Uttarakhand — Clipahoy

Turquoise Verditer Flycatcher trills out it's melody in the Himalaya, in Uttarakhand

birds · hills

Turquoise-like Verditer Flycatcher trills on dead grey branch against blue sky: Perfect blue on blue! Deep blue bird catches evening light sitting on a Himalayan Cedar or deodar branch, and looks deceptively like a different bird but is rea…

Bucolic high Himalaya: Sheep graze on a buggyal or meadow in Garhwal, in Uttarakhand

hills · livestock

A flock of sheep grazing on green pastures of Kuari pass located in Garhwal region of Uttrakhand. Kuari Pass is probably the best window to view the high Himalayan peaks.

Riding through Uttaranchal: Jim Corbett National Park, NIM and Auli

Uttarakhand·hills · wildlife

Waiting to be savoured, the pristine ecodiversity of the Himalayan ranges beckons all nature lovers. It can be an ideal retreat for those wanting to experience the unique flora and fauna of the region.

50 year old cinema hall destroyed in Rudraprayag- Uttarakhand Floods

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.

Confluence of Alaknanda and Pindar river at Karnaprayag, Uttarakhand

river · temple

View of sangam point of Alakananda river and Pindar river in Karnprayag in Uttarakhand, India.

Confluence of Alaknanda and Pindar river at Karnaprayag: aerial view, in Uttarakhand

river · aerial

Aerial view of the confluence of river Alaknanda and Pindar in Karnaprayag in Uttarakhand. At the confluence, there is a temple. Pindar river flows on the right-hand side of the temple while on the left side there is Alaknanda river.

Hindustan Ambassador car drives along Alaknanda river near Joshimath, in Uttarakhand

river

The Alaknanda is a Himalayan river in the Indian state of Uttarakhand and one of the two headstreams of the Ganga, the major river of Northern India and the holy river of Hinduism.

Rufous or Black-capped Sibia on Rhododendron blossom in the Himalaya, in Uttarakhand

flowers

A Black-capped Sibia sits on Rhododendron blossom in Uttarakhand, India. The rufous sibia (Heterophasia capistrata) is a species of bird in the Leiothrichidae family. It feeds on berries and insects.

Crossing a raging Himalayan torrent by car: monsoon in the mountains, in Uttarakhand

A tourist car crosses a raging torrent in the mountains of Uttarakhand.

Osla village in Uttarakhand - Land of Duryodhan worship and polygamy

village

Osla is a Village in Mori Tehsil in Uttar Kashi District of Uttarakhand State, India. It is located 57 KM towards west from District head quarters Uttarkashi. 90 KM from State capital Dehradun.

Government policies for drinking water in rural areas of Uttarakhand

village · politics

People living in hilly areas of rural India have to walk many miles to get water to drink or for the household but in Champawat of Uttarakhand where people easily get water supply.

Cows come home to pasture for the night, in the Uttarakhand Himalaya

hills · livestock

A lovely silhouette profile shot of a herd of cattle coming in to roost for the night, on a mountain meadow in the Himalaya.

Rhododendron anthopogon, an aromatic flowering shrub of the Himalaya, in Uttarakhand

flowers · hills

One of the smallest flowering Rhododendron shrubs - the talispatra, as seen above Dodital in May 1994, in Uttarakhand, India, at around 12, 500 feet altitude.

Kashmir Corydalis (Corydalis cashmeriana), Uttarakhand high Himalaya

flowers · industry

Kashmir Corydalis is a charming, delicate perennial herb with 3-8 sky-blue flowers with darker blue tips. The flowers are borne in lax cluster on top of the stem. Flowers turn pale when dried.

Himalayan Griffon Vulture or Gyps himalayensis from Garhwal Himalaya, in Uttarakhand

hills

A lone Himalayan Griffon Vulture on a conifer tree top scouting for potential scavenging areas. Whitish and brown in contrast with the green needles and cones of the conifer tree.

Army band marches along the mountains of Garhwal, accompanying idol, in Uttarakhand

temple · village

Garhwal Rifles band accompanies Gangotri idol as it enters Mukhba village Much pomp and pageantry accompanies the winter movement of the Gangotri temple idol on its winter journey.

Energetic mountain torrent in hick forested mountains of Uttarakhand

hills · forest

With a backdrop of wild Himalayan forests, this is the quintessential image of how Uttarakhand was before development, roads, dams and temple-towns took over the landscape! Uttarakhand has a total area of 53,484 km², of which 93% is mounta…

Kumaon, the land of mythological stories and traditions, Uttarakhand

Kumaon is the land of mythological stories and traditional values in Uttarakhand. Approx. 400 temples are situated in Kumaon. Chopta is situated between Kedarnath and Badrinath.

Township at the bank of Alaknanda river in Rudraprayag - Aerial view, in Uttarakhand

river · aerial

Aerial view of 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.

Tryst with Kalanag: Ascent of Black Peak by Dartmouth students, 1991, in Uttarakhand

hills · snow

An ascent of Black Peak or Banderpunch II (20, 956 feet altitude) in the Garhwal Himalaya, by an expedition from Dartmouth College, New Hampshire, USA, in 1991.

Bekal Taal, en route Brahma Tal in Uttarakhand Himalaya: aerial view

hills

What a perfect illustration of the Himalayan tree line / treeline at 3:45 into this video. See the trees fade away and the high altitude meadows start, as this group of trekkers leave their massive campsite at Bekal Taal, en route BrahmaTal…

Yamunotri - source of the Yamuna river and one of the Chardham sites, in Uttarakhand

temple · river

Yamunotri, the temple dedicated to the origin of the Yamuna river is one of the four holiest Hindu sites in Uttarakhand - the Char Dham. Vehicles drive slowly in this mountainous terrain.

Champawat in Kumaon: residential area bird's eye view, in Uttarakhand

temple

Champawat is a fairly medium-sized town in Uttarakhand. It's a clean place and a pilgrimage site of Hindu for worshipping Lord Shiva in the old temple called Baleshwar.