Manipur

dance · temple

Krishna’s childhood stories enacted through dance by beautiful Manipuri Raas Lila dancers in Manipur.

dance · sport

Manipuri kids gather to watch an exciting match of boxing during the Annual Yaoshang Sports Meet at the grounds of Naharol Yaipha Thourang Club, Okram Chuthek Wangkhei Loumanbi, Manipur.

festival · sport

Manipuri moms taking part in running race competition during Yaoshang festival in Manipur. Yaaosang is a festival celebrated in spring season starting from the full moon day of Lamda(March) for six whole days by the Manipuris living in the…

dance · festival

Children taking part at musical chairs game during Yaoshang festival in Manipur. Annual Yaoshang Sports Meet has become a part of the Yaoshang/Holi Festival.

festival · dance

Manipuri dance in Sangai Festival The Sangai festival is an annual cultural festival organised by Manipur Tourism Department, from November 21 to 30.

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…

sport · festival

The empire rub a coconut with mustard oil to make the catching of the 'ball' more difficult. Yubi lakpi is a seven-a-side traditional football game played in Manipur, India, using a coconut, which has some notable similarities to rugby.

hills · river

Local fisherman living on a houses built on the phumdis depend upon Loktak lake for fish and uses fishing nets as its equipment.

festival · wildlife

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

Amazing landscape of Leimaram village , Manipur. Manipur (Kangleipak) is a state in northeastern India, with the city of Imphal as its capital.

ceremony · dance

"Sankirtana perfomance in a Manipuri wedding. Sankitana is ritual singing, drumming and dancing of Manipur" nominated from India is among the 14 elements inscribed on the Representative List of the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage of Hum…

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

The Dzukou Valley is a valley located at the border of the Indian states of Nagaland and Manipur. This valley is well known for its natural beauty.

sport

Manipuri lads play Khong Kangjei, indigenous hockey game of Meiteis during Sangai Festival in Manipur. Like polo, Khong Kangjei, is also a very popular game for the Manipuris.

sport · farmland

Players in full action during a Polo match in Manipur, India. The modern game of polo, though formalized and popularized by the British, is derived from Manipur (a state in India) where the game was known as 'Sagol Kangjei', 'Kanjai-Bazee',…

dance

Khmer classical dance troupe performs during Sangai festival in Manipur. Khmer people are the predominant ethnic group in Cambodia, accounting for approximately 90% of the 15.2 million people in the country.

dance · sport

Liangmai Naga dance troupe presents their ethnic dance during Sangai Festival in Manipur. Ethnically and linguistically Liangmai people belong to the mongoloid group of race and speak Liangmai, a Tibeto-Burman language under the Naga Bodo s…

festival

The Manipur Pineapple festival Committee organised a state level festival at Sendra in Bishnupur district of Manipur.

Gangte tribes are one of the tribal groups of Manipur - they are scattered in different parts of southern part of Churachandpur District. This tribal community is a sub group of the Chin-Kuki-Mizo tribes.

Your newborn's hands remain tightly clenched during her first month.This is the one month old babygirl from manipur.Baby won't be able to deliberately hold objects for a while as she is still in her growing stage.The baby will close his fin…

Manipur recently hosted an international polo championship to popularise the game in India and rest of the world. The modern game of Polo has its roots in Manipur. Today, the sport is played professionally in over 16 countries.

dance · festival

Interesting duck catching competition witnessed at Yaoshang Annual sports Meet in Manipur. Annual Yaoshang Sports Meet has become a part of the Yaoshang/Holi Festival.