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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Kaas plateau with profusion of Indian arrowroot blossoms
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September 2012: Indian Arrowroot or Chavar is an annual herb which can grow upto 50-100 cm high. The plant has perennial rhizomes with many hanging tubers. Oblong lance like leaves are up to half a meter long. Flowers occur in a spike 10-15 cm long, and are yellow or white. More prominent are the greenish white or pinkish white bracts. The yellow flowers, which possess a long peduncle, are borne on a central spike. The plant is native to India and is found mainly growing wild on the table land of the Mahabaleshwar plateau and neighbouring regions in forest areas with high annual rainfall. Hot moist conditions are essential requiring rainfall of upwards of 500 cm per annum characterises its natural habitat, though it may be grown on the banks of irrigation canals. Chavar is easily propagate
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