Himachal Pradesh

festival · dance

Himachali men wear grass skirts and dance, which is part of Faguli festival in Himachal Pradesh. It could be weird for rest of the country or world. Faguli derives its name from the local word for Spring season (Falgun).

Himachal Pradesh·festival · dance

Himachali men wear grass skirts and dance like Hawaiian danceers, which is part of Faguli festival in Himachal Pradesh. It could be weird for rest of the country or world.

Himachal Pradesh·festival · hills

Dussehra time in the Kullu valley of Himachal Pradesh is special. It is celebrated like nowhere else in India. En route to Manali, a hill station town, the procession typifies Himachali customs.

festival · river

The annual Manimahesh Yatra is one of the popular Hindu pilgrimages of India. Each thousands of pilgrims undertake this difficult yatra to worship the shivlinga.

river · lake

Devotee is taking bath in the freezing cold water at Manimahesh lake during Manimahesh yatra in Himachal Pradesh.

fort · temple

The Murtu temple is based around limestone caves which are revered as shivlings. The beautiful designs and carvings of Mahadev are marvelous. Arki is a town and a Nagar panchayat in Solan district in the state of Himachal Pradesh, India.

Himachal Pradesh

festival · bazaar

Crowd gathered during the procession taken out at Mandi town during Mahashivratri Fair, Himachal Pradesh. They watch as the devotees swings the palanquin.

hills

Paraglider arranging their parachute after they land at a field in Himachal Pradesh, India. Tourists in large number ready to take a flight during the Paragliding Pre World Cup.

hills · snow

A Bell 407 helicopter operated by the Pawan Hans company in India, is used for a heli-skiing operation in Himachal Pradesh, India. The machine takes off and heads into the higher altitudes of the Parvati glacier region.

festival · crafts

One can see huge crowd gather to witness the popular bull fighting at Sair fair at Arki in Himachal Pradesh. Himachal Pradesh is very famous in terms of its culture, fairs and festivals.

hills

river · bus

Satluj river flows through the Rampur Bushahr. Also see huge barren mountains in the backdrop. The river divides Rampur Bushahr, crossed easily by an old iron bridge. Top view of Rampur Bushahr's Inter-State Bus Terminal.

village

Lying on the Ladakh-Tibet trade route from early ages, The Hanle village is of utmost importance to trade and religion. It is also home to the 17th century Hanle Gompa.

Himachal Pradesh·dance

Jhamakda is a folk dance of Kangra in Himachal Pradesh. It is exclusively performed by women. It features percussion instruments and songs. This performance took place at the Surajkund Crafts Mela in Haryana in February 2020.

hills

The tribal women in Sangla Valley with the Himachali cap leave a gathering together as they indulge in socializing. Kinnauri tribal women wear these caps also worn by the men instead of 'Dhatus' worn by women in other parts of Himachal.

fort · temple

Lakshmi Narayan temple houses statues of Lord Narayan and Hindu Goddess Lakshmi. It is one of the oldest temples in the region. Arki is a town and a Nagar panchayat in Solan district in the state of Himachal Pradesh, India.

music

We filmed this person known as Samurai Suzuki at Bhagsu valley of Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh. He is from Japan and now lives at Dharamshala earning his livelihood by singing songs wherever he goes with his guitar.

festival · bazaar

Children singing "Tu maane ya na maane dil dara," a great composition by the Wadali Brothers at the International Shivratri Festival in Mandi, Himachal Pradesh.

Himachal Pradesh

A beautiful time lapse sequence of mountain peak in Lahaul and Spiti district of Himachael Pradesh. The district of Lahaul-Spiti in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh consists of the two formerly separate districts of Lahaul and Spiti.

hills · sport

From the window of a SA 315B Lama, check out virgin runs for skiing and snow-boarding in the Himalayan state of Himachal Pradesh in India, from the pilot's perspective...

hills · aerial

This aerial footage captures the Pangi Valley in Himachal Pradesh during winter, revealing a breathtaking Himalayan landscape shaped by snow, altitude, and isolation.