Uttarakhand

river · lake

Roopkund (sometimes called Skeleton Lake) is a glacial lake in Uttarakhand state of India famous due to more than five hundred human skeletons found at the edge of the lake.

festival · ceremony

Devotees taking a break duirng Nanda Devi Raj Jat Yatra in Uttarakhand. One can see devotess set up tents during the yatra. The three-week-long Nanda Devi Raj Jat is a pilgrimage and festival of Uttarakhand in India.

festival · ceremony

Devotees on way to Nanda Devi during Nanda Devi Raj Jat Yatra in Uttarakhand. The three-week-long Nanda Devi Raj Jat is a pilgrimage and festival of Uttarakhand in India.

river · hills

On the trek up from Taluka and Shankri towards Osla-Sima, one follows the Tons river up-valley, into the Govind Pashu Vihar National Park, Uttarakhand.

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.

Regdu is a Place in Barakot Taluk in Champawat District of Uttarakhand State. Champawat district is a district of Uttarakhand state in northern India. The town of Champawat is the administrative headquarters.

ceremony · festival

Kumaoni groom along with his family members and priests performing 'havan' before his wedding in Uttarakhand. Kumaoni weddings are very simple but are solemnized with a number of rituals and traditions.

industry · hills

Workers in the process of constructing a hydro-power tunnel north of Uttarkashi, along the road to Gangotri and Harsil, close to the Din Garh and the Jaonli Garh.

snow · wildlife

The Snow Pigeon (Columba leuconota) is a species of bird in the Columbidae family. The Snow Pigeon has a blackish head contrasting with white neck collar and white underparts shading into ashy on the abdomen.

flowers

Southern magnolia (Magnolia grandiflora), also called evergreen magnolia, bull-bay, big-laurel, or large-flower magnolia, has large fragrant white flowers and evergreen leaves that make it one of the most splendid of forest trees and a v…

Regdu is a Place in Barakot Taluk in Champawat District of Uttarakhand State. Champawat district is a district of Uttarakhand state in northern India. The town of Champawat is the administrative headquarters.

festival · temple

Uttarakhand, the land known for its sanctity and religious fervor, is a cauldron of religious festivity.

hills · temple

The Abbott Memorial is where Mr. Johm Harold Abbott, an Englishman who developed Abbott Mount is buried. The memorial is ereceted in his honour in the grounds of the church which itself is located amongst the forest.

river · temple

At the beginning of winter, the idol at Gangotri temple is moved down, in a procession, to a lower village temple, near Mukhba.

hills · river

As Autumn begins in Garhwal, idol of Goddess Ganga is shifted from Gangotri temple to Mukhba and the valley is filled with peculiar sights and sounds.

temple · river

As Autumn begins in Garhwal, idol of Goddess Ganga is shifted from Gangotri temple to Mukhba and the valley is filled with peculiar sights and sounds.

temple · river

Old Garhwali architecture of wood and slate in the village of Gangotri, with a Garhwali woman sitting on her terrace and looking down at the action in the temple of Gangotri.

temple · river

Gangotri is situated at an altitude of 3,048 mts above sea level at the Uttarakashi district of Uttarakhand state. Located on the banks of the holy Bhagirathi River is one of the Char Dhams of Uttarakhand.

monsoon

Bad condition of roads in Garhwal after flash flood in Uttarakhand Heavy rainfall and flood on July 16 and 17 resulted in floods that damaged National highway No. 58 in the Uttarakhand.

monsoon · highway

Heavy rainfall and flood on July 16 and 17 resulted in floods that damaged National highway Roads and houses in the Uttarakhand.

monsoon · farmland

Rakesh Rana : Uttarakhand flood survivor speaks out "My name is Rakesh Rana. I'm from Nepal but I'm staying in India since 2003. I work as a farmer here". He says" I worked as a farmer here. Every year we were earning Rs.

politics · livestock

Anita Semwal witness of Uttarakhand Disaster. She says " 0n the 16th night, there was water all over our place.

monsoon

Heavy rainfall and flood on July 16 and 17 resulted in floods that damaged houses and roads in the Uttarakhand. Also, it has led to a total downgrading in business. Hotels and food joints wear a sad and deserted look.