Manipur

sport · festival

Yubi Lakpi traditional game of Manipur. Players take their various places in the field as they prepare to start. Yubi lakpi is a seven-a-side traditional football game played in Manipur, India, using a coconut.

sport · festival

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

music · festival

Renowned singer of Manipur Goutam Salam singing live at Sangai Fest 2013. The Sangai festival is an annual cultural festival organized by Manipur Tourism Department, and is generally held from November 21 to 30 each year.

river · lake

Indigenous people of Loktak Lake depend upon lake for fishing and many other purposes. Loktak Lake, the largest freshwater (sweet) lake in India, also called the only Floating lake in the world due to the floating phumdis (heterogeneous mas…

river · 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 organic matters at various stages of decomposition) on it, i…

Manipuri old man making a fish trap using bamboo and wires. Manipur is a state in northeastern India, with the city of Imphal as its capital.

river · lake

Manipuri man fishing at Karang Island which is located at Loktak Lake at Bishnupur district, Manipur.

river · lake

Indigenous people of Loktak Lake depend upon lake for fishing and many other purposes. Loktak Lake, the largest freshwater (sweet) lake in India, also called the only Floating lake in the world due to the floating phumdis (heterogeneous mas…

A fisherman expeditions into the Manipuri outback, in search of a good day's catch, maneuvering through water hyacinth weeds and more indigenous vegetation on the waterways of Manipur.

river · lake

Loktak Lake, (Manipuri Mayek 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 decompo…

river · lake

Loktak Lake, (Manipuri Mayek 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 decompo…

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.

dance · festival

A group of trained Manipuri dancers performing Pung Cholom at the annual Orange Festival in Tamenglong, Manipur. Pung or Manipuri Mridanga is the soul of Manipuri Sankritana music and Classical Manipuri Dance.

dance

Thang-ta is a weapon-based Indian martial art created by the Meitei of Manipur. In the Manipuri language, thang means sword and ta means spear, referring to the art's primary weapons.

dance

Manipuri dancers perform Ta Khousaba or Spear dance during Sangai Festival in Manipur. Ta-Kousaba: This dance mainly involves the use of the spear and is performed in an open area.

Smoked fish and fermented fish are an important part of diet of the people of Manipur. Fish are preserved through such traditional methods as drying, smoking and salting.

dance · festival

Rongmei/Kabui dance troupe from Manipur presents the famous 'Khoiguna Lam' during 6th International Dance & Music Festival organised by Indian Council for Cultural Relation at Kamani Auditorium, Copernicus Marg, New Delhi.

festival · wildlife

Shillong Chamber Choir sings 'Uptown Funk' by Bruno Mars during Sangai Festival in Manipur. The Sangai Festival, previously known as the Tourism festival, was renamed in 2010.

river · festival

Children enjoy rafting on an artificial lake organised by tourism department during Sangai Festival in Manipur. The Sangai Festival, previously known as the Tourism festival, was renamed in 2010.

Kobi Masoi chabi or Cabbage growing at a farm in Manipur. Cabbage is mostly used by Manipuris to make Singju, a healthy Manipuri signature salad.

bus · highway

The State of Mizoram is connected to the Indian road network through National Highway number 54 from Silchar, Assam.

festival · wildlife

Shillong Chamber Choir sings 'Lets rock' during Sangai Festival in Manipur. The Sangai Festival, previously known as the Tourism festival, was renamed in 2010.