A man beats a traditional drum as people celebrate harvest festival 'Tusu' on the day of Makar Sakranti at Mohalbani Ghat in Dhanbad on Thursday.
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A tribal woman decorates her hut on Wednesday, a day ahead of Makar Sankranti, as part of her community's traditions, at Potka area near Jamshedpur, in East Singhbhum district
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Swarms of devotees gather near the banks of the Damodar river to take a holy dip on the occasion of Makar Sankranti, at Mohalbani Ghat in Dhanbad, on Thursday. The Mohalbani Ghat saw the biggest congregation in the district on the occasion of the harvest festival.
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Women offer prayers to the Sun god on the occasion of Makar Sankranti, a festival dedicated to the sun, on the bank of river Damodar at Mohalbani Ghat in Dhanbad on Thursday..
Picture by Shabbir HussainA woman applies 'sindoor' on the forehead of another woman, as part of a holy ritual, on the bank of river Damodar at Mohalbani Ghat in Dhanbad on Thursday.
Picture by Shabbir HussainWomen pray to the Sun God on the banks of river Damodar at Mohalbani Ghat in Dhanbad on Thursday.
Picture by Shabbir HussainA devotee donates food grain, clothes and money to people from the economically weaker sections of the society, after taking the holy dip in river Damodar, at Mohalbani Ghat in Dhanbad on Thursday.
Picture by Shabbir HussainPeople from the economically weaker sections of the society sit with the food grans that were offered to them on the occasion of Makar Sankranti, at Katras, Dhanbad, on Thursday.
Picture by Shabbir Hussain