Manipur

river · lake

Loktak lake is a home of fishermen and people depend upon fishing for income and sustenance.

Manipuri woman prepares soybean at home without requiring much sophisticated equipment rather by using the basic utensils available in every household. Hawaijar is an indigenous fermented soybean product of Manipur, India.

"Kanglayen Nganam" - Cuisine of Manipur. Ingredients : • Kanglayen (a kind of dried mushroom) • Dry red chillies • Maroi-napakpi (chives) • Ngari (fermented fish) • Salt Process : • Soak kanglayen in water for 5 mins. Drain off the water.

"Kanglayen Nganam" - Cuisine of Manipur. Ingredients : • Kanglayen (a kind of dried mushroom) • Dry red chillies • Maroi-napakpi (chives) • Ngari (fermented fish) • Salt Process : • Soak kanglayen in water for 5 mins. Drain off the water.

festival · dance

Zemei Naga dance performed during Orange festival in Tamenglong, Manipur. The orange festival cum craft exhibition is meant to facilitate the socio-economic upliftment of the people of this district, which is still experiencing the "Poverty…

Thang-ta or Huyen lallong is a weapon-based Indian martial art created by the Meitei of Manipur. In the Manipuri language, thang means sword and ta means spear. As its name implies, the sword and spear are the primary weapons in thang-ta.

sport · festival

Manipuri ladies showcased classical Manipuri dance during Sangai Festival in Manipur. With Manipur also known as “Little Paradise on earth”, using it as the setting for a festival is a natural choice.

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Manipur literally meaning “A jeweled land” nestle deep within a lush green corner of North East India.

festival · dance

The five day festival of Yaoshang (Holi) ends spectacularly with Halangkar. The final day event take place at an open field adjacent to the Shree Shree Bijoy Govinda Temple at Sagolband.

festival · music

Rongmei Naga women from Manipur giving a song presentation organised by Kakhulong Mathenmei Lunghammei during Annual Yaoshang Festival.

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Manipuri men preparing the sets for Thabal Chongba during Yaoshang festival in Manipur. Thabal Chongba, a popular Manipuri folk dance, is associated with Yaoshang festival.

dance · sport

Manipuris from all walks of life gathered for the torch lighting relay at Kangla Fort, Manipur. Torch Relays has become an important event of Yaoshang Festival.

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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

Juggler from Myanmar showcases rope trick or lasso, juggling with sepak takwar ball standing on a plastic bricks.

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Different varieties of indigenous goods and eatable items on sale during the Orange Festival held at Temenglong, Manipur The Orange festival cum craft exhibition is meant to facilitate the socio-economic upliftment of the people of this dis…

sport · festival

Adventure sport at last in Manipur. Paragliding is part of Adventure Sports organized by MMTA during Manipur Sangai Tourism Festival.

festival · wildlife

Sangai festival is an annual cultural festival organised by Manipur Tourism Department on every year from November 21 to 30.

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CM Okaram Ibobi Singh at the Sangai Fest - 2013 , on the stage delivering speech to the crowd. Sangai festival is an annual cultural festival organised by Manipur Tourism Department on every year from November 21 to 30.

river · lake

Scenic views of Loktak Lake with vegetation, variety of species of flowering plants and small huts of people living there.

river · lake

Shots showing the people, landscape ,water, vegetation and villages around the Loktak lake of Manipur.

boats · festival

Men dressed in yellow are getting ready for the local boat racing as a part of Sangai festival 2013. The boat race was a part of the Sangai Fest.

boats · festival

Men all set for rowing the boat over Loktak Lake in Manipur as a part of Sangai festival. Manipur is a state in northeastern India, with the city of Imphal as its capital.

festival · wildlife

Powered paragliding, also known as paramotoring, is a form of ultralight aviation on where the pilot wears a motor on his back (a paramotor) which provides enough thrust to take off using an adapted paraglider or paramotor wing.