Punjab

festival · bazaar

Festive fervour has gripped the city of Amritsar as a Shobha Yatra is taken out. The procession consists of tableaux of Indian gods and goddesses started from Golden temple area.

sport · dance

Bhangra is performed at the rural olympics of punjab. This dance form is a unique blend of colours, sound and turbans (!) which is done with boundless energy and action.

sport · village

Villagers on standby ready to set off with their animals for the bullock cart race at the Kila Raipur Sport festival in Punjab.

The first contingent is from the Punjab Regiment. The contingent is led by Lieutenant Ravi Kant Sharma of 15 Punjab. The Indian Navy’s Tableau have the theme “Indian Navy – Combat Ready Force for National Security”.

festival

Nihang warriors perform Gatka dance at International Gatka Festival during Hola Mohalla at Takht Sri Keshgarh Sahib in Punjab, India. Gatka is the name of an Indian martial art associated with the Sikhs of the Punjab region.

sport · festival

People at the Kila Raipur sports festival eagerly waits for the horse cart race the main attraction of the fest.

music

Punjabi singer during Armed Forces Run for the military world games at India Gate.

sport · village

Kila Raipur Sports Festival, popularly known as the Rural Olympics, is held annually in Kila Raipur (near Ludhiana), in Punjab, India.

sport · village

Kila Raipur Sports Festival, popularly known as the Rural Olympics, is held annually in Kila Raipur (near Ludhiana), in Punjab, India.

sport · village

Kila Raipur Sports Festival, popularly known as the Rural Olympics, is held annually in Kila Raipur (near Ludhiana), in Punjab, India. Competition is held for major Punjabi rural sports, include cart-race, rope pulling.

sport · village

Kila Raipur Sports Festival, popularly known as the Rural Olympics, is held annually in Kila Raipur (near Ludhiana), in Punjab, India.

sport · village

Kila Raipur Sports Festival, popularly known as the Rural Olympics, is held annually in Kila Raipur (near Ludhiana), in Punjab, India. Competition is held for major Punjabi rural sports, include cart-race, rope pulling.

festival · ceremony

Lohri is an extremely popular Punjabi agricultural winter festival celebrated throughout Punjab and in Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Delhi and Jammu.

sport · village

Rural Olympics in Punjab - Kila Raipur - they embody the best of the Punjabi spirit which seems to have got lost in our bigger cities! In what seems to be a loud and colourful crowd of people to the untrained eye, is a well thought out even…

sport · village

A Nihang Sikh warrior riding horse with spear while demonstrating his skills at Kila Raipur rural sports festival near Ludhiana.

sport · dance

Kila Raipur Sports Festival, popularly known as the Rural Olympics, is held annually in Kila Raipur (near Ludhiana), in Punjab, India.

sport · festival

Punjabi women athlete run 200 meter race at Kila Raipur sports event in Punjab. Kila Raipur Sports Festival, popularly known as the Rural Olympics, is held annually in Kila Raipur (near Ludhiana), in Punjab, India.

village · politics

A three-year-old boy, who has been trapped in a 150-foot-deep borewell for over 110 hours in Punjab's Sangrur district, was rescued on 11th June morning.

sport · village

Shot put game at Kila Raipur sports festival. Kila Raipur Sports Festival, popularly known as the Rural Olympics, is held annually in Kila Raipur (near Ludhiana), in Punjab, India.

sport · village

Tug of war or Rasa Kashi known in Punjabi was a part of the Kila Raipur Sports Festival, many men came forward to participate in the game.

sport · village

Kabaddi played at the Kila Raipur Sports Festival, popularly known as 'Rural Olympics', in Kila Raipur, near Ludhiana.

sport · village

Participants performed bike stunts during Kila Raipur Sports Festival in Ludhiana, India. Kila Raipur Sports Festival, popularly known as the Rural Olympics, is held annually in Kila Raipur (near Ludhiana), in Punjab, India.