Manipur

sport · festival

Dancers from Thailand performing during the 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. The Sangai Festival of 2013 was a grand event.

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

Referees and players shaking hands with the Chief guest before the traditional game of Mukna Kangjei or Manipuri hockey get started.

An adventure sports was organized by the Mountaineering and tracking association of Manipur. the Sangai fest, it was also a part of the fest. Manipur (Kangleipak) is a state in northeastern India, with the city of Imphal as its capital.

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.

hills · dance

Presenting the Hornbill dance by Zeliangrong tribe from Nagaland during Hornbill festival 2013. Zeliangrong people are one of the major indigenous mongoloid communities living in the tri-junction of Assam, Manipur and Nagaland in India.

hills · festival

New Jalukie cultural group presenting the Zeliang tribe displaying the way they cultivate crops at the Hornbill Festival.

festival · wildlife

The Sangai festival is an annual cultural festival organized by Manipur Tourism Department, and is generally held from November 21 to 30 each year.

festival · hills

Lamka, originally & locally known as Lamka, town is the district headquarters of Lamka district in Manipur. "Due to its commercial origins,Lamka is the most multi-ethnic and cosmopolitan hill town in Manipur.

festival · music

The drum, by itself, enjoys a privilege in the dances of Manipur. There are several kinds of drums, each intended for a particular occasion. The festival of Holi, in spring, is the real time for drum dances, such as Dhol Cholom.

sport · music

Dhol Cholom, a dynamic drum dance of Manipur performed by men and characterised by energetic drumming, accompanied by complex rhythms and cross rhythms, jumps and aerial leaps at Sangai festival in Manipur.

festival · crafts

A Fashion Parade performed by Aruna Academy of Creative Arts at Manipur Sangai Tourism Festival 2013 at Boat, Palace Compound, Imphal.

festival · wildlife

Fashion show by Aruna Academy of Creative Arts at Sangai Fest - 2013 Sangai festival is an annual cultural festival organised by Manipur Tourism Department on every year from November 21 to 30.

river · village

Phumdis are used by the local people for constructing their huts for fishing and other livelihood uses, and are inhabited by about 4000 people.

river · lake

Loktak Lake, is the largest freshwater (sweet) lake in India, also called the only Floating lake in the world due to the floating phumdis (heterogeneous mass of vegetation, soil, and organic matters at various stages of decomposition) on it…

politics

A large number of people in Manipur are engaged in the manufactured cane and bamboo items to earn their livelihood from it and bamboo are easily available in Manipur.

river · lake

Indigenous people living in the islands of Loktak Lake. 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 vegetation, soil, and orga…

river · lake

Loktak Lake, is the largest freshwater (sweet) lake in India, also called the only Floating lake in the world due to the floating phumdis (heterogeneous mass of vegetation, soil, and organic matters at various stages of decomposition) on it…

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.

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.

river · lake

People living in the lake's islets depend upon fish for their food. 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 vegetation, so…

festival · crafts

Sangai Festival "Time Waits When Manipur Celebrates" Every year the Government of Manipur, Spearheaded by the Tourism Department,celebrates the Manipur Sangai Festival from 21st to 30th of November.