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Lohri festival

Published: 12 Jan 2015 - 11:48 pm | Last Updated: 18 Jan 2022 - 02:50 am

Schoolgirls clad in traditional Punjabi dress toss puffed rice, peanuts and popcorn into a bonfire on the eve of the Lohri festival in Amritsar yesterday. The harvest festival is marked in northern states with celebrations involving the flying and battling of kites.