wildlife

festival · dance

Thang-Ta : The highly skilled martial art tradition is a direct legacy of Manipur's prolonged battles with neighbouring kingdoms. Thang-ta is a weapon-based Indian martial art created by the Meitei of Manipur.

festival · dance

Young Thang -Ta players giving performance at Sangai festival. Thang-ta is a weapon-based Indian martial art created by the Meitei of Manipur.

festival · dance

Three young players demonstrating the famous martial arts Thang ta at Sangai festival. Thang-ta is a weapon-based Indian martial art created by the Meitei of Manipur.

festival · dance

Thang-Ta : The highly skilled martial art tradition is a direct legacy of Manipur's prolonged battles with neighbouring kingdoms. Thang-ta is a weapon-based Indian martial art created by the Meitei of Manipur.

festival · wildlife

Tang - Ta demonstration at Sangai fest Thang-ta is a weapon-based Indian martial art created by the Meitei of Manipur. In the Manipuri language, thang means sword and ta means spear, referring to the art's primary weapons.

Imphal, Manipur·festival · wildlife

Showcasing the Manipuri martial arts by the performers at the Sangai Fest'13 - BOAT,Imphal Sangai festival is an annual cultural festival organised by Manipur Tourism Department on every year from November 21 to 30.

festival · wildlife

Thang-ta is a weapon-based Indian martial art created by the Meitei of Manipur.In the Manipuri language, thang means sword and ta means spear, referring to the art's primary weapons.

Uttarakhand·wildlife · forest

It's harvest time in the wheat fields of the terai region, along the ancient Shivalik hills near Rudrapur, Uttarakhand, India. Jim Corbett National Park is the oldest national park in India.

hills · river

Wheat field on the way to Dodital, Uttrakhand Dodital is a freshwater lake in Uttarakhand, India, situated at a height of 3,024 metres (9,921 ft).

sport · festival

The most popular sport in the state of Nagaland by far, is an indigenous form of wrestling. Seen here are wrestlers in a bout at the Hornbill Naga Wrestling competition 2012...

sport · festival

The most popular sport in the state of Nagaland by far, is an indigenous form of wrestling. Seen here are wrestlers in a bout at the Hornbill Naga Wrestling competition 2012...

sport · festival

The most popular sport in the state of Nagaland by far, is an indigenous form of wrestling. Seen here are wrestlers in a bout at the Hornbill Naga Wrestling competition 2012...

Manipur·festival · wildlife

A Fashion Parade performed by Aruna Academy of Creative Arts at Manipur Sangai Tourism Festival 2013 at Boat, Palace Compound, Imphal.

wildlife

Gauhar Khan sports a leopard print backless dress while Jesse Randhawa wears a dress inspired by a peacock at the Lakme Fashion Week.

ceremony · festival

India's Bengali festival uses mechanisation to carry out its work - a crane is put to use to place the idol in water, thus releasing chemicals from the paint into the water.

ceremony · festival

Religious idols are supposed to be small and portable, so that the divinity is the focus and not the size. As idols became larger and larger, it no longer was possible for humans to lift them! Along comes an innovative solution...

school · wildlife

When I joined the Doon School, it was a sheer fluke really because we had just shot a tiger and a leopard at Sakrauda shooting block in Khanpur.

school · wildlife

Whether it was a fishing permit with a fishing-rod and a gillie, or a gun for a tiger, or a rogue elephant, or anything else. Always with the law. So we were taught at the Doon School, and the Modern School, Barakhamba Road, and elsewhere.

hills · wildlife

Mr. Himraj Dang introduces Mr. B.P. Singh: Mr. B.P. Singh and our father were in St. Stephens College just joined in the first year of college and they go off in 1953 to climb Bandarpunch.

hills · wildlife

Himraj Dang says "So with that, we conclude our panel, I would like to mention two things. One is that I would like to give thanks to Dr.

hills · wildlife

Captain M.S. Kohli, Suman Dubey, Brigadier Ashok Abbey, Dhruv Bogra and Mr. B.P. Singh join Mr. Himraj Dang and Mr. Rupin Dang at the book launch of Himalayan Rapture by Hari Dang.

hills · wildlife

Hari Dang was a multi-faceted personality and pioneer: an early India mountaineer, teacher and headmaster, wildlife conservationist, and environmentalist.

wildlife · birds

A duo of Crane Flies which are common in India is seen hanging onto a small leaf in the process of mating. These flies mimics stinging wasps and common in gardens as well. The species has not been identified.