
Villagers are authorized to plunder this river of all fish by Tehri maharaja: Centuries old practice
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Uttarakhand·hills · wildlife
Morena / Moriana Dhar or ex-Rokeby Manor Manager Pinder Singh Bhangra's Tinging Point, and a Tehri Dam Ganga valley below | Bird's eye view of Uttarakhand hills.

Uttarakhand·hills · river
An aerial view of rice farming steps of Chinyalisaur on mountain shelf next to Bhagirathi Ganga near Tehri Dam. Chinyalisaur is emerging as a tourist place, situated en route to Gangotri temple.

Uttarakhand·river · hills
As the hot summer become distant and winter sets in, people all over India breathe the sigh of relief. Power cuts had become the highlights of the Indian summer 1998.

Uttarakhand
Jaonli peak lies on the border of Uttarkashi and Tehri Garhwal districts. Jaonli peak stands at a moderate height of 21,800 feet.

Uttarakhand·industry
Welding torch being used to cut and shape Tehri Steel saria rods for construction in India. The man is using a welding torch without any eye protection. The sparks and the intensity of light could both damage his eyes, potentially...

Tehri, Uttarakhand·hills · festival
Maun Mela in Tehri Garhwal and nearby regions like Jaunsar and Rawai, villagers gather in flowing rivers for a unique traditional fishing practice.


Uttarakhand·school · hills
Flag Hill is located around five kilometers east of Mussoorie just off Tehri Road. The hill is littered with granite boulder formations, offering great opportunities for beginners of the sport right through to the more advanced climber.

Uttarakhand
As the hot summer become distant and winter sets in, people all over India breathe the sigh of relief. Power cuts had become the highlights of the Indian summer 1998.

Uttarakhand·hills · industry
Wood beams and logs being floated down Himalayan rivers, for use in railways and construction in pre-Independence India. Pahari Wilson ran a flourishing business on the basis of Himalayan timber, in Tehri Garhwali.

Uttarakhand·industry · highway
Ru Tor Tehri saria steel roads being unloaded from a Bolero pick-up truck, for construction in the Himalaya. Physical work in progress at a construction site in North India during the Corona Pandemic.

Uttarakhand·hills · school
Flag Hill is located around five kilometers east of Mussoorie just off Tehri Road. The hill is littered with granite boulder formations, offering great opportunities for beginners of the sport right through to the more advanced climber.

Uttarakhand·hills · river
Witness the extraordinary scale of Tehri Dam, one of the world's tallest rock-and-earth-fill dams and the highest dam in India.

Uttarakhand·industry · monsoon
Near the Tehri dam, one can still see vestigaes of the Uttarakhand floods that ravaged this valley of the Ganges some years back.

Uttarakhand·festival · hills
This footage captures the annual Maun Mela, a traditional community fishing festival held along the Aglar River in Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand.

Uttarakhand·hills · school
Flag Hill is located around five kilometers east of Mussoorie just off Tehri Road. The hill is littered with granite boulder formations, offering great opportunities for beginners of the sport right through to the more advanced climber.

Tehri, Uttarakhand·festival · hills
Villagers are walking toward the Aglar River carrying fishing nets during the 2024 Maund Mela festival in the Garhwal region of Uttarakhand.

Tehri, Uttarakhand·festival · river
During Maun Mela in Tehri Garhwal and nearby regions like Jaunsar and Rawai, villagers gather in flowing rivers for a unique traditional fishing practice.

Uttarakhand·hills · village
Villagers participate in traditional river fishing practices during the Maund Mela in the Himalayan regions of Tehri Garhwal, Jaunsar, and Rawai.
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