village

ceremony · village

Child Marriage in Rajasthan. The illegal practice of child marriage is rampant in Rajasthan.

ceremony · politics

An age-old rural tradition of parts of India, such as Rajasthan, that just doesn't seem to die out, despite a national ban on child marriage! The groom and bridge are going around the fire together.

ceremony · village

Child Marriage in Rajasthan. The illegal practice of child marriage is rampant in Rajasthan.

ceremony · village

Child Marriage in Rajasthan. The illegal practice of child marriage is rampant in Rajasthan.

politics · ceremony

Mass Child Marriage being performed in the town of Alwar of Rajasthan, India. Child marriages are illegal in India, but are still performed in some places, due to local religious and cultural beliefs which support and justify the cultural p…

politics · ceremony

Mass Child Marriage being performed in the town of Alwar of Rajasthan, India. Child marriages are illegal in India, but are still performed in some places, due to local religious and cultural beliefs which support and justify the cultural p…

politics · ceremony

Mass child marriage being performed in the town of Alwar of Rajasthan, India. Child marriages are illegal in India, but are still performed in some places, due to local religious and cultural beliefs which support and justify the cultural p…

ceremony · politics

An age-old rural tradition of parts of India, such as Rajasthan, that just doesn't seem to die out, despite a national ban on child marriage! The groom and bridge are going around the fire together.

village · ceremony

A Garhwali groom in the inner Himalaya bids adieu from his village home to go to the girl's house and fetch his bride. The village elders bless him and spray him with rice, as a form of blessing.

ceremony · village

A couple from the Gurjar or Gujjar community gets married in the community stronghold of Fatehpur Beri village in south Delhi near Chhattarpur. The ceremony is being held with all the traditional rituals, but is essentially a Hindu wedding.

ceremony · village

We take you on a small glimpse of the wedding reception of a traditional wedding of Garhwalis in a remote village in Uttarakhand. One of many ethnic weddings which are rarely seen but contribute to the richness of Indian culture.

ceremony · dance

After tying the knot for the groom and bride, villagers, friends of the newly married indulge in some fun dancing and merrymaking with dances and music from traditional drums played by the menfolk.

ceremony · village

Child marriage is illegal in India, but it still takes place in a few rural areas where it is considered a traditional religious practice. Very small child forced to get married in Rajasthan Mass Child marriage ceremony.

highway · village

Wagah: the only road border crossing between India and Pakistan Wagah Attari border between India and Pakistan: Independence Day 15th August 2012.

village · livestock

The Rajasthani turban is famous all over India and this village man wears it with pride. Apparently it saves them from the heat of the sun.

sport · village

Sword fighting is a tricky Punjabi sport that is played at the rural Olympics. It is a game that requires balance of both mind and body. People fight with each other with the help of swords.

village

Assam, the gate way to North East, covers a total geographical area of 78,520 Sq. Km. spreading over 27 districts with a population of 22.2 million. As per census 2001, 77 % of the population lives in the rural area of the state.

village · aerial

Village in Rajasthan: an aerial flight around the panicky cows. Aerial view of a field outside a farmer's house in a village in Rajasthan.

river · farmland

Farmland growing legumes and bajra - aerial flight over Village in Rajasthan. A significant portion of the economy of Rajasthan is agrarian. The agricultural sector of the state accounts for 22.5 per cent.

farmland · village

A triangle stand set up to drill a borewell into the ground to tap groundwater, in rural Rajasthan. Our camera flies over the fields of millet and bajra, around a rural farm-house with buffaloes in the yard.

Arunachal Pradesh·aerial · village

An aerial view of Khinmey Nyingma Monastery in Arunachal Pradesh, India. Khinmey Nyingma Monastery also known as Sang-anag-choekhorling, is located in the village of Khinmey near the headquarters of the Tawang District in Arunachal Pradesh.…

aerial · village

An aerial view of the lush green landscape of Mon district in Nagaland gives us a bird's eye view of the majestic mountains surrounding a small village, to the south of Arunachal Pradesh in India.

village · hills

Reiek village in Mizoram: aerial view : fly over festival site, forested hills. The locals of the village perform the traditional dance form of Mizoram.