Uttar Pradesh

monsoon

A scene at the residence of District Magistrate in Chandauli, Uttar Pradesh during the monsoon floods. The entry gate closed and water halfway up to the building. A resident can be heard saying the DM has run away due to the floods.

river · birds

Help us identify this Bittern that we filmed on a roadside wetland in Uttar Pradesh. This surely is not a or Striated Heron or Little Heron, is it? A Striated Heron (Butorides striata) also known as Little Heron is busy looking for prey in…

birds · lake

A Purple Heron (Ardea purpurea) cranes its neck mid-stride among aquatic plants at Haiderpur Wetland in Uttar Pradesh.

railway · industry

Bijnor or Bijnaur town in Uttar Pradesh is an industrial - agricultural rural - urban complex, along the Ganga river.

river · aerial

Widow town Vrindavan in Uttar Pradesh on Holi 26th March 2024: Crowded urban religious tourism town with colour splashes in cow belt of north India's UP state.

aerial · temple

A stunning aerial view of the Radha Mandir in Barsana, in this aerial view of the Mathura - Vrindavan Holi central belt as on 26th March 2024, as seen aerially, from the air in Uttar Pradesh state.

highway · bus

Chaos on-site at the highway in Kannauj, Uttar Pradesh where in an unfortunate incident a truck and a bus are damaged leading to loss of lives.

The Wave group was started by the infamous Ponty Chadha who was shot by his own family members. His claim to fame did not come from real estate. His Wave City Center is located in the heart of the burgeoning city of NOIDA.

fort · river

See the escape route that Rani Jhansi took on her horse, from the top of the fort, to the lone two room building outside.

aerial · temple

The popular Holi celebration in Uttar Pradesh’s Mathura has begun with great enthusiasm, with a predominance of oranges and saffron. People gather in large numbers to celebrate ‘Lathmar Holi’ at ‘Janmabhoomi’ Mathura.

village

Chimney stacks cause air pollution from rural factories and village industries in Uttar Pradesh. Smoke billows from tall chimneys as one drives from Saharanpur to Dehradun.

This well-laid out garden-park is but an aberration when considering the backdrop and surroundings of this densely-populated north Indian city in Uttar Pradesh state.

Jaggery making and consumption is a big deal in India and is one of the major producers of sugarcane-based products. We take a look at one of the vital process of extracting juice from raw sugarcane at a factory in Uttar Pradesh.

politics · hills

It has been an agitation fermenting for the past few years in the hills of Uttar Pradesh. Unlike similar agitations in other parts of the country the basic demand is focused on creation of a separate state.

highway · industry

Normal traffic is thrown into pandemonium as Uttar Pradesh police stop Congress politician Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi from heading towards Hathras after the incident involving a woman.

politics

Footwear strewn all over the street, posters rejecting CAA on the ground, vehicles toppled as thousands of marchers take to the streets in Bhadohi Nagar Palika in Uttar Pradesh.

politics

The streets look like a different planet with rocks strewn everywhere as police and demonstrators opposing the CAA, NRC Bill passed in the parliament in November 2019 caused a stir in many parts of India.

livestock · river

Clear canals brimming with water from the monsoon, such a relief for the buffalos and young boys frolicking in the water. A trio of women in colourful clothing riding on a buffalo cart on the way home.

monsoon

Floods are one of the most destructive natural calamities in India with floods ravaging lives in India during the monsoons.

monsoon · architecture

Everything looks submerged here at a village in Chandauli, Uttar Pradesh. Even the bridge over a canal is not spared as a man cycles across the flooded bridge. The entire village landscape is lost in the murky monsoon floodwater.

river · railway

Ganga barrage, Garhmukteshwar and milk being boiled to make mithai or Indian sweets in Bijnor.

railway · aerial

Bijnor town in Uttar Pradesh: Heart of north India, crowded town in the cow and sugarcane belt Bijnor or Bijnaur town in Uttar Pradesh is an industrial - agricultural rural - urban complex, along the Ganga river.

festival · ceremony

Women all prepared and excited to play Lathmar Holi at Barsana, waiting with canes and sticks in hand This footage captures the electrifying atmosphere of Holi celebrations in Barsana, Uttar Pradesh, one of the most famous and culturally ri…