Assam

river · hills

Close view of a Map for the Border Security Force (BSF) responsibility area of Nathanpur, Assam, India. The Border Security Force (BSF) is a Border Guarding Force of India.

Help us identify this river that is flowing into Kaziranga, in Assam. Is it the Diphlu or the Dhansiri? Good clean water likely to abound in fish and other aquatic life, as the waters come down from the mountains and forests...

A bandar mum hugs, cuddles and nurtures baby Golden Langur at Kakoijana in Assam Active Golden Langurs take flight between trees at Kakoijana in Assam. It looks sleepy and indifferent.

lake

What are catfish? What is its current condition in India? How is it beneficial to farmers? What are the problems faced in the process of preservation of catfish? It is becoming harder to obtain broodstock because of diminishing natural reso…

river · monsoon

Due to the river bank erosion and the channel migration, the Assam valley portion of the Brahmaputra River has lost approximately 7.4 % of its land area during its recent history of observations.

school · village

The conditions of this school are basic to the point of being pathetic. When will government and rural schools improve in India? An Assamese teacher interacting with village school children during World Environment Day at Sivasagar district…

festival · hills

Tribal women bargained with their tribesmen from the hill to get fresh jhum produce items like turmeric in exchange of pithas and other eatables they had prepared overnight and brought to the mela during Jonbeel Mela in Marigaon district of…

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 · wildlife

Known for its small size, the Pygmy Hog is the smallest species of wild pig. Scientifically known as Porcula salvania and Nol Gahori or Takuri Borah in Assamese, it is found only in the grassland of Manas Tiger Reserve of Assam in India.

ceremony · flowers

Groom's mother offer a glass of milk to his son as part of a Bengali wedding rituals in Assam. Bengali marriage ceremony takes place in the state of Bengal or between Bengali people.

temple · river

Umananda Devaloi is a sacred Shiva temple located on Umananda Island, surrounded by the Brahmaputra River. Devotees arrive in large numbers by boat, filling the river with activity and devotion.

railway · highway

The first phase of the much-awaited Jiribam-Tupul-Imphal broad gauge rail project in Manipur is expected to be completed by March 2016 with work on in full swing, railways authorities said.

flowers · industry

Workers with baskets on their back returning from tea garden after plucking tea leaves in Assam.

river · temple

An Assamese priest light earthen lamp at Koli Aai Than Temple on the banks of river Brahmaputra in the outskirts of Dibrugarh in Assam. This temple is dedicated to Hindu goddess Aai.

Thengal Mansion is a 70-year-old structure that has till date retained the grandeur of its colonial days.

This man is spraying insecticide with a back-pack spraying machine on tea bushes in an Assam tea garden.

lake

In preparing the pond for the ducks and fish, the pond should ideally be emptied and then dried. After drying, the pond should be cleaned. Damages, if any, should be repaired and the coming and going of water should be supervised.

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.

aerial · river

Built on the flood plains of the mighty Brahmaputra river is the Assamese capital of Guwahati city - a massive urban sprawl with decent infrastructure and well planned roads and developments.

river · monsoon

The many miles wide Brahmaputra is angry, brown, laden with silt and swollen with monsoon rain waters...

A melee ensues when a group of Congress protestors are restrained by the police in Assam. A court announcement is expected. Accused in a case are brought out by the police, from court, after a hearing.

forest · industry

A shy Gibbon mother sits high on a tree branch holding her baby in her lap at Hoollongapar Gibbon Sanctuary in Assam, India. Notice the loud cacophony of cicada calls from the trees! Nothing else can be heard...