Majuli Pictures, Images and Stock Photos

Majuli is the world's biggest river island in the Brahmaputra River, Assam and in 2016 became the first island to be made a district in India.

"The island of Majuli is said to be the largest river island in the world. It is situation midst the river Brahmaputra, near Jorhat, in Assam, India. The island is around 200 kms in circumference but substantial river erosion is quite serious. The island is home to tribals such as the Mishing (also Missing) people who prefer living on the banks of the river. They are predominantly fisher people. Majuli island is also the home to some 22 Sattras (Hindu monasteries) mostly dedicated to the Hindu God, Vishnu. Majuli is dotted with lagoons, as depicted in this photograph. The water hyacinth, also in this photograph, is present too and in parts its proliferation is pernicious. Rice is a popular crop. The island of Majuli is a World Heritage Site and is beginning to attract a steady flow of tourists. The photograph was taken during late afternoon."

Jorhat, India - August 23, 2011: Public ferries cross the Brahmaputra river crowed with passengers leaving for and returning from Majuli island on August 23, 2011 near Jorhat, Assam, India.

Majuli, India - August 27, 2011: Father and son set nets and traps for shell fish at dawn in a lagoon in their traditional dugout wooden boat on August 27, 2011, Majuli Island, Assam, India.

"Majuli, India - August 27, 2011: A photograph of a man from the Mising Tribe rowing a dug-out wooden boat along a lagoon. In the background of the photograph is a paddy field behind which is thick woodland. The photograph was taken at late afternoon and the view is serene and peaceful with reflections of the man and the boat on the water's surface."

Fisherman fishing in the Brahmaputra river at sunset, in Guwahati, Friday, 23 August 2020.

Jorhat, India - August 23, 2011: Overcrowded ferry arrives at Nimati Ghat from Majuli after crossing the Brahmaputra river near Jorhat, Assam, India.

Fisherman fishing in the Brahmaputra river at sunset, in Guwahati, Friday, 27 August 2020.

Anchored ferry boat following flooding on Brahmaputra river near Jorhat and Majuli island, Assam, India. This shot was taken just after a storm.

Assam being surrounded by the mighty Brahmaputra, is hit by severe flood each year. The island of Majuli, known world wide for it's treasure of natural and cultural beauty, is the worst effected. The picture depicts the sorrow brought by one of such floods to the island.

Majuli, India - August 27, 2011: Young man of indigenous tribe fishing with bamboo framed Chinese fishing net in deep lagoon with grass on August 27, 2011 on Majuli Island, Assam, India.

Majuli is the world's biggest river island

"Majuli, India - August 27, 2011: a young man prepares a Chinese fishing net surrounded by aquatic plants and water hyacinth in the midst of a lagoon on the island of Majuli in Assam, India. The shot was taken in the afternoon."

Majuli, India - August 27, 2011: A fisherman and his young son work from a small dugout boat laying prawn traps in a lagoon on August 27, 2011 on the island of Majuli, Assam, India. The photo was taken at sunset towards the end of the monsoon rainy season.

Beautiful scenery of Majuli Island , Golden hour in the River Brahmaputra.

Majuli, India - August 27, 2011: A Hindu monk models his creation of an elaborate mask at the Shamaguri Sattra (Hindu monastery) during an important Hindu festival on August 27, 2011 in Majuli, Assam, India.

Majuli, Assam, India. Traditional bamboo long houses on stilts of Mising tribe facing paddy fields and Brahmaputra river on horizon under blue sky in summer, Majuli, Assam, India.

