Uttarakhand

temple · ceremony

This rare old footage captures the sacred atmosphere of Shri Jyotirling Jageshwar Mandir (श्री ज्योतिलिंग जागेश्वर मंदिर), an ancient Hindu temple complex nestled in the serene hills of Almora district, Uttarakhand.

hills · river

Ransi village in Uttarakhand offers a dramatic view of the Ganga river flowing through a deep Himalayan gorge, surrounded by steep, forest-covered mountains.

river · snow

A group of trekkers plod through incresingly deep snowpack to get up to Bamsaru Khal for a great view of the Bandarpunch massif, above Dodital lake.

hills

A fast flowing tributary of the Chhaiyan gad with the Bandarpunch range in the backdrop, a memorial to the Jat Regiment expedition in 2017 (It says - Live Life Jat Size!), and Himalayan plant seeds and pods ripened over the long summer read…

hills

Uttarakhand·snow · livestock

Gomukh, the terminus or snout of the Gangotri Glacier, from where Bhagirathi River originates, is one of the primary sources of the Ganges River. The place is situated at a height of 13,200 ft.

hills · farmland

A very winding road extends across a steep mountainous landscape of terraced fields in the Himachal Pradesh Himalaya of India.

wildlife · village

Goats get put away and corralled for the night in Ghorakhuri, a village in Garhwal, so that a leopard doesn't get them in the night...

wildlife · forest

That lovely trilling call you hear is that of the Indian Junglefowl - the progenitor of all domestic fowl around the world! It is followed by the click-click-click of a White-breasted Kingfisher and the distant calls of a Blue-throated Barb…

birds · hills

Like the Seven Sisters or Sat bhai (Jungle Babblers) of the plains, the White-throated Laughing Thrush is the hill equivalent of the ch4ery babbler.

hills · village

Like the vultures in Mowgli and the Jungle Book of Kipling (Now what are we going to do?), these Griffons fight and spread their wings as a threat and to show dominance at the kill of a leopard around Agoda village in Garhwal, Uttarakhand.

hills · snow

What a wild lovely call. the Snow Partridge's squeal echoes across the high valleys and meadows, below a snow tongue in the Shrikantha valley.

hills

0:10 Bandarpunch 0:14 Black Peak 0:32 Lamkhaga Peak 0:45 Rudugaira / Rudragaira, perhaps? 0:48 Gangotri III 1:05 Srikantha A whole panorama of Garhwal Himalaya peaks as seen from the valley above Dharali, on a winter trek in October 2018, a…

snow · hills

Peeling onions within a kitchen tent at the Base Camp of a Himalayan peak in the western Himalayan state of Uttarakhand. Tea mugs sit outside the tent, as the camp prepares dinner and digs in for the night.

festival

Priests and religious leaders chant from religious texts as part of the Bagwal Mela at Maa Bahari Devi Mandir in Uttarakhand. The mela is held annually in Devidhura on the day of Raksha Bandhan.

livestock

Jaonli, Draupadi Ka Danda, Gangotri I, Gangotri II, Gangotri III and Srikanta or Shrikanta from Dayara Bugyal in Uttarakhand.

festival · railway

Hindu devotees sing Thariya Chofla during Nanda Devi Festival in Sutol Village in Uttarakhand. Thariya Chofla is a prominent folk song from Uttarakhand sung with dance.

wildlife · hills

A flock of Snow Pigeons is seen flying through a mountainous valley in Darma Valley, Pithoragarh district, Uttarakhand. The birds move between steep rocky slopes covered with patches of vegetation.

industry

Carpenters lay a timber plank floor in a house under construction in Uttarakhand's hilly region. One worker sits barefoot on the floor, marks a wooden plank with a pencil, and cuts it to size using a saw.

hills · snow

A wide view of Kedarnath Valley in Uttarakhand, India, with snow-covered Himalayan peaks surrounding the sacred pilgrimage site.

hills · river

A group of trekkers navigates a narrow, steep trail along a fast-flowing glacial river during the Rudragaira Trek. A local porter leads the group while carrying a large load strapped to his back, including supply bags and a sleeping mat.

hills · wildlife

Included in the Schedule 1 of the Indian Wildlife Protection Act, and thus due to be accorded the highest level of protection is this Cheer Pheasant as it looks fabulous with warm evening sun on the Chaukhamba Himalayan range peak, and amon…

hills · river

Madhu Ganga and Morkanda rivers flow through a dramatic mountain valley in Uttarakhand, carving their path between steep, lush green hills and rugged slopes.