Bihar

highway

Tata trucks drive into a coal mine in Bihar. A JCB machine loads the truck with the coal at the coal mine. A hydraulic container of the truck unloads the coal at a coal mine. Trucks carrying coal drive in the coal mine.

river · architecture

Vehicles enter and leave Sonepur Bridge. An incredible bridge over river Gandak towards Sonepur Mela in the Indian state of Bihar.

Nalanda is the name of an ancient center of higher learning in Bihar, India. The site of Nalanda is located in the Indian state of Bihar. Some buildings were constructed by the Mauryan emperor Ashoka the Great.

temple

The Mahabodhi Temple is a Buddhist stupa located in Bodhgaya, India. It is the most sacred site in Buddhism and visited regularly by both Buddhist and Hindu pilgrims. Many Hindus honor the Buddha as an incarnation of Vishnu.

festival

temple · hills

Naulakha Temple Rajgir Temple. Rajgir is a city in Nalanda district of current Indian state Bihar. The city was in a valley surrounded by seven hills: Vaibhara, Ratna, Saila, Sona, Udaya, Chhatha, and Vipula.

bazaar · ceremony

Hindu people worship Goddess Durga during the festival of Durga Puja while the women light the oil lamps in Darbhanga district of Bihar.

politics

Bihar is a state in northern India. It is the 12th largest state in terms of geographical size at 38,202 sq mi (98,940 km2) and 3rd largest by population.

temple

festival · livestock

In this video the boy is sharpening knife. This clip is taken at sonepur mela. The Sonepur Mela /Cattle Fair or Harihar Kshetra Mela is held on the full moon day (Purnima) of the Hindu lunar month of Karthik in Sonepur, in the Saran distr…

Time lapse of Patna City showing the traffic of Patna.

railway · festival

Sonepur a small town located in the distirct of Saran, Bihar is famous for hosting one of the largest cattle fair in Asia know as the Sonepur Mela. The Mela attracts large number of tourists from across India and abroad.

temple

The Thai Temple in bodhgaya has a typical sloping, curved roof covered with golden tiles. Inside, the temple holds a massive and spectacular bronze idol of Buddha.

Statue of Buddha in bihar. Buddha was born approximately 560 B.C. in the land of Northern India.

festival

This clip is taken at Sonepur mela, Bihar. School boys touch the face of a masked woman clown. A little girl waves at the camera. A man carried patties of cow dung for sale.

festival · bazaar

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

hills

This clip shows people enjoying trolley ride in Rajgir. Rajgir is a city and a notified area in Nalanda district in the Indian state of Bihar.

festival · dance

Dancer in Sonepur Mela, Bihar. Children enjoying their ride at the mela. The sonepur fair is the largest mela in Asia.

railway · festival

Gurudwara at sonepur... Sonepur a small town located in the distirct of Saran, Bihar is famous for hosting one of the largest cattle fair in Asia know as the Sonepur Mela.

festival · livestock

Man selling Roller Kulfi at a stall in the annual Sonepur Mela of Bihar. One can find a wide variety of goods in these stalls, ranging from garments, to weapons and furniture, toys, utensils and agricultural implements, jewellery and handic…

festival · livestock

Sonepur Mela in Bihar, Patna. 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.

festival · wildlife

Birds in Sonepur Mela. This mela is the biggest cattle fair in India. The Sonepur Fair is the only one where such a large number of birds are sold. A wide variety of animals and dogs are also brought to the fair for sale.

railway · festival

Gurudwara at Sonepur... Sonepur a small town located in the distirct of Saran, Bihar is famous for hosting one of the largest cattle fair in Asia know as the Sonepur Mela.