Uttarakhand

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

A green roadside signpost points toward The Terraces, a boutique spa resort in Kanatal, Uttarakhand. The footage also shows the landscaped courtyard, exterior grounds, and an interior room at ViewToria Resort in Dhanaulti near Kanatal.

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.

hills · wildlife

A female Himalayan Monal (Lophophorus impejanus) perched on a rocky ledge in the Uttarakhand Himalayas, India.

hills · livestock

A herd of Himalayan Blue Sheep, also known as Bharal (Pseudois nayaur), moving across a rugged mountain slope in Uttarakhand, India. Several individuals can be seen navigating steep, rocky terrain typical of the high Himalayas.

festival · hills

A traditional harvest festival gathering is taking place in Harsil near the Gangotri region of the Indian Himalayas.

industry

Camellia shrubs are planted across a hillside in Uttarakhand, India within a managed landscape. Workers place tree saplings into prepared soil pits and secure them for growth. The saplings include apple and pear trees.

hills · temple

Budha Madmaheshwar, one of the sacred Panch Kedar temples in Uttarakhand, offers a breathtaking panoramic view of the snow-capped Himalayan mountain peaks.

hills · snow

The footage captures a spectacular sunrise over the Himalayan mountain range as the first light of day spreads across the horizon.