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village · ceremony

A traditional stone pulling competition at Viswema during the Hornbill festival on 2nd December at Viswema village, were one get to see the Chief Minister of Nagaland Neiphiu Rio enjoying the ceremony and taking pictures.

hills · festival

Khiamniungan tribals in traditional attire posses for a picture at the Hornbill fest. The Khiamniungan as a distinct tribal group occupies the easternmost part of India and northwestern part of Myanmar.

festival · ceremony

Ao Naga tribe demonstrates an item where young boys and girls in olden days gathered at their respective house (morung) and discuss, sing and share their feeling for each other.

hills · festival

Khiamniungan tribe presenting Tsem Shiu,the rice grains used for making rice beer are powdered and kept for ferment after three days only male members will assembly to enjoy the rice beer and on second day female will join them on three is…

hills · festival

Mixed Generation New Delhi performing at the Hornbill Fest 2013 paying a tribute to the 50 Years of Statehood. Nagaland, 'The Land of Festivals' and the warm Naga people, lies in the North Eastern part of India.

hills · festival

A rocking performance by Mixed Generation New Delhi at 50th Years of Nagaland statehood. Nagaland, 'The Land of Festivals' and the warm Naga people, lies in the North Eastern part of India.

hills · festival

Nagaland, 'The Land of Festivals' and the warm Naga people, lies in the North Eastern part of India. Historically, the Nagas are known as headhunters and have always been brave warriors.

hills · festival

Mech Kachari tribe in traditional dress performing a folk song at the Hornbill Fest. Mech tribe is one of the scheduled tribes of India and belong to Kachari group of tribes.

festival · hills

Chakhesang tribe folk song performed in Nagaland during Hornbill Festival 2013. Chakhesang is a Naga tribe found in Nagaland, India. The word Chakhesang comprises three tribes: cha - Chakri, Khe - Khezha, Sang - Sangtam.

Kohima, Nagaland·festival · hills

Kohima night bazaar is were one see all crazy things happening heads are covered with light head bands and funny face paints can be seen and local people selling local cuisine and other eatable items.

festival · dance

A folk dance of Lotha tribe of Nagaland presented during Hornbill Festival at Kisama Heritage Village, Nagaland. This dance is performed at the dedication of a new morung (hut).

village · forest

View of terraced fields in Khonoma village, Nagaland. It is the first green village in India. Khonoma is a tiny village surrounded by mountains on all sides and is located in Nagaland.

village · forest

As part of the 'Khonoma Green Village Project' (KGVP) supported by the Union Ministry of Tourism and Culture, eco-tourism is being promoted in Khonoma village.

hills · village

Naga tribals wearing their traditional headgear with wild boar tushes and hold spears and walk down a bridge in their village. The population of Nagaland is entirely tribal. The Nagas belong to the Indo-Mongoloid family.

village

An elderly Lotha woman carries water container to her house in Yikhum Village of Nagaland.

village · ceremony

Enjoying a happy home made meal of local cuisine, after a hard day spent hard at work at the Stone pulling Ceremony in Viswema village.

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Farmer carries water containers on his shoulder to water his plants at Wadi in Maharashtra. Duw to scarcity of water the villagers have adopted integrated farming techniques to increase the production.

highway · village

Distant view of tribal mud houses at village near Wadi town in Maharashtra. Farmer of this town have adopted integrated farming techniques for better productio and plantation.

village · festival

In parts of rural Maharashtra, bullock cart races have, for long, been a source of recreation and entertainment. Bullock races last around 25 seconds. Maximum distance is 500 metres.

temple · village

A lesser temple known among the hundreds of Indian temples is the Khandoba Temple atop a hill in Mulgaon, Badlapur. In order to reach the temple of lord Khandoba, a ride through the village of Mulgaon after a heavy shower.

temple · hills

A lesser known temple dedicated to the deity Khandoba believed as the manifestation of lord Shiva in the Deccan. The Khandoba Temple is located atop a small hillock in Mulgaon Village in Badlapur, Maharashtra.

village · livestock

Panning visuals from the green and pristine forested area of Bhoj Village near Kondeshwar Temple in Badlapur, Maharashtra. Snow-white clouds over the bluish hillocks.

ceremony · village

Kalpana Kumari a resident of Darbhanga district in Bihar paints a Mithila painting on the wall which is also called Madhubani Paintings.