Assam

farmland · 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.

wildlife · forest

Lesser Whistling Teal in Assam The Lesser Whistling Duck (Dendrocygna javanica), also known as Indian Whistling Duck or Lesser Whistling Teal, is a species of whistling duck that breeds in the Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia.

river · boats

Boat carrying milk containers for the people of a riverine island on the Brahmaputra river. According to Blurtit, Assam is famous for two of its famous riverine islands.

The golden langur is an Old World monkey found in a small region of western Assam, India and in the neighboring foothills of the Black Mountains of Bhutan. It is one of the most endangered primate species of India.

temple · dance

The Kamakhya Temple is a Sati Pith temple situated on the Nilachal Hill in western part of Guwahati city in Assam, India.

Stork chicks at nest on tree-top in Assam.

festival · music

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

festival

Members of Assam Association of Delhi hoisting flag to start Bhogali Bihu celebrations. Assam Association, Delhi is a Socio-cultural, non-political forum of the people from Assam who are residing in Delhi and NCR.

Team of forest guards attempt at controlling wild elephants in Assam.

village

Assam, the gate way to North East, covers a total geographical area of 78,520 Sq. Km. spreading over 27 districts with a population of 22.2 million. As per census 2001, 77 % of the population lives in the rural area of the state.

politics · architecture

Saraighat Bridge is a rail-cum-road bridge in Assam constructed over the mighty Brahmaputra, also called the Red River. It is not only the first of its kind in North East India but also the first on this sacred river.

A fish poacher is caught in Assam. He was fishing within the confines of the Kaziranga National Park, despite it being a strictly monitoring conservation zone.

river · monsoon

Workers with sack on their back, picks leaves in a lush tea garden 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).

flowers · industry

Workers with sack on their back, picks leaves in a lush tea garden 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).

old town · industry

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…

forest · river

To ensure maximum survival of the python babies, a wild brood is enclosed and contained in the wild, at Manas National Park, in Assam, India.

forest · river

To ensure maximum survival of the python babies, a wild brood is enclosed and contained in the wild, at Manas National Park, in Assam, India.

river · hills

View of Border Security Force (BSF) camp in Assam, India. The Border Security Force (BSF) is a Border Guarding Force of India.

forest

Little Pygmy hogs digging the ground desperately in search of food, in India's north-eastern state, Assam. The Pygmy Hog is the smallest and rarest wild suid in the world.

village · temple

Narashingha Temple at Mayong village in Assam. Mayong or Mayang, also known as the Land of Black Magic, is a village in Marigaon district, Assam, India.

river

The inspiration for many number of folk and modern songs in the state of Assam in Northeast India- the river and a boatride on it.

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.