Punjab

flowers

Kusum is a beautiful tree with a broad, shady crown, found widespread in Tropical Himalayas (Punjab to Nepal), India, Ceylon, Burma, Thailand, Indo-China, Malaysia.

A cool refreshing glass of freshly extracted sugar cane juice. Here in this video you see a juice seller extracting sugar cane juice with a hand machine. A glass of your choice for Rs.

sport · village

Nihang Sikh warriors showcasing their martial skill at Kila Raipur Olympics. Kila Raipur Sports Festival, popularly known as the Rural Olympics, is held annually in Kila Raipur (near Ludhiana), in Punjab, India.

railway

Wheat being separated from chaff, as he process is known as wheat husking in Abohar in Punjab.

sport · village

Dog Race at the Rural Olympics is another event that is famous and witnessed by many people. This sport is very exciting for the huge audience that comes to witness the event. Dogs are specially trained for this purpose.

Lassi is a beverage made with yogurt and water. It a traditional yogurt drink that originated from Punjab.

festival · dance

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.

View of a market near the Tomb of Baba Buddan Shahji in Kiratpur Sahib, 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

Horse race in full 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 teet…

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…

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.

festival

Lohri is an extremely popular festival celebrated by the Punjabi people. This agricultural winter festival is celebrated in Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Delhi, Uttrakhand and Jammu.

festival · ceremony

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

festival

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

livestock

Indian chefs making Khoa or mawa or Khoya at a sweet shop in Ludhiana, Punjab. It is made of either dried whole milk or milk thickened by heating in an open iron pan. It is lower in moisture than typical fresh cheeses such as ricotta.

sport · village

Weird yet another astonishing act of riding two horses at the same time competition. Kila Raipur Sports Festival, popularly known as the Rural Olympics, is held annually in Kila Raipur (near Ludhiana), in Punjab, India.

dance

Joyful people of Punjab celebrate Baisakhi with exuberance and gaiety. Baisakhi is one of the most popular festivals celebrated in the vibrant state of Punjab to mark the harvest of Rabi crops.

Central Jail of Ludhiana in Punjab. Two police officials stand outside the gate of Central Jail. One police officer holds his toy while another official holds a metal detector. A tractor enters into the jail.

temple · politics

Visitors throng Golden Temple in Punjab. Being the land of the Golden Temple, Amritsar in Punjab, is the spiritual and cultural centre for the Sikh religion.

sport

Kabaddi players in full action during Kabbadi match in the outskirts of Delhi. 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.

sport · village

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

temple · ceremony

View of illuminated Golden Temple or Harmandir Sahib at night in the city of Amritsar, Punjab.In the darkness, the golden illumination on the temple shines beautifully in the waters, with pilgrims silhouetted against it.