Uttarakhand

temple

Indian Hindu pilgrims visit Triyuginarayan temple in Rudraprayag, Uttarakhand. Triyuginarayan is a well known Hindu pilgrimage located in the Rudraprayag district of Uttarakhand.

flowers · river

This beautiful fragrant Primula grows close to water in spring-time alpine meadows that have abundant snow-melt.

hills · flowers

Mountain Angelica is a plant which has gone through many identification revisions. The plants is 2-3 m tall, with stout stem with ridges and grooves.

birds · wildlife

The Chestnut-bellied Rock Thrush (Monticola rufiventris) is a species of bird in the Muscicapidae family. This was filmed at Wildfilmsindia's protected Wilderness Orchard in Uttarakhand.

music · temple

Army band accompanies the removal of the idol from Gangotri temple, for the winter season, as it migrates down to Mukhba village, at the beginning of winter.

river · temple

At the beginning of winter, the idol at Gangotri temple is moved down, in a procession, to a lower village temple, near Mukhba.

hills · river

Middle Himalayan forests en route Dodital, a sparkling mountain tarn at an altitude of 10, 500 feet in the Uttarakashi district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand.

river · festival

The Annapurna Devi Yatra is a pilgrimage to the Annapurna Devi Mandir, also known as the Ganesh temple in Dodital, Uttarakhand. Annapurna Devi is the Hindu goddess of nourishment.

river · temple

The confluence of river Alaknanda and Mandakini in Rudraprayag in Uttarakhand. At the confluence, there is a temple of Hindu Lord Shiva. Pilgrims use the staircase to reach the temple as it is on a hilltop.

A female rabbit is called a doe. A male rabbit is called a buck. The rabbit kits are feeding on the mother rabbit called dam and the father is called the sire. When you mate two rabbits together, this is called breeding.

temple · crafts

Amidst the main city of Champawat is the historical “Baleshwar Temple”. Built by the rulers of the Chand Dynasty, Baleshwar Temple is a marvellous symbol of stone carving.

birds · wildlife

A pair of Black Bulbuls (Hypsipetes leucocephalus), also known as Himalayan Black Bulbuls, are perched on bare tree branches. The birds have dark plumage, red bills, and red legs characteristic of the species.

flowers · river

River Anemone is an erect silky-haired perennial plant found on forest margins, grassy slopes, streamsides and lakesides in the Himalayas. It is 30-90 cm tall.

temple · flowers

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

festival · railway

Hindu devotees sing Thariya Chofla during Nanda Devi Festival in Sutol Village in Uttarakhand. Thariya Chofla is a prominent folk song from Uttarakhand sung with dance.

festival · ceremony

Devotee near their tented accommodations en route Homkund during Nanda Devi Raj Jat Yatra in Uttarakhand. The three-week-long Nanda Devi Raj Jat is a pilgrimage and festival of Uttarakhand in India.

festival · ceremony

Devotees trekking during Nanda Devi Raj Jat Yatra in Uttarakhand. One can see devotees carrying the palanquin of Goddess Nanda Devi, ringing bell and chanting mantras.....

festival · river

People crossing makeshift bridge for fish killing festival in Uttarakhand. Some of them are ready with their fishing gear to catch fish from Aglar river.

livestock · forest

Herd of Sheep and ponies grazing on a meadow en route Kuari Pass in Uttarakhand, India. The trek over the Kuari Pass was the route followed by Shipton and Tilman on their way to the Rishi Gorge and by other mountaineers en route to the peak…

hills

The Garhwal Himalayas are mountain ranges located in the state of Uttarakhand, India. The mountain ranges comprise two regions: Garhwal division and Kumaon division.

river · temple

View of the office of Congress party for the 54th Legislative Assembly in Lohaghat town, Uttarakhand. Lohaghat is a town and a nagar panchayat in Champawat district in the Indian state of Uttarakhand.

flowers

The British brought these Bearded Iris plants to India by ship some 175 years ago and planted at the Wilderness Films Estate-Orchard in Uttarakhand.