Uttarakhand — Clipahoy

Where one village stones another! Bagwal Festival at Devidhura Champawat in Kumaon, Uttarakhand

aerial · village

Teams from different villages arrive for the stoning festival with stone pelting and throwing of apples and pears.

Where your chicken and eggs come from: Poultry farming in a typical large shed setting in India, in Uttarakhand

livestock · farmland

Where your chicken and eggs come from: A typical poultry farm with thousands of white broiler chickens in Devipura village of Champawat district in Uttarakhand.

Monsoon swollen & nearly flooding Saryu River flows from Nepal border at Champawat, Uttarakhand

monsoon · river

Monsoon swollen and nearly flooding Saryu River flows down from along Nepal border in Champawat, Uttarakhand A bridge over the Sarju river in Kumaon.

Champawat in Uttarakhand in the throes of monsoon clouds, rain and greenery, school on the hill

hills · monsoon

A remote mountain school built on a sloping hill in Kumaon. Champawat in Uttarakhand in the throes of monsoon clouds, rain and greenery A typical western Himalayan village in the monsoon season, with much greenery emanating from the rice fi…

Sharda river all swollen at Tanakpur in Champawat district of Uttarakhand during monsoon season

river · aerial

Sharda or Sarda river flowing all fast, furious and swollen at Tanakpur in Champawat district of Uttarakhand during monsoon season.

Trekking team porters make rotis at campsite en route Jalandri Gadh above Harsil in Uttarakhand

hills

Garhwali trekking team porters make rotis / chapatis at a makeshift middle valley campsite en route the Jallandri Gadh valley and below Lamkhaga pass above Harsil in the Uttarakhand Himalaya.

In pre-dawn low light, the Kalij Pheasant flock emerges in our Lily fields to feed each morning, in Uttarakhand

forest · farmland

In pre-dawn daybreak low light, a Kalij Pheasant flock emerges in our Lily fields to feed each morning. A Pheasant male pecks at undergrowth for buds, shoots and bugs: Kaleej margha at wildfilmsindia sanctuary in Uttarakhand.

Old British style golf house at Ranikhet Army Golf Course in Kumaon, Battle Craft Training Area, in Uttarakhand

crafts · highway

Old British style golf house at Ranikhet Army Golf Course in Kumaon, Uttarakhand, and Battle Craft Training Area of Kumaon Regimental Centre, near Chaubattia / Chaubatia. Army Golf Course, Ranikhet.

Rare White or Golden Trout gets bred in 's Rainbow Trout hatchery in the Himalaya, in Uttarakhand

hills

We noticed this pale coloured trout and before long, we realized that a white or golden trout had bred at our wildfilmsindia trout hatchery in the Uttarakhand Himalaya.

Bamboo Orchid from Asia flowering in botanical collection: Arundina graminifolia, in Uttarakhand

flowers · forest

Bamboo Orchid from central Asia flowering in wildfilmsindia botanical collection in Uttarakhand : Arundina graminifolia Ground orchid beyond Rang Rang bridge, en route Mangan in central-north Sikkim.

Making paranthas on a trek beyond Harsil, en route Jallandhri Garh and Lamkhaga Pass in Garhwal, in Uttarakhand

Making paranthas for breakfast, during a trek beyond Harsil, en route Jallandhri Garh and Lamkhaga Pass in Garhwal. Camp will be wound up after breakfast and the porters will be on their way, as the trekkers follow.

Rudraprayag over-flight in Uttarakhand: Alaknanda and Mandakini Ganga rivers join at confluence

highway · river

Aerial view of Rudraprayag in over-flight mode over Uttarakhand,as the browner Alaknanda and the greener Mandakini Ganga rivers join at this important confluence town along the old pilgrim trail of the Ganges.

Negotiating an icefall and glacier below Chaukhamba on the dangerous trek to the Col in Garhwal, in Uttarakhand

snow

Negotiating an icefall and glacier below Chaukhamba on the dangerous trek to the Col in Garhwal Negotiating an icefall and glacier below Chaukhamba on the dangerous trek to the Col in Garhwal Walking through the glacier Chaukhamba Col Trek

Meconopsis integrifolia from Tibet, budding at botanical arboreta in Uttarakhand

flowers · monsoon

Meconopsis integrifolia from Tibet, budding at Wildfilmsindia botanical arboreta in Uttarakhand Grown with seed provided by the Meconopsis Group of the UK, this is Meconopsis integrifolia ex Zheduo Shan, with reflective rain drops accumulat…

Confluence of green Bhagirathi and brown Alaknanda streams of Ganga at Devprayag in Uttarakhand

highway

Devprayag road in Uttarakhand, with Alaknanda and Bhagirathi streams of Ganga coming together A stunning disparity in water colour! Blue and green water streams of Bhagirathi and Alaknanda Ganga / Ganges meet at Devprayag in Uttarakhand.

Chandrashila peak seen from Tungnath Temple, with Uttarakhand government subsidized helicopters

temple · politics

Chandrashila peak seen from Tungnath Temple, with Uttarakhand government's Char Dham Yatra subsidized helicopter service overhead, flying in from Dehradun Helipad in Sahastradahara and other locations.

Blue and green water streams of Bhagirathi and Alaknanda Ganga meet at Devprayag in Uttarakhand

A stunning disparity in water colour! Blue and green water streams of the Bhagirathi and Alaknanda Ganga / Ganges meet at Devprayag in Uttarakhand.

Meconopsis integrifolia from Tibet, budding at botanical arboreta in Uttarakhand

flowers · monsoon

Meconopsis integrifolia from Tibet, budding at Wildfilmsindia botanical arboreta in Uttarakhand Grown with seed provided by the Meconopsis Group of the UK, this is Meconopsis integrifolia ex Zheduo Shan, with reflective rain drops accumulat…

Pre-roost preening and last minute feed time for male Kaleej Pheasant in forests, in Uttarakhand

forest · flowers

This Kalij murgha visits among our Agapanthus lily garden in the western Himalaya. A Pheasant male pecks at undergrowth for buds, shoots and bugs: Kaleej margha at wildfilmsindia sanctuary in Uttarakhand.

Paeonia emodi is a wild Himalayan flowering Peony that flourishes at Wilderness Orchard gardens, in Uttarakhand

hills · flowers

Paeonia emodi, a species of wild Peony that is endemic to the upper Himalaya, grows at the wildfilmsindia botanical gardens in Uttarakhand.

Lohari village near Juddo dam: massive new Himalayan reservoir submerged villages, rice fields, in Uttarakhand

farmland · hills

This innocuous even pretty looking dam is actually the usurper of villages and rice fields, as it submerged large swathes of prime human habitat and Himalayan valley floor space, in the march for human greed and need.

Alpine Musk deer, Himalayan Monal, Kedarnath stars at Uttarakhand Tableau for Republic Day 2021

hills · wildlife

A colourful show of the richness and diversity of the many Indian states as showcased during the tableau parade. The Maharashtrian tableau is themed around the saints who influenced the Bhakti movement and showcases statues of the saints.

Harsil Valley from Laldhang, Tharali on left bank of Bhagirathi, Sat Tal Lakeland, forest fires, in Uttarakhand

hills · forest

More than two minutes of postcard-worthy landscape visuals all the way from the high mountains of the Himalayas. A virtual tour of the Garhwal Himalaya highlands as seen in late autumn. Harsil valley as seen from Laldhang.