Uttarakhand

monsoon · highway

Risky driving on Silli-Tilwara road. Heavy rainfall and flood on July 16 and 17 resulted in floods that damaged National highway Roads and houses in the Uttarakhand.

monsoon · bazaar

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

A lone Goral in silhouette en route Dodital from Agoda village, Uttarakhand, India. Early morning light and the silhouette of the pines in the mysterious light of early morning makes this shot special.

birds · wildlife

Thanks to Nikhil Devasar, we now know that this is indeed a Common Buzzard and not just a mysterious bird of prey! Abhishek Gulshan, while not wanting to question this more authoritative identification, suggests that "somehow this looks lik…

ceremony · temple

Travel to the Himalayan village of Lakhat near Chausar in Uttaranchal in North India. Images of the picturesque landscapes of the lower Himalayas with a cover of mist amongst the evergreen conifer trees and grassy slopes along the hillsides…

hills · forest

Lineated Barbet, Himalayan Pied Kingfisher and Pied Wagtail (Motacilla alba), Corbett National Park.

river

The Yamuna, sometimes called Jamuna or Jamuna, is the largest tributary river of the Ganges (Ganga) in northern India.

bus · river

An evening drive from the foothills of the Himalaya, along the Ganga or Ganges river, further into the plains, from along the Ganga after Shivpuri where the river starts to enter the plains, to the plains town of Haridwar in Uttarakhand.

flowers

Honey bee collecting nectar from a wild Himalayan prickly Thistle plant's flowers.

Lengra is a seasonal vegetable available during monsoon. It is also known as fiddlehead fern. First, we will wash and clean lengra before chopping it for a dry dish. Add two tablespoon of oil to a preheated wok.

hills · livestock

Black and white Sheep cross a hillock on a high ridge in the Himalaya, in the Jullandhri Garh valley above Harsil, Uttarakhand, India. The slopes only have grass and juniper on them.

hills

The beautiful village in the midst of rich green forest in Uttarakhand. The green hilly area with beautiful landscape and there are lots of people travel along the road. There trucks are parked along the roadside.

temple · hills

Badrinath temple sometimes called Badrinarayan temple, is situated along the Alaknanda river, in the hill town of Badrinath in Uttarakhand. It is widely considered to be one of the holiest Hindu temples, and is dedicated to god Vishnu.

hills

Caltha palustris or Marsh Marigold is a spring-time blooming high Himalayan meadow flowering plant. It is commonly seen in the alpine meadows of Garhwal and Kumaon in Uttarakhand.

forest · hills

A Deodar Cedar (Cedrus deodora) tree laden with cedar cones in Uttarakhand. Closeups of the cones looking like edible fruits. The cones are the source of seeds for the proliferation of the species.

festival · highway

The Kanvar yatra or Kavad Yatra is annual pilgrimage of devotees of Shiva, known as Kānvarias, to Hindu pilgrimage places of Haridwar, Gaumukh and Gangotri in Uttarakhand and Sultanganj in Bihar to fetch holy waters of Ganges River, Ganga J…

forest · river

Driving into the thick and dense Sal forests of Rajaji National Park in the Uttarakhand state of India.

river · hills

Aglar river is a major Himalayan tributary of the river Yamuna. It rises as a number of small streams fed by underground water on the western slopes of the ridge separating the drainage of the Yamuna and Bhagirathi to the west of Tehri.

birds

The verditer flycatcher (Eumyias thalassinus) is an Old World flycatcher found in the Indian subcontinent, especially in the Lower Himalaya.

The Grey-hooded Warbler (Phylloscopus xanthoschistos) is a species of leaf warbler (family Phylloscopidae). It is most famous for the way it warbles. It was formerly included in the "Old World warbler" assemblage.