Assam

This small herd of wild elephants blocked our jeep on a forest track in Assam. Had we gone any further, they could have charged and turned our SUV over! See the long tusks of ivory on the big male!

wildlife · forest

Examining a dead elephant on the spot, Assam. The felling of a giant. The majestic elephants are the largest mammal on land yet they are peaceful and gentle creatures.

river

A man weaves a mekhela at Sualkuchi, Assam. Mekhala is a traditional Assamese dress worn by women in Assam. Sualkuchi or Soalkuchi is situated in the bank of Mighty River Brahmaputra.

festival · dance

Mizoram, the land of the beautiful Mizo people, is one of the seven sister states of North-east India.

festival · music

Chapchar kut festival is celebrated in a grand way in Aizwal - Mizoram. Crowds gathered at the Assam Rifle grounds to watch local singers and artists perform during the festival.

old town

Kaziranga Golf Resort is conceived as a premium heritage resort for spending a holiday in a colonial tea environment. It is situated at Jorhat in a peaceful, serene, yet easily accessible location and is only 75 km.

monsoon · forest

The floods in Assam have affected 8 lakh people, leaving 14 dead. About 1.5 lakh people have sought shelter in the 150 camps opened by the state government.

monsoon · village

At least four people have died in Assam over the last 24 hours, as the state still grapples with a flood that has barely shown signs of retreat over the past few days.

forest · wildlife

The Hoollongapar Gibbon Sanctuary, formerly known as the Gibbon Wildlife Sanctuary or Hollongapar Reserve Forest, is an isolated protected area of evergreen forest located in Assam, India.

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.

sport · farmland

The 7th Manipur Polo International Match during the Manipur Sangai Festival 2013 at the Historic Polo Ground also called as the Mapal Kangjeibung.

dance

Young men and women perform Bihu Dance outside a home in Assam. Bihu dance is an indigenous folk dance from Assam performed mostly during the Bihu Festival.

temple · lake

Visitors feeding fish in a pond at Kamakhya temple in Assam.

The pygmy hog (Porcula salvania) is a critically endangered suid, previously spread across India, Nepal, and Bhutan, but now only found in Assam. The current world population is about 150 individuals or fewer.

ceremony

As the Nou-Puruxor Shraddha starts, an elder of the family performs the rites for the Shraddha and prays to the elders to grace the wedding.

politics

North East Design Fest was inaugurated by Srimati Pranatee Phukan, Minister of Handloom and Textiles Government of Assam.

The wide and open grasslands of the Kaziranga natioanl park in Assam are home to the One Horned Rhinoceros, besides many other wildlife species.

river · dance

Kachari is a generic term applied to a number of ethnic groups predominantly in Assam speaking Tibeto-Burman languages or claiming a common ancestry.

festival · music

Assamese folk performing a Bihu song during the celebration of Bhogali Bihu in Delhi. Assamese celebrate 'Bhogali Bihu' organised by Assam Association of Delhi, India.

sport · dance

Bihu dance performed at the Tamchon Football Final closing ceremony in Delhi. The 8th Northeast Tamchon Football Tournament kicked off with a colourful cultural extravaganza at the Ambedkar football stadium on 19th November 2014.

wildlife · flowers

Letekujan Garden is a place in Golaghat district of Assam in India. Assam is a state of India in the north-eastern region. Its capital is Dispur, located within the municipal area of Guwahati city.

river · boats

Flying over the Bogibeel ferry ghat near Dibrugarh in Assam. Cars being loaded on a ferry at Bogibeel ferry ghat near Dibrugarh in Assam. These steamboats carry up to four cars, a few dozen motorcycles along with passengers.

temple · festival

The tortoises in Assam had silent saviours long before the wildlife activists expressed concern over their dwindling numbers globally. Temples in this North Eastern state had been associated with conservation of tortoises since centuries.