Uttar Pradesh

Indian media throng Journalist Prashant Kanojia as he moves out of Lucknow jail after a bail ordered by court. An independent Indian journalist walks free as Supreme Court order for his Bail from Lucknow jail in Uttar Pradesh.

river

Ken River, one of the cleanest rivers in India flowing through Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh in central India.

railway

On the way to the shopping junction - Godowlia, Varanasi. Varanasi / Banaras, is a city on the banks of the Ganges (Ganga) in Uttar Pradesh, 320 kilometres (200 mi) southeast of the state capital, Lucknow.

village · lake

An Indian herder takes his livestock to a pond in a village of Uttar Pradesh.

festival

People celebrate Lathmar Holi in Barsana, Uttar Pradesh. The festival has many purposes; most prominently, it celebrates the beginning of Spring.

music

People sing and dance while celebrating Holi in Barsana in Uttar Pradesh. They sing folk songs of Holi. See the senior police officials play Holi in Barsana.

festival

Viewer discretion advised due to possible graphic content. Naked sadhus posing for camera while going for holy snan. Snan is a hindi word which means to bathe. More than 70 million people visited Ardh Kumbh Mela at Prayag.

SDM and other Police heads reach the location where people had desi daaru or local alcohol in Uttar Pradesh regarding the poisonous alcohol incident that happened on the borders of Haridwar and Rishikesh.

river

Pariyon wala Kuan is also known as the 'well of fertility'. It is situated in Choti Ziyarat complex in Badaun in Uttar Pradesh state of India.

school

Shocking visuals of students cheating in a school during exam in the presence of teacher in Kaushambi, Uttar Pradesh.

farmland

Agriculture is the leading occupation in Uttar Pradesh. Wheat is the state's principal food crop and sugarcane is the main commercial crop. About 70% of India's sugar comes from Uttar Pradesh.

farmland

Uttar Pradesh, abbreviated U.P., is a state located in northern India. It was created on 1 April 1937 as the United Provinces with the passing of the States Reorganisation Act and renamed Uttar Pradesh in 1950.

industry · sport

A good old Make in India cricket bat factory in Uttar Pradesh, with a local craftsman fashioning the handle of the bat. You wouldn’t be a batsman without the most important equipment of all, with which you’d hit the ball.

river · boats

From near Ranthambhore, up to Bhind, the river forms a rudimentary state boundary, with Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh on one side and Madhya Pradesh on the other.

TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu meets Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav and is set to call on Bahujan Samajwadi Party chief Mayawati later, continuing his efforts to put together a coalition to form the next government at the Centre.

crafts · farmland

Pottery is the material from which the potteryware is made, of which major types include earthenware, stoneware and porcelain. The place where such wares are made is also called a pottery (plural "potteries").

river

Sunrise on the Ganges, Varanasi during the early morning boat ride. Varanasi / Banaras, is a city on the banks of the Ganges (Ganga) in Uttar Pradesh, 320 kilometres (200 mi) southeast of the state capital, Lucknow.

river

Varanasi also commonly known as Banaras is a city situated on the banks of the River Ganges in Uttar Pradesh. It is regarded as a holy city by Hindus, Buddhists and Jains.

Varanasi, also known as Benares, Banaras or Kashi is an Indian city on the banks of the Ganges (Ganga) in Uttar Pradesh, 320 kilometres (200 mi) southeast of the state capital, Lucknow.

architecture · river

The boundary between flowing water, rivers and homes or populated cities gets blurred during monsoon flooding in India.

festival

Revellers celebrate Holi outside the Banke Bihari temple in Vrindavan, Uttar Pradesh. The festival has many purposes; most prominently, it celebrates the beginning of Spring.

farmland

Indian farmers sowing hybrid potatoes in a field in order to produce a better quality of potato crop in Uttar Pradesh.

farmland · monsoon

Early monsoon, when rains have flooded the fields, is the perfect time to transplant young green paddy in the wet earth. Women in a village in Uttar Pradesh get together to transplant paddy while standing in ankle-deep water.