Punjab

sport · village

Women hockey players on the field striking the ball during the match 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

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 · 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

Hockey players warming up before the match 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

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.

Punjabi men lifting weights during the 2017 rural olympics in Punjab.

sport · village

Men athletes running at Kila Raipur rural olympics in Punjab. They take part in 400 metres race.

Filmed during the Republic Day Parade of India, witness the perfect synchrony of the Indian Armed Forces. The Punjab Regiment of India was formed from the 2nd Punjab Regiment of the British Indian Army in 1947.

hills · festival

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.

dance · sport

The dancers answer in dance form, to the challenge set forth by the announcer. Bhangra is performed at the rural olympics of punjab.

dance · sport

Punjabi men performing bhangra, wearing colourful attire during the rural Olympics - Ludhiana, Punjab. Bhangra is a lively form of music and dance that originated in the Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent in South Asia.

sport · festival

Sikh warriors perform Gatka Martial arts at Kila Raipur in Punjab. Gatka is the name of an Indian martial art associated with the Sikhs of the Punjab region. It is a style of stick fighting, with wooden sticks intended to simulate swords.

sport · village

Strong men trying prove their strength by lifting a very heavy MRF tyre in the rural olympics of Kila raipur.

sport · village

Athletics in full action during Bicycle race competition at Kila Raipur Sports Festival, India. Kila Raipur Sports Festival, popularly known as the Rural Olympics, is held annually in Kila Raipur (near Ludhiana), in Punjab, India.

sport · village

Players in full action during a Kabaddi match at Kila Raipur Sports Festival, India. Kila Raipur Sports Festival, popularly known as the Rural Olympics, is held annually in Kila Raipur (near Ludhiana), in Punjab, India.

sport · village

Full packed stadium seen during the Kila Raipur Sports Festival were varieties of traditional sports were exhibited at the fest.

temple · river

View o crowded streets of Anandpur Sahib during the annual Hola Mohalla Festival in Punjab Takht Sri Keshgarh Sahib is one of the five Takhats and a seat of authority for the Sikhs.

sport

Hockey players in action at Kila Raipur sports Festival in Punjab. Competition is held for major Punjabi rural sports, include cart-race, rope pulling and many more, rather strange expressions of strength like holding bicyle with ones teeth…

temple

Sikh men making dough balls and making roti at Golden temple as a part of sewa, Punjab. One can also see chapati or roti-making machine which was donated to the Golden Temple by a Lebanon-based devotee.