Bihar

temple · ceremony

Devotees crowd outside a temple in Bihar in the early morning and evening hours for prayer. They offer their prayers to the idols of different gods and goddesses inside the temple by lighting diyas or clay lamps and incense sticks.

politics

Bihar failed to give a clear mandate to any one party following the assembly election in the state and the governor Vinod Pandey seems to be in catch 22 situation.

livestock · festival

Thousands of people visit the largest livestock fair in Asia, the Sonepur Mela in India's state of Bihar.

festival · livestock

Jhilli being made and sold in street market of Bihar. A local sweets-maker with his extensive collection of delicatessen for the sweet-toothed.

temple · river

People visit Harihar Nath temple as stalls selling religious items outside the temple. Hariharnath Mandir in Sonpur is also known for the famous temple of shree Hariharnath and the site of the battle of Gaj-Grah and rescue of the former by…

livestock · festival

The Sonepur Cattle Fair or Malegaon Mela is held on Kartik Poornima (the full moon day) in the month of November in Sonepur, Bihar, on the confluence of river Ganges and Gandak.

temple · river

Statue of Lord Buddha inside Mahabodhi Temple at Bodhgaya in Bihar. Statues of Lord Buddha is crafted all over the temple walls, devotees offer prayer at Mahabodhi Temple..

festival · livestock

The Sonepur Cattle Fair or Malegaon Mela is held on Kartik Poornima in the month of November in Sonepur, Bihar, on the confluence of river Ganges and Gandak.

festival · livestock

The Sonepur Cattle Fair or Malegaon Mela is held on Kartik Poornima in the month of November in Sonepur, Bihar, on the confluence of river Ganges and Gandak.

crafts

Lac bangles are made of lac, which is a scarlet resinous secretion from lac producing insects. Before the lac is moulded into bangles, the raw material is first coated with the desired colours for the bangles.

music

Lata Mangeshkar, Indian playback singer recites 'Toote Huye Sapne Ki', a poem by Atal Bihar Vajpayee. Lata Mangeshkar, Indian playback singer speaks about Atal Bihari Vajpayee.

ceremony · festival

Male devotee crawling towards Yamuna Ghat which is a part of rituals performed by him in the city of Delhi, India. Chhath Puja is a festival mainly celebrated in Bihar, dedicated to the sun god.

festival · wildlife

Biharis walk around the Sonepur Mela at night in Bihar. One can see the entrance to the fair decorated with fairy lights and Ferris wheel can be seen decorated with colorful fairy lights.

livestock · festival

The Sonepur Cattle Fair or Malegaon Mela is held on Kartik Poornima (the full moon day) in the month of November in Sonepur, Bihar, on the confluence of river Ganges and Gandak.

architecture · monsoon

Viewer discretion advised due to possibly graphic content A bridge collapses due to heavy rain and flooding in Araria district of Bihar, just as a mother tries to cross it with her two children.

ceremony

Dholakpur city from the fictional Indian cartoon television show 'Chhota Bheem' during the occasion of Durga Puja in Darbhanga district of Bihar.

festival

Cane products like baskets being sold at a Durga Puja fair in Darbhanga Bihar. Darbhanga is the fifth largest city in Indian state of Bihar.

festival

A Bihari woman decorates a doll made up of clay with colors at Sonepur Mela in Bihar. There is an idol of Radha-Krishna, bucket and a palanquin made up of clay can be seen at her stall while in the background there are clothes stall and a p…

festival · livestock

Crowd throng at Sonepur Mela which is considered as Asia's largest cattle fair in the Indian state of Bihar. Bihar crowd with people from adjacent states visiting Sonepur to buy livestock for their villages.

temple

river · bazaar

Samaria ghat is situated on the bank of river Ganga in Begusarai district of Bihar. The place is considered pious for the Hindu devotees, Simariya Dham is beside the ghat where Kumbh Mela had taken place.

Protesting against Supreme Court’s March 20 judgment on SC/ST Prevention of Atrocities Act, the Dalit groups and many political parties have called ‘Bharat Bandh’ on April 2, 2018.