Uttarakhand

river · hills

The high and difficult terrain of the Himalayas is a paradise for adventure seekers. Take a virtual crossing on the glacial streams of the Chhaiyan Gad on the Harsil Trek.

hills

An arduous and steep climb in the exciting yet unknown Himalaya in the autumn months. Local trekkers are seen through an Osmo camera.

forest

Time-lapse of bearded Iris Bruno flowers in the western Himalayas of Uttarakhand in spring-time Iris season at wildfilmsindia sanctuary.

flowers

First the size of marbles and then the size of golf falls, these hail stone destroyed the Edelweiss, Lupine, gentian and Rhododendron saplings and plants being prepared at the Wilderness Orchard and botanical gardens in Uttarakhand.

hills · forest

Himalayan dusk time lapse from Iris Cottage, across the deodar forested hills and east to Surkanda Devi temple hilltop and the Kanatal ridge, as seen from Jabbarkhet and Landour in Uttarakhand, from the wildfilmsindia wildlife sanctuary.

flowers · hills

Gently plucking one Saffron Crocus flower at a time, in between visits by a giant yellow and black bumblebee, Rupin Dang of wildfilmsindia gathers them in a glass jar, to subsequently have the stamens separated and dried, to create the sup…

hills · forest

A rare Himalayan pre-winter sneak peek at Nanda Ghunti, Ronti Saddle, Trishul and Shilasamudar (sea of rocks) in Uttarakhand's Garhwal Himalaya.

ceremony

Indian weddings are much talked about because of their 'loudness' but let us take you on a lesser-known yet spectacular wedding tradition of the Garhwalis in Uttarakhand.

hills · aerial

Tehri Dam aerial view - Himalayan blunder or catchment that saved Rishikesh in Uttarakhand Floods? The Tehri Dam of Uttarakhand is the highest dam in India, 2nd highest in Asia and 8th highest in World.

hills · farmland

Digging into the monsoon greenery along and in the agricultural fields, these industrious villagers pick and harvest Capsicum or Shimla mirch from their fields which abut the state boundary of Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh.

snow

Take a sneak peek into the activities while climbing the Garhwal Himalayas during the onset of winter.

hills · snow

Plodding through knee deep snow atop rocky scree slopes to top of Kalindi Khal in Uttarakhand Long march to top of Kalindi Khal that connects Gangotri Bhagirathi valley with Alaknanda-Badrinath Setting up tents on the way to Kalindi Pass in…

river · monsoon

Using breakthrough Israeli hybrid varieties and low altitude root-stock, one now has apple trees laden with red delicious variety at low altitude Apple orchards in the Nainbagh - Ghorakhuri belt along the Yamuna river in Garhwal, Uttarakhan…

With Blue-throated Barbets calling in the background, this must be the lowest altitude Kiwi fruit growing region in India, and a warm weather one too! Kiwi fruit ripens on the shrub-vine in Uttarakhand fruit district of Nainbagh - Ghorakhur…

hills

Anar phal gets ready on the small trees in the Ghorakhuri belt of Garhwal in Uttarakhand, even as Black Bulbuls and Black Partridge call in the background audio.

hills · monsoon

Walking through deep snowpack Porters and team members assemble tents on a rocky glacial shelf above the main Raj Parav glacier in Garhwal, en route the Kalindi Khal pass trek in the western Himalaya.

hills · livestock

Winter-time forage is tough to come by for these Bharal or Blue Sheep foraging the slopes below Shrikantha peak in Garhwal, on an overcast day.

hills

An Impeyan Pheasant, Danphe or Monal Pheasant male sits on an Oak tree, while the female, with her delicate blue eye lappet patch, is on the ground, and looks to fly up to the tree to join her mate.

birds · wildlife

Two exemplars of White-throated Laughingthrush (Garrulax albogularis) are spotted foraging for insects in the grass. Further on, they are seen on branches.

hills

A large flock of sheep graze on a Himalayan buggyal in Garhwal, while the meadow itself is covered in Androsace sarmentosa, Potentialla atrosanguinea and buttercups.

forest · hills

Traditional slate stone roof on a village home in Kanatal, Uttarakhand. Slate is no longer mined in Uttarakhand, so the older stones have been recycled for use on modern mountain homes and the village homes that carried them are now covered…

hills · highway

See the steep terrain of the inner Himalaya, as we fly above and beyond Joshimath town in Uttarakhand.

hills · snow

A long stretch of glacier (literally a flowering river, as the bend in the glacier would suggest!) en route Kalindi Khal pass in the Garhwal Himalaya, with a morainic campsite of many tents of multiple colours, on a grim and overcast day.