Assam

temple · livestock

Goat sacrifices at Kamakhya temple, Guwahati. Poor goats are dismembered and served to devotees.

old town · flowers

An archival video documenting a journey through a tea garden in Assam, India, followed by a visit to Talatal Ghar in Sivasagar, an 18th-century palace and military complex associated with the Ahom dynasty.

forest

The Pygmy Hog is the smallest and rarest wild suid in the world. The species was historically known from only a few locations in northern West Bengal and north-western Assam in India, though it is now believed likely to have occurred in an…

Woman worshipping children, as they are dressed up as God and Goddess. While some children are beating gongs, a part of religious ritual in Assam.

hills

Elderly village women in Baktwang, Mizoram breaking the stones as part of their social work.

festival · farmland

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.

forest · wildlife

Two remarkable species found in the forests of northeastern India: Featured first is a male Red Junglefowl, the wild ancestor of the domestic chicken.

river · boats

A busy ferry ghat along the Brahmaputra River in Assam, where large crowds of passengers gather to board and disembark from river ferries.

village

The unique vertical construction of this village bonfire created for the Bihu festival allows the fire to receive lots of oxygen and for the flames to leap up, leading to efficient combustion of the wood, and lots of burning embers flying a…

wildlife · river

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.

railway · highway

The first phase of the much-awaited Jiribam-Tupul-Imphal broad gauge rail project in Manipur is expected to be completed by March 2016 with work on in full swing, railways authorities said.

railway · highway

The first phase of the much-awaited Jiribam-Tupul-Imphal broad gauge rail project in Manipur is expected to be completed by March 2016 with work on in full swing, railways authorities said.

wildlife · river

What an onerous responsibility to entrust to a faithful elephant - that of retrieving the dead body of its compatriot... A sad tale of two elephants.

temple · lake

Visitors feeding fish and turtle in a pond inside Kamakhya temple, Assam.

river · monsoon

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).

industry · old town

Indian worker oxidize tea at a Heritage North East Gatoonga Tea Estate 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 · old town

Workers weighing freshly harvested tea leaves at Gatoonga Tea Estate 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 ge…

forest

The Northern Pig-tailed Macaque occurs in a range of forest habitats including primary, secondary and heavily disturbed forest. Two species of Pig-tailed Macaque are recognised - a northern and a southern species.

politics

People protest against the Citizenship Bill in various districts of Assam. Women with flame torches protest against the Citizenship Bill in Assam.

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…

farmland · aerial

Beautiful aerial view of agricultural fields in Assam. Paddy fields are seen alongside Assamese tea gardens. The green view looks appealing and fresh.

music · flowers

John Oinam sings Assam tea garden folk song- Jhumoor. Mohit Dobhal joins him in the chorus.

industry · old town

Employees work inside a tea producing factory at Heritage North East tea estate 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 obje…