Jharkhand

Slow motion view of the farmers scraping lac from lac sticks generated of the host tree Palash state of Jharkhand.

ceremony · village

A large gathering of devotees celebrating Chhath Puja in Kariyatpur village, Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. Men and women are assembled along the riverbank and standing in the water as part of traditional rituals dedicated to the Sun God.

Jumbo power! A disagreement is quickly sorted out between two elephants as on chases off the other.

industry

At least 50 miners got buried under tons of rubble in a coal mine collapse at the Lalmatia open-cast coalfields owned by Eastern Coalfields Limited (ECL) in Godda.

temple

Millions of pilgrims visit Baba Baidyanath Dham every year. It is famous for the mela of Shraavana (a month of the Hindu calendar), between July and August.

industry

Eleven workers died and over 50 others were feared trapped when an open-cast coal mine at Paharia Bhodaye in Jharkhand’s Godda district collapsed on Thursday night.

ceremony · festival

In Kariyatpur village, Hazaribagh, Jharkhand, devotees gather along a riverbank to observe Chhath Puja. The scene takes place during early morning or night hours, when ritual practices are conducted around water bodies.

temple · festival

More than one lakh Shiv bhakts or Kanwars walk 105Kms to reach the Baba Baidyanath Temple for the annual Shravani Mela in Jharkhand. Millions of pilgrims visit this shrine every year.

industry

The beautiful green Flemingia macrophylla in Jharkhand, India. The Flemingia macrophylla is a host plant for Lac Insects cultivation. Flemingia macrophylla a is woody leguminous shrub belonging to the genus Flemingia.

festival · lake

Kawariyas bathing in Shivga Ganga pond during Mela. An organizer is announcing to take care of personal belongings, the color of the water is greenish. Bells, chimes and other worship materials can be seen in the clip.

Slow motion imagery of boys who will be boys, after all! Summer-time fun in the hot hot sun of Jharkhand, India.

temple · festival

A massive gathering of devotees at Pahari Mandir, one of Ranchi's most revered Shiva temples, during the grand celebration of Maha Shivaratri.

temple

Millions of pilgrims visit Baba Baidyanath Dham every year. It is famous for the mela of Shraavana (a month of the Hindu calendar), between July and August.

highway · dance

Tanushree Dutta and Koena Mitra rehearse for a dance sequence. Tanushree Dutta (Dutta) is an Indian actress born on March 19, 1984 in Jamshedpur, Jharkhand (India). She made her Bollywood debut with the movie Chocolate (2006).

industry

Workers packing aluminium sheet rolls at Hindalco factory in Jharkhand, India. Hindalco is one of the largest integrated primary producer of aluminium in Asia.

forest · hills

Wooden sticks catch fire from a waterhole in the Hazaribagh city of Jharkhand, India. People throng the waterhole to witness this strange behaviour of nature.

temple

Millions of pilgrims visit Baba Baidyanath Dham every year. It is famous for the mela of Shraavana (a month of the Hindu calendar), between July and August.

temple · festival

Millions of pilgrims visit Baba Baidyanath Dham every year. It is famous for the mela of Shraavana (a month of the Hindu calendar), between July and August.

festival

Shiv devotees walk barefoot for Shravani Mela in Jharkhand. Devotees are wearing saffron dhoti and white vest and shorts carrying Kawad. The road is wet and muddy.

festival · farmland

Politician Atal Bihari Vajpayee came to Jharkhand to attend Sohrai Festival. He inaugurates the festival with beating of traditional drums. The harvest festival of Sohrai is the biggest and most important festival of the Santals.