Punjab

sport · village

Kabaddi is a wrestling sport from India and is the state game of Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Punjab, Andhra Pradesh in India. It is the national game of Bangladesh.

village

An Indian farmer works in his field as a tractor passes him in a village in Punjab. People gather as they are afraid of leaving their village in Punjab. Authorities tried to displace the community from their village.

temple · architecture

Pilgrims in large number visit the gurudwara during Hola Mohalla. Stalls selling different items lined up Baba Guru Dutta Gurudwara during Holla Mohalla Festival in Punjab.

festival

Nihang warriors gather 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.

festival · dance

Young 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 · village

Horse riders in full action during the horse racing competition at the Rural Olympics, Kila Raipur - Ludhiana.

sport · festival

Outstanding act by Nihang Sikh performing Gatka a traditional Punjabi martial art. Gatka is the name of an Indian martial art associated with the Sikhs of the Punjab region.

sport · village

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

Indian Sikh devotees gather at Gurdwara Peer Baba Budhan Shah, Kiratpur in Punjab. This lies at a distance of about 400 metres east of Gurdwara Baba Gurditta. Baba Buddan Shah was held in great reverence by Baba Gurditta.

sport · village

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

livestock · farmland

Proper feeding for cattle dairy at Adayana dairy farm in Punjab. Dairy activities have traditionally been integral to India's rural economy. The country is the world's largest producer of dairy products and also their largest consumer.

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.

sport · village

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

sport · festival

Participants of the track competition at the Kila Raipur Sports Festival 2014. Kila Raipur Sports Festival, popularly known as the Rural Olympics, is held annually in Kila Raipur (near Ludhiana), in Punjab, India.

festival · hills

Vaisakhi is a festival celebrated across the northern Indian subcontinent, especially in the Punjab region by the Sikh community. More recently, this festival is also celebrated around the world by Sikh diaspora.

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

A Sikh man lifts 150kgs weight at bench press competition during the annual Kila Raipur Sports festival in Punjab.

sport · livestock

Camel and horse dance to the beat of drum at Kila Raipur Rural Olympics. Kila Raipur Sports Festival, popularly known as the Rural Olympics, is held annually in Kila Raipur (near Ludhiana), in Punjab, India.

sport · village

Outstanding act by Nihang Sikh performing Gatka a traditional Punjabi martial art. Kila Raipur Sports Festival, popularly known as the Rural Olympics, is held annually in Kila Raipur (near Ludhiana), in Punjab, India.

This man is not treating himself like a circus act. By learning such entertaining skills, he is equipping himself to a life by which he has a means of supporting himself... Adaptation in a modern form - this is personal pride at play.