Rann of Kutch

Gujarat·desert

It's a small world out there! Children playing in the Rann of Kutch, Gujarat. While one of the girls is sweeping (even as it is very windy out in the open) outside their very simple hut, the rest get together and play outside.

Gujarat·desert

A small herd of blue bulls relaxing in the Rann of Kutch. The Bluebull or nila / rojh is actually an antelope although it's Hindi name translates as a bovine bull.

Gujarat·industry

Shown here is a part of the salt packing process of Keedi Village in the Little Rann of Kutch. Workers are adding Iodine and packing salt in bags to be sent to different countries.

Rann of Kutch, Gujarat·industry · desert

Here, the salt workers are shown having their dinner in the Little Rann of Kutch, Gujarat. The salt workers settle down in the desert for 8 months between October to May and their homes adjacent to the salt pans that they work on.

Rann of Kutch, Gujarat

Water is pumped from sub-surface aquifers, using makeshift water pumps, and into broad open and shallow salt pans, where the salt is left out to dry in the baking sun.

Gujarat·desert · village

Daily life in rural Rann of Kutch, Gujarat - Camel cart drivers take a break for lunch, camels rest at the desert. And group of women, children are walking by and ships in blue and white colours are seen.

Gujarat·desert

Wild Asses (Equus hemionus khur) in Little Rann of Kutch, Gujarat, India. The Indian wild ass had a range that once extended from western India, through Sindh and Baluchistan, Afghanistan, and south-eastern Iran.

Rann of Kutch, Gujarat·industry

Shown here is a par of the salt packing process of Keedi Village in the Little Rann of Kutch. Workers are adding Iodine and packing salt in bags to be sent to different countries.

Gujarat·desert

Playing carrom is fun, especially if you're a bunch of kids living in the desert! Rann of Kutch is a seasonal salt marsh located in the Thar Desert in the Kutch District of Gujarat, India.

Gujarat·monsoon

The Great Rann of Kutch, along with the Little Rann of Kutch and the Banni grasslands on its southern edge, is situated in the district of Kutch and comprises some 30,000 square kilometres (10,000 sq mi) between the Gulf of Kutch and the mo…

Gujarat·industry · desert

In this video you can see the salt workers of the Little Rann of Kutch collecting salt from the salt pans.

Gujarat·desert · river

View of a beautiful moonrise over Rann of Kutch in Gujarat, India. Rann of Kutch is a large area of salt marshes located in mostly in Gujarat, India and the southern tip of Sindh, Pakistan.

Rann of Kutch, Gujarat·industry · desert

This video shows salt workers in the Little Rann of Kutch taking a mid day tea break during their work-day.

Rann of Kutch, Gujarat·industry · desert

This video shows the salt workers in the Little Rann of Kutch during the the process of packing salt.

Rann of Kutch, Gujarat

The Phoenicopterous minor or Lesser Flamingo is a species in the Flamingo family of birds found in the Little Rann of Kutch. Inspite of the fact that numerous species of the flamingo, they are classified as near -- threatened.

Rann of Kutch, Gujarat·desert

Wild Asses (Equus hemionus khur) in Little Rann of Kutch, Gujarat, India. The Indian wild ass had a range that once extended from western India, through Sindh and Baluchistan, Afghanistan, and south-eastern Iran.

Rann of Kutch, Gujarat·desert

Wild Asses (Equus hemionus khur) in Little Rann of Kutch, Gujarat, India. The Indian wild ass had a range that once extended from western India, through Sindh and Baluchistan, Afghanistan, and south-eastern Iran.

Gujarat·desert

A wild Ass pooping while walking in a desert near the Little Rann of Kutch! Wild Asses carouse as the trucks of salt collectors work in the distant mirage, with the desert's heat reaching a crescendo at around 3 pm! Wild Asses (Equus hemion…

Gujarat

Men workers sort red chillies in the Rann Of Kutch. Dry chilly is broadly used as a spice in curry dishes. It is also used as an ingredient in curry powder and seasonings. Red chilies hold high amounts of vitamin c and provitamin a.

Gujarat

The Phoenicopterous minor or Lesser Flamingo is a species in the Flamingo family of birds found in the Little Rann of Kutch. Inspite of the fact that numerous species of the flamingo, they are classified as near -- threatened.

Gujarat

The Phoenicopterous minor or Lesser Flamingo is a species in the Flamingo family of birds found in the Little Rann of Kutch. Inspite of the fact that numerous species of the flamingo, they are classified as near -- threatened.

Rann of Kutch, Gujarat·industry · desert

Salt crystallization in progress by collecting crystallized salt embedded on the top layer of a sea water reservoir in the Little Rann of Kutch. This is carried out before the salt crystals reach the bottom layer of the reservoir.

Rann of Kutch, Gujarat·industry · desert

Salt crystallization in progress by collecting crystallized salt embedded on the top layer of a sea water reservoir in the Little Rann of Kutch.