Uttarakhand

temple · music

Army band marches along, in obeisance to maa Ganga Garhwal Rifles band accompanies Gangotri idol as it enters Mukhba village Much pomp and pageantry accompanies the winter movement of the Gangotri temple idol on its winter journey.

temple · festival

Garhwali women performing Tandi Nritya as Annapurna Yatra procession starts from Nag Devta Temple in Uttarakhand. Annapurna temple, situated in world famous tourist spot Dodital opens its portals for the pilgrims.

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

Khachars or burro donkeys cross the Ramganga river in the lower Himalaya. Ramganga River is the lifeline for Corbett National Park. We cannot imagine the existence of Corbett without Ramganga.

Clouds converge upon Gidara Buggyal, a high altitude meadow in the Uttarakhand Himalaya. Dayara and Gidara buggyal are twin meadows located at an altitude close to 3000 metres above sea level and are a popular trekking destination offerring…

hills · snow

As one ascends the steep right from the lower banks of the Jallandhri Garh above Harsil, at the top of the ridge lies this little temple with bharal horns and red cloth offerings to the mountain gods of Uttarakhand, en route to the Lamkhag…

temple · river

Devotees back from Yamunotri temple after offering prayer and seeking blessings from goddess Yamuna. Yamunotri is one of the Char Dham and it is also first place to visit in the Char Dham Circuit.

temple · festival

Pilgrims seek blessings from Naag Devta during Yamunotri Yatra in Uttarakhand. Palanquin of Naag Devta is carried to Yamunotri temple by devotees.

festival · ceremony

Devotees take a halt on the way to Nanda Devi during Nanda Devi Raj Jat Yatra in Uttarakhand. It is one such festival of Uttarakhand that is famous globally.

festival · hills

One can see lush green valley of the Himalayan hills in Uttarakhand, India. The three-week-long Nanda Devi Raj Jat is a pilgrimage and festival of Uttarakhand in India.

river · village

Village men take off clothes to swim in Aglar River, Garhwal - Uttarakhand. Maund Mela is a yearly fishing festival of Garhwal and its origin can be dated back to the pre-independence feudal era, initiated by the then Maharajah of Tehri.

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.

river · temple

People come to vote at Kendriya Vidhyalaya in Lohaghat, as a woman looks for her name in voting list at a voting booth in Lohaghat town in Champawat district Uttarakhand for Lok Sabha Election 2014, India.

ceremony · festival

Women and children dancing and having fun at a sangeet ceremony part of Kumaoni wedding, Redgu - Uttarakhand. Kumaoni weddings are very simple but are solemnized with a number of rituals and traditions.

ceremony · festival

Kumaoni groom's relatives singing at the jagrata, which took place before the wedding. Kumaoni weddings are very simple but are solemnized with a number of rituals and traditions.

ceremony · festival

Relatives applying 'haldi' to Kumaoni groom as a ritual of Kumaoni wedding. Kumaoni weddings are very simple but are solemnized with a number of rituals and traditions.

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.

Clouds slowly moving over the valleys of Uttarakhand, India.

village · temple

People march off in Nauti village, in preparation for the Nanda Devi Raj Jat Yatra 2000. See the Shri Shri Yantra Siddhpeeth Nanda Devi Mandir / temple at Nauti village, Garhwali, Uttarakhand, India.

temple · festival

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

Regdu is a Place in Barakot Taluk in Champawat District in Uttarakhand State. Champawat district is part of the eastern Kumaon division of Uttarakhand.