Uttarakhand

dance

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…

temple · river

Thousands of Indian Hindu pilgrims participate in the annual Yamunotri Yatra and trek towards the temple in Uttarakhand, India. Yamunotri is one of the Char Dham and it is also first place to visit in the Char Dham Circuit.

hills · river

Garbage flows down with waterfall in Uttarakhand. Red and blue plastic bags can be seen clearly which are flowing down with the waterfall.

A dry thistle twig outlined against an autumn sky in Garhwal, with the browns of the meadow - buggyals accentuated by the blue skies and the bare peaks east of the Banderpunch range...

hills

Monsoon clouds moving over the Ganga valley and storm over sal forest as seen from Ananda in the Himalaya spa, Uttarakhand / uttaranchal. The town of Rishikesh can be seen in the plains below...

flowers

One of the prettiest Himalayan alpines, the Kumaon Iris is a common sight on alpine meadows, pastures lands and open slopes throughout our range.

forest · livestock

A herd of sheep following its leaders and crossing the mountains of Kuari Pass located at Uttarakhand Region. The alpine meadows and mountains of Kuari Pass have been attracting trekkers from around the globe for decades.

village

Dayara Bugyal, along with its twin, Gidara Bugyal, is perhaps one of the most beautiful alpine meadows in India. The meadows stretch out far and wide and all around the meadows are the many towering snow peaks.

river · temple

A waterfall seen en route Yamunotri Temple in Uttarakhand, India. Amongst the most famous and pious pilgrim spots is the Yamunotri, situated in the midst of the beautiful and majestic Himalayas.

river · hills

Panoramic view of Rishiskesh, Uttarakhand. River Ganga follows through and a closer look at Parmarth Ghat. A revered region of radical religion, Rishikesh translates to 'Lord of the Senses'.

railway · river

Hindu devotees sing Thariya Chofla during Nanda Devi Festival in Sutol Village in Uttarakhand. Thariya Chofla is a prominent folk song from Uttarakhand sung with dance.

hills

Majestic view of Nanda Ghunti mountain as seen from Bedini Bugyal en route Homkund. Nanda Ghunti is a 6,309-metre-high (20,699 ft) mountain in Garhwal, India. It lies on the outer rim of the Nanda Devi Sanctuary.

river · hills

Children are scared of crossing the river as the flow of water is getting increased. Aglar river is a major Himalayan tributary of the river Yamuna.

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.

forest

Thick oak and deodar (Himalayan Cedar) mixed forests in Kumaon. A moth rests on the moss-covered trunk of a forest Oak (Quercus) and in the ravines one has a concentration of Oak and Alder.

ceremony · festival

Kumaoni groom along with his family members and priests performing 'havan' before his wedding in Uttarakhand. Ladies singing wedding songs during 'havan'...

ceremony · music

Relatives of Kumaoni groom singing a devotional song 'Tere charno me koti koti pranam' during the wedding in Uttarakhand. Kumaoni weddings are very simple but are solemnized with a number of rituals and traditions.

ceremony · festival

Kumauni 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.

ceremony · festival

Kumauni 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.

village · birds

Uttarakhand's Jatoli village hosts a gaggle of White throated Laughing Thrushes in the early winter, when there is a shortage of air-borne insects and bugs need to be searched for in hidden places.

flowers · industry

Magnolia is a large genus of about 210[1] flowering plant species in the subfamily Magnolioideae of the family Magnoliaceae. It is named after French botanist Pierre Magnol. Magnolia is an ancient genus.