Uttarakhand

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.

hills · livestock

Moving clouds over the hills of Uttarakhand. One can see herd of sheep grazing on the green meadows...... Uttarakhand formerly Uttaranchal, is a state in the northern part of India.

ceremony · festival

Jagrata taking place at groom's place before the wedding at Regdu - Uttarakhand. Kumaoni weddings are very simple but are solemnized with a number of rituals and traditions.

ceremony · dance

Traditional Kumaon dance 'Choliya' performed at a Kumaoni wedding functions. Chholiya is a dance form practised in the Kumaun region of Uttarakhand.

hills · forest

High altitude Himalayan Birch forests en route Sukhi Top in Uttarakhand, along the Gidara route that also heads on to Dayara buggyal.

ceremony · dance

Kumaoni women gathered for the mehendi ceremony of a groom and dancing to the devotional songs as a ritual of Kumaoni wedding in Uttarakhand.

farmland · hills

We filmed these bats flying around our plum orchard in Uttarakhand earlier this week, at an altitude of 7800 feet, at the Wilderness Himalayan Orchard and Mountain Quail Sanctuary.

temple · festival

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

Regdu is a Place in Barakot Taluk in Champawat District of Uttarakhand State. Champawat district is a district of Uttarakhand state in northern India. The town of Champawat is the administrative headquarters.

festival · temple

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

temple · festival

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

river · temple

At the beginning of winter, the idol at Gangotri temple is moved down, in a procession, to a lower village temple, near Mukhba.

hills · livestock

Bharals grazing on Himalaya mountains in Uttarakhand, India. The Bharal , also known as the Blue Sheep, is a high mountain sheep that is the primary prey of Snow Leopards.

snow · river

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.