West Bengal

coastline

Men and woman residing at the near by fishing village, carrying their daily catch, along the coast of Bay of Bengal. Bakkhali is a seaside resort in the South 24 Parganas district of West Bengal, India.

boats · hills

People busy building a wooden boat at West Bengal. 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 in…

river

The Bay of Bengal, the largest bay in the world, forms the northeastern part of the Indian Ocean.

bazaar

Fish market in Howrah, West Bengal is the largest wholesale marketing place for fishes in eastern India. Apart from the fact that they are mainly consumed in the state, a large amount of fishes is exported to some other states in India.

hills

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.

boats · hills

Carpenters busying in making the wooden boat. 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 inhabit…

ceremony · flowers

Woman frying fish for curry at a Bengali wedding. Bengali marriage ceremony takes place in the state of Bengal or between Bengali people. The wedding ceremonies in Bengal are quite long and elaborate.

politics · school

municipal corporations in West Bengal as over 70 per cent people cast their votes. Polling took place Bidnannagar and Asansol municipal corporations, as well as in Bally under Howrah Municipal Corporation and Siliguri Mahakuma Parishad.

coastline

Bakkhali is seaside resort in South 24 Parganas district of West Bengal, India. It is located on one of the many deltaic islands spread across southern Bengal. Most of the islands are part of the Sunderbans, barring a few at the fringes.

river · architecture

Vidyasagar Setu also known as the Second Hooghly Bridge is a toll bridge over the Hooghly River in West Bengal, India, linking the cities of Kolkata (previously known as Calcutta) and Howrah.

architecture

Vidyasagar Setu bridge, Kolkata. The bridge links the city of Howrah to the city of Calcutta in West Bengal, India - one of the longest toll bridges in Asia.

boats · hills

Boat makers busy making the passenger boat at West Bengal. 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 mi…

festival · politics

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

A crab gets back into its hole at Henry Island, West Bengal. Fiddler crabs hide on the mudflat to protect and defend themselves from aquatic predators.

bazaar · river

A walk through the local market of Kolkata where customers buying their daily items and then enter into a fish market. Variety of fishes on sale in the market of Kolkata, West Bengal.

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

Bakkhali is the most tourist-friendly place in West Bengal and visitors love spending their time on long stretch beach of Bakkhali. Bakkhali is seaside resort in South 24 Parganas district of West Bengal, India.

bazaar

Fish market in Howrah, West Bengal is the largest wholesale marketing place for fishes in eastern India. Apart from the fact that they are mainly consumed in the state, a large amount of fishes is exported to some other states in India.

river

Muri Ganga River is a distributary of the Hooghly in South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Before joining the Bay of Bengal, the Hooghly bifurcates with one channel passing east of Sagar Island.

river · farmland

For over a hundred years these barges have been a familiar sight down the river Hooghly they travel transporting jute for along the banks of this river sprouted jute mills which from the days of the British Raj have been inextricably linked…

hills

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.

boats · hills

Closer look at the wooden boat, were we see workers busy preparing the boat and wooden blocks been dried up in the sun in West Bengal.