Uttarakhand

Winter flowering Daphne bholua and the snow peaks of Jaonli, Swargarohini and Banderpunch as seen from Landour, Uttarakhand! See also a bevy of Black throated (Red-headed) Tit and an Eurasian Jay!

A skilled chef chops vegetables in the kitchen of the Glasshouse on the Ganges,Uttarakhand. The Glasshouse on the Ganges, honours an extraordinary geographical site where the Ganga turns around and flows north towards its source.

Uttarakhand

Amongst these alternative getaways, Pithoragarh stands out because it is the hub of adventure activity in the Kumaon region. It also has a rich historical past evidenced in the grandeur of the forsaken Pithoragarh fort.

Uttarakhand·river

Confluence of two rivers in Uttarakhand. Sangam of two rivers in Uttarakhand. Is this near Nandprayag or Vishnuprayag? One can see a bathing ghat, with steps leading down to the water's edge...

forest

Baby langurs playing on a deodar tree in Uttarakhand, India. Gray langurs or Hanuman langurs, the most widespread langurs of South Asia, are a group of Old World monkeys constituting the entirety of the genus Semnopithecus.

monsoon · bazaar

In June 2013, a multi-day cloudburst centered on the North Indian state of Uttarakhand caused devastating floods and landslides in the country's worst natural disaster since the 2004 tsunami.

monsoon · birds

Oblivious to the damage around and the high water level in the Ganga behind it, a White-breasted Kingfisher preens amidst a background of Uttarakhand's flood destruction.

hills · flowers

A wild Himalayan meadow slope with Aconitum flowers flowering in the fall season, Uttarakhand Himalaya, India. Could this be the Deadly Belladonna plant that is the source for one of the strongest poisons known? Or is it just a Delphinium?

highway

Situated in one of the pristine parts of Dehradun known as the Rajpur Road, the Central Braille Press is the first press of its kind in India and one of the oldest braille presses in Asia.

Brightly coloured red apples on the apple trees of Harsil, on the way to Gangotri in Uttarakhand. Close ups of the organically grown healthy apples with the backdrop of the Himalaya and deodar trees in northern India.

flowers

Five Finger Cinquefoil ( Potentilla cuneata) is a small spreading perennial herb with solitary yellow flowers 1.3-2.5 cm across, borne on short stems, and with leaves with 3 small obovate leaflets which are coarsely toothed at the tip.

flowers · farmland

A beautiful field of daffodils genus narcissist in full bloom in the lower himalayas of India. Part of the Wildfilmsindia estate in Uttarakhand.

hills

Himalayan Gorals (Naemorhedus goral) are listed as a near threatened species in the IUCN Red List as their population is considered to be declining due to habitat loss and hunting.

hills

Donnie's bachelor pad in the Himalayan state of Uttarakhand is also earthquake resistant and hugely space saving, with barely a footprint on the ground, thanks to his engineer father.

hills · wildlife

Black-capped or Rufous Sibia is a common and melodious Himalayan bird. The rufous sibia (Heterophasia capistrata) is a species of bird in the Leiothrichidae family. It feeds on berries and insects.

birds · hills

In the backdrop of low bird calls, a Himalayan or Darjeeling Pied Woodpecker or Dendrocopos himalayensis is seen pecking on the dry wood of a barren tree in the cold winter in Uttarakhand.

ceremony · festival

Woman dancing to Bedu pako bara masa, a famous Garhwali song during a sangeet ceremony, Redgu - Uttarakhand. Kumaoni weddings are very simple but are solemnized with a number of rituals and traditions.

hills

Padmasana instructions by Yog guru of a Himalayan spa resort. This is a luxury destination spa in Narendra Nagar, Uttarakhand, set in the Indian Himalayas.

river · temple

A waterfall seen captured in slow motion en route Yamunotri Temple in Uttarakhand, India. Amongst the most famous and pious pilgrim spots is the Yamunotri, situated in the midst of the beautiful and majestic Himalayas.

village

A Garhwali man enjoys the winter sun outside his house, weaving yarn out of goats' wool, using the traditional method of 'Hand spinning' with a spindle at Osla village in Uttarakhand.

forest · hills

This footage captures a scenic drive through the forested hills of Uttarakhand, India, with the camera looking upward toward the towering canopy of Himalayan trees.

river

River rafting is a major tourist activity in Shivpuri which the holy river Ganga traverses. In this area clean, fresh water still flows in the river as adventure sports enthusiasts enjoy rafting.

hills

A Himalayan Agama soaks up the sun on a rock in the hills of Uttarakhand, India. The Himalayan agama (Paralaudakia himalayana) is an agamid lizard found in Central Asia and South Asia.