Uttarakhand

birds · wildlife

Chestnut-bellied Nuthatch and Brown-fronted Woodpecker pick and insects from a freshly excavated nest cavity in the bark of a tree.

hills · festival

This fascinating footage documents the traditional community fishing practices associated with the annual Maun Mela (maund mela) in the Himalayan regions of Tehri Garhwal, Jaunsar, and Rawai.

aerial · hills

Aerial view of the scenic mountain town of Nandprayag in Uttarakhand, where the Alaknanda River meets the Nandakini River in a spiritually important Himalayan confluence.

industry · highway

Manual labour at a building site in Uttarakhand. Workers are lifting and loading long timber planks into the back of a truck for transport.

hills · temple

An aerial view of the mountains near Shri Madmaheshwar Temple, one of the sacred Panch Kedar shrines in Uttarakhand. The landscape reveals a dramatic Himalayan river valley carved between steep, densely forested mountains.

hills · industry

This video explores the rare and medicinal Nagfani plant, locally known as Satwa, found in the Dodital region of Uttarakhand. The plant is highly valued for its medicinal properties, especially its root, which needs to be dried before use.

hills · village

This video captures a powerful spiritual moment at the Rakeshwari Temple in Ransi village, Uttarakhand, where devotees carry the village deity in a beautifully decorated palki (palanquin) during a local festival.

farmland · hills

A thriving apple nursery in Uttarakhand, where a local farmer cultivates thousands of young apple saplings for the region's growing orchard industry.

hills · snow

Fresh streams originating from the glaciers frozen in the early winter. Semi-solidified water flowing down the smooth rocks towards the valley.

highway

Hundreds of trees, chopped and piled up along the roadside to be used as firewood in Chopta district of Uttarakhand.

hills · politics

It has been an agitation fermenting for the past few years in the hills of Uttar Pradesh and like similar agitations in other parts of the country the basic demand is focused on creations of a separate state.

hills · festival

Temperate Himalayan middle altitude broadleaf forests accompany you on the walk to the Himalayan temple of Madhmaheshwar which is part of the Panch Kedar Yatra or pilgrimage in Garhwal, Uttarakhand, at the foot of Chaukhamba.

Uttarakhand·river

These places are alluring, not only or their scenic beauty, but also because they provide an opportunity to be close to nature and far from thronging crowds.

village

Flying over scenic villages Silgaon, Utraon, Chiyan, Kaplaon, Rawada and Gangori in Uttarakhand. Assi Ganga flows towards Gangori village can be seen. Pine trees are on both the sides of Assi ganga.

highway · industry

A classic case of road building in the Himalaya causing landslides. Poorly planned and executed constructions frequently cause landslides and rockfalls in unstable and seismically active zones such as the Himalaya.

highway

Situated in one of the pristine parts of Dehradun known as the Rajpur Road, the Central Braille Press is the first press of its kind in India and one of the oldest braille presses in Asia.

wildlife · birds

The common buzzard, a bird of prey whose range covers most of Europe and extends into Asia. Over much of its range, it is resident year-round, but birds from the colder parts of the northern hemisphere typically migrate south for the northe…

festival · temple

Uttarakhand, the land known for its sanctity and religious fervor, is a cauldron of religious festivity.

festival · temple

Temporary accommodation for pilgrims who travelled for the Annapurna Yatra all the way from Agoda to Dodital. Annapurna temple, situated in world famous tourist spot Dodital opens its portals for the pilgrims.

hills

Winter Kuari Pass trek is among the most scenic excursions that you will ever take through the Himalayan Mountains. The mountain pass is located in the Garhwal region of the state of Uttarakhand.

The high altitude meadows are abloom with Iris kemaonensis, even as spring is well on its way en route Kuari Pass, as one looks out from across the meadows above Auli, near Gorson buggyal or meadow.

Devidhura is in Champawat district of Uttarakhand. Devidhura has historical and religious significance. Famous Barahi Devi temple is situated here.