Uttarakhand

Viewer caution recommended due to graphic content. While four of the bodies have been extracted and an injured person has been shifted to hospital, the search is on for six more at the landslide location in Kot village near Buda Kedar area…

The worst of the floods: A footage compilation of some of the worst damage seen by the Indian state of Uttarakhand.

monsoon

Red Velvet Mite or Trombidiidae A Velvet mite at its natural habitat during the monsoon season in Uttarakhand, India.

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.

flowers · hills

A lovely alpine meadow, with mist rolling in! Monsoon magic in the high Himalaya, with Saussures and Bistorta flowering in Garhwal, near the shrine of Hemkund in the Valley of Flowers or Bhyundar valley region...

flowers · hills

Rhododendron arboreum: One of the most stately and impressive species rhododendrons, Tree Rhododendron is the state tree of Uttarakhand. It is extremely variable in stature, hardiness, flower color and leaf characteristics.

flowers · hills

Aesculus indica, also known locally as payyan and in more common parlance as Horse Chestnut, has an unusual combination of a multitude of pink flowers, along with a few yellow flowers.

hills · livestock

A herd of Himalayan Blue Sheep, or Bharal (Pseudois nayaur), moving across a steep alpine meadow in the mountains of Uttarakhand, India. The animals travel confidently over the rugged terrain while grazing and navigating the rocky slopes.

industry · hills

Workers at HiFeed, the Himalayan Institute for environment and ecology department, first wash the cloth in a machine and then put them in the dryer. These clothes are then laid down straight in an ironing machine.

river · hills

The Jallandhri Garh is an energetic cataract that gurgles its way down to the bucolic Harsil valley in Uttarakhand, below Gangotri.

An aerial view of the corniced summit of Trishul, Nanda Ghunti as seen from Brahma Tal in Garhwal, Uttarakhand.

aerial

A beautiful aerial view of the Srikantha massif above Dharali and Harsil in the Ganga upper regions of Uttarakhand. The snowpack is thick and deep in this winter aerial view, filmed for the first time thus...

flowers · industry

Butterfly forages on Daphne bholua and shrub Rhododendron campanulatum flowers in the upper reaches of the Yamunotri range in Uttarakhand state of India.

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.

festival · ceremony

Devotees in large number gather for the Nanda Devi Raj Jat Yatra carrying the palanquin of the Goddess. Nanda Devi Raj Jat Yatra is one of the festival in Uttarakhand which is famous globally.

ceremony · festival

Kumaoni groom along with his family members and priests performing 'havan' before his wedding in Uttarakhand. Ladies singing wedding songs during 'havan'...

festival · flowers

Kangdali Festival is a festival held by the rung tribe of the Pithoragarh district of Uttarakhand state in India. This festival coincides with the blooming of the Kandali plant, which flowers once every twelve years.

hills · river

Dodital is a freshwater lake in Uttarakhand, India, situated at a height of 3,024 metres (9,921 ft).

festival · hills

During the Jeetu Bagdwal festival in the Garhwal Himalaya of Uttarakhand, participants gather for a traditional folk ritual accompanied by singing, dancing, and the rhythmic beats of the dhol and other percussion instruments.

monsoon · architecture

A building collapsing into floodwaters during the 2013 Uttarakhand flash floods in Rudraprayag district, India.

hills · forest

A Himalayan Red-tailed Bumblebee resting and moving among dense green leaves in the Himalayan forests of Uttarakhand.