Nainital

Uttarakhand·festival

The procession carrying the Dola of Nanda Devi in Nainital & Almora witnesses huge crowds of devotees. People pray for prosperity, both material and spiritual, at the fair.

Uttarakhand·temple

Gurudwara Sri Guru Singh Sabha Nainital is one of the 5 Top Religious Places to visit in Nainital. It is located near to the Naina Devi Temple just before the Tibetan Market It is very popular among the locals and also among the tourists.

Uttarakhand·festival · ceremony

Hindu devotees performing rituals at the holy temple of Naina Devi in Nainital during the celebration of Nanda Devi Festival.

Uttarakhand·wildlife · river

Archival footage of Corbett Park and Nainital, including a shot of Jim Corbett with a young hare in his hands, a Britisher fishing the Ramganga river, and more! Jim Corbett National Park—named after the hunter and conservationist Jim Corbet…

Uttarakhand·temple · river

Bhimeshwara Mahadev Temple on the banks of Bhimsarovar, Nainital. The Bhimeshwara Temple was set up by the Pandavas.

Uttarakhand

The sunset on a cloudy evening makes the clouds look colorful due to dispersion of sunlight. Looks like an artist went and went crazy with his paints and colours.

Uttarakhand·temple · river

Devotees thronged Naina Devi Temple to offer prayer during the Nanda Devi Mahotsav, Nainital -Uttarakhand.

Uttarakhand·festival · temple

Devotees throng Naina Devi Temple to offer prayer and take blessing of Naina Devi during the Nanda Devi Mahostav in Nainital - Uttarakhand.

Uttarakhand·birds · forest

Picus canus or the Grey-headed Woodpecker nesting on Ayarpatta hill, Nainital, Uttarakhand. The Grey-headed Woodpecker (Picus canus), also known as the Grey-faced Woodpecker, is a Eurasian member of the woodpecker family Piciformes.

Uttarakhand·temple · river

Coconut plays a very vital role in Hindu offering. Coconut is broken in temple as an offering for prayers.

Uttarakhand·temple · river

Devotees at the Naina Devi Temple, Nainital - Uttarkhand.. The name "NAINA" which means eye is derived from a temple to the goddess 'Naini Devi" built on the upper edge of the lake and was destoyed by the landslip of 1880.

Uttarakhand·temple

Hindu devotees ring temple bells at Naina Devi temple in Nainital in Uttarakhand. The temple is located on top of the Naina hill at the northern shore of Naini lake in Nainital, Uttarakhand.

Nainital, Uttarakhand

Kaladungi or Kaladhungi is a town and a nagar panchayat in Nainital District in the Indian state of Uttarakhand. It is a very fertile area with n amazing variety of fruits and vegetables.

Uttarakhand

Uttarakhand·festival · temple

Havan performed during the Nanda Devi Mahostav, at Naina Devi Temple in Nainital - Uttarakhand.

Uttarakhand·festival · ceremony

Aarti being performed during Nanda Devi Mahotsav at the Naina Devi Temple in Nainital - Uttarakhand.

Uttarakhand·festival

Procession taken out during the Nanda Devi Mahotsav in Nainital - Uttarakhand. The Nandadevi fair is held at Almora, Nainital, Kot (Dangoli), Ranikhet, Bhowali, Kichha and also in the far flung villages of lohar (like Milam and Martoli) and…

Uttarakhand·festival · ceremony

Devotees singing Om Jai Jagdish during aarti at the Naina Devi Temple in Nainital - Uttarakhand.

Uttarakhand·festival · ceremony

Priest together with devotees performing Havan during the Nanda Devi Mahotsav in Nainital - Uttarakhand. Homa is a Sanskrit word which refers to any ritual in which making offerings into a consecrated fire is the primary action.

Uttarakhand·wildlife · hills

Jim Corbett National Park is the oldest national park in India and was established in 1936 as Hailey National Park to protect the endangered Bengal tiger.

Uttarakhand·lake · monsoon

Visitors taking a boat ride in Naini Jheel or Naini lake in Nainital - Uttarakhand. Nainital Lake, a natural freshwater body, situated amidst the township of Nainital in Uttarakhand State of India, tectonic in origin, is kidney shaped or cr…

Nainital, Uttarakhand

Kumaun is one of the two regions and administrative divisions of Uttarakhand, a mountainous state of northern India, the other being Garhwal.

Uttarakhand·ceremony · festival

An old woman offering aarti at Naina Devi Temple, large number of devotees thronged and take blessing of the Goddess Naina Devi during Nanda Devi Mahotsav in Nainital - Uttarakhand.