Madhya Pradesh

In a shocking and brutal incident, a man badly thrashed his nephew by making him hang upside down from a tree in Raisen village of Madhya Pradesh.

fort · old town

One of the most glorious forts, with ready access to visitors, lies in central India's Madhya Pradesh.

livestock · village

Herd of cows graze on monsoon greenery in Orchha, Madhya Pradesg, India. What a lovely old world image from the Old India - truly bucolic India at her rural and happiest best! This historic village on the banks of the boulder-strewn Betwa R…

wildlife

A wild Tiger comes uncomfortably close to tourists sitting in a visitor Maruti Gypsy SUV. The driver abandons his seat and moves to the rear of the open vehicle even as the feline inspects the driver's side rear view mirror, paws it and nea…

wildlife · forest

A tiger rests at Madhav National Park in Shivpuri district of Gwalior in Madhya Pradesh. Another tiger roams at Madhav National park in search of food. Tiger cubs play with their mother and with each other.

dance · music

Sadashiv Pradhaan performs Mayurbhanj Chhau at the annual Khajuraho Dance Festival in Madhya Pradesh.

music

A group of traditional musicians from the Chambal Division perform folk music and dance at a cultural organisation.

politics

Copper plate Inscription and Stone Inscription from Gupta period(5th century), Bagh Caves, Madhya Pradesh. The Gupta Period of India was not characterized by enormous material wealth or by elaborate trade activity.

wildlife · forest

Crocodilia (or Crocodylia) is an order of large reptiles that appeared 83.5 million years ago in the Late Cretaceous period (Campanian stage).

dance · music

An Indian Classical dancer Shagun Bhutani performs Odissi dance form at the annual Khajuraho Dance Festival in Madhya Pradesh, organised by Khajuraho Festival of Dances is celebrated at a time when the hardness of winter begins to fade and…

dance · music

With a backdrop of the famous Khajuraho temples, an Indian danseuse performs a classical Indian dance. Mansi Thiyam performs Manipuri classical dance at the annual Khajuraho Dance Festival in Madhya Pradesh.

monsoon · river

Raneh Falls in muddy monsoon fury looks a beautiful yet frightening spectacle being enjoyed by many tourists visiting Panna National Park region in Madhya Pradesh.

dance · music

Bengali troupe performs to 'Dhonno Jibon Mane' at the annual Khajuraho DanceFestival in Madhya Pradesh.

music

One of the most compelling folk voices of Kabir in India today combines singing and explanation of Kabir bhajans in the folk style of the Malwa region of Madhya Pradesh.

river · monsoon

At 'Raneh Falls', the mighty Ken river cuts through 'Granite' rock in its swollen monsoon glory.

wildlife · river

The Black-winged Stilt, Common Stilt, or Pied Stilt (Himantopus himantopus) is a widely distributed very long-legged wader in the avocet and stilt family (Recurvirostridae).

dance · festival

Indian Classical Dancer Neha Banerjee performs Kathak dance form at the annual Khajuraho Dance Festival in Madhya Pradesh, India.

village · livestock

Its a tradition that Indians believe will bring their children good luck and protect them from disease. And scores of parents have been lining up in the tiny village of Betul in Madhya Pradesh to roll their youngsters in cow pat.

birds · wildlife

Sort of looking like the Australian Kookaburra, this Indian Pied Kingfisher sits in wait along the Ken River in Madhya Pradesh, central India, often flicking its tail up and down, as is its wont! Pied Kingfisher has black and white plumage.…

birds · wildlife

A Hoopoe, a Red-vented Bulbul and Yellow-throated Sparrows in Satpura National Park, Madhya Pradesh. Yellow-throated Sparrow / Chestnut shouldered Petronia, at the end of the clip.

forest · river

The Crocodile Centre at Deori, Morena nearby is the only one of its kind in the entire state of Madhya Pradesh was has recently been opened to public. The centre helps breed and rehabilitate Crocodiles and Gharials in the Chambal.

river · temple

A misty winter morning on the Betwa river and a flight over the fantastic Cenotaphs and Jahangir Mahal built by the Madhukar Shah dynasty of Orchha. Orchha (or Urchha) is a town in Niwari district of Madhya Pradesh state, India.

forest · river

National Chambal Sanctuary, also called the National Chambal Gharial Wildlife Sanctuary, is a 5,400 km2 (2,100 sq mi) tri-state protected area in northern India for the critically endangered gharial (small crocodiles), the red-crowned roof…