Assam

highway · ceremony

Digboi town is located in the north-eastern corner of Assam, on the road to Ledo, near the border of Burma.

river · monsoon

Ferries carrying people and cars rows on Brahmaputra River during heavy rainfall and hail storming. These steamboats carry up to four cars, a few dozen motorcycles along with passengers.

dance · festival

Young Assamese men and women perform Bihu Dance at a festival in Assam. They are clad in traditional Assamese clothing which is woven by weavers from the region itself.

The State Public Health Laboratory, Assam is the oldest and one of the major food testing laboratories in North Eastern India working under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 and Rules and Regulations, 2011 with the Food Analyst to the…

Women pick tea leaves and then have it weighed and get paid by how much they pick. Women are the primary workers at the plantations. Tea pluckers weigh the leaves they have harvested at the Sangsua Tea Estate plantation in Assam.

wildlife · forest

Scenic view of Kaziranga National Park is a world heritage site, and is the land for Indian one horned rhinoceros and a tourist spot in Assam.

wildlife · forest

A majestic Gaur, also known as the Indian bison, partially obscured by tall green grasses within the rich wilderness of Manas National Park.

Discover the rich history and irresistible delights of Mariani's century-old sweet shop in Assam. Join us as we explore the legacy and delectable treats crafted with love and traditions for generations

dance · festival

Young Assamese dancers perform Bihu dance during the Golden Jubilee celebrations of BSF in Delhi. The Bihu Dance is one of the most colourful folk dances of India. Bihu is generic to celebration in an agricultural society.

dance · festival

Cute Assamese girl performs Bihu dance during Rongali Bihu celebration organised by Delhi Assam Association at Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA), Delhi.

highway · wildlife

An untamed elephant on the roads of Assam was being followed by a large crowd as policemen try to capture it before property is destroyed or people get hurt.

old town

Kaziranga Golf Resort (earlier known as Burra Sahib Bungalow) is a heritage tea estate bungalow located at Sangsua Tea estate near Jorhat, Assam.

industry · old town

Tea workers with hats return back to home after work at tea plantation at Heritage North East tea garden in Jorhat, Assam.

dance · flowers

The most popular folk dance of Assam 'Jhumur' perform by tea garden workers and while men are playing dhol and manziras....... Assam’s tea workers are known for their hard work. Day after day, they work plucking nascent tea leaves.

crafts · river

A lady artisan weaves traditional `Gamocha` a small piece of cloth with high esteem and wide usage in Assamese culture at Sualkuchi in Assam. Sualkuchi or Soalkuchi is situated in the bank of Mighty River Brahmaputra.

dance · festival

Mizos in their full traditional outfits demonstrate food served in banana leaves, an old age culture followed by Mizo people during Chapchar Kut festival at Assam Rifle ground in Mizoram.

school

Woman bathes her little child in rural India. She puts soap and washes his face, before sending him off to school in Assam.

monsoon

Indian Army personnel rescue stranded flood victims with boats. They move from place to place to rescue stranded victims who are seen sitting on the roofs of the submerged houses.

festival

Jonbeel Mela is a three-day community fair held the weekend of Magh Bihu at a historic place known as Dayang Belguri at Joonbeel. It is 5 km from Jagiroad in Marigaon district of Assam and 32 km from Guwahati.

festival · music

Assamese singer performing Assamese song during Bhogali Bihu celebration at Narangi, Guwahati, Assam.

river · boats

A rowing boat heading towards Dibrugarh across vast Brahmaputra river in Assam. The mighty river Brahmaputra, the lifeline of Assam, has nurtured several civilizations on its banks for thousands of years.

wildlife

Kaziranga National Park is home to the One-Horned Indian Rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis) and other wildlife. Tourists and wildlife enthusiasts visit this national park in Assam.

wildlife · livestock

Herd of deer grazing in the green pastures of Kaziranga National Park, Assam. Kaziranga National Park lies partly in Golaghat District and partly in Nagaon District of Assam.