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The photographers and sources behind the images on Off Beat Bihar.

We are grateful to the photographers whose work appears on this website. Images from Wikimedia Commons are used under the licences shown, which are linked from each credit. If you believe an image is credited incorrectly or used without permission, please contact us and we will correct it promptly.

  • A plate of litti chokha with green chilli and lemon
    Photo: Eddie Stann, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
  • A seller surrounded by Madhubani paintings
    Photo: Raj Gopal Singh Verma राजगोपाल सिंह वर्मा, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
  • Boats on the shore of Kanwar Lake, Begusarai
    Photo: Mausam Nandan, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
  • Farmers working in green rice paddies at Kutlupur, Bihar, with palm trees and hills beyond
    Photo: Manish Patel on Unsplash
  • Folk singer Sharda Sinha
    Photo: Rosehubwiki, Kuber Patel, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
  • Men pounding sesame and jaggery to make tilkut
    Photo: Goutam1962, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
  • Portrait photograph of Dr. Rajendra Prasad
    Photo: White House, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
  • Sher Shah Suri Tomb in Sasaram, set in its lake
    Photo: Nandanupadhyay, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
  • Soop baskets of fruit, thekua and diyas laid out for Chhath
    Photo: Shivendujha, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
  • Stacks of layered khaja sweets from Silao
    Photo: Odantapuribs, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
  • Statue of Dashrath Manjhi at his memorial in Gehlaur
    Photo: Sumita Roy Dutta, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
  • Tall forest along a safari track in Valmiki Tiger Reserve
    Photo: Indianroots5, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
  • The Ananda Stupa and Ashokan pillar at Kolhua, Vaishali
    Photo: Rohit Sharma, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
  • The carved entrance of the Lomas Rishi Cave in the Barabar Hills
    Photo: Srijitakundan, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
  • The Golghar granary in Patna
    Photo: Venkygrams, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
  • The Mahabodhi Temple at Bodh Gaya rising above its gardens
    Photo: Rohit Sharma, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
  • The red walls and turrets of the Darbhanga Raj fort
    Photo: RANJEET KUMAR, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
  • The riverside Marine Drive in Patna at dusk
    Photo: Tichkulemishima, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
  • The Sariputta Stupa (Temple 3) among the brick ruins of Nalanda Mahavihara
    Photo: Sumitsurai, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
  • The stone Mundeshwari Temple on its hilltop in Kaimur
    Photo: Lakshya, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
  • The terraced Buddhist stupa at Kesariya, East Champaran
    Photo: Amitabha Gupta, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
  • The white Vishwa Shanti Stupa on Ratnagiri hill, Rajgir
    Photo: Pratik10pathak, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
  • Thekua, the sweet biscuit made for Chhath
    Photo: Biswarup Ganguly, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
  • Thousands of devotees gathered at Barani Ghat, Bhagalpur, for the morning arghya of Chhath
    Photo: Vkumarv, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
  • Ustad Bismillah Khan receiving the Bharat Ratna
    Photo: Press Trust of India (PTI), A Government of India Agency, GODL-India, via Wikimedia Commons
  • Women offering prayers to the setting sun during Chhath Puja in Bihar, under marigold garlands
    Photo: AajeevSingh01, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
  • Young professionals working on laptops together in a modern office
    Photo: Ofspace LLC on Pexels

Last updated 23 October 2026