Uttarakhand

river · snow

Trekkers on way to Banderpunch peak, Uttarakhand. Bandarpunch (or Bandarpoonch) is a major peak of the Garhwal division of the Himalayas, in the Indian state of Uttarakhand.

hills · river

The Tons is the largest tributary of the Yamuna and flows through Garhwal region in Uttarakhand, touching Himachal Pradesh. The Tons thrust is named after this river.

hills · farmland

We filmed these bats flying around our plum orchard in Uttarakhand earlier this week, at an altitude of 7800 feet, at the Wilderness Himalayan Orchard and Mountain Quail Sanctuary.

school · hills

A school district, India's lake district and now a crowded hill station, Nainital still has some lovely outlying areas...

highway · river

Driving on congestion free roads through Bakrakot to Mohand on Marchula road in Uttarakhand. Marchula is a small tourist spot in the Ramnagar town of Uttaranchal state, India.

Uttarakhand

Uttaranchal - The land of the Gods. Steeped in beauty, heartland of adventure, offering an experience of a lifetime.

ceremony · dance

Baraatis dancing on the beats of traditional music played by Choliya dancers during wedding procession... Kumaoni weddings are very simple but are solemnized with a number of rituals and traditions.

The Tehri dam is located along the Bhagirathi Ganga / Ganges, in Uttarakhand, India. It was the subject of much environmental activism prior to completion, but is now providing some power and water to New Delhi and other cities in north Ind…

Chilli plants bearing lots rich red chillies and Brinjal plant with its eggplant in vegetable garden of Uttarakhand, india. Uttarakhand, formerly known as Uttaranchal is a state in the northern part of India.

farmland

A cluster of green apples growing in an apple orchard owned by Dr. Kundan Singh Panwar, expert horticulturalist and consultant to Uttarakhand state government, on horticultural matters, at his Nainbagh fruit orchard in Uttarakhand state.

An unidentified caterpillar of a moth crawls on the rocks and propels itself downward. This hairy one is filmed at Jabarkhet, Uttarakhand. Lepidoptera enthusiasts, please help us identify this caterpillar.

livestock · hills

A Himalayan shepherd herds his sheep across a high altitude meadows near Kiarkoti in Uttarakhand, en route the Lamkhaga pass.

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

Heavy rainfall and flood on July 16 and 17 resulted in floods that damaged houses and roads in the Uttarakhand. The river has widened in a few areas, changed its course in some and has engulfed a lot of areas in the Uttarakhand valley.

river · monsoon

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.

river · monsoon

A Shivling or Shiva's phallus / penis statue lies abandoned at the edge of the Ganges / Ganga river, as it got swept away in the floods of Uttarakhand - the Himalayan Tsunami.

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.

farmland

Workers busy plucking apricots from a tree in an orchard owned by Dr. Kundan Singh Panwar, expert horticulturalist and consultant to Uttarakhand state government, on horticultural matters, at his Nainbagh fruit orchard in Uttarakhand state.…

hills · flowers

Uttarakhand, formerly Uttaranchal, is a state in the northern part of India. It is often referred to as the "Land of the Gods" due to the many holy Hindu temples and pilgrimage centres found throughout the state.

Cadets march smartly during the passing out parade of the Indian Military Academy at Dehra dun in Uttarakhand, during the passing out parade of 2007.

hills · wildlife

Himalayan Vultures of Himalayan Griffon Vultures (Gyps himalayensis) fight over their meal of a carcass in the Himalayan state of Uttarakhand.

festival · temple

In the Kumaon region of Uttarakhand in India a dangerous festival of stone pelting is organized annually. Outside of this region, to the rest of the world this festival would seem bizarre.

festival · music

Escape Festival of Naukuchiatal, Uttarakhand is an annual festival of Arts and Music. It's a three day escape into nature which is a diverse mix of creative expressions through contemporary music, photography, pottery, painting and other e…