Friday, January 7, 2011

The Royal procession.

Historical photo of Jeypore where a procession of the royal elephants is seen on the then nua bandha road.

Historical recaps of Jeypore City

During the days of Jeypore Zamindari, the kings used to have elephants. The Royal kursi on the elephant called "Howdah" where the king sat while mounting the elephant.

This picture is recaptured from its original monochrome print. For more on this series please visit tribal museum, Koraput
Paresh Rath

Tuesday, December 21, 2010

Immanuel English School, Jeypore

The Immanuel English School, of the Seventh day Adventists is situated at Jagannthpur near Bamhunigaon. Jeypore. A beautiful campus and study environment for the learners.

Green Fields of Bariniput, Jeypore

The Crop fields of Bariniput in Jeypore wear different loomk at different times of the year. This is a picture taken from the Jeypore Ghat.

Jeypore Palace

The "Darbar Mahal" of Jeypore palace is situated facing the West gate of Jeypore Palace. Here is the picture taken from the South direction.

Monday, December 20, 2010

A Tribal Woman in crop field.

The Durua tribal community is known for mustard cultivation on the hill side plains. The Dense tracts of Ramagiri forest range in Koraput district of Odisha is home for this community. During the flowering of Mustard crop ,the field looks ornamentally beautiful. Here is a woman who is guarding her crop from wild birds.
photo by Paresh Rath, Journalist