Uttarakhand

river · aerial

Aerial view of the confluence of river Alaknanda and Bhagirathi in Devprayag in Uttarakhand. At the confluence, there is a temple of Hindu Lord Shiva.

dance · music

The Jeetu Bagdwal festival in the Garhwal Himalaya of Uttarakhand brings together community members for traditional singing, dancing, and percussion music.

music · village

At Agoda village, the Saptah Katha is underway, with a pandit narrating the sacred stories as local devotees gather to listen.

hills · snow

Trekkers make their way along a narrow, winding trail on the Rudragaira Trek in the Himalayas. The route passes through rhododendron bushes and sparse birch trees, with patches of lingering snow along the mountain slopes.

school · festival

A cultural performance is taking place during the Sharadotsav winter festival in Lohaghat as part of the Fifth State Establishment Ceremony held in 2005.

temple · hills

The courtyard of the Mahasu Devta Temple presents a serene and sacred setting. Several small, tiered stone structures resembling miniature temples stand on a paved platform, reflecting traditional Himalayan craftsmanship.

aerial

Rudraprayag sangam in Uttarakhand joins the Mandakini and Alaknanda rivers: Emerald green glacial waters.

festival · hills

The community fishing festival, Maund, takes place in Aglar Valley. Participants gather in shallow river sections, where people swim and collectively fish using traditional methods.

hills · aerial

Naugaon Badahaat, a traditional Himalayan village in Uttarakhand. The settlement is built along a sloping hillside, featuring closely clustered homes with distinct mountain architecture that reflects the cultural heritage of the region.

hills · temple

Experience the serene beauty of the Budha Madmaheshwar Temple, a sacred Hindu shrine located high in the mountains of Uttarakhand, India.

aerial

Bazpur City, one of the most beautiful towns in the Udham Singh Nagar district of Uttarakhand, India. This video showcases the city’s vibrant streets, green fields, and peaceful surroundings from above.

flowers · hills

Kopper Kettle and other varieties of Itoh Peony in bloom at the wildfilmsindia arboreta in Uttarakhand. Itoh Peonies and herbaceous peonies bloom in the Himalayan spring, at wildfilmsindia gardens

hills · snow

The peak is Changuch and to the left side is Pindari Glacier… This is a video taken from the Pindari Valley in Kumaon.

hills · industry

Planting Rhododendrons in the Himalaya, to regenerate indigenous tree species in Uttarakhand, at the wildfilmsindia conservation lands in the western Himalayan mountains.

birds · forest

It's tail blowing around in the wind as it sits on a forest fire bunrned Oak branch is this Thrush with the most cheery whistle of the Chestnut bellied Rock Thrush at wildfilmsindia Jabbarkhet forests Deodar or Himalayan Cedar Pollen sits y…

monsoon · hills

Monsoon clouds roll along the mountains and valley before they finally depart the Indian subcontinent, as seen from the wildfilmsindia estate of Jabbarkhet in the Uttarakhand Himalaya.

lake · river

Koli Dhek Lake in Uttrakhand's Lohaghat - Champawat area, with green meadows and tall stands of deodar trees. The waters seem to have submerged one stand of cedars and killed them. A hidden gem in the Kumaon hills?

livestock

Shearing sheep wool in a meadow near Harsil in Uttarakhand: The sheep patiently get sheared! Shearing sheep wool in a meadow near Harsil in Uttarakhand: The sheep patiently get sheared!

farmland · festival

Local Garhwali women dance during harvest festival in Uttarakhand , in Harsil- Bagori region

farmland · hills

Peach, nectarine, M9 apple and apricot harvest at a Nainbagh - Ghorapkuri fruit orchard in western Himalaya's Uttarakhand state, along the Yamuna river valley.

hills · flowers

Masses of tulips and anemones bloom in the Himalayan spring-time at the Wilderness Orchard and botanical gardens in the western Himalayan state of Uttarakhand.

hills · ceremony

This must be normal for these high altitude dwelling communities in Uttarakhand but for many of us, this is an exotic wedding with the Himalayan peaks on both sides of the valley.