
Maun Mela fishing festival and traffic near twin bridges in Uttarakhand
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Maun Mela, a traditional community fishing festival held along the Aglar River in the Tehri Garhwal region of Uttarakhand, India.
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A Streaked Laughing Thrush young one on a log. Cicadas call as we climb around Landour, en route the Chhaiyan Bamak valley of Garhwal, towards the peak of Bandarpunch or White Peak. A White-capped Redstart preens its feathers and bobs its tail up and down... Is that a Niltava next or a Redstart? A lovely view of an Orange Oakleaf butterfly, the national butterfly of India, at the Benog Wildlife Sanctuary. A tiger butterfly or is that an Admiral? See a whole range of Uttarakhand's butterflies and birds in this clip. See a cicada vocalizing on a tree trunk - rarely seen before! See the abdomen quiver as it vocalizes and calls. A thistle in flower on the meadows around Benog, Mussoorie. Trekking in the Bandarpunch Chhaiyan Bamak valley of Garhwal, with Himalayan Griffon Vulture Join us on the
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