Uttarakhand

An aerial view of Alaknanda and Pindar rivers meet at Karnaprayag confluence in Uttarakhand.

river · wildlife

Bhagirathi river as seen from a bird's eye view after the Jalandhari gad in Uttarakhand. The mighty peaks are a trek from the Jalandhari gad along the river.

festival

Jaunsari folk song and dance performance takes place during a rural Himalayan fair as thousands of spectators watch.

industry

Workers weighing tea leaves at a tea factory in Uttarakhand. Experts say this leaves the local producers with no option but to sell the tea as a brandless entity in the Kolkata auction market.

hills

These lovely post monsoon Bistortas look brilliant in this artistic view of the glacier below Lamjhaga pass in the Jallandhri Gad. Uttarakhand , formerly Uttaranchal, is a state in the northern part of India.

This Garrulus lanceolatus or Black-headed Jay sure is craving for a sip of water. Filmed in the backdrop of the orange setting sun the jay sits on a leaking tap and curves its body to reach the leaking water drops.

ceremony · dance

Young girls dancing and singing at a sangeet during Kumaoni wedding. Kumaoni weddings are very simple but are solemnized with a number of rituals and traditions.

river

A young boy crosses Ramganga river with help of stepping stones followed by an old sadhu near Marchula in the foothills of the Kumaon Himalayas.

village · temple

Indian Hindu devotees carry idol of Goddess Annapurna at Nag Devta Temple in Uttarakhand as they start procession for Annapurna Temple yatra.

temple · festival

Indian Hindu devotees carry idol og Goddess Annapurna at Nag Devta Temple in Uttarakhand as they start procession for Annapurna Temple yatra.

forest · hills

Enjoy this virtual walk through middle altitude Himalayan forests, along a deodar (Himalayan cedar) and Oak forest that is interspersed with open grasslands, at around 8000 feet altitude beyond Jabbarkhet and Mussoorie in Uttarakhand.

temple · flowers

A huge congregation of devotees throng Shri Kamleshwar Mahadev temple of Srinagar garhwal,Uttarakhand to seek blessings of Lord Shiva.

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 holding hands and singing devotional songs during Nanda Devi Festival en route Homkund in Uttarakhand. The three-week-long Nanda Devi Raj Jat is a pilgrimage and festival of Uttarakhand in India.

ceremony · festival

Relatives of Kumaoni groom singing devotional songs during a wedding in Uttarakhand. Kumaoni weddings are very simple but are solemnized with a number of rituals and traditions.

festival · temple

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

temple · village

Much pomp and pageantry accompanies the winter movement of the Gangotri temple idol on its winter journey.

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.

monsoon · bazaar

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 · village

This scenic footage takes viewers to Agoda Village, a remote Himalayan settlement perched at over 2,100 metres in the picturesque Assi Ganga Valley.

hills · forest

This footage follows a trekking group along a scenic mountain trail in Harsil Valley, one of the most picturesque regions of the Garhwal Himalayas.