The North East
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North East India
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Mother and child, Daushuar village
Mother and child. Daushuar, a small village near Kaziranga. Assam.
Dhaba (small highway restaurant)
Dhaba (small highway restaurant) on the road to Shillong. Assam.
View of the plains of Bangladesh
Looking south towards the plains of Bangladesh. Mawblang. Meghalaya.
Inside the prayer-hall, Uttar Kamalabari Satra
Inside the prayer-hall (Namghar or Kirtan Ghar) of the Uttar Kamalabari Satra (Neo-Vaishnavite monastery) on the Majuli river island.
Boy, Uttar Kamalabari Satra
A boy at the Uttar Kamalabari Satra (Neo-Vaishnavite monastery) of the Majuli river island.
A monk doing embroidery in the satra
A monk is doing embroidery at the Uttar Kamalabari Satra (Neo-Vaishnavite monastery) at the Majuli river island. The monks, or devotees, are known as bhakats. The ideal monkhood in a Satra is to lead a life devoid of material pleasures and offer oneself to God by taking his name all the time.
Monk, Uttar Kamalabari Satra, Majuli
One of the monks at the Uttar Kamalabari Satra (Neo-Vaishnavite monastery) of the Majuli river island. The monks, called bhakats, use devotional songs, dramas and dance as a way to preach the teachings. The Uttar Kamalabari Satra are especially famous for their dance performances.
Monk, Uttar Kamalabari Satra
One of the monks (bhakats) at the Uttar Kamalabari Satra (Neo-Vaishnavite monastery) of the Majuli river island.
Monk, Uttar Kamalabari Satra
One of the monks (bhakats) at the Uttar Kamalabari Satra (Neo-Vaishnavite monastery) of the Majuli river island.
One of the satra monks on Majuli
Dulal is a monk (bhakat) at the Uttar Kamalabari Satra (Neo-Vaishnavite monastery) at the Majuli river island. The Satras are divided into two groups based on the monk’s marital status, Grihasthya Satras and Udasin Satras. The monks from Udasin Satras (like the Uttar Kamalabari Satra) lead a celibate life.
Monk working, Uttar Kamalabari Satra
A monk (bhakat) is making a bamboo mat at the Uttar Kamalabari Satra (Neo-Vaishnavite monastery) on the Majuli river island. This craft is practiced by both the bhakats of the satras and people of other communities to make items of daily use.
Majuli river island
Majuli river island
Shop, Majuli river island
A shop on the Majuli river island.
Muhi Baba, Sadhu. Majuli
Muhi Baba, a hindu sadhu (a hindu religious ascetic and holy man) in his quarters on Majuli.
Foggy morning, Majuli
It is early morning, and some ladies are harvesting the rice crop in a field on the Majuli river island.
Ladies in the field, Majuli
It is early morning, and some ladies are harvesting the rice crop in a field on the Majuli river island.
Mishing man in field, Majuli
A man from the Mishing (also known as Miri) tribe in a field on the Majuli river island. On Majuli about 70% belong to tribal communities such as Mishing, Deri, Kachari, and Koch-Rajbongsi. The Mishing constitutes about 40% of the total population of Majuli.
Mishing man in field, Majuli
A man from the Mishing (also known as Miri) tribe in a field on the Majuli river island. On Majuli about 70% belong to tribal communities such as Mishing, Deri, Kachari, and Koch-Rajbongsi. The Mishing constitutes about 40% of the total population of Majuli.
Mishing man in field, Majuli
A man from the Mishing tribe on the Majuli river island with a mustard field in the background. Mishing is an endonym and means "man of the soil."