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A Yellow-wattled Lapwing (Vanellus malabaricus) was framed standing in its habitat with curious looks on offer. It was making calls inside the tall grasses. I just followed the call and got it there standing and taking a bath. It was looking so charming after the bath, one can see the water in its head and wings with such refreshed look. I love the typical posture of the bird here. Pics was taken from Adra Saheb Bandh, Purulia, West Bengal, India.
চইতক | Tailed Jay (Graphium agamemnon)
A predominantly green and black tropical butterfly that belongs to the swallowtail family. The butterfly is also called Green-spotted Triangle, Tailed Green Jay, or the Green Triangle. It is a common, nonthreatened species native to India, Sri Lanka through Southeast Asia and Australia.
Family:Papilionidae
Butterfly Garden, Garpanchakot Forest, Purulia District
Butterflies of Bengal, India
Sometimes You Just Want to Be Alone
Alone - A Sunset Composition!
Khairabera Valley at Sunset, Baghmundi, Purulia
Khairabera is a beautiful lake amidst an irrigation dam in the midst of slopes and woods at Baghmundi hills which falls in Choto Nagpur Plateau. The beauty of the place is its serenity, uneven terrain, falls, streams, thick vegetation. Khairabera lies in the Purulia district of West Bengal.
Images of Bengal, India
Butterflies basking in early morning sun.....
Short Banded Sailer (Phaedyma columella)
Found in South and Southeast Asia - across India Prefers waterside vegetation, scrub, forest edges, and gardens.
Family:Nymphalidae
Butterfly Garden, Garpanchakot Forest, Purulia District
Butterflies of Bengal, India
Butterflies in early morning sun.....
হিমলকুচি | Oriental Blue Tiger (Tirumala limniace exoticus)
Dark brown to black with blue markings. Large, showy and slow-flying. Fond of wet soil and nectar.
Family: Nymphalidae
Butterfly Garden, Garpanchakot Forest, Purulia District
Butterflies of Bengal, India
Macbr. Madhuca longifolia is an Indian tropical tree found largely in the central and north Indian plains and forests. It is commonly known as madhūka, madkam(in Ho language),mahuwa, mahua, mahwa, mohulo, or Iluppai or vippa chettu.
Butterflies in early morning sun.....
হিমলকুচি | Oriental Blue Tiger (Tirumala limniace exoticus)
Dark brown to black with blue markings. Large, showy and slow-flying. Fond of wet soil and nectar.
Family: Nymphalidae
Butterfly Garden, Garpanchakot Forest, Purulia District
Butterflies of Bengal, India
Palash or Butea monosperma or tesu is very beautiful tree found in the Indian subcontinent and south east asia. You can see myriad of Palash in some certain places in my city Jhalda. I have taken this photo when the Sun was setting in. I have taken this photo while keeping my phone on the ground for a better Angle and perspective and the rest is some editing skills.
This is an old photo from my archive of March, 2018. Taken from our running car.
Every year we travel to the remote places of Bengal to watch the spectacular spring! This year we couldn't because of ongoing lock down period during the month of March-April for COVID-19 issues. This year we are truly missing this wonderful opportunity.
The traditions of Indian dance and dance dramas are among the most perplexingly complex and varied theatrical cultures of the world. The geographical vastness, different ecological conditions, multiplicity of races and their languages, the complex religious beliefs and ritual practices and equally intricate social structure have all contributed in creating the most colorful panorama of dance and dance drama traditions.
Among the neo classical dance and dance dramas like Bharatanatyam, Kathak, Kuchipudi, Odissi, Kathakali and a few more, Chau, the rare mask dances of eastern India are quite unique.
It is difficult to ascertain the antiquity of these three major forms of Chau but surely this region, as noted by several ancient scriptures, was one of the most arduous areas to penetrate by an outsider. The thick forests and the hilly region inhabited by the "hostile tribals" made it impossible for anyone to trespass. The near paucity of written record or incomplete historical account compels us to accept some 'reconstructed' notes that mention about the local and a few Hindu chieftains who gradually established their sovereignty within the small pockets of this region after 12-14 century A.D. and slowly influenced the life and customs of the native tribals. Today layers of these influences accumulated over centuries are discernible in the cultural activities of these tribals. Today layers of these influences accumulated over centuries are discernible in the cultural activities of these tribals.
The tribal belt where the tribals and other common people perform Chau dances is distributed into three adjoining states, Bengal, Bihar and Orissa, after the dissolution of the princely states in 1950.
The three forms of Chau are named after the district or village where they are performed, i.e. the Purulia Chau of Bengal, the Seraikella Chau of Bihar and the Mayurbhanj Chau of Orissa
A traditional grain silo for storing rice in my ancestral village. I grew up seeing them everywhere, they are now becoming a rare sight.
The body of the silo is made of bamboo with mud layering inside to keep the gain cool and dry. The thatched roof is lifted on one side and held in place using a long bamboo stick so that people can go in and out to access the gain. Village Boro Purulia, India.
হরতনি | Common Jezebel (Delias eucharis)
Nomadic in behaviour and are found in Southeast Asia. It has bright colouration that it is unpalatable due to toxins accumulated by the larvae from the host-plants.
Family:Pieridae
Butterfly Garden, Garpanchakot Forest, Purulia District
Butterflies of Bengal, India
Children playing at sunset........
Murguma Dam, Purulia
Beautiful Bengal, India
The best place to stay at Murguma in Palash Bitan Jungle Huts beside the lake (www.palashbitan.com ; Contact: Jayeeta Sinha Mobile: 9674222675)
আলতে | Common Rose - Pachliopta aristolochiae interposita
Red Bodied Swallowtail butterfly belonging to the genus Pachliopta. It is a common butterfly which is extensively distributed across south and southeast Asia. They are diurnal.
Family: Papilionidae
Butterfly Garden, Garpanchakot Forest, Purulia District
Butterflies of Bengal, India
Joychandi Hill Resort is a great choice for travellers looking for a 2/3 star star hotel in Purulia. This Hotel stands out as one of the highly recommended hotel Modest resort with dorms & cottages surrounded by mountains, plus complimentary Wi-Fi.
Butterflies basking in early morning sun.....
তল্লার / Common Wanderer Female (Pareronia valeria) - Dry Form
The Common Wanderer is a medium sized butterfly found throughout India. The male has a strong flight and flies relentlessly all day long in search of females and food, and hence its name, the Wanderer . The female is more retiring and often stays in the vicinity of the larval host plants, and is rarely seen in the open.
Family:Pieridae
Butterfly Garden, Garpanchakot Forest, Purulia District
Butterflies of Bengal, India
location : mukutmonipur.
state : west bengal.
country : india.
This dam is located at the confluence of the Kanssabati and Kumari river.It is the world's longest (10.8 km.) man-made mud-banked fresh water barrage that stores water during rainy season and distributes it to the three drought affected districts i.e. Bankura,Purulia & Midnapur in the summar months.