hills

hills · temple

An amazing antique cannons of Jaintiapur kings at Nartiang Durga and Shiv temples in Jantia hills, Meghalaya. Inside the Nartiang Durga temple there is the statue of Durga and Shiva.

Himachal Pradesh·festival · hills

People offer their prayers to Raghunath Ji during Dussehra in Kullu in Himachal Pradesh. People offer flowers and shawl to the idol of Raghunath ji. On the first day of Dussehra Goddess Hadimba of Manali comes down to Kullu.

Uttar Pradesh·hills · temple

Allahabad is situated on the confluence of Ganga, Yamuna and Saraswati river. An ancient Lord Shiva temple was found on the banks of Yamuna near Mankameshwar Hill. Ancient paintings can be seen on the Mankameshwar Hill.

river · hills

Shri Uttar Chidambaram Nataraja Mandir, satara in Maharashtra, established in the year 1985 is a replica of Shree Nataraja temple at Chidambaram in Tamil-Nadu. Built at the holy confluence of rivers Krishna & Venna.

temple · river

Shankh or conch shells are sounded as pilgrims stream in to the hill-top and save shrine in Himachal Pradesh. Devotees bow and touch the ground to pay obeisance to the man seated on the throne, King or god like.

street food · hills

Kashmir is the northwestern region of the Indian subcontinent. Until the mid-19th century, the term Kashmir geographically denoted only the valley between the Great Himalayas and the Pir Panjal mountain range.

Nagaland·hills

Kohima is the hilly capital of India's north eastern border state of Nagaland which shares its borders with Burma.

Nagaland·hills

Kohima is the hilly capital of India's north eastern border state of Nagaland which shares its borders with Burma.

Meghalaya·bazaar · hills

Dim sum being sold at a roadside stall in Bara Bazaar, Shillong. Dim sum is a style of Cantonese cuisine prepared as small bite-sized portions of food traditionally served in small steamer baskets or on small plates.

festival · hills

Petha is a translucent soft candy from North India. Seen here is a hawker setting up his temporary shop for selling this popular sweet during a one day Himalayan fair near Chakrata in Jaunsar Bwar region of Uttarakhand.

school · hills

Group of school children in Mizoram run and come out happily after school time gets over. On the other side, a little girl seems to be wait alone outside the gate for her parents to come and pick her up.

Kerala·school · old town

Devika S.R. is in 8th standard of St. Shantal Senior Secondary School, Trivandrum, Kerala. Her father is Mr. Sreekantan Nair and he works as an Excise inspector and her mother is Ms. Rajitha K.S, an Electronic Engineer.

Andhra Pradesh·old town · school

Young, ambitious, bookaholic and fun that's what I, Ipsita Panda stand for. I am a ninth grader from Visakapatnam.

Maharashtra·school · hills

Rajlaxmi Adwant is from Nath Valley School, Auranagbad, Mahrashtra. She says " I enjoy reading and writing immensely as English is my favourite subject. I am fourteen years old and my birthday is on 30th January.

old town · school

Rabiya Gupta from Vasant Valley School, New Delhi talks about the Red Headed Vulture during an event organised by INTACH.

Meghalaya·monsoon · hills

Cherapunji also called Sohra, Cherrapunjee and Charrapunji, is a town in East Khasi Hills district in the Indian state of Meghalaya. It is credited as being the wettest place on Earth.

school · hills

Mizo mom drops her little daughter to school in scooty early morning, her baby waves her bye and goes towards her classroom in Mizoram.

hills · forest

Aarushi Mishra from St. Mark's Girls Sr. Sec. School talks about Asola Bhatti Wildlife Sanctuary or Asola teen-gaon Sanctuary during an event organised by INTACH.

Meghalaya·monsoon · hills

Shillong is the capital of Meghalaya, one of the smallest states in India and home to the Khasis. It is the headquarters of the East Khasi Hills district.

school · hills

Little Mizo girl stands alone outside her school gate after the school got over in Mizoram. She seems to be patiently waiting for her parents to pick her up.

school · hills

Cute little school kids in a Kohima school in Nagaland, India! One boy bites his pencil and most are oblivious to the camera, but at the end start staring into the lens, looking for some mysterious land therein...

Meghalaya·monsoon · school

Cheerapunji also called Sohra, Cherrapunjee and Charrapunji, is a town in East Khasi Hills district in the Indian state of Meghalaya. It is credited as being the wettest place on Earth.

Arunachal Pradesh·school · farmland

The Vivekananda Kendra Vidyalaya of Ziro has classes from Lower Primary upto Class X.. Going to school in Ziro valley, which is home to the progressive Apatani tribe, is the same as anywhere else in the world.