Uttarakhand

monsoon · river

Barrage on the Saryu river along the Indo-Nepal border. Muddy waters swell up the Sarju river as the monsoon dumps mud, silt and rains upstream in India and Nepal.

flowers · hills

As the monsoon mists swirl around, have a look at one of the remant tea estates of the western Himalaya, in Kumaon.

hills · snow

Clouds and snow: Srikantha, Hanuman and peaks of the Jaonli range above Harsil in the Uttarakhand Himalaya Himalayan post monsoon moods in rapid cloud movements from Garhwal's Jalandhri Gadh valley above Harsil.

flowers

With its delicately-fringed petals, this Peony-flowered Tulip can be seen flowering at the wildfilmsindia botanical gardens in Uttarakhand: The Tulip fools one into thinking it a Peony

hills · flowers

Paeonia emodi, a species of wild Peony that is endemic to the upper Himalaya, grows at the wildfilmsindia botanical gardens in Uttarakhand.

forest · hills

Terrace farming aerial view of Uttarakhand middle hills, with snow peaks afar, and pine forests galore Terrace farming aerial view of Uttarakhand middle hills, with snow peaks afar, and pine forests galore

hills · river

Trout splash around with glee as they are fed in our trout runs in the Uttarakhand Himalaya.

flowers

Rhododendron arboreum or guransh tree in full bloom in Uttarakhand spring, Laughing Thrushes and many other birds get enthusiastic about blooms, their nectar and the insects they invite.

festival · farmland

Priest dances with an axe in hand during a trance stage ritual at Uttarakhand Harvest Festival near Harsil. The crowd goes crazy and whistles him on with encouragement. The palanquin of the goddess is meanwhile jhuloed on the palki.

bazaar · village

Village wool market : Shepherd community of Uttarakhand brings in their freshly sheared sheep wool to the Bhotia market of Bagori near Harsil.

festival

Man tries to cut his tongue during trance state in traditional autumn Uttarakhand Festival near Harsil

hills · flowers

Naresh Aswal of Ghorakhuri and his assistants collect seeds in later summer, in our Uttarakhand gardens. Crimson Sweet William seed heads being harvested at wildfilmsindia Himalayan botanical collections.

wildlife · birds

Monal takes a poop! It lines itself up and then takes a massive dump... This beautiful bird is the Lophophorus impejanus, Impejan / Impeyan Pheasant, Monal Pheasant or Danphe, national bird of Nepal, state bird of Uttarakhand, and a beautif…

farmland · hills

Traditional farming the old fashioned way, using brute human force alone. A farmer couple powers an old style hand powered plough to till their fields: Farming in the hills of Uttarakhand in India.

village · river

Summer-time western disturbance clouds swell up over Saari village near Tungath-Chopta in Uttarakhand, on Deoria Tal trekking route. Notice the telecom tower in a small Garhwali mountain village.

wildlife · hills

Moving its head left to right, this young Panther or Leopard stops right in front of our camera trap, and films itself in failing evening light in the Himalaya, at the wildfilmsindia wildlife sanctuary in Uttarakhand.

hills · river

What arachnid species would this be? Help us identify this Himalayan species from 6700 feet altitude in Uttarakhand.

forest

Lengda - as they are known in Garhwal area of Uttarakhand, or fern fronds, also known as fiddleheads in north America, make for highly nutritious iron rich forest produce.

birds · hills

Deep blue bird catches evening light sitting on a Himalayan Cedar or deodar branch, and looks deceptively like a different bird but is really a Verditer Flycatcher in the Himalay, at our wildfilmsindia sanctuary in Uttarakhand.

hills · highway

Chakrata town in Uttarakhand is a lovely hill station, but long forgotten and ignored except for its Rajma beans, thanks to the Army presence here, including that of Establishment 21, a force to protect Tibet and the Indian Tibet border.

hills

Solar panel arrays sit precariously on an undulating and steep hillside in the Himalayan mountains of Uttarakhand.

birds · wildlife

Deep blue bird catches evening light sitting on a Himalayan Cedar or deodar branch, and looks deceptively like a different bird but is really a Verditer Flycatcher in the Himalay, at our wildfilmsindia sanctuary in Uttarakhand.

village · farmland

Pantwari village in Uttarakhand - The stepped rice and grain fields serve as a base for the trek to Nag Tibba. Pantwari is now a bustling village town in the mountains around and beyond Mussoorie.