Typical houses on stilts in Sowgury village of the Mishing minority on the island of Majuli, Assam, India. - Photos

India , Assam, Along the Brahmaputra river. Majuli island, Sowgury village. A young girl joins a woman in a sari sitting on the floor. The Mishing minority live in bamboo houses on stilts. The roof is covered with straw and the walls are made with woven bamboo. Around trees and vegetable crops protected by straw barrier. To access the house, a tree trunk has been converted into a ladder.