Uttar Pradesh

dance

Kathak is one of the eight forms of Indian classical dances, originated from Uttar Pradesh, India. This dance form traces its origins to the nomadic bards of ancient northern India, known as Kathaks, or storytellers.

forest · river

National Chambal Sanctuary, also called the National Chambal Gharial Wildlife Sanctuary, is a 5,400 km2 (2,100 sq mi) tri-state protected area in northern India for the critically endangered gharial (small crocodiles), the red-crowned roof…

A cultivator in Uttar Pradesh's Malihabad district has named a new kind of mango after ace cricketer Sachin Tendulkar.

Children being adorned in Indian turbans outside the Taj Mahal in Uttar Pradesh, India. Agra is a city on the banks of the river Yamuna in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, India, 363 kilometres (226 mi) west of state capital, Lucknow an…

festival · dance

Crowd dance as palanquin of Lord Krishna is taken out during a procession in the streets of Gokul, Uttar Pradesh. A procession is taken out before the Holi festival celebration. The Festival of Colors. The Festival of Love.

music

Indian Qawwal Ustad Jaffar Hussain Khan sings "Maut ka ek din" at a concert with his group. Ustad Jaffar Hussain Khan of Badaun, Uttar Pradesh.

The badlands of UP! Mahindra and Trax Jeeps that carry a motley assortment of villagers, goons, gunmen, politicians, simple folks, good Indians, farmers and dacoits - all mixed in, perhaps...

village

Women from Bareilly village carrying pots filled with water.. Bareilly is a prominent city in Bareilly district in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.

crafts · farmland

Pottery is the material from which the potteryware is made, of which major types include earthenware, stoneware and porcelain. The place where such wares are made is also called a pottery (plural "potteries").

farmland

Malihabad is known for dussheri mangoes.It produces hybrid Chaunsa and Dusseheri mangoes in the month of July. But people also grow pineapple in their orchard as the climate is suitable for pineapple farming as well.

festival

Members of Vishwa Hindu Parishad takes out a Tiranga Yatra in Kasganj during Republic Day in Uttar Pradesh. They can be seen placing Indian flags on buildings.

festival · temple

Men and women dress up and ready for the Lathmaar Holi festival celebration in Barsana, Uttar Pradesh. Barsana celebrates Holi in most traditional way.

flowers

This year mango trees seems to be bearing a lot of flower and the trees of Uttar Pradesh are in full and heavily-laden blossom, and even right across Northern India! So it should be a good mango year...

Varanasi, is a city on the banks of the Ganges in Uttar Pradesh, 320 kilometres (200 mi) southeast of the state capital, Lucknow. It is holiest of the seven sacred cities (Sapta Puri) in Hinduism and Jainism.

farmland

Agriculture is the leading occupation in Uttar Pradesh. Wheat is the state's principal food crop and sugarcane is the main commercial crop. About 70% of India's sugar comes from Uttar Pradesh.

forest · wildlife

Dudhwa National Park is a National Park and major part of the Dudhwa Tiger Reserve located in the Terai of Uttar Pradesh state, India. It covers an area of 680 km2, with a buffer zone of almost 190 km2.

river

The Chambal River is a tributary of the Yamuna River in central India, and forms part of the greater Gangetic drainage system.

forest · river

National Chambal Sanctuary, also called the National Chambal Gharial Wildlife Sanctuary, is a 5,400 km2 (2,100 sq mi) tri-state protected area in northern India for the critically endangered gharial (small crocodiles), the red-crowned roof…

forest · river

National Chambal Sanctuary, also called the National Chambal Gharial Wildlife Sanctuary, is a 5,400 km2 (2,100 sq mi) tri-state protected area in northern India for the critically endangered gharial (small crocodiles), the red-crowned roof…

highway

Driving on National Highway 24 (NH24) towards Muradabad from Hapur in Uttar Pradesh. Sharing roads with trucks is a common sight when one drives on Uttar Pradesh's road.

highway

Truck incident in the badlands of Uttar Pradesh. Road incident have earned India a dubious distinction.

village · farmland

Uttar Pradesh, abbreviated U.P., is a state located in northern India. It was created on 1 April 1937 as the United Provinces with the passing of the States Reorganisation Act and renamed Uttar Pradesh in 1950.

river · boats

One of the most scenic view every visitor wants to experience while sailing over Ganges river.