hills

Manipur·hills · highway

The route to Sadu Chiru waterfall in Leimaram, Manipur. Sadu Chiru Waterfall is no doubt the most popular waterfall in Manipur.

bazaar · hills

Cheirao ching, the hill which everybody in manipur wants to climb on the day of Cheiraoba(the New Year day) of the Manipuris.It is also believe to be a sacred place for Manipuris.

bazaar · hills

Cheirao ching, the hill which everybody in manipur wants to climb on the day of Cheiraoba(the New Year day) of the Manipuris.It is also believe to be a sacred place for Manipuris.

hills · river

The Dzükou Valley is a valley located at the border of the Indian states of Manipur and Nagaland. This valley is well known for its natural beauty, seasonal flowers and the overall flora and fauna.

ceremony · hills

The lighting of the lamp is a symbol of hill-valley relations in Manipur. Situated in the northeastern corner of India, Manipur is known for its handicrafts and festivals, and is also known for its beautiful hills, flowers and pristine natu…

Manipur·crafts · bazaar

Imphal city is the centre of all cultural, commercial and political activities of the state.

Imphal, Manipur·dance · hills

Thadou Dance by Lamkhil Kuki Cultural Research Centre as part of Manipur Sangai Festival in Imphal.

flowers · hills

Manipur abounds in beautiful flowers, both in the valley and the hills. Researchers say that there are about 285 orchid species in Manipur. One is Khongamelei or golden coloured orchid.

Uttar Pradesh·livestock · highway

Stopping traffic on the Meerut highway on a cold December morning, these Rabari men and women are migrating as a large group towards the Himalayan foot-hills for the winter.

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This small kid is tied with a rope and is forced to spin and balance herself in order to performthis stunt.

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Kashmiri men keep themselves warm with a kangri during winter. A kangri is a pot filled with hot embers used by Kashmiris beneath their traditional clothing to keep the chill at bay, which is also regarded as a work of art.

festival · hills

Hunting of frogs demonstrated by Phom Naga men at Hornbill Festival, Kisama Heritage Village in Nagaland. Frog hunting or frog catching games has evolved as a traditional practise specially among the Phom menfolks both young and old.

highway · hills

The highest altitude traffic jam in the world? What an absurd sight and thought - cars lined up waiting for the line to let up so they can proceed on their way into the inner Himalaya.

Maharashtra·ceremony · hills

Marriages may be made in heaven, but this one was sanctified "hanging" mid-air- over a 600-feet deep valley! Jaideep Jadhav, 30, a mountaineer and pharma marketer, and his bride Reshma Patil, preparing for her Indian Administrative Service…

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Piles of debris keep growing at the bottom of certain cliffs and mountainsides. However, this view is even worse. This is an actual mountain entirely made of solid and un-recycled waste.

Kerala·highway · hills

Only the ugly Indian tourist would drink beer in a beautiful tea garden (Tea Valley on the Bison Valley road, near Windermere) and then trash it with waste beer bottles, even smashing some of them against rocks.

Madhya Pradesh·hills

A Himalayan black bear at the Indore zoo, which had been paralysed for the last three years, was euthanised.

ceremony · hills

Marriages may be made in heaven, but this one was sanctified "hanging" mid-air- over a 600-feet deep valley! Jaideep Jadhav, 30, a mountaineer and pharma marketer, and his bride Reshma Patil, preparing for her Indian Administrative Service…

West Bengal·hills

The Limbu or Yakthung tribes and clans are a Kirati people indigenous to the hill and mountainous regions of East Nepal between the Arun and Mechi rivers to as far as South Tibet, Bhutan, Darjeeling, Sikkim, Assam, Nagaland and Burma.

dance · music

Nepali folk dance performed during Sikkim Winter Carnival in India's state of Sikkim. Viewer Anup Lohorung informs us that "This is Sakela dance of the (Khumbu) Rai tribe and the song describes and portrays the process of harvesting crops.…

dance · hills

Mukhia troupe also known as Sunwars perform traditional dance during Red Panda Sikkim Winter Carnival in Sikkim. The Sunwars or Sunuwars are one of the indigenous peoples of Nepal and some areas in India.

Rajasthan·river · lake

A Yeti Airlines flight reaches Bharatpur in Nepal. Yeti Airlines is one of the domestic airlines in Nepal, offers daily flights to many of the smaller airports of Nepal, from Kathmandu to Pokhara, Nepalgunj and a scenic mountain flight.

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This lone Langur monkey hides from its troop and enjoys every morsel of its food. While its troop soaks sun on the hills of Jawai in Rajasthan.