Assam

Masks, also known as mukhas, are said to be the base of the Assamese culture and tradition. They are worn mostly during theatres and bhaonas, which revolve around the Assamese tribal myths and folktales.

dance · festival

The Bihu dance is a folk dance from Assam. Both men and women take part in this dance. It is known for its brisk steps and fast hand movements. The Bihu dance is a folk dance from the Indian state of Assam related to the festival of Bihu.

Zeliangrong people are one of the major native Naga communities living in the tri-junction of Manipur, Assam, and Nagaland in India. The term "Zeliangrong" refers to the Zeme, Liangmai and Rongmei Naga tribes combined together.

Mystery creature found in Assam, India. Guess what animal this is!

birds · forest

In the summer heat of Assam, a Jungle Myna tends to its nest and brood-to-be, currently consisting of four sky blue eggs. She opens her beak for transpiration - to keep cool in the humid summer heat.

forest · wildlife

The western hoolock gibbon (Hoolock hoolock) is a primate from the gibbon family, Hylobatidae. The species is found in Assam, Bangladesh and in Myanmar west of the Chindwin River.

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.

Nagaland hornbill festival Assam cultural troop 3

monsoon · river

Shown here is the flood in Assam and how people are trying to cover the wreckage it caused. Flood in Assam.

wildlife · village

Destruction caused by wild elephants in Assam! Life and property are often threatened by the close proximity of human habitations to wild elephant habitat in Assam, India.

wildlife · village

Destruction caused by wild elephants in Assam! Life and property are often threatened by the close proximity of human habitations to wild elephant habitat in Assam, India.

river · architecture

Flying around the Bogibeel bridge near Dibrugarh in Assam. The bridge is being constructed over Brahmaputra river. See the ferry ghat on a bank of the river.

politics · architecture

Boats and construction material / cranes along the Brahmaputra River in Assam, India. The setting sun is framed by a crane.

industry · old town

Indian workers unload tea leaves from a truck at Heritage North East Tea Estate in Assam, India 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 th…

The Tea City of India, Dibrugarh in the Upper Assam area, boasts of the highest amount of tea production in India. Dibrugarh town is surrounded by tea gardens all around the city that dates back to the time of the Britishers in India.

festival

Mizoram ("Land of the Hill People / Mizo people") is one of the Seven Sister States in North Eastern India, sharing borders with the states of Tripura, Assam, Manipur and with the neighbouring countries of Bangladesh and Burma.

school · village

A boy washes his face early morning before going school, he washes his feet, rinse his mouth and finally takes the bucket back after washing up in a small village of Assam. Assam is a state in northeastern India.

wildlife

Watch the long armed Hoolock Gibbons swinging from branches and from one tree to another, in the North-Eastern Indian state of Assam. These large, long-armed primates weigh around 6 - 9 kgs for an adult.

The Mishing or Misíng also called Miri, are an ethnic group inhabiting the districts of Dhemaji, North Lakhimpur, Sonitpur, Tinsukia, Dibrugarh, Sibsagar, Jorhat and Golaghat of the Assam state in India.

monsoon · river

Flood in Assam is characterized by their extremely large magnitude, high frequency and extensive devastation.

farmland

A Mising woman threshes paddy with her son in the harvesting season in Assam. Paddy cultivation is one of the primary occupations in Assam. The husk and paddy stalks are loaded to a wooden boat.