West Bengal

festival · temple

A large gathering of Hindu pilgrims is seen at the Gangasagar Mela in West Bengal. Devotees assemble in huge numbers near the coastal area, participating in ritual bathing and religious activities.

industry

Haldia. Praxair India Private Limited,. Haldia Petrochemicals Site PO. Durgachak. Dist: Purba Midnapore Haldia Praxair, Inc. was an American worldwide industrial gas company.

festival · river

A Bengali girl with a bewitching gaze watches a religious funereal procession on the streets of Kolkata in West Bengal, India. Kolkata is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal.

His Holiness the Dalai Lama speaks about his commitment to the Tibetan issue and clarifies his previous statements regarding retirement during a meeting with media people in Kalimpong, West Bengal, India, on December 14th, 2010.

village

Acquisition of land for a power project had instigated murmurs of protests in Bhangar area in West Bengal’s South 24 Parganas district for the past several days.

aerial · industry

Industrial infrastructure in Haldia, one of eastern India’s major petrochemical and port hubs.

railway · industry

Indian Railway cargo trains that service the industries of Haldia in West Bengal. Cargo train service in India. On the road that leads to Haldia in WB.

wildlife · river

A brilliant aerial view of the estauries and waterways of the Sunberbans in West Bengal, with typical habitat for a variety of animals, including tiger.

wildlife · forest

wild elephant rampaged through West Bengal's Siliguri town on Wednesday, smashing homes and sending frightened residents running.

railway

Residents near a Railway station in West Bengal storm the place with wooden sticks and breaking the government property as an act to attract attention. Young boys are also seen with sticks hitting the walls and fan inside the building.

birds · wildlife

A Date tree loaded with ripe dates in the forest of Sundarbans in West Bengal, India. Oriental white-eye or Indian white-eye and Chestnut-tailed starting birds peach on mangroves tree in Sundarbans, West Bengal.

festival · river

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

industry

Industrial heart of West Bengal's Haldia belt, with the manufacturing and processing of Ruchi Soya products being done here.

ceremony · industry

Most residents have fled this island which is caving into the Bay of Bengal as a result of climate change, ice melt in the poles and rising ocean water levels.

As Surya Dev (or the sun god) transits into Capricorn from Sagittarius, millions of pilgrims visit the shores of the Sagar Islands to take a dip at the holy confluence.

wildlife · forest

Viewer discretion advised due to graphic nature of the content. A half-eaten boar was found in the jungle, at a distance from where the body of the tiger was recovered.

school

Jadavpur University in West Bengal students observe opposition against NRC or National Register of Citizens. Placards in Bengali script are seen outside the gate of the university.

river · temple

Jittery onlookers on the bridge and banks of the river as a temple structure is eroded by the flooding water and sinks in a dramatic fashion.

hills · farmland

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.

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…

boats · coastline

This video captures the serene coastal life at Namkhana Port in West Bengal, where the daily rhythm of fishing comes alive. Numerous boats move steadily through the narrow waterways, reflecting the busy yet peaceful life of local fishermen.

coastline

Lalganj Beach is a little known virgin beach near Bakkhali in South Parganas district of West Bengal. Dry fish processing is directly related to the economic development of the Coastal areas of India.

wildlife

Salt-water estuaries, waterways, mangroves, swamps and islands in the Sunderbans area of West Bengal. Passenger boats for local residents and visitors ply the waterways, spewing diesel from their engines.