Uttarakhand

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Tourists with life jackets on boat in dragon shaped boats at Shyamlatal in Champawat, Uttarakhand Old Haunted House from British era at Shyamlatal in Champawat, Uttarakhand : What is the history of this old building? As monsoon clouds roll…

Old Haunted House from British era at Shyamlatal in Champawat, Uttarakhand : What is the history of this old building? As monsoon clouds roll past, clearing and obliterating the view, a vertical look-see at Shyamlatal around Champawat (of J…

aerial · hills

Champawat town in aerial view: Uttarakhand urban centers are creaking at the seams with over construction, as seen aerially, in this aerial view from the air.

flowers · hills

The Golden Leaves Cafe in Kumaon with a deodar-tea garden forest-plantation interface. As the monsoon mists swirl around, have a look at one of the remant tea estates of the western Himalaya, in Kumaon.

festival · village

Through the shifting monsoon mists one comes across an otherwise enchanting Himalayan village with a strange story to tell each season during the time of the rakhi festival.

flowers · hills

Ranunculus and Anemone or Persian buttercups flower mid-winter in our wildfilmsindia Himalayan botanical gardens in the western Himalayan state of Uttarakhand.

bazaar · livestock

Sorting recently sheared sheep wool for sale in local Harsil market by Bjotias n Uttarakhand Sorting recently sheared sheep wool for sale in local Harsil market by Bjotias n Uttarakhand

Trekkers and porters alike warm up by the cook's bonfire. Walking past the tall and dark, deep forested deodar or Himalayan Cedar woods above Harsil, along the Jallandhri Garh torrent and towards Lamkhaga Pass.

lake · river

Is this species a common one, or is it perhaps not even known to exist in the region? Help us identify this frog species, please.

village · hills

Villagers slosh their way through a moderate snow-pack in winter, at Agoda village beyond Uttarkashi. Life is not easy during the winter months high in the Himalaya. With electricity often on the blink, it can be a rough ride.

hills

Allium and daffodil winter bulb planting in the Himalaya: Growing flowering onion varieties and different types of narcissus at the wildfilmsindia botanical gardens in Uttarakhand.

forest · hills

Forest Fire Aftermath in Uttarakhand: Under storey shrubs burned to cinder, birds nests destroyed and oak trees burned from top to bottom.

Trainees of the 224th mixed winter Adventure course practise rock climbing on the indoor rock climbing walls in Gyan Hall, NIM campus, at Nehru Institute of Mountaineering in Uttarakhand.

snow · hills

Spot the Goral herd on the hilltop as seen from our Wilderness Orchard and botanical gardens in Uttarakhand.

hills

This absolutely fabulous evening sky occurs in different permutations as seen from the wildfilmsindia forested hills in Uttarakhand, as seen in November 2020.

river · hills

A group of village trekkers walk towards Banderpunch peaks from their village of Agoda above Uttarakashi. They walk towards Bamsaru Tal in the early spring season, with reasonably thick snowpack..

The Tehri dam is located along the Bhagirathi Ganga / Ganges, in Uttarakhand, India. It was the subject of much environmental activism prior to completion, but is now providing some power and water to New Delhi and other cities in north Ind…

snow · hills

The enchanting peaks and mountains of the Himalayas are a muse and excitement for many even from the tales from this spectacular mountain range in North India.

farmland · hills

The sweetest baggu gosha nashpatis - Red ripe pears grow in a pear Orchard in the western Himalayan region of Ghorakhuri and Nainbagh in the western part of Uttarakhand state in India.

With Blue-throated Barbets calling in the background, this must be the lowest altitude Kiwi fruit growing region in India, and a warm weather one too! Kiwi fruit ripens on the shrub-vine in Uttarakhand fruit district of Nainbagh - Ghorakhur…

farmland · hills

Rice paddies are cultivated in step cultivation form in the Himalaya. The rice fields are stepped down the hillside, with each field a foot or so lower so that the steepness of the hill is tamed and water can flow evenly from one field to t…

river · hills

Dal - Chaval and papad is on the menu today, as your steel thali is handed to you at a high altitude campsite on the route to the Kalindi Khal pass in the Garhwal Himalaya.

hills · snow

Plodding through knee deep snow atop rocky scree slopes to top of Kalindi Khal in Uttarakhand Long march to top of Kalindi Khal that connects Gangotri Bhagirathi valley with Alaknanda-Badrinath Setting up tents on the way to Kalindi Pass in…