river

railway · river

Cuttack rail and road bridges in Odisha look like fancy infrastructure from the west, but it's our good old Orissa! Not so, but they certainly look like an alluvial fan of dis-tributaries emanating from the sands of the Mahanadi and enterin…

river · highway

Large dumpers pick and drop sand from the riverbed of the Mahanadi and onto trucks standing nearby. Is this government licensed sand mining or something more off the radar? Truck loads of river sand are shipped off from the river bed.

Jharkhand·river · aerial

An aerial view of a statue in Jharkhand. Swami Vivekananda statue in Ranchi, at Bada Talab, Jharkhand, and made by sculptor Ram V Sutar, as seen aerially, from the air.

Odisha·river · lake

Chilika Lake near Puri in Odisha is a salt-water lagoon Chilika Lake is a brackish water lagoon, spread over the Puri, Khordha and Ganjam districts of Odisha state on the east coast of India, at the mouth of the Daya River, flowing into the…

Odisha·lake · river

coastline · river

While some tourists opt to walk on the sands, others enjoy the waters of the Bay of Bengal at Chandrabhaga Beach in Odisha, on a speed boat that goes up and down the beach, in Orissa.

railway · highway

Cuttack rail and road bridges in Odisha look like fancy infrastructure from the west, but it's our good old Orissa! Not so, but they certainly look like an alluvial fan of dis-tributaries emanating from the sands of the Mahanadi and enterin…

railway · aerial

Not so, but they certainly look like an alluvial fan of dis-tributaries emanating from the sands of the Mahanadi and entering the main river's flow.

snow · hills

The Mer De Glace glacier near Chamonix has been melting rapidly. The height of the glacier is marked on the rocks at the valley's edge, and with each succeeding year, the glacier melts and heads up the valley, the snout getting reduced at…

railway · aerial

Not so, but they certainly look like an alluvial fan of dis-tributaries emanating from the sands of the Mahanadi and entering the main river's flow.

Odisha·river · lake

Chilika / Chilka lake aerial view from Odisha / Orissa coast-line: Salt water lake of critical importance as dolphin and bird habitat

Rajasthan·monsoon · river

The dry craggy hills around Udaipur lead up to a hill top with the fabled Sajjan Garh Palace sitting atop it, as sen aerially, in this aerial view of the fort.

Rajasthan·river · monsoon

The dry craggy hills around Udaipur lead up to a hill top with the fabled Sajjan Garh Palace sitting atop it, as sen aerially, in this aerial view of the fort.

Rajasthan·lake · river

What a fine aerial view of Udaipur - India's city of lakes. The shining City Palace of Udaipur of the family of Arvind Singhji of Mewar, erstwhile Maharaja of Udaipur glows by the lake, as does the crowded city in white, in the backdrop, an…

river · hills

Blue skies and green hamlets as one crosses the Indus river and approaches Leh valley in Ladakh, India. Leh valley is a verdant oasis of poplar trees, as one passes alluvial fans to reach Ladakh's capital Bird's eye View of Leh Ladakh

Uttarakhand·hills · village

Indian Garhwali woman goes into a trance stage at edge of the Ganges river in the Himalaya Indian woman in a trance in Agoda village near Uttarkashi: Himalayan Garhwali woman enters another world, to the sounds of Garhwali religious music a…

Uttarakhand·river · hills

Indian Garhwali woman goes into a trance stage at edge of the Ganges river in the Himalaya Indian woman in a trance in Agoda village near Uttarkashi: Himalayan Garhwali woman enters another world

hills · river

These women are entering into a religious trance phase, thanks to the drumming and the festive atmosphere in the village. They jump with their arms in the air, and lose control of their immediate surroundings and reality.

river · forest

Why do some streams develop so much algal growth? Some streams remain clear and do not. Is it due to the pH of water? This stream seems to have had stones channel the water flow, perhaps for catching fish.

river

Young boys and girls learn how to swim in a river in Lamlang, Ukhrul District of Manipur, India. Learning how to swim in a river Lamlang Ukhrul District

river

Manipuris and Nagas search for Marmorated Stink Bugs under river pebbles Lamlang, Ukhrul District of Manipur, and collect them to take home for a meal.

river · industry

Local Manipuris collect sand from a river, one bucketful at a time, for use in construction work, from a local stream.

Uttarakhand·village · hills

Indian Garhwali woman goes into a trance stage at edge of the Ganges river in the Himalaya Indian woman in a trance in Agoda village near Uttarkashi: Himalayan Garhwali woman enters another world, to the sounds of Garhwali religious music a…