"A photograph showing a view of a lagoon with water hyacinth in the foreground and banana trees in the background. The island of Majuli is said to be the largest river island in the world. It is situation midst the river Brahmaputra, near Jorhat, in Assam, India. The island is around 200 kms in circumference but substantial river erosion is a serious problem. The island is home to tribals such as the Mishing (also Missing) people who prefer living on the banks of the island. They are predominantly fisher people. Majuli island is also the home to some 22 Sattras (Hindu monasteries) mostly dedicated to the Hindu God, Vishnu. Majuli is dotted with lagoons, as depicted in this photograph. The water hyacinth, also in this photograph, is present too and in parts its proliferation is pernicious. Rice is a popular crop. The island of Majuli is a World Heritage Site and is beginning to attract a steady flow of tourists. The photograph was taken during late afternoon."

Majuli is the world’s largest inhabited riverine island and the seat of Assam’s neo-Vaishnavite movement. Majuli, cries in sorrow as the Brahmaputra washes away its land mass. And the saddest part of the soil erosion problem in Majuli is that, it is no longer a mere geographical or environmental problem. It has spread its venom on the social, economic and political milieu of the island.

Guwahati, India. 17 February 2021. Mising tribal people preparing traditional food during Ali-Aye-Ligang festival in Guwahati, India on 17 February 2021. Ali-Aye-Ligang, the main harvest festival of the ethnic Mising community people, this spring festival associated with agriculture, especially with the beginning of the Ahu paddy cultivation.

Majuli, Assam, India. Bamboo causeway over lagoon covered in grasses and water hyacinth following heavy monsoon rains on a bright day on Majuli island, Assam, India.

Guwahati, India. 17 February 2021. Mising tribal people dancing during Ali-Aye-Ligang festival in Guwahati, India on 17 February 2021. Ali-Aye-Ligang, the main harvest festival of the ethnic Mising community people, this spring festival associated with agriculture, especially with the beginning of the Ahu paddy cultivation.

Majuli Island, India - August 27, 2011: A shot of a Hindu clay mask of a mythical animal painted in bold colours. The shot was taken at Shamaguri Sattra (Hindu monastery) situated on the island of Majuli in the middle of the Brahmaputra River, Assam, India. This mask would be used in traditional Hindu ceremonies and functions.

Fisherman fishing in the Brahmaputra river at sunset, in Guwahati, Friday, 23 August 2020.

Majuli, India - August 27, 2011: Group of people of the Mising tribe relaxing after work in village on August 27, 2011 on Majuli Island, Assam, India.

Majuli, India - August 27, 2011: A painted mural in high relief of a Hindu God with five faces, Panch Mukkha, and several arms, astride a tiger. This mural in bright colours was photographed at a Vishnu Hindu monastery on the island of Majuli, Assam, India.

Jorhat, India - August 23, 2011: an overcrowded ferry arrives a Nimatighat having crossed the Brahmaputra river from Majuli island near Jorhat, Assam, India. This shot was taken early in the morning. A storm is brewing.

Majuli is the world's biggest river island on the bank of Brahmaputra River, Assam.Evening landscape shot

Majuli island, India - August 27, 2011: farmers plough water logged paddy fields using traditional wooden plough and driven by oxen near a village in Majuli island, Assam, India. This shot was taken on an over cast day and also shows a landscape of paddy fields.

Fisherman fishing in the Brahmaputra river at sunset, in Guwahati, Friday, 14 August 2020.

Majuli, India - August 27, 2011: Farmers use oxen and traditional wooden plough to prepare fields of paddy on a bright sunny morning on the island of Majuli in Assam, India.

Guwahati, India. 17 February 2021. Mising tribal people dancing during Ali-Aye-Ligang festival in Guwahati, India on 17 February 2021. Ali-Aye-Ligang, the main harvest festival of the ethnic Mising community people, this spring festival associated with agriculture, especially with the beginning of the Ahu paddy cultivation.

Guwahati, India. 17 February 2021. Mising tribal people dancing during Ali-Aye-Ligang festival in Guwahati, India on 17 February 2021. Ali-Aye-Ligang, the main harvest festival of the ethnic Mising community people, this spring festival associated with agriculture, especially with the beginning of the Ahu paddy cultivation.

