Uttarakhand

forest · river

The trek over the Kuari Pass was the route followed by Shipton and Tilman on their way to the Rishi Gorge and by other mountaineers en route to the peaks on the Indo-Tibetan border.

hills · river

View of the houses on the hills of Lohaghat town in Champawat district, Uttarakhand. Lohaghat is a town and a nagar panchayat in Champawat district in the Indian state of Uttarakhand. This is a hill station with many tourist spots around.

farmland

An old Kumaoni woman working in the fields in Kumaon region - Uttarakhand. Kumaon or Kumaun is one of the two regions and administrative divisions of Uttarakhand, a mountainous state of northern India, the other being Garhwal.

ceremony · festival

Women gathered during a sangeet ceremony a part of Kumaoni wedding. Kumaoni weddings are very simple but are solemnized with a number of rituals and traditions.

dance · festival

Choliya dancers performing at a Kumaoni baraat procession in Uttarakahnd, India. Choliya is a dance form practised in the Kumaun region of Uttarakhand.

hills · forest

Chakrata is a small town ,in Uttarakhand, which is at a distance about 92 kms from Dehradun. Its at the elevation of 5500-6500 feet from the sea level. It is 73 kms away from Mussoorie which is a well known hill station in uttarakhand.

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.

festival · temple

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

river · temple

Gangotri is situated at an altitude of 3,048mts above sea level at the Uttarakashi district of Uttarakhand state. Located on the banks of the holy Bhagirathi River is one of the Char Dhams of Uttarakhand.

monsoon

Heavy rainfall and flood on July 16 and 17 resulted in floods that damaged roads in the Uttarakhand.

monsoon · highway

Heavy rainfall and flood on July 16 and 17 resulted in floods that damaged National highway Roads and houses 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 Gauchar, 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 · village

The small village of Agastyamuni completely washed away and destructed in the wake of Utarakhand Floods of June 2013.

flowers · monsoon

A splendid natural scenery 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. Specially in the monsoon and post monsoon season.

flowers · monsoon

A splendid natural scenery 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. Specially in the monsoon and post monsoon season.

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.

flowers · snow

Wild flora on the Gidara trek in Uttarakhand. Dayara Bugyal along with its twin Gidara Bugyal is perhaps one of the most beautiful alpine meadows in India.

Indian men slaughtering a goat and take out its lungs at a village in Uttarakhand.

temple · forest

Neelkanth Mahadev Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to Nilkanth (Lord Shiva). The temple is situated at a height of 1330 meters and is located about 32 km from Rishikesh in the Pauri Garhwal district of Uttarakhand, India.

An expert plucker on the very top branches of a Lychee tree plucks and picks the best Lychees of the season to be sold in the market.