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.

festival

Magician from Mayang village showing his magic skills during Bihu celebration at Narangi, Guwahati, Assam.

wildlife · river

View of living room of Misa Golf Club in Assam, India. Assam is a state of India in the north-eastern region.

old town · industry

Women tea workers with conical straw work at tea plantation at Heritage North East tea garden in Jorhat, Assam.

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.

school

Little Assamese boy getting ready for school : breakfast with mother before heading out to school. He needs to learn to close his mouth and chew! And imagine watching TV before heading to school... Assam is a state in northeastern India.

flowers · wildlife

A bear suffers from boredom at Assam State Zoo cum Botanical Garden in Assam. The Assam State Zoo cum Botanical Garden (popularly known as Guwahati Zoo) is the largest of its kind in the North East region and it is spread across 432 acre (1…

farmland · river

Assamese community sings Bihu carols and perform Bihu dance to mark Magh bihu in Assam. Assam is a land of peace and serenity. It has always enchanted us with its mystical beauty.

river

A relaxing boatride in one of the many rivers in the Norteastern state 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…

railway

This is a handheld shot of landscape from a moving train, somewhere in the north-east of India, en route Guwahati in Assam!

festival

Assamese folk presents Husori or Bihu geets during Rongali Bihu celebration organised by Delhi Assam Association at Indira Gandhi National Centre of Arts (IGNCA), Delhi.

village · wildlife

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 · forest

A herd of wild elephants attack and threaten a tea garden in Assam, India. The labourers get terrified and flee, stopping all tea harvesting and management work.

crafts · river

A lady weaves traditional `Gamocha` a small piece of cloth with high esteem and wide usage in Assamese culture at Sualkuchi in Assam. Sualkuchi or Soalkuchi is situated in the bank of Mighty River Brahmaputra.

crafts · river

A woman weaves a mekhela at Sualkuchi, Assam. Mekhala is a traditional Assamese dress worn by women in Assam.. Sualkuchi or Soalkuchi is situated in the bank of Mighty River Brahmaputra.

wildlife · river

Village life in Assam, we see a cute white goat moving around and a monkey sitting on the fencing of a house, children seen enjoying around... Assam is a state of India in the north-eastern region.

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.

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…

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.