Assam

wildlife

The white tiger is a rare pigmentation variant of the Bengal tiger, which is reported in the wild from time to time in Assam, Bengal, Bihar and especially in the former State of Rewa.

river · boats

River transport (ferry) on river Brahmaputra, Assam, India. This is the route to Umananda riverine island, from Guwahati. According to Blurtit, Assam is famous for two of its famous riverine islands.

Golden langurs lying on branch 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.

temple · dance

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

wildlife · birds

A huge flock of Asian Openbill Storks in Assam, India. The Asian Openbill or Asian Openbill Stork (Anastomus oscitans) is a large wading bird in the stork family Ciconiidae.

monsoon · river

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

festival · dance

Assamese girls sing and dance to celebrate Bhogali Bihu in a village of Assam. The Magh Bihu festival of Assam is celebrated with great fervor by its entire populace.

wildlife · forest

Jeep safari trip to Kaziranga National Park, its a land of one-horned Rhino and a famous tourists spot in Assam - India. Rhinoceros is a group of five extant species of odd-toed ungulates in the family Rhinocerotidae.

old town · industry

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 getting into Tourism, and especially into Heritage and Tea Tourism in the North E…

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.

village · wildlife

Elephant-destroyed village in Assam. 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 · dance

Ambumachi mela and dances, Assam. One sadhu plays his instrument while another dances with a red cloth in his hands. Showmanship of the Aghodi kind! The just concluded Ambubachi mela at the Kamakhya mandir in Assam or Asom state, India.

crafts · industry

Weaving a traditional cloth on the handloom in the North-eastern state of Assam in India. Indian handicrafts. A handloom in a room on stilts in the very green outdoors of 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 · forest

Indian Rhinoceros grazing on green grass fields of Kaziranga National Park, Assam. The Indian Rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis), also called the greater one-horned Rhinoceros and one-horned Indian, belongs to the Rhinocerotidae family.

The Indian rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis), also called the greater one-horned rhinoceros and Indian one-horned rhinoceros, belongs to the Rhinocerotidae family.

An Indian Rhinoceros that was possibly killed by poachers. Vets and forest department staff conduct a perfunctory post mortem in the field, using Nepali khukris and daos.

old town

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 getting into Tourism, and especially into Heritage and Tea Tourism in the North E…

birds · wildlife

The great hornbill (Buceros bicornis) also known as the great Indian hornbill or great pied hornbill, is one of the larger members of the hornbill family. It is found in South and Southeast Asia.

politics · river

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

monsoon

A pair of rhino in Assam seek shelter on a dry patch of land. Rhino near Gorakati camp in Assam. See an Asiatic One-horned Rhinoceros negotiating the flooded land around the thick cane brakes and swamplands of the monsoon forests...

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.