Nanda Devi

Uttarakhand·festival · livestock

The Nanda Devi Jat Yatra is held once in every 12 years in the District of Chamoli, Uttaranchal. During this two week long Yatra, thousands of devout pilgrims throng the region of Kumaon to pay respect to godess Nanda Devi.

Uttarakhand·festival · livestock

The Nanda Devi Jat Yatra is held once in every 12 years in the District of Chamoli, Uttaranchal. During this two week long Yatra, thousands of devout pilgrims throng the region of Kumaon to pay respect to godess Nanda Devi.

Uttarakhand·festival · ceremony

Devotees gather for the royal Nanda Devi Yatra in the Indian state of Uttarakhand. They all are ready for the yatra. The three-week-long Nanda Devi Raj Jat is a pilgrimage and festival of Uttarakhand in India.

Uttarakhand·festival · ceremony

One can see the top view of devotees en route Nanda Devi in the Indian state of Uttarakhand. The three-week-long Nanda Devi Raj Jat is a pilgrimage and festival of Uttarakhand in India.

Uttarakhand·festival · ceremony

View of Shri Sidh Pith Nanda Devi temple at Nauti, Uttarakhand. Devotees visit the Shri Sidh Pith Nanda Devi Mandir. The three-week-long Nanda Devi Raj Jat is a pilgrimage and festival of Uttarakhand in India.

Uttarakhand·hills · forest

Nanda Devi is the second highest mountain in India and the highest entirely within the country; owing to this geography it was considered the highest known mountain in the world until computations on Dhaulagiri by western surveyors in 1808.…

Uttarakhand·hills · snow

The snow partridge (Lerwa lerwa) is a gamebird in the pheasant family Phasianidae found widely distributed across the high-altitude Himalayan regions of India, Pakistan, Nepal and China. It is the only species within its genus.

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

Pilgrims throng for Nanda Devi Raj Jat Yatra. 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

Couples taking part in Havan during the Nanda Devi Mela - At Naina Devi Temple, Nainital - Uttarakhand. Havan is a religious ceremony performed in temples and in homes that involves worship through the use of a sacred fire.

Uttarakhand·festival · ceremony

Devotees participating in Havan during the Nanda Devi Mahotsav - 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·village · festival

A man possessed by the mountain spirits! Villagers and believers in a trance (maata aaya) during the Nanda Devi Raj Jat Yatra in 2000, near Nauti village, Uttarakhand, India.

Uttarakhand·hills · forest

Nanda Devi is the second highest mountain in India and the highest entirely within the country (Kangchenjunga being on the border of India and Nepal); owing to this geography it was considered the highest known mountain in the world until c…

Uttarakhand·festival · livestock

The Nanda Devi Jat Yatra is held once in every 12 years in the District of Chamoli, Uttaranchal. During this two week long Yatra, thousands of devout pilgrims throng the region of Kumaon to pay respect to godess Nanda Devi.

Nanda Devi, Uttarakhand·hills · snow

The high-altitude views of Kuari Pass showcase a dramatic Himalayan landscape. Surrounded by snow-capped peaks and rolling meadows, this region offers panoramic vistas of major ranges like Nanda Devi.

Uttarakhand·village · festival

Siddh Peeth Nanda Devi Mandir / temple in Nauti / Notti village, Garhwal, Uttarakhand, India. The Nautiyal people come from and trace their roots to this village! Some of the men in this clip are in a trance. Nanda Devi Raj Jat Yatra.

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.

Uttarakhand

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·hills · forest

Stream in alpine meadow of Nanda Devi National Park. This is where spring-time blooms come to flower and proliferate in the boggy meadows, as spring-time snows melt above.

Uttarakhand·festival · monsoon

The Nanda Devi Jat Yatra is held once in every 12 years in the District of Chamoli, Uttaranchal. During this two week long Yatra, thousands of devout pilgrims throng the region of Kumaon to pay respect to godess Nanda Devi.

Uttarakhand·festival · livestock

The Nanda Devi Jat Yatra is held once in every 12 years in the District of Chamoli, Uttaranchal. During this two week long Yatra, thousands of devout pilgrims throng the region of Kumaon to pay respect to godess Nanda Devi.

Uttarakhand·festival · livestock

Devotees take a midday meal break from the tough Nanda Devi trek... The Nanda Devi Jat Yatra is held once in every 12 years in the District of Chamoli, Uttaranchal.