Odisha

wildlife · birds

Black headed Oriole in an Odisha village: One of India's prettiest birds with the loveliest fluty whistle calls A preening Black headed Oriole, Mango bird or peelak chidiya in an Odisha village: A flash of mango yellow topped with a black h…

music

Bansuri wallah of Puri: Flautist walks the marketplaces of Puri town, to sell flutes and entertain one and all. Two wheelers and cycle rickshaws ply the roads at speed.

bazaar · highway

Sparse traffic but noisy enough nonetheless, as on drives through a local bazaar in Cuttack, Orissa / Odisha. Three wheeler auto rickshaws in green and yellow and a predominance of two wheelers seem to abound.

coastline · river

The river lies within the geographical coordinates of 19.07 to 20.19 north latitude and 84.01 to 85.06 east longitude. It meets the Bay of Bengal at Puruna Bandha in Ganjam. Its tributaries are the Baghua, the Dhanei, the Badanadi etc.

farmland · village

Peanut farming and harvest as seen in time lapse from the agricultural fields of Odisha in India. Men and women bend down on the ground and harvest the peanut plants for later brushing out the underground peanut pods.

coastline · boats

Gopalpur-on-Sea Fish jetty in Orissa, with blue boats galore, in stunning aerial view of Oriya seaboard town, along the Bay of Bengal. Trucks await on the plains beyond, and hundreds of tonnes of fish dry out in the early summer sun.

coastline · boats

Colourful (mostly blue!) boats at the fishing jetty at Gopalpur-on-sea beach in Odisha: On of India's cleanest beaches.

wildlife · birds

Intrusive farmlands on the outskirts of Chilika lake in Odisha. Bird habitat is being eaten up by agriculture and human activity.

coastline · river

While some tourists opt to walk on the sands, others enjoy the waters of the Bay of Bengal at Chandrabhaga Beach in Odisha, on a speed boat that goes up and down the beach, in Orissa.

railway

Cargo and passenger trains on the Delhi to Bhubaneshwar sector in India. Factories and industrial towns, villages and small towns, along the way. 4K footage of a train journey in India.

village

Cute piglets and mother pig outside a village in rural India: suckling action from swollen teats The female boar looks bored but content, as her piglets suckle from her swollen teats.

village · lake

A Cormorant catches and eats a fish in a village pond in Orissa, takes long over it, savouring the moment. It dives in and picks out another fish from the murky yellow-green waters that are full of algal bloom.

coastline

Strong winds start in the Bay of Bengal coast in Odisha's Kendrapara in Eastern India in May 2020. Fishermen scurry after their fishing nets lefty on the shore.

village

In Jajpur, Orissa, a village motor mechanic fixes up a bike for a rural client. He hammers the links in the chain, while wearing a mask during the Covid19 epidemic. He has a pair of pliers by his side, and a hammer too.

village · lake

Fishermen wade into deep pond waters looking for meainngful fishy catches, even as some men return home with their fishing nets and baskets, in a rural Orissa village pond.

sport · aerial

Cuttack cricket stadium in Odisha / Orissa, in aerial view: A nation of cricket crazy fans deserves good sports facilities Cuttack cricket stadium in Odisha, in aerial view: A nation of cricket crazy fans deserves good sports facilities, as…

railway · aerial

Not so, but they certainly look like an alluvial fan of dis-tributaries emanating from the sands of the Mahanadi and entering the main river's flow.

railway · monsoon

Archival footage of a passenger train as it rolls into a train station in Orissa / Odisha. Bhubaneshwar Express Train to Odisha epitomizes train travel in India.

wildlife

A leopard is caught inside a cage at a tea plantation in Odisha by forest rangers. The leopard seems agitated with the many noises around it from the onlookers and the fact that it is restricted inside the small rectangular metal cage.

dance · music

The artists are performing a stunt show at Odisha Parba, a Showcase of rich culture and rich music from Odisha.

farmland · village

Here you can see a large land area with active green chilli farming in a village of Odisha. The farmer is removing weeds and taking care of the mircha crops naturally and healthily.

railway · river

Cuttack rail and road bridges in Odisha look like fancy infrastructure from the west, but it's our good old Orissa! Not so, but they certainly look like an alluvial fan of dis-tributaries emanating from the sands of the Mahanadi and enterin…