West Bengal

politics

Trinamool Congress supporters and workers celebrate their victory in State Assembly Elections in West Bengal, India.

old town · architecture

The Elgin Silver Oaks is a heritage hotel located on Rinking Pong Road in Kalimpong, West Bengal. Its colonial-style stone building features a pitched roof, illuminated windows and a landscaped lawn overlooking the hilly surroundings.

ceremony · festival

Devotees worshiping the Goddess Durga with great enthusiasm and excitement. Durga Puja - the ceremonial worship of the mother goddess, is one of the most important festivals of India.

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.

forest · birds

Boat ride across the thick forest of Sundarbans in West Bengal. A Collared Kingfisher and Green bee-eater sit on a branch of a tree in the forest.

festival · politics

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

politics

West Bengal's Left Front chairman Biman Bose lashed out at the State Election Commission for "keeping mum" on allegations of rampant violence in the run up to the April 25 elections to 91 municipalities and threatened to call a statewide ba…

river · boats

Loaded cargo vessels heading towards Bangladesh via Hatania-Doyania river in West Bengal. See the Namkhana bridge over the river in West Bengal. The Rs 226-crore project took four years to complete.

politics

Trinamool Congress supporters celebrates the victory outside Mamata Banerjee's house. The failure of the Left-Congress alliance to make an impact and Mamata Banerjee's emphasis on development helped the Trinamool Congress script a stunning…

village

In rural Purulia of West Bengal, a farmer goes home on his best wheels - the bullock cart or bel gari was and still is rural India's standard mode of transport... It is all wheel drive, too!

At least six people died and 30 others fell ill after consuming spurious liquor in West Bengal's Burdwan district. The patients have been admitted to Burdwan Medical College and Hospital where many of them are said to be critical.

architecture

People stay outdoors with their important belongings gather on streets from fears of earthquake tremors in Northeast India.

river

Satjelia is a Village in Gosaba Block in 24 Paraganas South District of West Bengal State, India. It belongs to Presidency Division. It is located 75 KM towards East from District head quarters Alipore. 6 KM from Gosaba.

wildlife · highway

A wild elephant is followed by a street dog as it crosses a busy road crowded with onlookers : a case of human - animal conflict in Pandaveswar, West Bengal.

wildlife

A wild elephant caught in West Bengal is given food to eat and loaded onto a truck for relocation.

school · hills

May you Climb from peak to peak! View of Himalayan Mountaineering Institute for mountaineering students in the town of Darjeeling, West Bengal.

hills · monsoon

The dooars and foothills of West Bengal swathed in monsoon cloud cover, with numerous rivulets emerging from the Himalayan mountains feeding the plains of India. The tall peaks of the eastern Himalaya can be seen here.

village

People are transplanting master plants from nursery bed to other bed so that plant can grow properly as there will be more space, more nutrients and less competition.

coastline

Red fiddler crabs are mainly found along sea beaches, brackish inter-tidal mud flat, in mangroves, in salt marshes, and on sandy or muddy beaches. Henry Island is an island near Bakkhali in South 24 Parganas, India.

ceremony

Women cut vegetables, as a group, using traditional Bengali knives known as boti at a Bengali wedding. Akin to a fish seller's knife that is held down on the ground, a boti is also used in Bengali household kitchens.

crafts · bazaar

A Jute Diversified Products stall from North 24 Parganas, West Bengal, India, at Hunar Haat. The stall displays a range of woven jute products, including large circular floor mats, tote bags, shoulder bags, and decorative items.

ceremony

The appearance of pristine-white “Kashphool” in the backdrop of the greenery of rural Bengal in autumn (sharad), signals the advent of the festive season of Durga Puja, also known as “Sharod Utsav”.