Bihar

politics

Police and security personnel are moved into the polling station in Bihar's Aurangabad during the state's Assembly elections. A police officer confirms of IED found in two polling stations.

village · politics

Life has come to standstill in Bihar's Hayaghat block in Darbhanga due to non-stop rain and floods. Almost every house is submerged.

temple · river

The aerial journey of Mahabodhi temple in Gaya district of Bihar. The Karma temple in Bodhgaya near Falgu river. Muchalinda Lake at the far left area of the temple grounds and it has a Buddha idol in the center.

festival · old town

Beautiful Madhubani paintings are on display at the India International Trade Fair 2024, showcasing the rich cultural heritage of Bihar.

festival

Bauls and fakirs from the Bengal - Bihar Sufi folk group at International Sufi Festival.

industry · architecture

A half-constructed bridge collapsed during the heavy monsoon rains and subsequent flooding. Hundreds of locals are seen around the construction site. The construction site is flooded and all the hard work and resources are wasted.

architecture · monsoon

Locals watch in amusement and wonder as the river floods over the bridge. Ambulance and a bus are crossing the already flooded bridge and it is unnerving to watch the heavy vehicles cross the bridge.

livestock · ceremony

Goat sacrifices at Navada Bhakti Sthan, Bihar. Poor goats are sacrificed , all in the name of God! People using sacrificial blood as a holy tilak and apply it to their forehead.

festival · ceremony

Durga Pooja festival being celebrated by Navrang Durga Pooja Committee in Darbhanga district of Bihar. A Bihar police officer offers his prayers to Goddess Durga the Hindu priest helps him with rituals.

The conjoined twin girls of Bihar, Saba and Farah are seen with their family at home in Bihar in Eastern India. The family is filmed lounging on the terrace of their residence. The parents discuss plans to separate the two girls.

politics

In a first, elections in India have now started voting with masks on and sanitizers as the Coronavirus shows no stopping. Voters are seen queuing up in front of the polling station waiting for their turn to cast their votes.

river · livestock

Bihar's Sonpur from the Ganges cow belt: aerial footage of temples among mango groves. Sonpur is a city and sub-division in the Indian state of Bihar, situated on the banks of the River Gandak (River Narayani) and Ganges River in the Vaisha…

festival

Fakirs (sufi) from the Bengal - Bihar Sufi folk group performing at Sufi Festival 2013

river · festival

Women and children bathe in the mucky brown waters of the Ganga, drink the water straight from the river in small copper urns and clearly don't suffer any side effects from the same.

school · village

School students at the Holy Mission School in Bihar paint a rangoli in the colours of the Indian flag at their school campus in rural Bihar.

village · aerial

An aerial drone view of Baluhi Bazar, located in Bihar, showcasing a tranquil rural landscape of northern India. The scene captures a close-knit community with clusters of modest homes interspersed among expansive agricultural farmlands.

highway

Gangaajal: The Holy Weapon is a 2003 Indian Hindi-language action crime drama film written, directed, co-produced, and edited by Prakash Jha.

politics

Voters and officers alike are filmed getting ready for voting procedures in the Kaimur district of Bihar. Voters with the trepidation of contracting the Coronavirus are seen with protective masks and lining up in order to cast votes.

politics

Jahanabad polling station in Bihar is ready for the Bihar General Assembly elections and the place is crawling with voters and security forces alike.

Patients not allowed to enter inside Sri Krishna Medical College and Hospital as CM Nitish Kumar visits the hospital. Number of patients suffering from Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) here mounted to 133.

river

Driving through the busy roads of Patna city in Bihar state, India. Patna is the largest town and headquarters of Patna district, Patna division and Bihar state. Patna is the capital of Bihar state.

monsoon

Residents are heard screaming and shouting for attention as they are stranded after their homes were destroyed by floodwaters in Bihar during the monsoon of 2020.