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festival · village

"Ring a Ring o Roses" performed by the Mizos children at the Anthurium Festival in a traditional style, wearing traditional attires at the Tourist resort Reiek village, Aizwal.

festival · crafts

A dance similar to Ring a Ring o Roses was performed by children at the Anthurium Festival. ring ringa roses in India! The Anthurium Festival is a 3 day-long event organized every year in September by the State govt.

festival · crafts

More like the push-of-war! Two Mizo men play a modified version of Tug of war - instead of pulling a rope they push a bamboo pole at each other.

Mizoram·festival · village

Punching each other with bags, a part of the Anthurium Festival. Mizo youth hitting each other with heavy bags - a funny indigenous game during the Anthurium Festival at Reiek village, Aizawl.

dance · festival

Mizo youths performing Bamboo dance during Anthurium Festival at a tourist resort in Reiek Village, 20kms away from Aizwal town. Bamboo dance is a folk dance of Mizoram. Cheraw is also known as Bamboo dance as Bamboo is used in the dance.

festival · crafts

Mizos getting ready for the Anthurium Festival with zeal, they perform their traditional dance and folk songs during the festival. The Anthurium Festival is a 3 day-long event organized every year in September by the State govt.

festival · village

Over 160 village 'Devatas' gathered for Shivratri in Mandi. Mandi Shivaratri Fair, a colourful affair thronged by religious followers in Mandi village, Himachal Pradesh.

festival · bazaar

Over 160 village Devatas gathered for Shivratri in Mandi. Mandi Shivaratri Fair, a colourful affair thronged by religious followers in Mandi village, Himachal Pradesh.

festival · bazaar

Mandi Shivaratri Fair, a colourful affair thronged by religious followers in Mandi village, Himachal Pradesh.

festival · hills

Visitors at the Hornbill Festival, ready to release the paper lanterns before the Unity dance begins at the Hornbill Festival - Nagaland. The bonfire was lit up by Miss Nagaland.

village · desert

At the edge of the Indian Thar desert in the Jaisalmer region, an old woman cuts Vilayati jeejar (Prosopis juliflora) twigs, covered in thorns as they are, to use as firewood kindling.

festival · hills

Apart from indigenous game and sports there was also Hornbill Shopping Festival Raffle draw which was apart of the Hornbill Festival 2013, Nagaland.

festival · hills

Calling all the cultural troupes present at the Hornbill Festival for a unity dance. Nagaland, 'The Land of Festivals' and the warm naga people, lies in the North Eastern part of India.

festival · hills

Dress up as a Naga warrior - spear, hornbill feathers and tribal regalia complete! Dress up and feel the part of an Ao Naga, with the cowrie shells in your shawl or mekhala.

hills · festival

Footloose is the first national level dance competition organized by the Nagaland Fitness and Dance Academy in associated with the Government of Nagaland as a part of International Hornbill Festival.

festival · hills

Unity dance is performed at the last day of the Hornbill festival were bonfire is lit up by Miss Nagaland and local people as well as visitors dance together.

dance · festival

Footloose is the first national level dance competition organized by the Nagaland Fitness and Dance Academy in associated with the Government of Nagaland as a part of International Hornbill Festival.

dance · festival

Belly dancing in Nagaland! Belly dance performed at Hornbill Footloose Competition by Afai from Assam.

festival · village

Khiamniungan tribe showcase their tradition and the way they merry make during the Harvest Fest.

village

Evening shot of Khurkhul village, Manipur. We witness the sky turning reddish as the sunset sets. Manipur is a state in northeastern India, with the city of Imphal as its capital.

village · ceremony

Stone pulling ceremony at Viswema village, Nagaland. The Angami folks in traditional attire pushing and chanting traditional tune at the ceremony.

village

Evening images from Khurkhul village - Manipur, with villagers returning from the fields after a long day of work - some walk, some are on bicycle and yet others are on their Chinese-made tractors.

Chhattisgarh·sport · village

The Kila Raipur sports festival is an annual sports meet that take place in Kila Raipur near Ludhiana, Punjab. The annual sports festival includes traditional games and sports as well as international, modern game in the list.