Postcards from Karbi Anglong: 38th Karbi Youth Festival

This is a special post on the forthcoming 38th Karbi Youth Festival.

NONE of these photographs are mine. I’m doing this post as a show of support & goodwill. I’ve attained the images from Ranjan Engti, Chief Coordinator of the event & a friend of mine. I believe they have been captured by more than one people at various points of time.

For the uninitiated, the Karbis are considered to be the earliest settlers in Assam and nearby regions. Now they are mostly concentrated in the Karbi Anglong district of Assam.

Coming back to the event, it is recognized as the North-eastern India’s Largest Ethnic Festival. This time round it features over 500 artists on 5 stages during its annual 5-day run in mid February. The festival features national and regional musical entertainment and more than 5 lakhs people are expected to attend.

For more details you can see the event FB page.

Now let’s enjoy the images from an exotic land that most of my readers might not have heard of…

The Official Poster

Local Artisans Weaving Dreams

Guess what are these…

Rajasthan is not the only place where you can shoot a Fevicol Ad…

Plumes of Tradition

What do you think about this one?

Ever lived atop a Tree?

Traditional Artifacts

Nubile divas of an antique land

The event is scheduled to start on 15th February at Diphu . Karbi Anglong (Assam).