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boats · river

Old tyre tubes as life rafts on the side of a diesel-powered fishing vessel that creates quite a water wake on the Ganges river.

boats · coastline

Gulls are members of a large, widespread family of seabirds. Often known as seagulls (though no species is actually called a seagull, and many are found far from the sea), they sometimes get a bad reputation for stealing chips.

aerial · village

Ghoramara Village and its unlucky residents in West Bengal : Climate change is melting this island into the Bay of Bengal's waters.

river · boats

Diamond Harbour to Haldia by boat ferry in West Bengal, up the Hooghly or Ganga river: See climate change in action by way of the smaller and disappearing islands in the Bay or Bengal off India's West Bengal coastline.

coastline · bazaar

Octopus and Sea fish stalls at Bakhali Beach in West Bengal: Is Octopus also a jal tori vegetable of the sea?

aerial · river

In the misty wintery fog there is a certain foreboding feel to an aerial view of this riverine island. Ghoramara Island in West Bengal is sinking due to rising sea levels, and may disappear due to climate change.

coastline · festival

Ganga meets the sea, and its 'Sky to Ocean' journey is done: To the sound of hand cymbals and little diya lights lit up, pilgrims father in the dark early morning light at the edge of the Bay of Bengal, for a holy dip in the Ganges river, i…

West Bengal·festival · coastline

Gangasagar Mela is a mela and festival in Hinduism, held every year at Gangasagar, West Bengal, India.The confluence of the Ganges and the Bay of Bengal is called the Gangasagar, the fair is held every year on Makar Sankranti at Kapilmuni's…

Ladakh·coastline

Kargil Beach in Frasergunj is a virgin beach near Bakkhali, West Bengal, around 130 kms from Kolkata. This is the best sunset point in Bakkhali offering a wide-open beach jutting out into the Bay of Bengal.

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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.

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A beach in Henry Island in West Bengal with an insane number of crabs.

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See fishing boats moored off the clean sands of Kargil beach and island, Frasergunj: A virgin sea beach near Bakkhali in West Bengal, clean Bay of Bengal waters Kargil Beach in Frasergunj is a virgin beach near Bakkhali, West Bengal, around…

river · coastline

Red Crabs found on Henry Island in the Sunderbans region of mangrove swamps in West Bengal The aqua fauna of Sunderbans include a variety of fishes, red fiddler crabs and hermit crabs.There are crocodiles, which can be often seen along the…

aerial · coastline

In the misty wintery fog there is a certain foreboding feel to an aerial view of this riverine island. Ghoramara Island in West Bengal is sinking due to rising sea levels, and may disappear due to climate change.

coastline · bazaar

Bengali seaside beach food such as roasted sweet corn on the cob or bhutta and Bengali chaat: Small food stalls at Bakkhali Beach in West Bengal.

coastline · architecture

A large Bangladeshi trawler boat- ship named M V Seven Circle 4 makes it up the Bay of Bengal to Namkhana beach - port in West Bengal, after crossing under a bridge.

birds · coastline

In the Sunderbans region sits this lovely global Indian kilikili. Sitting on a wooden stump and hiccuping away, this most colourful Common Eurasian Kingfisher sits on a machhi vigil at Bakkhali beach in West Bengal.

aerial · coastline

In the misty wintery fog there is a certain foreboding feel to an aerial view of this riverine island. Ghoramara Island in West Bengal is sinking due to rising sea levels, and may disappear due to climate change.

coastline · aerial

Clean and clear Bakkhali Beach of West Bengal in stunning aerial view of clean sands with no tourist rush and pristine waters Fisherwoman and breeze from the salty Bay of Bengal, Bakkhali Sea Beach, West Bengal Bakkhali Beach is a paradise…

Ladakh·coastline · aerial

Kargil Sea Beach in aerial view of Bay of Bengal off the coast of West Bengal, along the waterways of the Sunderbans. Fishing boats ply the stretches of clear water along the Suderbans waterways.

Maharashtra·livestock · coastline

Tattooed camels galore on the beach, with colourful saddles and bells! Camels don't belong on a Maharashtra beach, but see this Camel beach offering near Mumbai. Scooters vie for sandy beach space, with camels.

coastline · aerial

Soon to be under the sea? Climate change endangers the very existence of Ghoramara Island in West Bengal Ghoramara Island in West Bengal is sinking due to rising sea levels, and may disappear due to climate change.

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Flippers run wild as turtle bachhas scurry towards the Bay of Bengal. Few will make it out alive. Human good samaritans lift the laggards and take them to the sea.