Uttarakhand

river · snow

Water gushing down the stream in Gaumukh, Uttarakhand. Gomukh, the terminus or snout of the Gangotri Glacier, from where Bhagirathi River originates, is one of the primary sources of the Ganges River.

festival · livestock

Roopkund (sometimes called Skeleton Lake) is a glacial lake in Uttarakhand state of India famous due to more than five hundred human skeletons found at the edge of the lake.

flowers · festival

Saussurea gossypiphora. According to Wikipedia: "Saussurea is a genus of about 300 species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae, native to cool temperate and arctic regions of Asia, Europe, and North America, with the highest divers…

hills

Valley of Flowers National Park is an Indian national park located in Uttarakhand state. Valley was declared a national park in 1982, and now it is a World Heritage Site.

industry · architecture

Construction workers manually move a heavy mobile cement mixer up a steep hillside at a construction site in Uttarakhand, India.

Uttarakhand·wildlife · highway

उत्तराखंड के पौड़ी जिले में एक तेंदुए को गोली मार दी गई, जब वह एक रिहायशी इलाके में घुस आया और उसने वन विभाग के दो कर्मचारियों पर हमला कर दिया, जिससे वे घायल हो गए। कल सुबह शिवालिक नगर स्थित बाबू रावत की गौशाला में एक बड़ा तेंदुए ने प्रवेश…

river · lake

Roopkund (sometimes called Skeleton Lake) is a glacial lake in Uttarakhand state of India famous due to more than five hundred human skeletons found at the edge of the lake.

flowers · hills

The Wilderness Orchard and Himalayan botanical garden comes together with a major round of autumn planting of bulbs all of which have started flowering this winter-spring! Visit us in Uttarakhand, if you're in this part of the world...

river · snow

Trekkers heading towards Banderpunch peak in Uttarakhand. Bandarpunch (or Bandarpoonch) is a major peak of the Garhwal division of the Himalayas, in the Indian state of Uttarakhand.

wildlife · hills

A spellbinding montage of professionally shot wild Asiatic Elephant / Elephas maximus footage at the Corbett National Park or Tiger Reserve in Uttaranchal, North India.

farmland · flowers

A flori-culture venture deep in a western Himalayan forest, in Uttarakhand state. This farm has 50, 000 arum lilies for harvest and sale, as well as agapanthus (Lily of the Nile) and Peony of various varieties and colours.

forest · birds

A mother Langur caresses its baby and cleans it. The restless baby Langur does not stay still and is constantly moving around in awe of its surroundings.

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

festival · temple

At distance of 45 kms from Lohaghat in the Champawat district of Uttarakhand, Devidhura is famous for its Barahi temples.

temple · village

Shani Dev temple situated at Kharsali is considered as the oldest temple of Shani Dev. The temple holds incredible religious significance and due to this largest crowd of devotes can be seen at this place.

hills

Camellias are a commonly grown shrub in Himalayan hill station gardens and were first brought to India during British times. This tall shrub, almost a tree, grows in the hill-station town of Chakrata in Uttarakhand.

hills · flowers

Hibiscus syriacus flowering in the Kumaon region of the Himalaya, around Champawat and Abbott Mount.

flowers · industry

Wild Peonies growing on the road between Joshimath and Auli, in Uttarakhand, India. A tall, almost shrubby plant that attracts attention by way of its large showy white or pinkish flowers with deep yellow stamens and large deeply-cut leaves…

hills

The green Deodar Cedar hills of Landour - is home to the Himalayan Goral (Naemorhedus goral). At sunset, a Himalayan Goral is seen galloping on the dry grass in the mountainous terrain in Uttarakhand.

hills · wildlife

The Oriental Turtle Dove of Rufous Turtle Dove is a fairly common bird in the Himalayan regions of India and one can even hear the familiar call of the birds often enough.

hills

Clouds covered the Himalaya. Clouds cover the high mountains of Garhwal! Time lapse from the Bhyundar valley and Valley of Flowers national park.

temple · river

Lohaghat is a small hill station in the district of Champawat, Uttarakhand. This place receives a lot of footfall due to this old Shiva temple.