Sundarbans

West Bengal

Water Monitor Lizard in the highly endangered Sundarbans mangrove Monitor lizards - Varanus bengalensis - are generally large lizards, although some can be as small as 20 cm (7.9 in) in length.

West Bengal

West Bengal·dance · farmland

Tusu Folk Dance is a popular dance form of native people of Sundarbans. After a wonderful village tour of Sundarbans during later part of the day we settled for a evening with bonfire and some folk dance program arranged for the guests of…

West Bengal·village · farmland

Backpackers Eco Village took five years to plan and just five months to get started. It took a lot of searching for the right piece of land and a lot of soul searching.

West Bengal·wildlife · forest

Rhesus Macaques studied in the Sundarbans fed on mangrove leaves, fruits, molluscs, and crabs (Mandal 1964).

West Bengal·wildlife · forest

Young chital deer graze on the banks of the world's largest halophytic mangrove forest. The spotted deer, or chital, is the most common deer species in Indian forests.

West Bengal·river

Kakdwip is a city of South 24 Parganas district in the Indian State of West Bengal. It is situated on the eastern banks of the Hooghly River quite near where the river meets the Bay of Bengal.

West Bengal·coastline · forest

Red fiddler crabs burrows on the mudflat to protect and defend themself from aquatic predators.

West Bengal·village · aerial

Aerial view of the tip of Satjelia village and Hentalbari village in the highly endangered Sundarbans with fisheries forming a scenic view.

Sundarbans, West Bengal·coastline · farmland

Flying over the Bakkhali Beach along with the Bay of Bengal. Aerial view of farm fields, colourful houses located on the shore of Bakkhali Beach. Bakkhali is located on one of the many deltaic islands spread across southern Bengal.

West Bengal·river

A lone Lesser adjutant kills boredom as she walks along a river in the forest of Sundarbans in West Bengal. The lesser adjutant (Leptoptilos javanicus) is a large wading bird in the stork family Ciconiidae.

West Bengal·river · forest

Monitor Lizard negotiates Sunderkhali River which means beautiful creek marshes and swamps of the Sundarbans. A monitor lizard has the ability to speed till 15 km at a stretch.

West Bengal·forest · boats

Boat ride on Choragazi Khali on our way to Dobanki Watch Tower river in the endangered mangroves forest of Sundarbans, West Bengal. Dobanki watchtower presents one with a unique experience of watching wildlife from its Canopy Walk.

West Bengal

Basella or vine spinach is a popular tropical leafy-green vegetable, commonly grown as backyard herb in the home gardens.

West Bengal·birds · wildlife

The Indian Pond Heron or Paddybird (Ardeola grayii) is a small heron. It is of Old World origins, breeding in southern Iran and east to Pakistan,India, Burma, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.

West Bengal·village · farmland

Backpackers' eco-village provides clean toilet and comfortable bed, with a centre for meeting and knowing fellow travellers, some pet animals, with an open kitchen for the guests to see their meal being cooked by the local sundarban women.

West Bengal·coastline · aerial

Flying over the Bakkhali Beach along with the Bay of Bengal. Aerial view of farm fields, colourful houses located on the shore of Bakkhali Beach. Bakkhali is located on one of the many deltaic islands spread across southern Bengal.

West Bengal·boats

Fisherman rowing a hand made and counting fish, a regular day in the Bay of Bengal.

West Bengal·river · forest

Atmospheric river and mangrove landscapes near Namkhana in the estuarine region connected to the Sundarbans. Calm waters and overcast skies across the Hooghly River estuary near Namkhana during rainy and foggy weather conditions.

West Bengal·forest

The Sundarbans, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is located at the Southeastern tip of the 24 Parganas district, about 110 km from Kolkata. It got its name from one of the mangrove plants known as Sundari (Heritiera Minor).

West Bengal·river

The strange thing about this particular crab is that blue fiddler crab is highly territorial and enjoys the best sport on the bank feeding ground of Sugandhyakhali watchtower.

West Bengal·village · bazaar

Durgapur Vegetable market at Satjelia Village, Sundarbans, West Bengal, India, is one of the last villages before the Sundarban Tiger Reserve.

West Bengal·river · boats

Completely submerged from the load these cargo boats make their way to Bangladesh through the Sunderbans Delta via Gomdi-Datta river. The Sunderbans Delta serves as the cargo passage between India and Bangladesh.