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farmland · hills

Standing up on his hindlegs, a Sloth Bear looks around, smells the air and tries to sense the presence of villagers upset at his intrusion into their mustard fields in Madhya Pradesh! A sloth bear near the boundary of Panna National Park (M…

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A female Sloth Bear attacked these villagers near the Panna National Park in Madhya Pradesh, India. Sloths are known to have an awful temper (apart from poor sight!).

village · farmland

Man harvesting maize crops in Dello village of Arunachal Pradesh. Rice and maize are the staple food of the people of Arunachal Pradesh.

hills · festival

Sangtam tribalmens showcasing the daily life of the Nagas and the way they cultivated an interesting form of drama displayed at Hornbill Festival. The Sangtams are a Naga tribe living in the Tuensang and Kiphire districts of Nagaland.

forest · village

Help us to identify these shrub with berries as we are not able to scietifically identified.

farmland · village

Farmers returning from their fields on a tractor and two young boys are carrying water in a plastic container back to their village in India.

farmland · village

Farmers back from work in a tractor carrying food for the cattle and two boys carrying water in a plastic container in a village in India.

Uttarakhand·hills · farmland

Dodital means Emerald Lake and is situated at a height of 10, 500 feet in a forested bowl above Uttarkashi in Uttaranchal, now named Uttarakhand. It is a two day trek from the road head at Kalyani, along the Assi Ganga River.

sport · village

Kushti (also: Kusti, Koshti) is a traditional rural sport of India. Kushti is a form of traditional Indian combative wrestling. In India, Kushti takes place in a clay or dirt pit.. Here, wrestlers live under strict rules.

Chhattisgarh·sport · village

Kila Raipur Festival or Rural Olympics is a very popular annual sports meet. An interesting part of the event is that all participants are given enough time to show off their ability.

music · politics

Prahlad Singh Tipanya at Awam Ki Awaz an art and cultural program, Delhi government initiative.

sport · village

Kabaddi game in progress were the players are really enjoying the game. Kila Raipur Sports Festival, popularly known as the Rural Olympics, is held annually in Kila Raipur (near Ludhiana), in Punjab, India.

sport · village

Kabaddi is a team sport of Asian origin. Two teams occupy opposite halves of a small swimming pool / field and take turns sending a "raider" into the other half, in order to win points by tackling members of the opposing team; then the raid…

Chhattisgarh·sport · village

Kabaddi is a wrestling sport from India and is the state game of Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Punjab, Andhra Pradesh in India. It is the national game of Bangladesh.

Chhattisgarh·sport · village

Players taking a break during the Kabaddi match held at Rural Olympics Sports Festival, Kila Raipur - Ludhiana, Punjab.

sport · village

Kabaddi is a wrestling sport from India and is the state game of Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Punjab, Andhra Pradesh in India. It is the national game of Bangladesh.

sport · village

One team players crosses a boundary line and tries to touch the member of the other opposite team to score a point. Kabaddi is a wrestling sport from India.

sport · village

Players in full action during a Kabaddi match at Kila Raipur Sports Festival, India. Kila Raipur Sports Festival, popularly known as the Rural Olympics, is held annually in Kila Raipur (near Ludhiana), in Punjab, India.

sport · village

Kabaddi is a wrestling sport from India and is the state game of Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Punjab, Andhra Pradesh in India. It is the national game of Bangladesh.

sport · festival

Kabaddi match in progress during Kila Raipur Sports Festival in Punjab, India. Kila Raipur Sports Festival, popularly known as the Rural Olympics, is held annually in Kila Raipur (near Ludhiana), in Punjab, India.

Chhattisgarh·sport · village

Kabaddi is a wrestling sport from India and is the state game of Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Punjab, Andhra Pradesh in India. It is the national game of Bangladesh.

festival · ceremony

Greased pole climbing a part of Hornbill Festival, Nagaland. The traditional sport is very common among most Naga tribes.

sport · village

Rural Olympics in Punjab - Kila Raipur - they embody the best of the Punjabi spirit which seems to have got lost in our bigger cities! In what seems to be a loud and colourful crowd of people to the untrained eye, is a well thought out even…