Image Credits
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
