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sport · farmland

An eye catching performance by the bagpiper band at the 7th International Polo match, Mapal Kangjeibung.

sport · music

An Indian Army band plays the bagpipes and marches out in support of a polo championship match in New Delhi. Polo is a team sport played on horseback in which the objective is to score goals against an opposing team.

ceremony · farmland

'Bagpipers' band performs as a contingent at the Opening Ceremony of Hornbill Festival 2013.

sport · farmland

The 7th Manipur Polo International Match during the Manipur Sangai Festival 2013 at the Historic Polo Ground also called as the Mapal Kangjeibung.

Manipur·sport · farmland

The 7th Manipur Polo International Match during the Manipur Sangai Festival 2013 at the Historic Polo Ground also called as the Mapal Kangjeibung.

farmland · festival

Assamese villagers in full festivity mood singing songs, beating drums and cymbals as they get ready for the Annual Bull Fight competition as part of the Bhogali Bihu celebration at Ahatguri, Assam.

Tamil Nadu·farmland · festival

Pongal celebrations 2014 at Tamil Nadu House, New Delhi. The thappu, thapu, dappu or parai drum is a frame drum of India. Viewer Sowmya corrects us that this instrument should only be called a Parai.

festival · farmland

"The Hornbill festival held in the first week of December shows that with its stunning natural beauty and great cultural traditions, Nagaland can offer a rich fare to tourists.

farmland · festival

Pongal celebrations 2014 at Tamil Nadu House, New Delhi. The thappu, thapu, dappu or parai drum is a frame drum of India. It consists of a circular wood frame with one end closed with cow skin membrane and the other end open.

farmland · festival

Pongal celebrations 2014 at Tamil Nadu House, New Delhi. The thappu, thapu, dappu or parai drum is a frame drum from India. Watch these south Indians break into a strange little jig at the sound of the thappu drum and thappam beats.

farmland · festival

Pongal celebrations 2014 at Tamil Nadu House, New Delhi. The thappu, thapu, dappu or parai drum is a frame drum of India. It consists of a circular wood frame with one end closed with cow skin membrane and the other end open.

farmland · festival

Rengma is a Naga tribe found in Nagaland and Assam states of India. According to the 2001 census of India, the Rengma population in Nagaland was 50,966 i.e.

festival · farmland

Garo tribal women performing their traditional Wangala dance to the beats of drums during the Hornbill Festival 2013.

ceremony · farmland

Relatives of bride unloading the gifts from truck for newly wedded couple in Manipur. A wedding, for many, brings thoughts of love, family gatherings, tradition and beautiful attire. It is just the same for the people of Manipur.

ceremony · farmland

The groom’s attire consists of a white cotton dhoti or wrapped pants, kurta and a turban, locally known as kokyet. The turban is made of starched hand-woven cloth, decorated with silk lace in some cases.

ceremony · farmland

A wedding, for many, brings thoughts of love, family gatherings, tradition and beautiful attire. It is just the same for the people of Manipur.

ceremony · farmland

Pretty Manipuri girls adorned in their traditional attire attends wedding ceremony in Manipur. A wedding, for many, brings thoughts of love, family gatherings, tradition and beautiful attire. It is just the same for the people of Manipur.

ceremony · farmland

Guests give cash and offer blessings to newly wedded couple at a wedding ceremony in Manipur. A wedding, for many, brings thoughts of love, family gatherings, tradition and beautiful attire. It is just the same for the people of Manipur.

ceremony · farmland

A wedding, for many, brings thoughts of love, family gatherings, tradition and beautiful attire. It is just the same for the people of Manipur.

ceremony · farmland

Manipuri bride and groom get white or yellow clay tilaks which are called 'chandon', from the forehead to the tip of the nose, for their wedding in Manipur.

ceremony · farmland

Wedding rituals: The groom, his family and many guests goes to bride's residence and they are greeted by three woman at the bride's entrance with a plate covered with banana leaf containing betel nut and betel leaves.

ceremony · farmland

Groom performs rituals before the wedding asking God's blessings to give health, wealth and prosperity for the new couple in Manipur. A wedding, for many, brings thoughts of love, family gatherings, tradition and beautiful attire.

ceremony · farmland

A wedding, for many, brings thoughts of love, family gatherings, tradition and beautiful attire. It is just the same for the people of Manipur.