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village · livestock

A village deep inside tiger country at Sariska National Park before the villagers were trans-located outside. Is this Sherpura? The women wear pink ghunghats to cover their faces and walk using with hands to reveal the path ahead...

Uttarakhand·village · lake

Village women wash their freshly-washed vegetables in a pond at Morena Dhar between Mussoorie and Uttarakashi. The water is not particularly clean and cattle wash and defecate around it, so the purpose is sort of defeated.

dance · village

Veiled women of the palace dance to the beats of traditional Rajasthani music on the occasion of Holi at Bhavrani village in Jalore, Rajasthan. Loor dance a Rajasthani dance starts a month before Holi and ends with Holika's destruction.

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'Haath Se Haath Mila' - Shilpa at Shanti's home. Shilpa Shetty visits Shirwa village in Udupi, and walks through the fields with young girls. Shilpa laughs along at the comments of her host, and there is much jovial camaraderie.

Patna, Bihar·festival · bazaar

Indian artisans cooks at makeshift kitchen during the annual Saras Mela in Patna, Bihar, India.

river · village

Upshi is a village and road junction on the Leh-Manali Highway in Ladakh region of the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir. It is located 47 km to the southeast of Leh along the Indus river valley and Tanglang La on the Leh-Manali highway.

Ladakh·river · village

Nimo is a small village in Leh tehsil of Leh district, Jammu and Kashmir with total of 193 families residing Nimo is a stop fore river rafting groups and is the main starting point for the annual Indian river rafting expedition, which is do…

village · river

These are hand made mud roof tiles dried in the sun to make it hard and use as roof tiles. This kind of tiles are made by mixing clay and mud, gathered from the banks of river which are later on given tiles shape by hand and baked in the su…

village

These mud houses are made by mixing the mud with dried chaff and are built using hands manually. Narna is situated in Paraswada tehsil and located in Balaghat district of Madhya pradesh.

wildlife · village

View of traditional mud house at Madai village - Satpura, Madhya Pradesh. Satpura National Park is located in the Hoshangabad district of Madhya Pradesh in India. Its name is derived from the Satpura range.

village

Narna is situated in Paraswada tehsil and located in Balaghat district of Madhya pradesh. It is one of 174 villages in paraswada Block along with villages like Jhulup and Sarekha.

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Gond tribe is one of the main tribe of Madhya Pradesh and are found in the Narna village that lies on the fringes of Kanha forest. It is an eco-village where house are built with mud using water and dried chaff.

wildlife · village

Bullock cart on the roads of Madai village, Satpura - Madhya Pradesh. Bullock cart common local transport of Madai village. Satpura National Park is located in the Hoshangabad district of Madhya Pradesh in India.

festival · hills

Cholesterol be damned! The target in this competition is to consume pure pork fat. The winner took in 1.25 kilograms of the vile stuff and lives to tell the tale! Nagaland, 'The Land of Festivals' and the warm Naga people, lies in the North…

hills · festival

Amazing performance by Naga youth at the greased pole climbing competition. Nagaland, 'The Land of Festivals' and the warm Naga people, lies in the North Eastern part of India.

festival · ceremony

Greased pole climbing a part of Hornbill Festival, Nagaland. The traditional sport is very common among most Naga tribes.

festival · ceremony

Greased pole climbing is a part of Hornbill Festival, Nagaland. The bamboo poles are smeared with pig fat and sand, to make the going all the more challenging.

hills · festival

Participants waiting for their turn at the greased pole climbing competition at the Hornbill Festival. Nagaland, 'The Land of Festivals' and the warm Naga people, lies in the North Eastern part of India.

hills · festival

Participants waiting for their turn at the greased pole climbing competition at the Hornbill Festival. Nagaland, 'The Land of Festivals' and the warm Naga people, lies in the North Eastern part of India.

hills · festival

Participants of the greased pole climbing competition, with the winner reaching the end of the bamboo. Greased pole climbing is an indigenous game of the Naga people.

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

Greased pole climbing displayed at the Hornbill Festival. Nagaland, 'The Land of Festivals' and the warm Naga people, lies in the North Eastern part of India.

hills · festival

Participants waiting for their turn at the greased pole climbing competition at the Hornbill Festival. Nagaland, 'The Land of Festivals' and the warm Naga people, lies in the North Eastern part of India.