Description: Often called the “Land of the Red Soil”, Birbhum is one of the most unique districts in West Bengal,India. The climate here is dry and extreme, the soil is red and hard, the people are simple and colourful. In the photograph, the bullock cart returns home after a days work.
Author: Partha Pal, Birbhum, West Bengal
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Location: Birbhum,West Bengal
Year: 2008
Camera: Canon EOS 30D

Bullock Cart, Birbhum, West Bengal






























(6 votes, average: 4 out of 5)

I love this shot !!!
really nice n superb
very dramatic,nicely composed picture.All the Best!
Beautiful , super combination of b/w !!
It deserves a place in final 5 !
Good luck !
Color version looks equally good !
ur landscapes r good relli..
Very nice shot,, quite thoughtful too, Had been to birbhum when i was 8 yr old with my father who was transferred then. Trust me it is indeed a land of red soil, it hardly rains , the locals were tribals who did not know how to see a watch/clock. The stone quarries used to make the best use of it by making them for for double almost the double shift but paying for only…
Thanks for taking me into the nostalgic days