World

Sri Lankan Hindu devotees pay homage to cattle to mark Mattu Pongal festival

Posted by
Check your BMI

Colombo, January. 17 (Xinhua): Sri Lankan Hindu devotees paid homage to cattle to mark the festival of Mattu Pongal. On the day of Mattu Pongal, people decorate cattle with silk cloth and flowers to express their gratitude for their services. Here are photos by Xinhua photographer Ajith Perera:-

A Tamil woman decorates a cow’s horns with silk cloth and flowers during Mattu Pongal. Photo: Ajith Perera/Xinhua
toonsbymoonlight
A Tamil woman worships the cow during Mattu pongal in Colombo: Photo: Ajith Perera/Xinhua
a Tamil family worships the cow at the Matu Pongal. Photo: Ajith Perera/Xinhua
A meal of bananas for the cow at the end of the Mattu Pongal rituals. Photo: Ajith Perera/Xinhua

The post Sri Lankan Hindu devotees pay homage to cattle to mark Mattu Pongal festival appeared first on NewsIn.Asia.

Source: NewsAsia

Own a fractional luxury property