Nanda Devi — Clipahoy

Rishi Ganga gorge looking to Rishi Tal and Nanda Devi north sanctuary peaks

Uttarakhand·forest

Dosco mountaineer Suman Dubey walks in the inner sanctuary of Nanda Devi. The peaks of the north sanctuary - Devdamla, Bamchu and Mangron shine in bright evening light even as the Sarsarpatal meadow is alight with greenery and Nanda Devi sh…

Porters carry heavy loads into Nanda Devi Sanctuary, look out to Bethartoli

Uttarakhand·hills · forest

Uttarakhandi porters carry heavy loads as mountaineers trek into the Nanda Devi Sanctuary. Crossing the Leta Kharak pass towards Malatuni and Dharanshi, a clear view can be had of the grasslands and the mountains beyond, including Bethartol…

Greenish Leaf Warbler brings worm for chicks in nest: Nanda Devi Sanctuary

Uttarakhand·forest

Is that a White-browed Leaf Warbler? Help us identify this species which we observed to be nesting around the high altitude meadows of the Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve in the Uttarakhand Himalaya.

Devotees moving in a queue to Shri Sidh Pith Nanda Devi mandir, Uttarakhand

Uttarakhand·festival · ceremony

Devotees in a queue heading towards Shri Sidh Pith Nanda Devi mandir before the Nanda Devi Raj Jat Yatra at Nauti, Uttarakhand. The three-week-long Nanda Devi Raj Jat is a pilgrimage and festival of Uttarakhand in India.

Makeshift township of devotees en route Homkund - Nanda Devi Raj Jat Yatra

Uttarakhand·festival · ceremony

View of a makeshift township on the himalayas en route Nanda Devi temple, Uttarakhand. The three-week-long Nanda Devi Raj Jat is a pilgrimage and festival of Uttarakhand in India.

Sulphur water smells like rotten eggs and gushes out of the Himalaya here, in Nanda Devi

Uttarakhand

Aarti by Hindu priest in tomato-red attire at Nanda Devi Temple - Nanital

Uttarakhand·temple · river

Priest performs rituals and burns incense sticks, at Naina Devi Temple during Nanda Devi Mahotsav in Nainital - Uttarakhand. A priest wears a very tomato red attire to do the obsequies. Gladiolus flowers adorn the mantle with the idols.

Temporary township of devotee en route Homkund - Nanda Devi Raj Jat Yatra

Uttarakhand·festival · ceremony

View of a makeshift township on the himalayas en route Nanda Devi temple, Uttarakhand. The three-week-long Nanda Devi Raj Jat is a pilgrimage and festival of Uttarakhand in India.

Hills, greenery and waterfall en route Homkund - Nanda Devi Raj Jat Yatra

Uttarakhand·festival · ceremony

On its way to Homkund the pilgrims/trekkers get the chance to go through the amazing scenic Bedini Bugyal, Roopkund and a thrilling Jyura Gali pass, on Nandashtmi.

Devotees on way to Shri Sidh Pith Naanda Devi mandir - Nauti, Uttarakhand

Nanda Devi, Uttarakhand·festival · ceremony

Devotees offer prayer and seek blessings from Goddess before Nanda Devi Raj Jat Yatra, Uttarakhand. The three-week-long Nanda Devi Raj Jat is a pilgrimage and festival of Uttarakhand in India.

Hindu pilgrims take a break during Nanda Devi Raj Jat Yatra - Uttarakhand

Uttarakhand·festival · ceremony

Devotees take a break duirng Nanda Devi trek. Nanda Devi Raj Jat is the most wonderful pilgrimage in the High Himalayan peaks. It combines obscure faith, mysteries and thrills with a flood of devotees, Uttarakhand...

Devotees seek blessings from four horned sheep - Nanda Devi Raj Jat Yatra

Uttarakhand·festival · ceremony

Devotees take a break during the Raj Jat Yatra. One can see devotees offer prayer ans seek blessings from the four horned sheep, which will be offered to the Goddess Nanda Devi......

View of inner sanctuary of Nanda Devi with Changabang and Kalanka behind

Uttarakhand·forest

A view from the meadows of Sarsarpatal / Sarsoanpatal, in the inner sanctuary of Nanda Devi, looking out to the north sanctuary peaks above Rishi Tal, including Devdamla, Bamchu and Mangraon, north-east to Nanda Devi and behind one to Chang…

Roping up to cross the roaring Rishi Ganga river in Nanda Devi Sanctuary

Uttarakhand·forest · hills

Roping up to cross the roaring Rishi Ganga river within the outer sanctuary of the Nanda Devi Sanctuary, Uttarakhand, India.

Priest sings 'Om Jai Ambe Gauri' aarti of Goddess Durga at Nauti village, in Nanda Devi

Uttarakhand·ceremony · festival

Priest sings 'Om Jai Ambe Gauri' aarti of Goddess Durga at Nauti village. Devotees offer prayer and perform rituals at Shri Sidh Pith Nanda Devi mandir at Nauti village, Uttarakhand.

Group of Hindu devotees sing 'Thariya Chofla' during Nanda Devi Festival

Uttarakhand·festival · railway

Hindu devotees sing 'Thariya Chofla', one of the prominent and old folk song of Garhwal. Thariya Chofla is a prominent folk song from Uttarakhand sung with dance.

Idol of Goddesses Nanda and Sunanda taken out during Nanda Devi Mahotsav

Uttarakhand·festival

Idol of Goddesses Nanda and Sunanda taken out during the Nanda Devi Mahotsav procession, were we see crowd thronged on the streets of Almora - Uttarakhand.

Nanda Devi Expedition members prepare to cross the dangerous Rishi Ganga

Uttarakhand·hills · snow

Nanda Devi is a two-peaked massif, forming a 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) long high ridge, oriented east-west. The west summit is higher, and the eastern summit is called Nanda Devi East.

Performing puja and offering Anemone flowers on the slopes of Nanda Devi

Uttarakhand·hills · ceremony

Nanda Devi is a two-peaked massif, forming a 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) long high ridge, oriented east-west. The west summit is higher, and the eastern summit is called Nanda Devi East.

Birch forests, flower meadows and cliffy mountains, Nanda Devi Sanctuary

Uttarakhand·hills · forest

Birch forests, slopes covered in Anemones and Rhubarb, Lotus corniculatus underfoot, sub-alpine grasslands and cliffy mountains, cloudy cliff-faces and deep ravined valleys - a range of imagery from within the outer precincts of the Nanda D…

Lata village en route Lata Kharak and Dharanshi in Nanda Devi sanctuary

Uttarakhand·village · forest

This is an ancient temple in Lata village en route the outer sanctuary of Nanda Devi, as one ascends to Lata Kharak - the high altitude alpine meadow before the ascent to the Dharansi pass and Dibrughetta meadow across it.

Sunrise from Lata Kharak meadow in Nanda Devi Sanctuary, ver Bethartoli

Uttarakhand·forest

A clear view of Bethartoli Himal and the peaks around the outer ring of the Nanda Devi Sanctuary and the peaks around the outer edge of the Valley of Flowers, as seen from Lata Kharak.

Pilgrims trekking towards Nanda Devi during Raj Jat Yatra - Uttarakhand

Uttarakhand·festival · ceremony

Devotees head towards Nanda Devi during Nanda Devi Raj Jat Yatra in Uttarakhand... The three-week-long Nanda Devi Raj Jat is a pilgrimage and festival of Uttarakhand in India.