Uttarakhand

Male frog grasps female frog with his limbs. When frogs mate, the male frog tends to clasp the female underneath in an embrace called amplexus. He literally climbs on her back, reaches his arms around her “waist”.

The beautiful oriental turtle dove feeds itself in a high altitude beautiful valley of Uttarakhand, India. These beautiful doves have grayish blue forehead and pinkish brown crown.

birds

A pair of Three toed Golden-backed Woodpeckers in the Shivalik forests of Corbett National Park in Uttarakhand, India. The Golden-backed Three-toed Woodpecker has a dark brown bill, hazel iris and greenish legs.

festival · livestock

The Nanda Devi Jat Yatra is held once in every 12 years in the District of Chamoli, Uttaranchal. During this two week long Yatra, thousands of devout pilgrims throng the region of Kumaon to pay respect to godess Nanda Devi.

festival · music

Juggling is a skill which involves moving objects for entertainment or sport. A man is juggling bottles for entertainment in escape festival. Escape festival 2011, Uttarakhand.

temple

Wind blows on the hills of Uttarakhand and the place looks astonishingly peaceful. Hanuman Temple: According to myths and legends it is believed that Lord Hanuman rested at this place for a while, when he was travelling in search of ‘sanjee…

hills

Hot water spring. Sulfur spring in Himalaya! Hot sulphurous water coming out of the bowels of the earth, in the Himalaya. Hot water from the spring joins cold water from the stream.

A magical stroll in the woods in Uttarakhand. Uttarakhand is known for the natural environment of the Himalayas, the Bhabhar and the Terai. Uttarakhand has a diversity of flora and fauna.

temple · village

Situated at an altitude of 2560 mtrs, Osla is one of the most beautiful villages in the Fateh parvat region. Here is a beautiful caved temple dedicated to Duryodhana, the eldest brother of Kauravas.

hills

Time Lapse of Kumaon hills..... Kumaon or Kumaun is one of the two regions and administrative divisions of Uttarakhand, a mountainous state of northern India, the other being Garhwal.

ceremony · dance

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

hills

Birch forest and a fast flowing glacial mountain stream in upper Garhwal, en route Sukhi Top, in the general region of the Bandarpunch range, in Uttarakhand.

ceremony · dance

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

ceremony · festival

Kumaoni women singing and dancing on the folk songs during a wedding in Uttarakhand. Women dancing in their traditional attire as they wear 'rangwali pichaura' before they start to dance.

snow · hills

Time lapse of snow covered mountains of Kedarnath, Uttarakhand. Kedarnath and Kedarnath Dome are two mountains in the Gangotri Group of peaks in the western Garhwal Himalaya in Uttarakhand state, India.

village · farmland

Panoramic view of the Regdu village in Uttarakhand. Paddy field field are seen from the top. Regdu is a Village in Joshimath Tehsil in Chamoli District of Uttarakhand State, India.

hills · industry

A close-up look at empty Cicada shells as seen on Deoban peak in Chakrata district of Uttarakhand, India, in the western Himalaya, in December. A cicada leaves its shell when it moults from the nymph stage into an adult.

ceremony · festival

Relatives of a Kumauni groom applying haldi on his body as a ritual in Uttarakhand. Kumaoni weddings are very simple but are solemnized with a number of rituals and traditions.

farmland

Kiwi fruit hang from a vine on an organic farm owned by Dr. Kundan Singh Panwar, expert horticulturalist and consultant to Uttarakhand state government, on horticultural matters, at his Nainbagh fruit orchard in Uttarakhand state.

snow · wildlife

The Snow Pigeon (Columba leuconota) is a species of bird in the Columbidae family. The Snow Pigeon has a blackish head contrasting with white neck collar and white underparts shading into ashy on the abdomen.

temple · festival

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.

temple · river

Lohaghat is a town and a nagar panchayat in Champawat district in the Indian state of Uttarakhand. This is a hill station with many tourist spots around.