Uttarakhand

hills · aerial

The mighty peaks that circle the outer ring of the Nanda Devi Sanctuary: Banoti, Durgakot, Tharkot, Tent Peak and Mrigthuni as seen from below Sunderdhunga Khal in Kumaon.

hills · aerial

Pithoragarh town in Kumaon is a widely spread-out mass of hill homes and buildings in Uttarakhand. What a massive sprawl of Himalayan 'urban', as seen aerially, in this aerial view, from the air.

hills

Clouds roll in to the Sunderdhunga valley, over Panwali Dwar peak and our tents in the Sukhram valley, in a time lapse view from an alpine meadow of buttercups and potentillas in summer bloom.

festival · temple

Palanquin or palki of mountain god is carried with fanfare in a procession from Gaundar village to Madmaheshwar temple Garhwali women with giant nose ring or nath initiate the temple opening for the summer season of 2025.

flowers · hills

Calanthe plantaginea is a beautiful and rare light lilac coloured flowering ground orchid found in the wildfilmsindia forests in the western Himalaya.

aerial · hills

Buggyal meadows of Budha Madmaheshwar in Uttarakhand Himalaya, thick forest of Kedarnath Sanctuary, as seen aerially, from the air, in this aerial view.

hills · village

Flowering shrubs of Dhatura line the village roads around Ukhimath in the western Himalayan Rudraprayag region of Uttarakhand. Poisonour yet beautiful, the Datura is a lovely garden shrub.

temple · village

Ancient Himalayan temple with women devotees seen from air: Maa Rakeshwari Temple in Ransi village Ukhimath Rudraprayag Uttarakhand. The temple has a tall wooden gateway at the entrance.

forest · aerial

Virtually a monoculture of Deodar forests near Harsil on the Gangotri route, as seen aerially along the blue-green Ganga, as seen aerially, from the air, in this aerial view, from the Uttarakhand inner Himalaya.

river · aerial

Gauri Kund waterfalls below Gangotri temple in the Uttarakhand Himalaya, near the source of the Ganges, as seen aerially, from the air, in this aerial view.

monsoon · hills

Monsoon clouds swirl up from the plains, and cause heavy rain over the Himalaya, as seen from wildfilmsindia's conservation mountains in Uttarakhand.

boats

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.