West Bengal

aerial · architecture

Aerial view of the Victoria Memorial Hall, the city buildings, lush green trees can be seen in the foreground.

festival · river

A passenger ship cruises along a waterway of the Gangasagar Festival in West Bengal, India. 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.

ceremony · architecture

The guests, mostly women, yodel for good luck at a Bengali wedding, and the bridge and groom exchange garlands.

ceremony · flowers

Relatives blessing the newly wed couples 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.

ceremony · flowers

Relatives blessing the newly wed couples 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.

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.

A boat navigates the estuaries and channels of the Sunderbans in West Bengal, India. The mangrove swamps and sea-level mud forests are ridden with mosquitoes, mudskippers and a range of aquatic vegetation that gets affected daily by high an…

village

Police recovered at least 60 live crude incendiary devices at Haripur village near Katwa in Burdwan district of West Bengal.

wildlife · birds

A Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) stands in shallow water at Bakkhali. The bird engages in preening, using its bill to clean and arrange its feathers.

monsoon · old town

Step into the past with this archival footage of waterlogged streets in West Bengal, capturing the resilience and rhythm of daily life during monsoon floods.

festival · village

During Ram Navami in 2014, a vibrant saffron wave swept through a village in West Bengal as people gathered in large numbers to celebrate. Devotees move together in a spirited procession, carrying flags and symbols of devotion.

monsoon · architecture

The flood situation in south Bengal remained grim on Sunday with the death toll crossing 50. Around 2.14 lakh people have taken shelter in 1,537 relief camps in the 12 districts affected by the deluge.

festival · river

Poor children stand in wet Sunderbans mangrove mud and hold up nets, asking for charity from passing Hindu pilgrims, during the Gangasagar mela in West Bengal.

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.

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.

ceremony · festival

Bengali ladies applying Bel Patra (Bael or wood apple Leaf), on the Idle of Goddess Durga, on the festival of Durga Puja Durga Pooja has always been an integral part of the Hindu culture especially in West Bengal, where there have been gran…

river

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

coastline

Bakkhali Sea Beach is indeed breathtaking and perhaps amongst the most peaceful beaches in India. The near 7 km coastline is not just the most stunning view of the sea merging into the land, and the best part is, the population is scanty.

birds · wildlife

Great Barbet, the largest member of the barbet family, is observed perched on a tree branch in the forests of Latpanchar, West Bengal.

festival · temple

Nighttime scenes from Gangasagar Mela on Sagar Island during the 2024 Makar Sankranti pilgrimage period, showing illuminated riverfront areas, pilgrimage infrastructure, decorated pathways, and large crowds of devotees moving through the me…

industry · wildlife

This aerial footage captures the busy Haldia Port and Docks in West Bengal, India, an important hub for maritime trade and logistics.

Experience the traditional sight of countless dry fish spread across the sandy shores of West Bengal's beaches.