Pictures of Maoists Naxalites in Chhattisgarh

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Pulitzercenter and Flickr

A crude but powerful hand made rocket is stuck in a roadside tree and left unattended, unexploded by security forces in Bastar, Chhattisgarh.

Half-portrait of Naxalite fighter at remote jungle camp, south Bastar region.



Naxalite guerilla raises weapon to the call of “Lal Salaam”, or red salute, south Bastar


Naxalite guerilla in a training exercise, south Bastar region. The AK-47 pictured was said to have been seized in a recent attack on police forces.



Dawn in Naxalite territory, south Bastar region.



Comrade Sapna, a woman Naxalite leader, sips her morning coffee, south Bastar region. The insurgents say women account for more than 40 percent of their ranks.


A young Naxalite takes a break to read Maoist doctrine at a jungle camp, south Bastar region.

Rice and stewed vegetables are daily staples for Naxalite guerillas.

For some Naxalites, a homemade rifle will have to suffice until better arms are seized or stolen from state police forces.

Naxalites pay visit to tribal village on daily patrol, south Bastar region.

Naxalite guerillas trek back to their jungle redoubt, south Bastar region.

Naxalite guerillas conducting morning roll call at their jungle camp, south Bastar region.

A bow and arrow wielding member of the Sangam, the Naxalites’ village militia, south

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