Nanda Devi

Uttarakhand·village · ceremony

Three week long Nanda Devi Raj Jat is one of the world's famous festivals of Uttarakhand in India. People from entire Garhwal division-Kumaon division as well as other parts of India and the world participate in Nanda Devi Raj Jat Yatra.

Uttarakhand·forest

Lilium nanum and Anemone obtusiloba grow on one of the finest alpine meadows in the world - the Dibrughetta alp within the Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve.

Uttarakhand·festival · river

Devotees participate in Nanda devi mela procession in Nainital, Uttarakhand, India. 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 o…

Uttarakhand·festival · ceremony

Siddh Peeth Nanda Devi Mandir / temple in Nauti / Notti village, Garhwal, Uttarakhand, India. The three-week-long Nanda Devi Raj Jat is a pilgrimage and festival of Uttarakhand in India.

Uttarakhand·festival · ceremony

Devotees gather for Nanda Devi Raj Jat Yatra, Uttarakhand. Nanda Devi trek is one of the most difficult trek in India. One can see devotees going into trance during the yatra.

Uttarakhand·festival · ceremony

Devotees on way to Homekund during Nanda Devi Raj Jat Yatra, Uttarakhand. One can see pilgrims offer prayer..... The three-week-long Nanda Devi Raj Jat is a pilgrimage and festival of Uttarakhand in India.

Uttarakhand·river · temple

Hindu priest perform rituals while devotees gather to seek blessings at Nanda Devi temple during Nanda Devi Mohotsav in Nanital.

Uttarakhand·hills · forest

Framed through Himalayan Birch (Betula utilis) or bhoj patra trees, a group of high altitude porters descend a cliff in the Nanda Devi Sanctuary to the Rishi Ganga gorge camp.

Uttarakhand·snow

A month and a half after eight mountaineers went missing on the peaks around Nanda Devi East range, poignant video has emerged of their last moments.

Uttarakhand·river

Harish Kapadia crossing the roaring Rishi Ganga river en route Nanda Devi, over three improvised ladders put together to make a bridge.

Uttarakhand·hills · forest

Negotiating the angry Rishi Ganga river, in an attempt to cross over to the inner sanctuary on the 2001 Expedition led by Harish Kapadia, with Suman Dubey and Rupin Dang, among others.

Uttarakhand·festival · village

Three week long Nanda Devi Raj Jat is one of the world's famous festivals of Uttarakhand in India. People from entire Garhwal division-Kumaon division as well as other parts of India and the world participate in Nanda Devi Raj Jat Yatra.

Uttarakhand·festival · village

Three week long Nanda Devi Raj Jat is one of the world's famous festivals of Uttarakhand in India. People from entire Garhwal division-Kumaon division as well as other parts of India and the world participate in Nanda Devi Raj Jat Yatra.

Uttarakhand·hills · forest

Left over food containers from past expeditions lie in piles along the Dibrughetta meadow, as they cannot decompose and the expeditions didn't bother to carry them back for recycling.

Uttarakhand·hills · forest

As seen from the meadows of sarsarpatal (sarsoanpatal) within the inner ring of the Nanda Devi sanctuary, one can see the terrific glaciers that lead up to the main peak of Nanda Devi and the surrounding peaks including those below the East…

Uttarakhand·festival · village

Three week long Nanda Devi Raj Jat is one of the world's famous festivals of Uttarakhand in India. People from entire Garhwal division-Kumaon division as well as other parts of India and the world participate in Nanda Devi Raj Jat Yatra.

Uttarakhand·festival · ceremony

Devotees performing holy rituals before the Nanda Devi Raj Jat Yatra procession begins. Nanda Devi Raj Jat Yatra is a festival that stretches for whole three weeks. It is one such Uttarakhand festival that is globally famous.

Uttarakhand·festival · ceremony

Priest chant holy mantras and devotees offer prayer and seeking blessings from Goddess Nanda Devi. One can see priest put tilak on the forehead of pilgrims. And devotees hug each other....

Uttarakhand·hills · snow

The treacherous rock faces to the south of Nanda Devi West peak, on a clear summer day as seen from the meadows of Sarsarpatal in the inner sanctuary.

Uttarakhand·forest

High altitude meadows at the cusp of the world famous heritage site - the Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve and natural sanctuary. The Rhododendron campanulatum shrubs are at their floral best as are tinier buttercups.

Uttarakhand·forest · hills

Nanda Devi National Parks & Wildlife Sanctuaries: Nanda Devi National Park is an outstanding mountain wilderness with few if any parallels elsewhere in the Himalayas on account of its concentration of high peaks and glaciers lying within a…

Uttarakhand

The state of Uttaranchal came into being largely with the hill districts of Uttar Pradesh. Today, Uttaranchal is home to an awesome stretch of the Himalayas - the romantic Kumaon and the spiritual Garhwal ranges.

Uttarakhand·forest · hills

A Himalayan Jungle Crow sits in the mist, as a Primula denticulata or similar wild Himalayan Primula species flowers next to clumps of Allium humile or the edible Himalayan spring Onion, in the high altitude grassy meadows above Lata Kharak…