Assam

politics · river

Aerial view of Guwahati city as seen from the area around Kamakhya Temple in the Indian state of Assam.

wildlife · birds

The Asian Openbill or Asian Openbill Stork (Anastomus oscitans) is a large wading bird in the stork family Ciconiidae. This distinctive stork is found mainly in the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia.

monsoon · river

Over the past few days, floods have hit several states, claiming the lives of at least 25 people and displacing hundreds of thousands of hapless citizens.

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…

forest

Rare Pygmy hog resting and taking shelter under tall grassland in India's north-eastern state, Assam. The Pygmy Hog is the smallest and rarest wild suid in the world.

festival · wildlife

Varieties of traditional shawls and mekhlas/mekhalas was on sale during the Sangai festival.

river

Folk culture is reflected in these boatrides in the many rivers of Assam. With its hilly terrain and the occurrence of frequent landslides and other calamities particularly during the monsoon, building, maintaining a proper road and rail ne…

Spider atop a fern frond in Assam's Gibbon Sanctuary. Shot in July 2011. The spider descends its silky web, then disconnects with the fern and the leaf drops away.

festival · dance

Bihu dance presented during the Sangai Fest - 2013. Sangai festival is an annual cultural festival organised by Manipur Tourism Department on every year from November 21 to 30.

dance

Youngsters dancing Assamese folk dance Bihu in Assam. Bihu dance is a folk dance from the Indian state of Assam related to the festival of Bihu.

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.

dance · music

Assamese folk presents Rongali Bihu dance and song during Rongali Bihu celebration organised by Delhi Assam Association at Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA), Delhi.

river

Hear these Otters cheeping and chirping from the waters of the Brahmaputra river in eastern India's state of Assam! The Smooth-coated Otter (Lutrogale perspicillata) is a species of otter, the only extant representative of the genus Lutroga…

temple · dance

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

forest · river

Python eggs in the process of hatching at Manas National Park, Assam. The Pythonidae, commonly known simply as pythons, from the Greek word python, are a family of nonvenomous snakes found in Africa, Asia and Australia.

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

Python snakelet coming out of it's egg during hatching at Manas National Park, Assam. The Pythonidae, commonly known simply as pythons, from the Greek word python, are a family of nonvenomous snakes found in Africa, Asia and Australia.

school · village

TOP “GOING TO SCHOOL STORIES OF INDIA” 8. Going to school in Assam: Young Assamese boys on their way to school in a village in Assam.

Men perform outstanding stunts with scythe in a village of Assam.

old town

Located in the heart of the Gatoonga Tea Estate, Banyan Grove is a heritage bungalow in Johrat, Assam. With a history more than 100 years, The bungalow exhibit a colonial décor with carpets and sylvan flooring.

monsoon · river

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

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.