Hindu priests cook pongal during the Thai Pongal harvest festival at a temple in Colombo yesterday..

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Hindu priests cook pongal during the Thai Pongal harvest festival at a temple in Colombo yesterday.The Tamil festival of Thai Pongal is a thanksgiving ceremony in which the farmers thank the spirits of nature, the sun and the farm animals for their assistance in providing a successful harvest. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte