Uttarakhand

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…

river · aerial

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 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.

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.

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

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…

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.

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.

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

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.

hills · flowers

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

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.

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.

snow

Fresh snow on loose rocks makes the terrain difficult to trek. Starting from Harshil till Srikanta in Uttarakhand. The picturesque mountain range looks dangerous and beautiful at the same time.

bus

Many were injured when a bus fell into a 150-metre-deep gorge in Uttarakhand's Uttarkashi district.

river

Chocolate Pansy, Circe drinking moisture with its yellow proboscis, Indian Red Admiral sitting on a moist rock by the Bindal stream at wildfilmsindia sanctuary in Uttarakhand.