Uttarakhand

Pray tell why one needs an artificial pair of concrete cement dead and lopped tree trunks to supposedly beautify the entrance to Corbett Park? What hideous aesthetics, surely! The Dhangarhi entrance is located on the main Ramnagar - Mohan r…

industry

Work in progress at Mohand Tunnel in Dehra Dun passing through Rajaji. The construction is being constructed by Tata Hitachi Construction Machinery Company which was previously known as Telco Construction Equipment Co. Ltd.

river · temple

A spectacular view of Gangotri temple, along the initial route of the Ganges river, as it flows down from the Gaumukh glacier in the Himalaya.The source of the Ganga is close at hand from Gangotri temple which is also the staging point for…

ceremony · temple

Priest performs various rituals on the occasion of Vaikunth chaturdashi at Kamleshwar Mahadev temple of Srinagar Garhwal. Thousands of couples participate in this ritual hoping to have a child.

temple · flowers

Religious offerings lined up for sale near the entrance of Shree Kamleshwar Mahadev temple of Srinagar Garhwal. Kamleshwar Mahadev Temple located at Srinagar in Uttarakhand is dedicated to Shiva.

temple · festival

Hundred of pilgrim throng during Yamunotri Yatra and offer prayer, seek blessings from goddess Yamuna in Uttarakhand. Yamunotri is one of the Char Dham and it is also first place to visit in the Char Dham Circuit.

Uttarakhand·dance · railway

Men perform Pandav Nritya, one of the prominent and folk dance forms of Garhwal in Uttarakhand, India. Pandav Nritya is a dance form that explains the birth and life of the great Pandava kings.

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

A young priest applying tilak to policemen and devotees during Nanda Devi Mahotsav in Uttarakhand, India. The three-week-long Nanda Devi Raj Jat is a pilgrimage and festival of Uttarakhand in India.

festival · ceremony

Devotees trek in the heart of Kumaon Himalayas during Nanda Devi Raj Jat Yatra in Uttarakhand. Nanda Devi is the second highest mountain in India. The three-week-long Nanda Devi Raj Jat is a pilgrimage and festival of Uttarakhand in India.

livestock · forest

A shepherd holding a stick in a field, watches over his sheep pasturing en route Kuari Pass in Uttarakhand.

ceremony · dance

Choliya a martial art dance form of Kumoan region performed at a Kumaoni wedding. Choliya dance, a popular dance form in Kumaon region of Uttarakhand performing at Kumaoni wedding.

forest · snow

High altitude Himalayan Birch forests en route Sukhi Top in Uttarakhand, along the Gidara route that also heads on to Dayara buggyal.

ceremony · festival

Groom's mother dancing as the 'baraat' depart from their house and she is lately joined by her husband...

ceremony · festival

Kumaoni groom along with his family members and priests performing 'havan' before his wedding in Uttarakhand. Kumaoni weddings are very simple but are solemnized with a number of rituals and traditions.

ceremony · festival

Kumauni groom along with his family members and priests performing 'havan' before his wedding in Uttarakhand. Kumaoni weddings are very simple but are solemnized with a number of rituals and traditions.

temple · festival

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

ceremony · festival

Stone pelting festival an age old tradition at Devidhura in Uttarakhand, India. Festivals are occasions to spend time with friends and family, of religious ceremony and of introspection. However some festivals can be quite deadly.

monsoon

Heavy rainfall and flood on July 16 and 17 resulted in floods that damaged houses and roads in the Uttarakhand. Hotels and lodges wear a deserted look all over the valley.

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.

monsoon · highway

Flood relief truck transporting relief materials to Uttarakhand. Heavy rainfall and flood on July 16 and 17 resulted in floods that damaged National highway Roads and houses in the Uttarakhand.

river · monsoon

A broken and a few broken building depict the horror of the June2013 floods in Uttarakhand in Silli village.

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.