Uttarakhand

river

Rudraprayag is the confluence of river Mandakini and Alaknanda. One of the important place en route Kedarnath is Ukhimath.

industry · hills

Two construction workers are finishing a stone-tiled outdoor terrace in a mountainous setting.

dance · railway

Men perform Pandav Nritya, one of the prominent and folk dance forms of Garhwal in Uttarakhand, India. The Pandav Nritya, which is related to the story of the Mahabharata, has been very popular, particularly in the Garhwal region.

flowers · hills

In the foreground is the Rhododendron campanulatum - the larger shrub Rhodo of the Himalaya while in the background is a boggy meadow of Primula stuartii.

ceremony · festival

Men hold shield to protected themselves from stone pelting during the stone-pelting festival in Uttarakhand, India. Festivals are occasions to spend time with friends and family, of religious ceremony and of introspection.

temple · festival

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

hills · livestock

Mount Neelkanth rises above a green alpine valley in the Garhwal Himalayas of Uttarakhand, India. A winding mountain path passes through lush meadows bordered by a line of evergreen trees.

hills · festival

A ceremonial Devta Doli associated with the Rudranath pilgrimage is carried by devotees along the route through the Garhwal Himalayas of Uttarakhand.

bus · temple

Janki Chatti Bus Stand in Uttarakhand: Staging point for Yamunotri temple trek

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.