West Bengal

coastline

Bakkhali is a seaside resort in the South 24 Parganas district of West Bengal, India. It is located on one of the many deltaic islands that spread across southern Bengal.

ceremony · flowers

Elders and family members of bride blessing her on a wedding day. Bengali marriage ceremony takes place in the state of Bengal or between Bengali people. The wedding ceremonies in Bengal are quite long and elaborate.

festival · river

Timelapse videos of passengers coming out from the ferry during Gangasagar mela. 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.

coastline

Bakkhali beach is a long stretch of land covered with grey white sand, collected by the sea waves rolling down from the Bay of Bengal at the shore of the beach.

festival · river

A dip at Ganga Sagar Mela means redemption of all the sins. 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.

hills · flowers

Camellias belong to the tea family. See a lovely white Camellia blooming at Himalayan Hotel in Kalimpong, West Bengal, India. Kalimpong is a hill station in the Mahabharat Range (or Lesser Himalaya) in the Indian state of West Bengal.

bazaar · crafts

Patua Painting is a form of Scroll Painting indigenous to West Bengal, a state in India. In Bengali, "Pat" means "scroll" and "Patua" or "Chitrakar" means "Painter".

temple

Embark on a spiritual journey to the Dakshineshwar Kali temple in west Bengal, India. This sacred site, dedicated to goddess Kali, offers visitors a tranquil escape and a glimpse into Hindu culture and worship.

flowers · wildlife

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.

architecture · river

One can see the most famous landmark of Kolkata is the Howrah Bridge or Rabindra Setu and also ferry sailing on the river Hooghly.

river · ceremony

One can see the ferries, wooden boats and temporary floating docks in Hoogly River and seen far behind is the Rabindra Setu. The Howrah Bridge is a cantilever bridge with a suspended span over the Hooghly River in West Bengal, India.

Indian forest officials rescue a rare Pangolin from a village in West Bengal. Pangolins, also known as scaly anteaters, are reclusive and nocturnal animals that roll up into a ball when threatened.

At least four persons have been killed and three others injured in a crude bomb blast in Jainpur village of Malda district of West Bengal. The blast took place last night at around 11.30. The injured were rushed to a nearby hospital.

hills · flowers

Saroj from Kalimpong says " I will tell you an incident that happened long time back, there is group of friend of mine we were taking an interview and I was supposed to introduce myself , I said I am Saroj from Kalimpong as usual and everyo…

ceremony

Bengali women performing rituals and customs of Durga Puja. Durga Pooja has always been an integral part of the Hindu culture especially in West Bengal, where there have been grand ceremonies on this occasion right from the 16th century.

birds · flowers

Green barbet chick hides among bright red flowers from which it drinks water. The Lineated Barbet (Megalaima lineata) is a large barbet found in the northern parts of the Indian Subcontinent, along the southern foothills of the Himalayas an…

ceremony · festival

Devotees praying to Goddess Durga on this auspicious occasion of Durga Puja festival that represents the victory of Goddess Durga over the evil Mahishasura.

hills · farmland

West Bengal is a state in the eastern region of India and is the nation's fourth-most populous. It is also the seventh-most populous sub-national entity in the world, with over 91 million inhabitants.

forest · river

The dooars is a belt that runs along West Bengal, Bangladesh, Bhutan and Assam east to the Brahmaputra River, at the base of the Himalayas. Seen here is the region around the Mahananda sanctuary in West Bengal.

View of Himalayan mountains hiding behind clouds as seen from an aeroplane's window, which is flying towards Bagdogra. Bagdogra is a town in the Darjeeling district of West Bengal, India, which is surrounded by tea gardens.

coastline

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

birds · coastline

White-throated Kingfisher perched on a branch of the tree at Frazerganj, Kolkota, West Bengal.

hills · school

Kalimpong is a hill station in the Mahabharat Range (or Lesser Himalaya) in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is located at an average elevation of 1,250 metres (4,101 ft).