This painting depicts villagers celebrating a harvest festival called Sankranthi in a Telugu state (Andhra Pradesh or Telangana). Sankranthi (Makara Sankranti, Pongal, Uttarayan) is a 3-day long festival which usually falls around January 14 or 15. In this painting, a few villagers are standing around bhogi mantalu, or bonfires. Pongal, a sweet made using the harvested crops, is a really popular food during Sankranthi. The houses are beautifully decorated with kolam design and have rangolis right outside the doors. The gangireddu bull & the haridasu with his assistiant are right outside the houses, and lots of kites are flying in the sky. On the last day of Sankranthi, we honor the animals that the farmers raise and perform festivities such as rooster fights.