Uttarakhand

aerial · snow

Yellow billed Choughs (pronounced as 'chuff') flying over the snout of Gaumukh glacier, Gangotri National Park, Uttarakhand, India.

hills · aerial

This drone-shot footage captures the breathtaking Saryu Valley in Uttarakhand, showcasing both the river Saryu and the surrounding less-visited Himalayan valley.

We filmed this rat at 7500 feet in Uttarakhand, at the Wilderness Orchard and botanical gardens. Please help us identify the species, if you're into rats!

wildlife · birds

We discovered this beautiful bird in the protected zone of the Wilderness Orchard and botanical gardens in Uttarakhand.

river · snow

Trekkers cooking food as they camp on way to Banderpunch, Uttarakhand. Bandarpunch (or Bandarpoonch) is a major peak of the Garhwal division of the Himalayas, in the Indian state of Uttarakhand.

Yoga in the Himalaya! Uttarakhand is the 27th state of the Republic of India located in Northern part of India and separated out of the state of Uttar Pradesh, in November 2000. It was formerly known as Uttaranchal until January 01, 2007.

snow · highway

The road going from Mussoorie to Dhanaulti, in Uttarakhand gets its share of snowfall in winters every year. This year was a particularly cold winter and saw heavy snowfall in this Himalayan region.

Uttarakhand·river

River rafting on the Ganga and the Alaknanada in Uttarakhand remain the most fascinating of all adventure sports. The Ganga has always been a mystery for explorers and full of surprises for rafters.

Uttarakhand·river · hills

However by far the most popular of all adventure recreations for the tourists has been trekking. It requires minimum expertise and can therefore be enjoyed by experts and amateurs alike.

ceremony · dance

Choliya dance, a popular dance form in Kumaon region of Uttarakhand, here seen being enacted at a Kumaoni wedding. Chholiya is a dance form practised in the Kumaun region of Uttarakhand.

hills · river

For the first time ever, the deep sea expert diver Shankar Thapar and Amit All attempt and succeed in swimming across the breadth of Dodital lake! Attempted for the first time : swimming across the freezing waters of Dodital Dodital is a fr…

flowers

The local names for this flower in Garhwal and Kumaon are Kupheru, Jhulu and Kapas. The altitudinal range for this flower is 1200-2400 meters. It flowers in the months of March through June.

hills · flowers

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.

flowers

Sorrel Sapphire forages on an Erigeron bellidioides (a wild daisy) flower at the Wilderness Orchard and botanical gardens in the Uttarakhand Himalaya, India.

music · dance

Dancers perform to a Kumaoni song during the Kangdali mela in Kumaon. Kumaoni folk music had its root in the lap of nature. The pure and blessed music have the feel and the touch of nature and subjects related to nature.

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.

forest · hills

Dense forest of Uttarakhand during monsoon. Uttarakhand has a great diversity of flora and fauna. It has a recorded forest area of 34651 km2 which constitutes 65% of the total area of the state.

flowers · industry

Saussurea obvallata is a species of flowering plant native to the Himalayas and Uttarakhand, India, Northern Burma and South-West China. In Himalayas, it is found at an altitude of around 4500 m. It is the state flower of Uttarakhand.

Grey or Hanuman Langurs playing and sunning themselves on a grassy cliff in the North Indian state of Uttarakhand.

birds

White-breasted Kingfisher or the Common Kingfisher is 17 cm in length and weighs around 30- 34 g. The underparts are bright orange in colour with the white bib. The wings are bluish green and the tail is bright blue in colour.

hills · industry

Beyond the hill-station town of Ranikhet and even beyond the town of Someshwar lies the hill-top forested estate of Jariyakhali. In the distance, one can see the chalk mines of Kumaon and far below, the river valley of the Saryu.

Colourful houses nestled on the hills of Mussoorie as seen from Landour in Uttarakhand. While Mussoorie is the nerve point with the hustle bustle of tourist activities, Landour is reminiscent of a 19th Century British suburb.

temple · ceremony

Ukhimath is a pilgrimage site in Rudraprayag district, Uttarakhand, India. It is at an elevation of 1311 metres and at a distance of 41 km from Rudraprayag.