livestock

Rajasthan·livestock · farmland

Camels can really race - See these galloping camels gallop back to their camel farm i Jaisalmer! They must be eager for shelter or feed! A single humped Indian camel from the Thar desert leads the good life at a shelter.

Rajasthan·livestock · farmland

A single humped Indian camel from the Thar desert leads the good life at a shelter. Other camels race back in to the farm, at dusk! Camel chews cud and eats its food while staring at our camera, at Jaisalmer camel farm in Rajasthan.

Rajasthan·livestock · farmland

Single humped camels at a Camel farm near Jaisalmer in Rajasthan: Ship of the desert shelters in tin sheds within an uth / ushtra shelter.

livestock · village

The real spirit of India is embodied in this Rajasthani village woman! "Be it animal or human, I give water to anyone who comes here", says this rural women as she gives water to a goat, in the same utensils as she would drink and give wate…

village · livestock

Indian village woman offers water to a goat in Rajasthan : As a water bearer, she says she must serve all!

Udaipur, Rajasthan·livestock · desert

We wonder if the camels like neem leaves for their insecticidal and fungicidal properties? Single humped Thar desert Camels eat Neem leaves near Devigarh and Eklingji in Udaipur district, Rajasthan - their herder stands by in yellow turban,…

flowers · birds

This lovely species of foreign kachnar sports edible flowers and is currently blooming fabulously at the wildfilmsindia orchard in Delhi.

flowers · livestock

This lovely species of foreign kachnar sports edible flowers and is currently blooming fabulously at the wildfilmsindia orchard in Delhi.

Rajasthan·festival · livestock

Pushkar Mela is one of the largets cattle fairs in the world where serious money changes hands in the buying and selling of livestock but other than that, the mela also has many other offerings...fun rides, delicious food and as you can see…

Rajasthan·livestock

During the days of the Pushkar Mela, all roads literally seem to lead to the otherwise sleepy town of Pushkar. Watch these colourful camel carts with women dressed in even more vibrant colours riding within.

Ajmer, Rajasthan·festival · livestock

One of India's largest camel fairs, Pushkar Mela is also a fun attraction for many. The Pushkar Fair, also called the Pushkar Camel Fair or locally as Kartik Mela or Pushkar ka Mela is an annual multi-day livestock fair and cultural fête he…

Rajasthan·livestock · festival

Camel ride at Pushkar mela. If not at a camel fair, then where else would one get a camel ride? Pushkar is truly a tourist trap and camels set the tone for the tourist draw.

Rajasthan·livestock · festival

Camel with pink and multi-coloured nose tassles chews non-chalatantly at Pushkar mela or Camel fair in Rajasthan. Many colours adorn its back in a complex seat cum adornment.

Leh, Ladakh·livestock

This cow has figured that the grass (leaves!) are greener on the other side of the pasture, and smartly climbs up the wall to chomp on the nicer poplar tree leaves of Deskit Villa in Leh, Ladakh.

livestock · snow

What a lovely Himalayan experience, with a large flock of sheep standing in early winter snowfall, walking around cold and huddled together, at a shepherd's camp en route the Wari La Pass in Ladakh, India.

Zanskar, Ladakh·livestock · hills

The last few hundred meters down to the waters' edge, the young Urial ewes lop and canter, jump and spring forward, excited for their drink of water in this high altitude desert! As the Urial descend down a ravine, jumping across smaller pr…

Ladakh·river · livestock

As the Urial descend down a ravine, jumping across smaller precipices and chasms, they descend with great glee to the waters' edge to drink from the Zanskar river, and then proceed to eat berries of Leh Berry or Seabuckthorn (Hippophae tibe…

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This isn't exactly symbiosis as the cows don't seem to benefit, unless thy like the avian company! But the Cattle Egrets clearly gain from this relationship, as they follow a herd of cows around a fallow field, swooping down upon disturbed…

livestock

India on the move? Massive Bulls roam the streets of New Delhi city. When will we get stray cattle off the streets? Or will they remain a part of the city's infrastructure and fixtures in our lives, along with the hordes of disease-spreadin…

Himachal Pradesh·livestock · hills

Following their ancient winter trails to high altitude feeding grounds of dry grasses and lean season sustenance are these Himalayan Blue Sheep or Bharal and Himalayan Ibex, moving around in a mixed herd, and bringing them close to human ha…

hills · birds

The Yellow-cheeked Hill Bulbul has a white cheek and jaunty head crest, while the Goral is a cute little wild goat.

birds · livestock

A Little / Cattle Egret or bagula / bagla slouches with its shoulders melding into its neck. Bird call aplenty around this Orissa village pond, as an Egret rests after a hunting session.

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A young Indian boy plays 'Pepa', a traditional musical instrument made from a buffalo horn during the Surajkund Crafts Mela in Haryana. Indian boy plays 'Pepa', a traditional musical instrument from Assam