Manipur

ceremony · farmland

Manipuri wedding rituals before the groom leaves for bride's house in Manipur. A wedding, for many, brings thoughts of love, family gatherings, tradition and beautiful attire. It is just the same for the people of Manipur.

festival · river

Young beauties from Northeast in their glittery outfits walk the ramp and dance to western music during Miss Orange Beauty contest in Tamenglong.

Contestants wear their traditional dressesq during the annual beauty pageant Miss Manipur 2017 in India.

Thang-ta is a martial arts of Manipur and is seldom seen performed by a woman. Choreographic presentation of Thang-ta by Thangta-ta and Cultural Research Academy, Manipur during Sangai Festival in Manipur.

dance · festival

Crowd gather to witness the Yaoshang festival, youth round up for a Thabal Chongba dance on occasion of Yaoshang festival, Manipur.

festival · music

The perfect collage of various rhythms and beats of traditional Manipuri drums, supported by other instruments like violin, flute, sitar and musical effects performed by artists of Rhythms of Manipur during Sangai Festival in Manipur.

wildlife · festival

Manipur Governor inspires with speech on Sangai deer conservation during Sangai Festival in Manipur. The Sangai Festival, previously known as the Tourism festival, was renamed in 2010.

festival · wildlife

Manipuri folk singers sing the epic love story of "Khamba Thoibi" during Sangai festival in Manipur.

festival · dance

Gaidillu house, Guilennei house, Lengsonnei house and Lubonnei house from Rongmei community - contingents at Yaoshang sports festival in Manipur.

Manipuri woman drains out the cooked soya and washed with hot water, wrapped soybean with clean cotton cloth and packed tightly in a small bamboo basket.

festival · wildlife

Group of Meitei women making traditional pots for sale during Sangai Festival in Manipur. The Sangai Festival, previously known as the Tourism festival, was renamed in 2010.

festival · wildlife

Effigies of Sangai at entrance of Sangai festival in Manipur, India. Sangai festival is an annual cultural festival organised by Manipur Tourism Department on every year from November 21 to 30.

dance · festival

Youth round up for Thabal Chongba during the Yaoshang festival in Manipur. One of the premier festivals of Manipur, Yaoshang is celebrated is celebrated on the full moon day of Phalguna and is one of the major festivals of this northeastern…

festival · dance

Manipuri elders singing Holi Pala during Yaoshang festival in Manipur. Holi Pala are songs describing Krishna celebrating holi with Radha and Gopis in Vrindavan.

festival · wildlife

Samudra Poton by Gourangalila & Sansenba Arist Association cultural dances showcased during the closing ceremony of the Sangai festival The Sangai festival is an annual cultural festival organized by Manipur Tourism Department, and is gener…

sport · farmland

The 7th Manipur Polo International Match during the Manipur Sangai Festival 2013 at the Historic Polo Ground also called as the Mapal Kangjeibung.

festival · village

Dark spirit inducing intoxicated village chiefs to fight, a scene in a skit presented by tribes of Churachandpur at Sangai festival. Lamka (Churachandpur), is the District Headquarters of Southern Manipur (Churachandpur District).

politics · festival

Inaugural ceremony of the Manipur Sangai Festival'13. The Chief Guest was Shri Paban Singh Ghatowar, Home Minister of State (Independent Charge), Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region and Minister of State for Parliamentary Affair…

river · lake

Villagers construct circular phumdis on lake for fishing and breeding of fishes. Loktak Lake, the largest freshwater (sweet) lake in India, also called the only Floating lake in the world due to the floating phumdis (heterogeneous mass of v…

hills · flowers

The Dzukou Valley also called the valley of flowers is located along the border of the Indian states of Nagaland and Manipur, stretching from the Southern end of Kohima district of Nagaland.

music · politics

Guru Rewben Mashangva - King of Naga folk blues with his son Saka singing at NagaFest '12...