West Bengal

village · river

Fishermen of Backpackers' Eco Village, Satjelia eco-village on the Gomdi-Datta River of the highly endangered Sunderbans mangrove village catch big carp fish in a pond in West Bengal.

sport

Maharashtra team wins over West Bengal during NCC National Games 2014 Girls Kabaddi final match... The opening ceremony of NCC National Games-2014 was conducted at DG NCC Camp, Delhi Cantt.

sport

Delhi cantt set up fro the NCC National Games 2014. One can see participants of gets ready for the Kho-Kho Match. And West Bengal team warm up before the match begins during the Kho Kho final in Delhi...

hills · sport

Visitors at Himalayan Mountaineering Institute, Darjeeling in West Bengal. One can see visitors posing in front of Tenzing Norgay memorial at the Himalayan Mountaineering Institute campus....

From face to hair, FIFA fever grips West Bengal's fashionistas as football supporters get their face tattoed with watercolours.

bus

Viewer discretion advised due to possible graphic content. Rescue operations underway at the bus accident site in Burdwan, West Bengal.

coastline

Bakkhali beach is a beautiful long stretch of land covered by the forest on one side and on the other side by the sea, stretching out to the vast expanse of Bay of Bengal.

coastline

Bakkhali beach is a 7 km long beach stretching from Bakkhali to Frasergunj in West Bengal and is one of the islands of the Sunderbans delta region. It is one of the most tourist friendly beach bordered by mangrove forest.

bazaar

A Maruti Omni car passes through the market street in Kalimpong in West Bengal while the local people shop. The Kalimpong vegetable market can be seen and a female shopkeeper sits at her shop with her kid. Jeeps.

festival · river

Gangasagar Mela is the largest fair celebrated in West Bengal, India. Makar Sankranti is celebrated in the last day of the Bengali month of Poush. In Bengal, this day is one of the most auspicious days of the year.

coastline · boats

Newly constructed fishing boats parked on Frasergunj Fishing harbour in West Bengal. Fraserganj is a fishing harbour near Bakkhali from where fishermen go into the water of Bay Of Bengal to catch fish deep in the sea.

wildlife · village

An elephant comes out of the wild and in close vicinity of a village in Bankura district of West Bengal. Bankura is a district that falls under the Burdwan division of West Bengal.

flowers

A herd of wild elephants attack and threaten a tea garden in Assam, India. The labourers get terrified and flee, stopping all tea harvesting and management work.

river · boats

A man rowing boat on the Hooghly River in the city of Kolkata, West Bengal. One can see the temporary floating docks in Hooghly River and seen far behind is the Vidyasagar Setu also known as the Second Hooghly Bridge.

festival · ceremony

Devotees of Goddess Durga take her for the immersion after Durga puja celebration gets over. Pond with number of lotus can also be seen.

ceremony · festival

Priests performing religious rituals on the auspicious occasion of Durga Puja. Devotees worshiping the Goddess Durga with great enthusiasm and excitement.

The alleged rape of a 70-year-old nun by dacoits at a school at Ranaghat in Nadia district of West Bengal on Saturday triggered protests and outrage across the State.

river · boats

Boat carrying passengers to Namkhana via Hotania-Doyania river in West Bengal.

festival · politics

Location of Kolkata International Film Festival decorated with movie hoardings displaying pictures of actors and small food stall for visitors.

boats · hills

Boat-making carpenters in West Bengal in the process of making a wooden passenger boat in West Bengal, for plying along the Bay of Bengal's waters and around the Sunderbans.

river

Rafting on Teesta river at Kalimpong is fast evolving as a popular adventure sport in West Bengal. Tourists wearing life jacket can be seen. Life jackets are must while going for river rafting. Indian tourists get ready for the rafting.

After the Ramnavmi incident in Raniganj, Bengal police announces emergency in the district to maintain peace in the area. Police examine the loss of property in Raniganj after the incident.

festival · river

Poor children standing in mud, holding up their hands as they ask for charity from Hindu pilgrims during the Gangasagar mela.