Infamous in the past for its violence and corruption, Bihar is now undergoing drastic change under Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. Here is a glimpse of what daily life in Bihar look like:
A vendor carries bangles for sale as he crosses a road in Patna, the capital of Bihar state January 21, 2012.
A labourer works at a factory under construction at Hajipur industrial park on the outskirts of Patna, in Bihar state.
A rickshaw puller is reflected on the installed mirrors of his rickshaw as he waits for passengers on a street in Patna, in Bihar.
A labourer works at a brick factory at Hajipur industrial park on the outskirts of Patna.
School children stand during the morning prayer at a school in Anandpur near Patna.
Relatives carry a corpse atop a motorised rickshaw travelling on a street at Hajipur industrial park on the outskirts of Patna.
Labourers leave after the day's work at a brick factory at Hajipur industrial park on the outskirts Patna.
A labourer walks past residential apartments that are under construction in Patna.
A man rows his boat in the waters of river Ganges with Mahatma Gandhi Setu bridge seen in the background in Patna.
Vendors wait for customers in front of a poster of Bihar's chief minister and leader of Janata Dal United party Nitish Kumar at Hajipur industrial park on the outskirts of Patna, in Bihar.
Farmers work in a paddy field on the outskirts of Patna.
A crow sits on a human corpse in the river Ganges in Patna, in Bihar.
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