West Bengal

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Tourist shading under the colourful umbrella in Bakkhali beach, watching the shallow water and the beauty of the beach. Bakkhali is a seaside resort in the South 24 Parganas district of West Bengal, India.

Common Indian monitor(Varanus bengalensis) strolling on the ground in Sunderbans National Park, India. The Bengal monitor (Varanus bengalensis) or common Indian monitor, is a monitor lizard found widely distributed over South Asia.

West Bengal Police personnel in full gear march into the area of tension in Asansol. The city in West Bengal saw a series off communal tensions between two religious communities.

boats · crafts

Wood a traditional material used for making a boat, Carpenter carving the wood to use during the boat making process in West Bengal.

river · architecture

"Vidyasagar Setu, also known as the Second Hooghly Bridge, is a bridge over the Hooghly River in West Bengal, India. It links the city of Kolkata to Howrah. The bridge is a toll bridge for all vehicles.

bus

A bus catches fire in Burdwan of West Bengal. The bus might have got fire because of overheated engine. Fire fighters have to managed to douse the flames after one and a half hours.

wildlife

Farmers planting jimikand in West Bengal. Basically, elephant foot yam is a subtropical and tropical crop which requires humid and warm climate conditions for its vegetative growth and cool and dry climate for its corn development.

Over-laden motorcycle chassis based public transport on Benfish island 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

Thousands of pilgrims heading towards the Ganges river for a holy dip. 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 · river

Blessings of goddess Durga is being distributed among the devotees. During the week of Durga Puja, in the entire state of West Bengal as well as in large enclaves of Bengalis everywhere, life comes to a complete standstill.

crafts · boats

Boat builder carving wood to make beautiful. 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 inhabita…

coastline · highway

Paradip, also spelt Paradeep, is a major seaport town and a designated notified area in Jagatsinghpur district of Odisha, India. Paradip Port is one of the Major Ports of India serving the Eastern and Central parts of the country.

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".

wildlife · forest

Interesting macaque behaviour! After all, who cannot resist a low-hanging supple branch...? These simians, of course, take the temptation a step further...

river

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

coastline

Local fishermen working at the sea near the Bakkhali beach with their fishing gear. Bakkhali is a seaside resort in the South 24 Parganas district of West Bengal, India.

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Bakkhali beach is a 7 km long beach stretching from Bakkhali to Frasergunj in West Bengal and is one of the islands of the Sunderbans delta region. Bakkhali is seaside resort in the South 24 Parganas district of West Bengal, India.

coastline · river

Motor boat ready to leave from Namkhana to Bakkhali river, West Bengal. 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.

Haldia Refinery is the 4th refinery of Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. located in the East Midnapore district of West Bengal, at the confluence of rivers Haldia and Hooghly, 136 km away from Kolkata.

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.

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.