village

village

A village metalsmith or blacksmith creates a large knife made of iron, in Orissa, India. He uses a grinding tool as a powered device. Hear a repetitive coppersmith type metal worker's sounds, as a rhythmic beat.

village · lake

A Lesser Cormorant dries its feathers after a fish-chasing swim in a rural pond in Odisha / Orissa. it preens and straightens the barbs and barbules on its feathers.

village · lake

To the sound of a male Koel calling out aloud, a group of Odiya fisherman methodically work a village pond with nylon nets, harvesting fish in rural Odisha / Orissa.

farmland · village

Peanut farming and harvest as seen in time lapse from the agricultural fields of Odisha in India. Men and women bend down on the ground and harvest the peanut plants for later brushing out the underground peanut pods.

highway · village

Life is lived out on the roads of India! This old Tata truck is similarly repaired right on the road itself, by these village mechanics in Fatehpur Beri Village of New Delhi.

village · lake

Fishermen methodically work a pond as they fish in tandem, using nylon nets, in rural Odisha / Orissa. The fluty whistles of a Black-headed Oriole can be heard in the background audio.

village · farmland

Who would have imagined that these plants yield good old globally-known peanuts? These early summer fields are the site of a peanut harvest by these Oriya village women.

village · livestock

Pampered goat only eats biscuits in Jajpur village, Odisha: Some human beings don't have it so good!

dance · village

Odisha people dance at Dola Purnima Holi in rural Orissa in India. Odisha people dance at Dola Purnima Holi in rural Orissa

village · street food

Village street food from India... Paani puri puchka being sold at Angalo village in Odisha hinterland: Street food for rural India.

hills · aerial

Reiek village in Mizoram: Aerial view of verdant forest, Mizo chieftain’s house, bachelor’s dormitory Fly over the Reiek Village, as the village celebrates the annual Anthurium Festival in Mizoram.

aerial · highway

What a lovely road that follows the edge of an escarpment, with verdant greens and forest all around, just as sunlight and shadows break over a verdant green aerial view of Thenzawl in Serchhip district, Mizoram, as seen from the air.

Aizawl, Mizoram·river · lake

What a pristine view of our lovely north-east India. Clear blue waters of Serlui lake near Aizawl and Kolasib provide for a wonderful afternoon in the warm sun, amid sylvan hills and quietitude! The Serlui is a river of Mizoram, northeaster…

Odisha·temple · old town

The old complex of the Kapilesvara temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to Shiva located in the south western outskirt of the village Kapilesvara, Old Town, Bhubaneswar, Odisha The Kapilesvara temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to Shiva locat…

Rajasthan·village

Masses of Cranes come in to feed on the 1800 kilograms of grain laid out for them each day during the winter months! A cacophony of Demoiselle Cranes seen en masse at the Pakshi Chugga Ghar in Khichan village, Rajasthan.

Haryana·music · village

Kyrgyz women strum up a storm! Music and rhythm from Republic of Kyrgyzstan performed at Surajkund mela Music - rhythm from Republic of Kyrgyzstan: nomadic and rural, related to Turkmen - Kazakh folk form Music of Kyrgyzstan, Music of Centr…

Himachal Pradesh·hills · aerial

Aerial views of a snow-covered Nako Village in the Hangrang Valley of Spiti in Himachal Pradesh. At an altitude of 11,893 feet or 3,625 meters above sea level, this village lies near the Indo-China border in Kinnaur district.

Uttarakhand·flowers · highway

A stunning Rhododendron tree in full crimson spring-time bloom near Agoda village in Uttarkashi district of Uttarakhand, en route Dodital lake.

Rajasthan·village

Migrating Cranes enjoy the hospitality of Indian villagers who feed them 1800 kilograms of grain fed each day, when they visit from across the Himalaya! Feeding together en masse and in unison: Slow motion of Demoiselle Cranes at Khichan vi…

village

Trusting humans and appreciating the hospitality: Demoiselle Cranes feed with village arrangements in Rajasthan - Hear the happy crooning sounds!

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·farmland · village

Valley of yellow hues against blue skies: Mustard crop flowers sway in the breeze in Agoda village, Uttarkashi district, Uttarakhand.

Uttarakhand·flowers · village

What stone fruit tree blossom is this? Cherry, peach or plum? As seen in Agoda village en route Dodital, in Uttarkashi district, Uttarakhand.