This is the centuries-old fishing festival held in the southern India's Madurai, seen on Monday (March 28).

As the seasons shift, the beginning of the fishing season and the end of the paddy season result in thousands flocking to the nearby waters to catch fish like roku, koluthi and carp, before taking their catch home and cooking it up.

In the summer, a fishing festival is held in the villages around Madurai.So with the onset of summer, people in the villages around Madurai have started celebrating the fishing festival.Fishing festival that marks the end of the paddy season and is coming together to share the spoils of nature. Every year, the village of Thiruvathavur in Melur taluk hosts the fishing festival that draws people from the neighbouring Sivaganga district. 2000 of people from five villages near Melur gathered at the Coḻappereri tank to mark the centuries-old traditional . Villagers drowned in a tank in the village with baskets, nets, stripes, saris and hats. In an hour, they showed their catch all kinds of fish.. Most of the fish caught in the country, such as catla, roku, koluthi, carp, kuravai. The public took them to their homes and cooked and sacrificing to the Lord and enjoy themselves.