festival

festival · ceremony

Viewer discretion advised due to possible graphic content. Himachali people abuse each other on the occasion of Faguli festival. This bizarre ritual is an important part of the festival.

Himachal Pradesh·festival · temple

Captured in slow motion, Himachali men wear grass skirts and dance, which is part of Faguli festival in Himachal Pradesh. It could be weird for rest of the country or world.

sport · festival

Trust the Punjabis to out-do the rest of India with their skills, tenacity and bravado! This physically challenged man has the strength and the wherewithal to pull a car using a rope, merely using his teeth! Kila Raipur Festival or Rural Ol…

ceremony · river

Kumbh has a mesmerising influence over the minds of Indians as it is witness to the largest human gathering in history for the same cause on a single day irrespective of any worldly barriers of caste, creed, colour and religion.

sport · village

Indian lifts enormous weight with his eye socket - sheer madness! It was in 1933. Philanthropist Inder Singh Grewal visualised an annual recreational meet where farmers from areas surrounding Kila Raipur could get together and test their co…

Uttar Pradesh·festival · bus

Pilgrims sitting on the roof of bus during Ardh Kumbh mela, Allahabad. The observance of Kumbh Mela is based upon the following legend: Thousands of years ago, in the Vedic period, gods and demons made a temporary agreement to work together…

Chhattisgarh·sport · village

Kila Raipur Sports Festival is a place were one can see extraordinary games and stunts and the talent of India. In simpler terms, it only happens in India! We see man lifting and carrying ladder on his mouth or with teeth.

Haryana·festival · crafts

Handcrafted products from Nepal being sold at Surajkung Mela in Faridabad, Haryana, India. A splash of colours, rhythm of drum beats and joy de-vivre merge at Surajkund in Faridabad, Haryana during the first fortnight of each February.

festival · politics

Nepali dance troupe performs Chiya chiya Bhaisakio during Red Panda Winter Festival 2016 in Sikkim. Chief Minister Pawan Chamling inaugurated the Red Panda Winter Festival- 2016 at MG Marg.

festival · politics

Various cuisines of Nepali Newar like Yomari, Laakhamari (brown sweet with white syrup), Pan cake or Wo (lentil patties also known as basa), chwyela (meat chunks) displayed for visitors during Red Panda Winter Festival in Sikkim.

festival · dance

Nepali community performing a folk dance during Red Panda Winter Carnival in Sikkim. Chief Minister Pawan Chamling inaugurated the Red Panda Winter Festival- 2016 at MG Marg.

dance · festival

Nepali folk dancers dancing to the beat of maruni song at Thalfavang Kut festival in Mizoram, India. It is a female dance where the Maruni dances with two boys in the art of maruni dance.

West Bengal·dance · festival

Maruni is a Nepali Dance from Eastern Nepal, Sikkim and Darjeeling. It is the most famous and oldest dance of Nepalese community residing in this region.

Haryana·dance · crafts

A dance troupe from Nepal performs a Nepalese traditional dance during the Surajkund Mela 2020.

Uttarakhand·festival · livestock

Bistorta and other beautiful Himalayan summer alpine flowers, en route Roopkund Lake in Uttarakhand state of India. Pilgrims trudge up the steep rocky edges of the meadows, to head into the higher altitude and buggyals towards Rupkund.

Uttarakhand·river · festival

Shivamani joins evening Ganga aarti at Parmarth ghat and enthralls everyone with his performance during International Yoga Festival, India. Sivamani’s style is deceptive for the uninitiated.

farmland · festival

Pongal celebrations 2014, Tamil Nadu House, New Delhi. Thappattam, possibly one of the oldest of the folk dance form of Tamil Nadu, holds life in all its appearances -- birth, celebrations, temple festival, marriage and death.

farmland · festival

Drumming, the rhythm of life, percussion, the repeated sound of threshing wheat, the repetitive sound of a back-strap loom, and the human heart beat - all these rich sounds form a backdrop to the rhythm of life in Nagaland, India.

village · festival

Womenfolk preparing ‘Pithaguri’ with the help of traditional Assamese ‘Dheki’ (wooden rice pounder) for making ‘Pitha’ ahead of the Bhogali Bihu festival at Chandrapur village of Assam.

festival · wildlife

Rongmei/Kabui drummers perform at Sangai Festival in Manipur. The Sangai Festival, previously known as the Tourism festival, was renamed in 2010. The state animal of Manipur, the Sangai Deer, being the inspiration for the name.

dance · music

Drummers from Manipur drum up a percussive storm at the Delhi Gymkhana Club in New Delhi! A blend of the graceful Manipuri Dance or the Maibi Dance with the acrobatic Drum Dance or Pung Cholom originating from the state of Manipur at the No…

hills · festival

Crowd gather to witness the Mahamastakabhisheka festival in Karnataka, India. The colossal monolithic statue of Gomateshwara or Bahubali is situated at Shravanabelagola, 158 km away from Bangalore.

festival · hills

Pilgrims in large number gather to witness Mahamastakabhisheks festival at the Hassan district of Karnataka. The colossal monolithic statue of Gomateshwara or Bahubali is situated at Shravanabelagola, 158 km away from Bangalore.