Nanda Devi

Uttarakhand·hills

Yet another high altitude Himalayan flora bouquet: Stellera chamaejasme with its fine scented mountain fragrance lives at the edges of alpine meadows and rocky lands, Rhubarb is a highly edible Himalayan plant, Rhododendron anthopogon is us…

Uttarakhand·hills · forest

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·hills · forest

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·hills · forest

Peaks of the north sanctuary, including Bamchu, Devdamla and Mangraon, as seen from Sarsarpatal in the inner sanctuary. Then see a glorious view of Nanda Devi itself, with jet-stream plumes billowing from the summit.

Uttarakhand·festival · ceremony

Devotees throng during Nanda Devi Raj Jat Yatra. One can see aarti being performed to Nanda Devi and devotees offer prayer and seeking blessings from goddess Nanda Devi, Uttarakhand The three-week-long Nanda Devi Raj Jat is a pilgrimage and…

Uttarakhand·festival · ceremony

Devotees on trek to Nanda Devi. 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·hills · forest

Cairn or thoua (a pile of stones to mark a point on the route) on the way from Lata Kharak pass to Dibrughetta alp, en route Nanda Devi, within the inner sanctuary.

Uttarakhand·hills · forest

View from the Pisgah cairn, prior to entry into the inner sanctuary of the Nanda Devi National park's inner sanctuary. Crossing the downward facing slabs of Ramini or Rhamani, with ropes placed for security.

Uttarakhand·temple · ceremony

Priest performs aarti at Nanda Devi temple as an Uttarakhandi woman goes into a trance. A priest wears a very tomato red attire and uses a multi-tiered candle stand to do the obsequies.

Uttarakhand·hills

As seen from Auli with tramway infrastructure in profile, the wide Himalayan panoramic range of peaks is clearly visible at sunset, with the sun's glow hitting just the summit of India's second highest peak - Nanda Devi.

Uttarakhand·hills

Clouds cover Nanda Devi mountain range as seen from Gorson meadow near Auli, Uttarakhand. Nanda Devi is the second highest mountain in India, and the highest located entirely within the country.

Uttarakhand·hills

Nanda Devi in the highest peak in the Indian Garhwal Himalaya. The mountain has two tops, the main summit at 7816m (25,643ft) and Nanda Davy East at 7434m (24,389ft).

Uttarakhand·festival · ceremony

The three-week-long Nanda Devi Raj Jat is a pilgrimage and festival of Uttarakhand in India. People from the 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

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.

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.

Uttarakhand·hills · forest

Harish Kapadia examines a topo sheet of Nanda Devi during the expedition into the inner sanctuary in 2001.

Uttarakhand

Uttarakhand·hills · forest

Nanda Devi is the second highest mountain in India, and the highest located entirely within the country. (Kangchenjunga, which is higher, is on the border of India and Nepal.) It is the 23rd-highest peak in the world.

Uttarakhand·hills · forest

The 1193 built minaret - spire of Qutub Minar stands out from the semi urban sprawl of South Delhi.

Uttarakhand·festival · ceremony

Devotees on trek to Nanda Devi. 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

Devotees take a halt during Nanda Devi Raj Jat Yatra. One can see palanquin of Goddess, devotees ring bell and blow shankh...... The three-week-long Nanda Devi Raj Jat is a pilgrimage and festival of Uttarakhand in India.

Uttarakhand·festival · ceremony

Devotees take a break during Nanda Devi Raj Jat Yatra in Uttarakhnad, India. One can see that the pilgrims are eight kilometres away from Homekund......

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.