"Jorhat, India - August 23, 2011: passengers disembarking from the ferry boat at Jorhat, Assam, India. This ferry boat started from the island of Majuli and plys to and from between the to ferry terminals a couple of times at least every day. The photograph also shows the number of people alighting from the ferry including its cargo of motorcycles and often livestock. Passengers can be seem jumping off even before the boat has been secured. The shot was taken towards the end of the monsoon season in Assam. Finally the stretch of water seen in the background is that of the River Brahmaputra, the mightiest river in India."

Majuli Island, India - August 27, 2011: Fisherman/farmer looks over his small Chinese fishing net in the middle of a paddy field/lagoon at sunset on August 27, 2011 on Majuli Island, Assam, India.

"Majuli island, India: August 27, 2011: A woman with an open umbrella walking across a bamboo bridge in the heat of the afternoon sun. A man in a small rowing boat is about to punt under the bamboo bridge. The photograph also depicts a narrow village mud track disrupted by a freshwater lagoon and water hyacinth. The shot was taken on Majuli Island in Assam, north east India."

Guwahati, India. 17 February 2021. A Mising tribal woman preparing traditional rice beer during Ali-Aye-Ligang festival in Guwahati, India on 17 February 2021. Ali-Aye-Ligang, the main harvest festival of the ethnic Mising community people, this spring festival associated with agriculture, especially with the beginning of the Ahu paddy cultivation.

Jorhat, India - August 23, 2011: Overcrowded public ferry arrives at Nimati Ghat from Majuli Island having crossed flooding Brahmaputra river during monsoon season on August 23, 2011 at Jorhat, Assam, India.

Majuli Island, India - November 2020: Men sawing trees on November 19, 2020 in Majuli Island, Assam, India.

Majuli, India - August 26, 2011: Women devotees at a prayer ceremony at the only all female Vishnu monastery on the island of Majuli. A statue of the Hindu Bird God stands in their midst. This photo was taken late in the afternoon just before sunset inside the main communal area of the monastery.

Assam being surrounded by the mighty Brahmaputra, is hit by severe flood each year. The island of Majuli, known world wide for it's treasure of natural and cultural beauty, is the worst effected. The picture depicts the sorrow brought by one of such floods to the island.

Assam being surrounded by the mighty Brahmaputra, is hit by severe flood each year. The island of Majuli, known world wide for it's treasure of natural and cultural beauty, is the worst effected. The picture depicts the sorrow brought by one of such floods to the island.

A landscape of Majuli Assam in India

Assam being surrounded by the mighty Brahmaputra, is hit by severe flood each year. The island of Majuli, known world wide for it's treasure of natural and cultural beauty, is the worst effected. The picture depicts the sorrow brought by one of such floods to the island.

Majuli Island, India - November 2020: Masks used for celebrations and festivals in the Samugari satra in Majuli Island on November 19, 2020 in Assam, India.

Majuli, Assam, India. A fresh water lagoon with water hyacinth and flanked by fields and trees at sunset on the island of Majuli, Assam, India.

Jorhat, Assam, India. Adjutant storks feed in lush green paddy field after monsoon rains under overcast sky near Jorhat, Assam, India.

Fisherman fishing in the Brahmaputra river at sunset, in Guwahati, Friday, 23 August 2020.

Riverbank, Sky, Lake, cloudy, India, Bird Watching,India

Majuli island, India - August 27, 2011: farmers plough water logged paddy fields using traditional wooden plough and driven by oxen near a village in Majuli island, Assam, India. This shot was taken on an over cast day and also shows a landscape of paddy fields.

"Majuli, India - August 27, 2011: A photograph of men and women ploughijng fields and sowing rice saplings respectively. The photograph show some of the fields have already been covered and the rice saplings are doing well. The photograph was taken on the island of Majuli in the middle of the Brahmaputra River in the state of Assam, India. This is a typical agricultural scene showing the use of traditional methods of cultivating rice. The shot was taken late one morning towards the end of the monsoon season in August."