Uttarakhand

river · monsoon

In the aftermath of the Uttarakhand floods of June, villages are still submerged in silt from the river bed. Whole houses that used to be homes for villagers are now nothing but debris.

hills · river

An amazing view of Dodital valley and distant Bakria Khaga pass, from Darva / Darwa Top high above Dodital Lake in Uttarakhand, India. See Rhododendron and Juniper forests at the upper end of the tree line in the Himalaya.

hills · festival

"Raat ka sama jhoome chandrama" performed by a girl from the Rung tribe in Kumaon. People from Rung community have sharp features and are of short height. The people are quite hospitable and simple in their living.

hills · forest

A devotional gathering during Nag Panchami, a Hindu festival dedicated to the worship of Nag Devta, the revered serpent deity.

hills

A group of trekkers hiking along a narrow mountain trail in the Harsil region of Uttarakhand, India. The team is traversing a grassy, rock-strewn ridge within the Garhwal Himalayas while carrying multi-day expedition backpacks.

hills

A high-altitude trekking campsite in the Harsil region of Uttarakhand, India. Two tents are pitched on a rocky glacial moraine landscape composed of boulders, scree, and mountain debris.

farmland · hills

A tree plantation drive in the Motidhar orchard region of the Western Himalayas, India. Several people are working on terraced mountain slopes to plant fruit tree saplings, including cherry, nectarine, and apple varieties.

hills · river

A scenic panoramic view captures the famous Naini Lake surrounded by the lush Kumaon hills of Nainital. Grey clouds drift slowly across the cool mountain sky while visitors enjoy boating across the calm waters of the lake.

hills · aerial

The rugged beauty of Niti Valley, one of the most remote and dramatic regions of the Garhwal Himalayas.

flowers

Bright pink Magnolia liliiflora flowers against white blossoms of a wild pear tree, creating contrasting floral layers. Colourful bearded irises in pale pink, purple, and blue stand upright among surrounding plants.

hills · ceremony

The sunrise at Girichhina Jageshwar unfolds in a quiet, magical moment as the sun emerges behind layers of distant mountains.

hills · aerial

This video presents a beautiful aerial view of Jageshwar town in Uttarakhand, captured through a drone camera.

forest · hills

Dense monoculture deodar forest in Lohaghat, Champawat district, Uttarakhand. Cedrus deodara is the cedar of the western Himalaya. See interfaces of cultivation and forest in the middle hills of Uttarakhand state.

Instructors from tne Nehru Institute of Mountaineering in Uttarakhand train young men and women in the basics of rock craft, in the December 2019 Mixed Adventure Course.

hills

People salvage their belongings as the floods hit Uttarakhand yet again - in 2016. A replay of the 2013 flooding, it does seem like the Himalaya is going to continue to reel under the effects of cloud bursts and flooding, with unplanned dev…

A rural woman from Garhwal district in Uttarakhand, India, talks about her daily chores, hardships of life and her family, without referring to the more obvious feature of the goitre that has affected her throat.

snow · river

White peak of Banderpunch almost bereft of snow. A shocking view that underlines the drought and flooding patterns that the Himalaya is experiencing.

For every state, region or country, roads play an important role in their economy and development. Uttarakhand being a hill state is relatively less developed than the plain areas.

Dehradun double lane tunnel has made life easier for commute within Uttarakhand. It has now become a smoother life for commuters travelling from Dehradun to Uttarakhand. This tunnel has been made next to Jai Maa Daat Kali Temple.

river · aerial

A wonderful aerial journey from the gateway of the Himalaya - a flight up the Ganga as it enters the plains from the mountains in Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Lakshman jhoola / jhula bridge swaps above the river waters - green as they are.

flowers · hills

Bearded Iris Bruno and Iris Alba flowers in the western Himalayas of Uttarakhand. 'Bruno' Bearded Iris and Iris Alba flourishes in the western Himalayas Early spring and late winter flowering German Bearded rhizomatic Iris at wildfilmsindia…

river · hills

A Brown Dipper dips its body on rocks around the Jallandhri Garh torrent en route Lamkhaga pass in the Uttarakhand Himalaya of India.

wildlife · forest

A Ficus tree spreads its roots wide, on the rocky outcrops of a cliff. In the absence of sub-surface soil, this Ficus tree ekes out a living by running its roots over the rocky cliff's surface in the hope of getting a grip on the earth as a…