farmland

Rajasthan·farmland · industry

A farmer and his wife collect cotton from their fields in Rajasthan, India. The woman collects cotton within a fold in her saree and then dumps it onto a collection sheet on the ground.

flowers · farmland

With the Himalayas in the backdrop, and the violet of the saffron flowers spread over thousands of acres in the fields of Pampore, the beauty of this natural landscape is difficult to match.

flowers · farmland

The plucking of saffron flowers is a family affair. Saffron flowers are ready for plucking by the end of October. The families that own saffron fields mostly themselves converge on the fields to pluck flowers.

Jammu and Kashmir·farmland · flowers

Saffron flowers are ready for harvest towards the end of October. The harvest season lasts from the end of October to mid November.

Jammu and Kashmir·flowers · farmland

Pampore, about 11 kilometres from Srinagar, is the highest producer of Saffron in India. Saffron was brought to India by Persian rulers in 500 BC.

Jammu and Kashmir·flowers · farmland

Saffron flowers are generally picked late in the morning to avoid the wetness due to the dew.

Jammu and Kashmir·flowers · farmland

Millions of saffron crocus flowers fill thousands of acres of land with their purple colour at the dawn of Autumn towards the end of October in Pampore near Srinagar.

farmland · flowers

Saffron flowers are ready for harvest towards the end of October. The harvest season lasts from the end of October to mid November.

farmland · snow

Vanilla beans maturing on vanilla vines in a Kerala plantation in India. This is where the vanilla flavour you taste in your ice creams comes from! Vanilla is a tropical orchid, cultivated for its pleasant flavour, which is one of the costl…

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Chilli plants growing in Mizoram state of North East India. The north-eastern region of India claims that the chilli peppers grown in this region are the hottest in the world.

Arunachal Pradesh·festival · farmland

The Ghost Pepper (Bhot Jolokia)also known as Bih Jolokia, ghost pepper, ghost chili pepper, red naga chilli, and ghost chilli is an interspecific hybrid cultivated in the Indian states of Assam and Nagaland.

Kohima, Nagaland·farmland · festival

Nagaland Hornbill festival Raja chilli eating competition. The famous Naga chilly or Raja mirchi eating competition during the Hornbill Festival '12 held at Naga Heritage Village, Kisama in Kohima.

Nagaland·farmland · festival

Nagaland Hornbill festival Raja chilli eating competition. The famous Naga chilly or Raja mirchi eating competition during the Hornbill Festival '13 held at Naga Heritage Village, Kisama in Kohima.

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The contrast of the green and the violet of a saffron field is as amazing as it can get, making for a great picturesque setting.

Jammu and Kashmir·flowers · farmland

Towards the end of October, thousands of acres of land in Pampore near Srinagar gets painted purple with the blossoming saffron crocus flowers. Complete families of farmers engage in the flower picking process with glee.

farmland

Men collect black pepper from a farm in Arunachal Pradesh. It is popularly known as the king of spices and mainly cultivated in the southern parts of India, comprising of states Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Ar…

farmland

Men collect black pepper from a farm in Arunachal Pradesh. It is popularly known as the king of spices and mainly cultivated in the southern parts of India, comprising of states Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Ar…

farmland

Karnataka is the highest producer of pepper in India. Pepper is also known as "King of Spices". This spice botanical name is "piper nigrum".

Uttarakhand·flowers · farmland

The red stamens of the Kesar crocus from Spain are what are picked, dried and used as the super high value spice of kesar.

Uttarakhand·flowers · farmland

Saffron harvest at wildfilmsindia in Mussoorie: Kesar Crocus is cultivated outside Kashmir too! The red stamens of the Kesar crocus from Spain are what are picked, dried and used as the super high value spice of kesar.

flowers · farmland

Early morning light enhances the beauty of the ever enchanting saffron flowers. The glow of the violet colour flowers and the orange to red saffron stamens looks unparalleled under the soft light of the early morning sun.

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A gram of saffron costs anywhere between Rs 200 - 300 in India, consisting of a few strands of saffron. After harvest, the saffron stamens are separated from the flowers at Kashmiri homes.

Jammu and Kashmir·flowers · farmland

Saffron flower plucking season begins towards the end of October and lasts until mid November.