Uttarakhand

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…

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.

village · monsoon

Silli village broken in half during the Uttarakhand Floods. A month later the village bears a desolated look.

monsoon · bazaar

The mighty Ganga ravaged many villages like Silli in its wrath. After a month of the destruction, the villages are still broken and void of people.

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 · temple

Indian Air Force helicopter Mi8 flying out of Kedarnath valley, Uttarakhand. The Mil Mi-8 (Russian: Ми-8, NATO reporting name: Hip) is a Soviet-designed medium twin-turbine Transport helicopter. There are also armed gunship versions.

hills · flowers

Potentilla atrosanguinea next to a stream, Geum allatum, Dandelions and other wild flowers of the Valley of flowers in Uttarakhand. Valley of flowers in the Himalayas.

farmland

Ragi millet or Madua is one of the main ingredients of the staple diet in Uttarakhand. The crop is grown in both regions of Garhwal and Kumaon.

Along the Bhagirathi Ganga grows this large patch of Lantana camara (a South American native invading shrub) with the indigenous Gloriosa superba flowering vine climbing up the rough bark of the Lantana's stems.

hills

Now we will start with our second dish that is Toor and Jhilangi lentil. There are a variety of names for this lentil and Jhilangi is also known as Naurangi Dal.

industry

The saw mill works by a diesel generator which cuts a plank into two fine planks. A sawmill is a facility where logs are cut into lumber.

wildlife · birds

Rufous Bellied Niltava In Uttarakhand - India We discovered this beautiful pair of most colourful Niltavas breeding in the protected zone of the Wilderness Orchard and botanical gardens in Uttarakhand, and decided to discreetly follow their…

dance

Garhwali men and women perfom Pandav Nritya to please Gods and Goddesses of Garhwal. The Pandav Nritya, which is related to the story of the Mahabharata, has been very popular, particularly in the Garhwal region.

This is Wilderness Films India's little paean to our damaged state of Uttarakhand in these post-cloudburst days of the monsoon of 2013! Please share and appreciate this video, to create some state spirit and spread some cheer among our peop…

river · forest

A slender waterfall descends a steep cliff above the meadowlands of a Garhwali buggyal, en route the Lamkhaga pass in the Jallandhri Garh valley above Harsil.

hills

View of Nanda Ghunti as clouds move slowly over the peaks, Uttarakhand. 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. The mountain was first surveyed by T.

festival · ceremony

Devotees ready to take the Nanda Devi Raj Jat Yatra or the Royal Journey in Uttarakhand, India. One can see devotees carrying the palanquin of Goddess.....

festival · ceremony

Pilgrims joins the Royal Journey or Nanda Devi Raj Jat Yatra in Uttarakhand. One can see people trek through the hilly slopes and carrying umbrella for the goddess....

village · river

Group of villagers crossing Aglar River, Garhwal - Uttarakhand, they seems finding difficult to keep a balance as water current is very fast. The village folks are ready to be a part of the Maund Mela or Fishing Festival.

highway

Situated in one of the pristine parts of Dehradun known as the Rajpur Road, the Central Braille Press is the first press of its kind in India and one of the oldest braille presses in Asia.

highway

Situated in one of the pristine parts of Dehradun known as the Rajpur Road, the Central Braille Press is the first press of its kind in India and one of the oldest braille presses in Asia.

ceremony · festival

A young boy dancing at a Kumaoni wedding sangeet, Redgu - Uttarakhand. Kumaoni weddings are very simple but are solemnized with a number of rituals and traditions.

ceremony · dance

Choliya dancers performing during a Kumaoni wedding function. Choliya is a dance form practised in the Kumaun region of Uttarakhand.