Assam

wildlife · river

Local village market in Assam selling vegetables, dry fishes, lemons and local foods items. Assam is a state of India in the north-eastern region.

village

The lovely and nature rich countryside of the Northeast Indian state of Assam. Vlilage huts, fish ponds, banana groves, plantations and agricultural fields - all part of Asom's rich countryside.

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.

festival · temple

The just concluded Ambubachi mela at the Kamakhya mandir in Assam or Asom state, India. Women dance to cymbal beats while the men hold up a lit-up plate with something on it... Men contained in a line with the use of a rope.

dance · festival

Folk dances of Assam, include the Bihu dance and the Bagurumba (both danced during festivals held in the spring), the Bhortal dance, the Ojapali dance etc.

dance · music

Young girls dancing on the rhythm of dhols and one can hear flute being played and young men are playing manziras....... Assam’s tea workers are known for their hard work. Day after day, they work plucking nascent tea leaves.

wildlife · river

A beautiful shot of Assam taken aerially. Assam is a state of India in the north-eastern region. Its capital Dispur, is located within the municipal area of Guwahati city.

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.

hills · dance

Ao tribe from Nagaland performing Ao folk dance at the Hornbill festival 2013. Ao Nagas are found in the north-eastern part of Nagaland, mostly in the central Mokokchung District and also few are found in the adjacent Assam state.

dance

Assamese dance, a folk dance form from Assam, India.

dance · festival

Bihu dance of Assam performed during Chapchar Kut 2015 in Mizoram. Mizoram, the land of the beautiful Mizo people, is one of the seven sister states of North-east India.

dance

The Bihu dance is a folk dance from the Indian state of Assam related to the festival of Bihu. This joyous dance is performed by both young men and women, and is characterized by brisk dance steps,and rapid hand movement.

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.

Viewer discretion advised due to possible graphic content. Dead Indian one-horned Rhinoceros in the jungles of Assam, decaying with maggots, after a poacher killed it.

wildlife · river

A young girl layering the floor with mud in a village in Assam, and children are standing outside a house and enjoying the cool breeze. Assam is a state of India in the north-eastern region.

Fisherman in local boats on a flooded tributary of the Brahmaputra in Assam, India, around and below Pasighat. The fisherman introduces his basket-like trap into the Water Hyacinth growing along the river.

Indian Rhino, Assam. The Indian rhinoceros once ranged throughout the entire stretch of the Indo-Gangetic Plain but excessive hunting reduced their natural habitat drastically.

festival · temple

The just concluded Ambubachi mela at the Kamakhya mandir in Assam or Asom state, India. Women dance to cymbal beats while the met hold up a lit-up plate with something on it...

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

forest

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

wildlife · forest

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

wildlife · forest

The gharial or Gavialis gangeticus is a crocodilian which belongs to the family Gavialidae that is native to the Indian subcontinent and is also known gavial and fish-eating crocodile.