Bihar

architecture

Indian boy cuts his fish in traditional Indian way to sale at Hajipur in India's state of Bihar. Hajipur is the headquarters of Vaishali district of Tirhut Division - (Tirhut) in Indian state of Bihar.

architecture

Fish traders from Hajipur, Bihar, unloading boxes of fresh fish from a truck. Hajipur is the headquarters of Vaishali district of Tirhut Division - (Tirhut) in Indian state of Bihar.

architecture

Traders cleaning their fish at Nakhas chowk in Hajipur, Bihar. Hajipur is the headquarters of Vaishali district of Tirhut Division - (Tirhut) in Indian state of Bihar.

monsoon

Bihar, one of the most flood prone state in India saw a series of floods following the late monsoonal shower in 2019. The residents of Rohtas district are displaced from their homes as floodwaters invade their residential areas.

river · monsoon

The rain-swollen Kosi river has flooded about 50 villages in Supaul district of Bihar, forcing people to abandon their homes, and the river system is threatening hundreds of villages in over half a dozen districts, officials said.

politics · festival

This hustle and bustle at a government hospital. Whichever way possible people are trying to make their way to the government hospital. This is from a government hospital in Bhagalpur, Bihar.

festival · livestock

Asia's largest animal fair takes place in Sonepur in the northern Indian state of Bihar. Sonepur mela is held in the place called Sonepur which is in Saran district of Northern Bihar. Sonepure is approximately 35 Kms from Patna.

Indian sweet dish Jalebi is being made at a roadside shop in Bihar. One can see the mixture of flour is being pored in a spiral shape and fried in hot oil then these fried spirals are soaked in the sugar syrup and served.

highway · festival

Traffic jam on a road during the Kalash yatra in Bihar. One can see the females walk holding the Kalash on their heads. People wait for the road to be clear.

Roadside potters make small clay idols of Goddess Durga and pots during the festival of Durga Puja in Bihar. One can see the pots and the spinning wheel of potters. There are colorful horses of clay, the idol of Hindu God and pots.

ceremony · flowers

Street vendors sell Kalash of copper and brass on the streets of Bihar during the festival of Durga Puja. One can see a street vendor sells the Kalash while holding the umbrella in the other hand.

festival · village

Villagers throng a robot at a rural fair in Bihar. The robot scans human body and tells how long the human will live however it is not genuine as it is just to entertain people.

festival · livestock

Stalls selling various Indian handicraft and handloom products during the Sonepur Cattle Fair in Bihar, India.

livestock · festival

Apart from livestocks, dogs, cats, one can also buy birds of different variety during Sonepur Cattle Fair in Bihar.

festival · livestock

The entire Sonepur mela area are decorated with lights. 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.

bazaar · river

Fresh fish are literally fished out of the large pan that is teeming with freshly-caught fish from the Ganges river, at the fish market at Nakhsa Chowk in Bihar. See the man making fillets Indian-style, with his foot-mounted cutting knife.

festival · bazaar

The most important of all attractions is the one where numerous horses are beautifully decorated for sale. The Sonepur Fair is the only one where such a large number of horses are sold.

architecture

Fish traders from Hajipur, Bihar, unloading boxes of fresh fish from a truck. Hajipur is the headquarters of Vaishali district of Tirhut Division - (Tirhut) in Indian state of Bihar.

festival · ceremony

Chhath Puja is a festival mainly celebrated in Bihar, dedicated to the sun god. It is a kind of thanksgiving to the sun god or Surya Dev. However Chhath is possibly the only festival in India where the setting sun is worshipped.

festival · livestock

Crowd throng at Sonepur Mela which is considered as Asia's largest cattle fair in the Indian state of Bihar.

music

Bengal Bihar Sufi Folk Gruop performing at 3rd International Sufi Festival, Their songs talk of formless God,rising above social divides and universal love and brotherhood through couplets of Kabir.

festival · railway

Got milk? See my milk moustache! Now here's an inspiration for all those mothers and kids out there, battling it out each day to get their children to drink their daily glass of milk! (They may not want to emulate the excess milk dripping o…

festival · river

A corner dedicated to an agricultural exhibition by Agriculture Department of Bihar at Sonepur Mela in Bihar, India Popularly know as Harihar Kshetra Mela, this fair is somehow seen as a festival where one can experience spiritual activitie…