West Bengal

politics

West Bengal’s Municipality Elections saw clashes between (Bharatiya Janata Party) BJP and (Trinamool Congress) TMC workers. In the ongoing elections, rivals BJP and Left Front are pitted against each other.

festival · river

Poor children standing in thick mud searching for coins thrown away by Hindu pilgrims during the Gangasagar mela. Gangasagar Mela is the largest fair celebrated in West Bengal, 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.

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.

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river · coastline

Flying over the Diamond Harbour on the eastern banks of Hooghly river in West Bengal. Diamond Harbour is located in the southern suburbs of Kolkata, on the eastern banks of the Hooghly River quite near where the river meets the Bay of Benga…

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

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.

Viewer discretion advised due to possible graphic content. It seems so bad condition, patient and their family had a very bad experienced. All the people are rushing from hospital corridor carrying their own glucose.

boats · river

One person was killed and at least 12 others were missing after an overcrowded boat capsized in river Bhagirathi, sparking violent protest in Nadia district during which several boats were torched and police fired rubber bullets to control…

forest

Two elephant carcasses were recently found in the Midnapore district of West Bengal. As the two bodies lay dead on the ground, people circle around the carcasses and take pictures of them.

wildlife · village

A terrified tiger sits perched in a palm tree in West Bengal, India. When the tranquilizers don't take effect fast enough, terror ensues as she rampages through the village.

architecture · river

Howrah Bridge one of the busiest cantilever bridge in India with children playing on the shores of Hooghly river in the city of Kolkata, West Bengal.

In 1995 Christine and Jeremy Townend founded Kalimpong Animal Shelter, which was built on the outskirts of the town.

Catch a glimpse of mass factory production of 'Rosogulla' - making of the most popular Indian sweet dish from the state of West Bengal - a sneak peek! Rasgulla is a syrupy dessert popular in the Indian subcontinent and regions with South As…

coastline

A fisherman carries a bundle of fish using a bamboo stick while unloading the fish from the boat. Bakkhali is a seaside resort in the South 24 Parganas district of West Bengal, India.

coastline

Coconut sellers at Bakkhali beach with big umbrellas to resist the heat of the sun. Bakkhali is seaside resort in the South 24 Parganas district of West Bengal, India.

music

Bouls and Fakirs of West Bengal performing at 3rd International Sufi Festival, Their songs talk of formless God,rising above social divides and universal love and brotherhood through couplets of Kabir.

Sagar Island is in Southeast Bengal in India. Sagar Island is the southernmost part of West Bengal, and is a religious spot for Hindu pilgrims.

railway · politics

Nitish Kuma, Railway Minister of India in 1988-89 speaks about 7 new zones of Indian Railway, he says, "A delegation from West Bengal has come to meet me and they have some opinions over new zones of Indian Railway.

birds · forest

Common or Eurasian Kingfisher on the look out for prey in the Sunderbans mangrove swamps in West Bengal, India. A beautiful river kingfisher hovering near the seaside of Sundarbans mangrove forest.

bazaar

Man cuts bulk of fish at a shop in Howrah Fish Market, West Begal, India. Howrah wholesale fish market is the largest fish market in India and the second largest in Asia.