Uttarakhand

temple · festival

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

temple · river

One of the most sacred destinations to salvation and redemption, the Uttarakhand Char Dham Yatra is meant for the holy devotees round the world.

Uttarakhand·hills

Nanda Devi is the second highest mountain in India and the highest entirely within the country; owing to this geography it was considered the highest known mountain in the world until computations on Dhaulagiri by western surveyors in 1808.…

wildlife · birds

An Alpine Accentor, a hardy mountain bird adapted to life in the rugged Himalayan landscape. Commonly found at high elevations, this species inhabits rocky slopes, alpine meadows, and mountain ridges where few birds can thrive.

highway

Rescue work is underway at Saikyara Bend on the Barkot Road Tunnel in Uttarakhand, India. Emergency response teams are actively present at the site, coordinating efforts in a challenging mountainous environment.

architecture · industry

The Dhanush Bridge, a historic structure built in 1928 near Devipura village, is seen alongside ongoing construction activity. In the surrounding forested landscape, typical of the monsoon season, the area appears lush and green.

aerial · hills

A solar park set within the mountainous landscape of Uttarakhand, where rows of solar panels stretch across the terrain under an open sky.

hills · village

A panoramic view of Katarmal village and Almora in Uttarakhand, showcasing the picturesque Himalayan landscape and hillside settlements.

highway

Freshly built culverts, under and over passes and bridges that cut through the heart of Rajaji National Park in Uttarakhand, comprise the forest stretch of the new Dehra Dun expressway that is due to launch in August 2025.

flowers

Aquilegia McKenna hybrids are Columbine-like flowers seen here flowering in summer at our wildfilmsindia gardens in the Uttarakhand Himalaya.

politics · highway

In the winter cold of Mussoorie, voters turn up outside the voting center to enter the booth and use their opportunity for a chance to exercise their franchise for the state elections in Uttarakhand.

Ancient Rock edicts of Emperor Asoka hewn in stone in Kalsi, Uttarakhand. Ashokan era relics stored in a temple type structure in Kalsi near Lakhamandal. Rock edict of Emperor Asoka.

A rare view of 20, 956 foot high Kalanag, Black Peak or Banderpunch II, as seen from Gidara buggyal or alpine meadow, in Uttarakhand, India.

temple · festival

Pilgrims on way to Yamunotri temple carrying palanquin of deities Naag Devta and Yamuna Devi during Yamunotri Yatra in Uttarakhand. Yamunotri is one of the Char Dham and it is also first place to visit in the Char Dham Circuit.

hills

Dussehra in the high Himalaya, at Dharali in Garhwal's upper Ganga valley. The three effigies are decorated and installed waiting to be incinerated with the aim of conquering good over evil on the occasion of Dussehra.

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.