Uttarakhand

festival · temple

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

temple · festival

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

temple · festival

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

village · temple

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

river · temple

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.

monsoon

Guptkashi is trying to get back to normal after heavy rainfall and flood on July 16 and 17 resulted in floods that damaged houses and roads in the Uttarakhand.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

monsoon · river

People construsting a wall of stones to protect themselves from the river as the monsoon is still in power in North India, a month after the floods ravaged the state of Uttarakhand.

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.

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.

hills · snow

Trekking in Uttarkhand Himalayas can be termed as an absolute joy for nature and adventure lovers. Uttarakhand is the only Himalayan state which offers the widest variety and nature of treks.

flowers · monsoon

A splendid natural scenery awaits on the trek to Gidara and Dayara Bugyal from Barsu village in Uttarakashi district in Uttarakhand. Flowers are at full bloom in the meadows of these basins.

Setting up a tent, in time lapse mode, on the Gidara - Dayara trail, on an alpine meadow. Uttarakhand formerly Uttaranchal, is a state in the northern part of India.

forest

Low altitude pine forest smouldering along the Marchula or Mohan to Bhatronjkhan-Ranikhet road.

Tha famous Hanuman Langur sits on a high branch of a tree in a forested area in Uttarakhand. It moves around frantically looking for food.

festival · music

Young man singing a regional song at a Cultural night during the Kangdali Festival in Kumaon. Kangdali Festival is a festival held by the rung tribe of the Pithoragarh district of Uttarakhand state in India.

dance · hills

"Jai Jai shiv Shankar" performed by Rung girls in Uttarakhand. People from Rung community have sharp features and are of short height. The people are quite hospitable and simple in their living.

hills

Himalayan Five-ring or Garhwal Six-ring butterfly - help us identify this species that belongs to the Nymphalidae family, with a likely genus of Ypthima.