Uttarakhand

hills

Fantastic time lapse over Rudragaira, Shrikantha and Gangotri range peaks, as seen from Kiarkoti area en route Lamkhaga in the Jallandhri Garh valley above Harsil, in Uttarakhand, India.

In homage to the victims of this catastrophe, with a balanced sense of hope for the future, to a better-planned development blueprint for the state of Uttarakhand, and the hard-working resilient strong-willed people of Garhwal who will reco…

monsoon · bazaar

IAF carried out the world's biggest aerial evacuation during the Uttarakhand Floods a month ago. Helicopters are still seen in the region today, where thousands are still reported missing.

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.

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.

Champawat district is a district of Uttarakhand state in northern India. The town of Champawat is the administrative headquarters. The district is divided into five tehsils: Barakot, Champawat, Lohaghat, Pati, Purnagiri.

river · monsoon

Delicious red apples on a tree, awaiting harvest. A man plucks apples ready for harvesting from the young apple trees in his orchard in Garhwal Himalaya.

river · wildlife

The Australasian pipit (Anthus novaeseelandiae) is a fairly small passerine bird. It belongs to the pipit genus Anthus in the family Motacillidae.

wildlife · birds

The Grey-winged Blackbird male has black plumage on head, neck, back and top of underparts. The lower underparts are black with weak greyish scaled effect. The upper wing shows conspicuous greyish-white panel.

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.