Bihar

temple · old town

Statue of Lord Buddha at Maha Bodhi temple, Bodhgaya - Bihar. Tourists in large number visit Bodhgaya. Bodhgaya is Buddhist destination and a UNSECO World Heritage site.

monsoon

Pedestrians, two wheelers and four wheel vehicles wade through flooded roads of Patna in Bihar. One also sees a convoy with beacons on cars, driving on the waterlogged roads with arrogance.

Heavy rains lead to flooding in major parts of Patna city in Bihar. Waterlogging and flooding on major arterial roads derailed traffic and caused major problems to both four wheelers, two wheelers and pedestrians.

Mithila or Madhubani Paintings get their name from the Mithila region of the state of Bihar in India where this form of art is widely practiced, particularly by women.

festival · bazaar

The Sonepur Cattle Fair/Mela or Harihar Kshetra Mela is held on the full moon day (Purnima) of the Hindu lunar month of Karthik in Sonepur, in the Saran district in the northern part of Bihar.

temple

Bihari women worship Lord Shiva in a temple in Darbhanga district of Bihar. They offer Belpatra leaves, water, milk and flowers to the God. A woman offers hair oil to Lord Shiva while the other woman worships the idol of Nandi.

An artisan in Sonepur unties the moulds and he removes the sheet from the idols. He kept the mixture of Plaster of Paris in the moulds so that the mixture acquires the shape.

festival · livestock

A bridge over Gandak river leading towards Sonepur in Bihar. See a road to the fairground in Sonepur decorated with advertisement hoardings and banners. Biharis walk towards Sonepur Mela. There are shops of cattle accessories, sweet shops.

An Indian man gets shave done by a street side barber in Bihar.

temple · ceremony

Buddhist monks offer prayers and seek blessings from Lord Buddha at Bodhgaya, Bihar. And tourists take a break sitting in the park.

politics · school

Voilence broke out in Bihar. After a large number of youth came out on roads to protest against Nitish Kumar government.

livestock · festival

Cows for sale in cattle market at Sonepur fair. Buy high breed cows of your choice at Asia's largest cattle fair. You can get the best deal here.

festival · livestock

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.

river · boats

Indian passengers get down from a boat at a ghat in Sonepur, Bihar. And ferries and wooden boats are line up near the banks of river Gandak.

river · boats

People commuting through Gandaki River by boat in Sonepur, Bihar. Sonepur is a town in the Indian state of Bihar, situated on the banks of the River Gandak in Saran district in the Indian state of Bihar.

river · ceremony

A makeshift Hindu funeral pyre is put up on the banks of the Gandak River which flowers into the Ganga / Ganges river, in Bihar, India.

temple · river

Indian Hindu devotees visit Harihar Nath Temple at Sonepur in Bihar, India. Hariharnath Mandir in Sonepur 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 Hari Durin…

river · railway

A sculpture of Gajanand Moksha in Sonepur town, Bihar, India. Gajendra/Gajanand Moksha or The Liberation of Gajendra is Puranic legend from the 8th Skandha of the Bhagavata Purana, one of the most sacred books in Hinduism.

Devotees in circle collects bands from monks. Monks get annoyed as devotees start snatching the bands from one another during the Kalachakra in Bodhgaya, Bihar.

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.

school

Nalanda was a great center of Buddhist learning in ancient times. A large number of Buddhist students thronged the Nalanda University to study Buddhism.

festival

On the day of Kartika Purnima thousands of devotees visit the Hariharnath temple. People bathe on the banks of the holy river ganga / Ganges.

industry

A boiler incident at a Sugar mill in Gopalganj in Bihar. Several workers were injured after a tank containing hot sugarcane juice exploded. See the people of Gopalganj protest at the factory gate. They damage cars and furniture.