Uttarakhand

hills · village

A drone captures a breathtaking aerial view of Maa Rakeshwari Temple in Ransi village, Ukhimath, Rudraprayag, Uttarakhand, where devotees are performing puja amidst the steep, green-covered Himalayan hillsides.

hills · village

A drone captures a stunning aerial view of Ransi village, near Ukhimath in Uttarakhand, revealing its location on a steep mountainside adorned with lush green terraced fields.

aerial · hills

Pithoragarh town in Kumaon is a widely spread-out mass of hill homes and buildings in Uttarakhand. What a massive sprawl of Himalayan 'urban', as seen aerially, in this aerial view, from the air.

forest · monsoon

Monsoon clouds swirl up from the plains, and cause heavy rain over the Himalaya, as seen from wildfilmsindia's conservation mountains in Uttarakhand.

river · lake

Dodital is magical when there are no people present, and just the trees, the beautiful lake and lots of snow! Experience this Himalayan magic for yourself...

farmland · bazaar

Tamatar is not just a necessity in the Indian kitchen now. Tamatar comes in multiple colours, shapes, hues and tastes as well , and not just the desi tomato we are all used to seeing in the neighbourhood sabzi mandi! Tomatoes ready for harv…

river · forest

A family enjoys a picnic along the Ramganga river in the lap of the Kumaon Himalyas. Their Ford Endeavour and Toyota Fortuner can be seen parked alongside the river, as forest guards come on rounds.

birds · forest

The Striated Laughing thrush is a bird species in the Leiothrichidae family. In the proposed rearrangement of the laughingthrushes, it is placed in the monotypic genus Grammatoptila, as G. striata.

bus · highway

In a chilling video from Uttarakhand which has been filmed during the monsoons in 2020 shows a bus and van struggling to get to the other end of the broken road.

village

Osla -Sima are village where they still follow polyandry and polygamy. Osla - Sima villages near Har-ki-dun - last bastion of polyandry and polygamy in India.

hills

Kuari Pass is probably the best window to view the high Himalayan peaks. The views are simply breathtaking with the Himalayan giants lined up in one magnificent arc easily making it one of the most wonderful views in the Himalaya.

hills · livestock

What a slice of every-day life on a Himalayan alpine meadow, with shepherds and their huge flocks of sheep out to graze. Sheep flock together in a rolling green alpine meadow or buggyal pastureland in the high Himalaya of Garhwal.

hills · snow

The Gangotri Group of mountains is a subdivision of the Garhwal Himalaya in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand.

hills

The warmth of a Himalayan camp fire, en route Rudragaira peak in the Garhwal Himalaya. it is evening, and there is still bright light on the peaks behind and Auden's Col, but it is winter and the chill is extreme.

snow · hills

A pile of stones creates a route marker known as a cairn or thoua en route the Gangotri peaks which can be clearly seen in bright winter light on the way up to Mt. Rudragaira in the Garhwal Himalaya.

hills · forest

In the headwaters of the Ganges lies this seldom explored or visited valley above Dharali, with vast Himalayan Silver Birch and conifer forests in the sub snow line...

temple

Champawat is a fairly medium-sized town in Uttarakhand. It's a clean place and a pilgrimage site of Hindu for worshipping Lord Shiva in the old temple called Baleshwar.

monsoon

In June 2013, a multi-day cloudburst centered on the North Indian state of Uttarakhand caused devastating floods and landslides in the country's worst natural disaster since the 2004 tsunami.

hills · farmland

The Pithoragarh valley in Kumaon, Uttarakhand, India, stretches between green Himalayan hills with terraced fields and scattered settlements.

hills · highway

The rugged beauty of the Indian Himalayas, showcasing a winding mountain road carved into the steep slopes of Uttarakhand.

hills · aerial

Experience the breathtaking Himalayan charm of Almora and Jageshwar in Uttarakhand through spectacular aerial drone footage captured by WildFilms India.

river · lake

Dodital Lake view from the sky : Emerald Lake of the western Himalaya is a lovely trek away from Uttarkashi A stunning aerial view of Dodital valley and lake in Uttarakhand, as seen aerially, in this aerial view, from the air.

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?