Assam

village · festival

Assamese folks roasting rice before pounding to make hando guri at Chandrapur Village ahead of Bhogali Bihu in Assam. Hando guri is pounded rice served mostly with tea or can be eaten as a snacks.

ceremony

The Mekhela Chadar plays a vital role in the formal traditional attire of Assamese women. In weddings and all other auspicious formal ceremonies, womenfolk are seen to be wearing different varieties and qualities of the Mekhela Chadar.

monsoon · aerial

An aerial view of a flooded area in the northeastern Indian state of Assam. Huge amounts of rainfall has resulted in severe flooding in Assam.

river

The Punakha Chhu or the Punatsanghchhu river. The Sankosh or the Mo Chhu / Punatsangchhu rises in Northern Bhutan and empties itself into the Brahmaputra in Assam, India.

flowers

With her child slung onto her back, a tea garden worker carries her child to work, as she heads into the tea garden to pick tea leaves in her basket.

old town · flowers

Man practises Golf at Golf course in an Heritage North East tea garden in Assam. Heritage North East is a relatively new Company, conceived and floated by the initiative of the B&A Group of Companies in the year 2000, with the objective of…

industry · river

Workers plucking tea leaves at a plantation in Assam. The state of Assam is the world's largest tea-growing region, lying on either side of the Brahmaputra River, and bordering Bangladesh and Burma (Myanmar).

Assamese lady buying vegetables from local market.

river

A variety of butterflies mud-puddling near a stream-bed that is covered by pebbles. In this clip one can see Crimson tips, Common Emigrants, Swallowtails and many more interesting butterflies.

dance · festival

Traditional fashion show was showcased during the Chapchar Kut Festival at Assam Rifle parade ground, Aizwal - Mizoram. Chapchar Kut is one of the oldest festivals of Mizoram and has a great cultural significance.

dance · festival

Mizo youth demonstrating traditional wrestling at Assam Rifle parade ground , Aizwal - Mizoram. Chapchar Kut is one of the oldest festivals of Mizoram and has a great cultural significance.

sport · industry

Cricket is the most popular sport in India. Go to any part in India from Jammu & Kashmir in the north to Kerala and Tamil Nadu in the south or from Maharashtra in the west to Assam in the east, you would definitely spot a bunch of boys busy…

school

A very common view seen in every state of India during the morning hour where children can be seen dressed in school uniform marching on holding hands, chit chat with friends all the way going to school.

forest · industry

A shy Gibbon mother sits high on a tree branch holding her baby in her lap at Hoollongapar Gibbon Sanctuary in Assam, India. India’s biodiversity is home to a varied number of plant and animal species.

lake

Freshwater fish is a vital protein and source of income for these communities; Assam's love for fish is legendary.Fish catching is one of the oldest occupations of mankind and fish has been also one of the most important food items of the h…

school

The bond between a mother and her child is inseparable. See how an Indian mother gets her son ready for school early morning in rural India.

lake

Tourists relaxing at a campsite near a pond in Assam, India. Assamese men wash utensils and dishes in the dirty water of a pond.

This Boar has hairy ears like some of our politicians here in India! See his huge snout smelling away for danger, as he relaxes on the forest floor, and at the edge of a busy highway...

wildlife · forest

Floods plays havoc with Kaziranga National Park in Assam, India. A flood and a river made a deadly monsoon combination at Kaziranga one monsoon, inundating dry lands around and ruining wildlife habitats.

festival · music

'Ziro market' from a higher ground, at the Ziro Music Festival Ziro is situated in Lower Subansiri district of Arunachal Pradesh, 167 kms from the capital Itanagar. It can be reached via road from Guwahati or Dibrugarh towns in Assam.

temple · festival

The Sivadol stands on the bank of Borpukhuri tank in the heart of Sivasagar, Assam. It was built in 1734 by Bar Raja Ambika, queen of Ahom king Swargadeo Siba Singha.

temple · festival

The Sivadol stands on the bank of Borpukhuri tank in the heart of Sivasagar, Assam. It was built in 1734 by Bar Raja Ambika, queen of Ahom king Swargadeo Siba Singha.

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.