Manipur

ceremony

Bride takes leave of family before departing for husband's house, in Manipur, during a typical Manipuri Hindu wedding.

dance · festival

Manipuri dancers performing Dhol Cholom dance form during the Orange Festival in Tamenglong district in Manipur, India. Dhol Cholom is a renowned dance form of the North East Indian state of Manipur.

ceremony · farmland

Manipuri singers and drummers perform Nata Sankirtana, a dance that has now been given a UNESCO heritage status at a wedding ceremony in Manipur.

old town · music

Sankirtana singers get ready for their ceremony to honour the departed and pay respects and obeisance to them.

ceremony · street food

Daughters are presented gifts by the parents and brothers in Manipur during Ningol Chakouba festival. While receiving the gifts from the brothers, younger ones are blessed by elder ones for well being and prosperity in life.

festival · wildlife

Security personnel checking visitors at the entrance of Sangai Festival to avoid any untoward incident in Manipur. The Sangai Festival, previously known as the Tourism festival, was renamed in 2010.

festival · wildlife

Visitors from all parts of the state roll in to witness annual Sangai festival in Manipur. The Sangai Festival, previously known as the Tourism festival, was renamed in 2010.

festival

Manipuri woman wash vegetables to offer deities during Cheiraoba or Manipuri New Year in Manipur. During the festival, people clean and decorate their houses and prepare special festive dishes which are first offered to deities.

festival

Meitei staple food items like cabbage, green peas, dried mushrooms, yongchak, rice to offer deities during Cheiraoba or Manipuri New Year in Manipur. Cheiraoba Festival is the celebration of New Year festival in Manipur.

music

Rohan sings 'Wonderful Tonight' song at the Miss Manipur 2017 in India.

Manipuri woman prepares soybean at home without requiring much sophiscated equipment rather by using the basic utensils available in every household. She boils the soybean thoroughly till the seeds are soft.

street food · ceremony

In the name of festivals like Diwali and Ningol Chakouba, a number of young people have indulged in gambles like ‘Lagao Khaoba’, ‘Housie’ and ‘Lottery’ in almost all localities.

music · dance

Dynamic drum dances of Manipur, performed by men and characterised by energetic drumming, accompanied by complex rhythms and cross rhythms, jumps and aerial leaps.

festival · sport

Name list of each participant of every houses taking part in the annual sports of Manipur, Yaoshang.

river · lake

Fishermen solely depends upon Loktak Lake for fish and people are often seen on boat fishing net.

forest · hills

Zeliangrong people are one of the major indigenous mongoloid communities living in the tri-junction of Assam, Manipur and Nagaland in India. The term "Zeliangrong" refers to the Zeme, Liangmai and Rongmei Naga tribes combined together.

festival · music

Maramfest is an annual music and cultural festival in Maram Centre, Manipur, founded by John Hinkung who is also the founder of Sevendiary.com. Maramfest started in the year 2009 and since then there has been no looking back.

festival · music

Maramfest is an annual music and cultural festival in Maram Centre, Manipur, founded by John Hinkung who is also the founder of Sevendiary.com. Maramfest started in the year 2009 and since then there has been no looking back.

Churachandpur is the largest district in the Indian state of Manipur. Lamka (Churachandpur), is the District Headquarters of Southern Manipur (Churachandpur District).

ceremony

MANGANI CHAKKOUBA: This is the last ritual in a Meetai/Meetei/Meitei wedding which takes place after five days of the wedding.

dance

Pumpkin Crew is a hip-hop dance crew (group) founded by pioneer B-boys and Popper of Manipur.

sport · music

KWAKTA LAMJEL (Race of Kwarta) - An episode of the epic Khamba-Thoibi love story performed by Manipuri singer Mangka and Laihui Ensemble folk musicians group during Orange Festival 2016 in Tamenglong District, Manipur.

music · festival

Manipuri folk song 'Ha Da Samadon Ayangba' presented by folk singer Mangka and Laihui Ensemble group during Sangai festival in Manipur. Ha Da Samadon Ayangba is a song in praise of the Manipur War horse/ Manipuri pony.