village

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Chambal daku dacoits fire at villagers who then show us gun shots on their village homes in Madhya Pradesh, in the badlands of the Chambal ravine area.

Maharashtra·village

From the film Mumbai Se Aaya Mera Dost, here is the story of a village where electricity comes for the first time.

aerial · village

Teams from different villages arrive for the stoning festival with stone pelting and throwing of apples and pears.

festival · village

Sumi, Rengma and Zeliang Tribe Morung at Hornbill Festival 2022 in Kisama Village, Nagaland.

wildlife · birds

For thousands of years, these Demoiselle Cranes have visited India each winter, for safe shelter and food from villagers in Rajasthan. What a wonderful story of human - bird interaction and tolerance.

village

A manufacturer demonstrates the use of a cold press mustard oil machine that is made in India: Appropriate rural technology for the world.

ceremony · village

Devotees celebrate Chhath Puja in the artificial pond on a farm in Dera village, men and women stand with coconut and agarbatti offering prayer to the god sun in the early morning, and devotees stand till sunrise.

wildlife · birds

Khichan is a village in Rajasthan state of India. It is located in the Phalodi tehsil of Phalodi district. It was one of the main jagirs of Akherajot Rajpurohits during the Rathore dynasty.

village · aerial

Where two sets of villagers stone each other: Varahi Devi Temple at Devidhura in Champawat, Uttarakhand, as seen aerially, from the air, in this aerial view.

village · highway

Amrita Rao- I am very grateful from this early stage of my career I got this opportunity to work with Shyam Benegal.

Rajasthan·wildlife · birds

Demoiselle Cranes grace Indian skies as winter approaches, welcomed in our land to stay for better weather The lake shore is crowded with the feeding and roosting, tired and weary cranes that have chosen to visit India for her hospitable wi…

Jharkhand·temple · village

Maa Dewri Temple is an ancient temple, situated in Diuri village, Tamar near Ranchi in Jharkhand India. The main attraction of the temple is the 700-year-old murti of the 16-armed village deity Maa Dewri.

Odisha·temple · highway

The Kapilesvara temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to Shiva located on the southwestern outskirts of the village Kapilesvara, Old Town, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India.

village

Nitin and Bablu are branded Ravana makers at Titarpur village in Delhi: They make the best Ravana effigies! Starting with some basic cane and stripped bamboo, these village craftsment create the basic outer frame for the giant dressed with…

dance · village

Indian girls in white sarees dance as a well-coordinated group during Krishan Janamashtami in Mehrauli village of New Delhi

village

Women, water and drought in India: Women with water pots on their heads are an image of water scarcity, drought and responsibility for rural Indian women. Piped or potable water resources are scant in Indian villages.

village · bazaar

Rural Himalayan market in Devidhura town of Champawat, where villagers come to stock up from the wild and remote regions of Kumaon in Uttarakhand. Excited villagers at a local village festive haat market.

village · hills

Abandoned bhoot gaon or Ghost village of the Western Himalaya - a lovely idyllic hamlet lost in time This beautiful idyllic Himalayan village is now an abandoned Bhoot gaon in Champawat of Uttarakhand The fields have run fallow, and the hou…

hills · festival

Himalayan people crowd together at Devidhura Festival in Champawat, Uttarakhand, for stone pelting occasion.

village · music

This beautiful idyllic Himalayan village is now an abandoned Bhoot gaon in Champawat of Uttarakhand The fields have run fallow, and the houses long since falling apart ever since the villagers left forever this abandoned ghost village in th…

village

Village women carry water pots atop their heads: The fine balancing act in India rural womens' lives

aerial · hills

A typical western Himalayan village in the monsoon season, with much greenery emanating from the rice fields.

festival · village

Colourfully attired people of Uttarakhand begin to gather at the Bagwal Festival in Devidhura, Champawat.