during the Sankranti festival at JP Nagar in Bengaluru district of Karnataka, Thursday, January 15, 2026. (Photo: IANS)

Bengaluru: Girls take selfies after preparing traditional Pongal during the Sankranti festival in Bengaluru district of Karnataka, Thursday, January 15, 2026. (Photo: IANS)

Bengaluru: A girl prepares traditional Pongal in earthen pots during the Sankranti festival in Bengaluru district of Karnataka, Thursday, January 15, 2026. (Photo: IANS)

Bengaluru: A girl prepares traditional Pongal in earthen pots during the Sankranti festival in Bengaluru district of Karnataka, Thursday, January 15, 2026. (Photo: IANS)

Bengaluru: Women prepare traditional Pongal in earthen pots during the Sankranti festival in Bengaluru district of Karnataka, Thursday, January 15, 2026. (Photo: IANS)

Bengaluru: Women prepare traditional Pongal in earthen pots during the Sankranti festival in Bengaluru district of Karnataka, Thursday, January 15, 2026. (Photo: IANS)

Bengaluru: Women prepare traditional Pongal in earthen pots during the Sankranti festival in Bengaluru district of Karnataka, Thursday, January 15, 2026. (Photo: IANS)

Bengaluru: Women prepare traditional Pongal in earthen pots during the Sankranti festival in Bengaluru district of Karnataka, Thursday, January 15, 2026. (Photo: IANS)