Uttarakhand

ceremony · festival

View of a kumaoni baraat procession during a wedding in Uttarakhand. Groom's relatives and guests dancing as the baraat departs from their place for bride's place...

river · lake

Beautiful settlement surrounded by green mountains and clean lake, Nainital in Uttarakhand looks like paradise with clean air to breath, clear blue sky above and greener all around.

festival · ceremony

Group of Indian women in sarees clap their hands and sing religious bhajans during Nanda Devi Mahotsav in Uttarakhand, India. The three-week-long Nanda Devi Raj Jat is a pilgrimage and festival of Uttarakhand in India.

river · temple

Karnaprayag is the confluence of Alakananda and Pindar river and also the municipal board of Chamoli district that connects Garhwal region with Kumaun region.

festival · temple

An Ambulance taking people injured in the Devidhura Stoning festival, to hospital in Kumaon, Uttarakhand. Uttarakhand, the land known for its sanctity and religious fervor, is a cauldron of religious festivity.

highway · monsoon

Crossing a rough and damaged road destroyed during the floods of Uttarakhand followed by Toyota Innova. Roads of Uttarakhand are destroyed after heavy rainfall and landslide. Landslide brought destruction to roads in Uttarakhand.

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 · highway

Heavy rainfall and flood on July 16 and 17 resulted in floods that damaged National highway Roads and houses in the Uttarakhand.

People ditch their cards and scramble across a landslide, after the Uttarakhand floods. The road network has been heavily damaged due to the floods and it may take months to repair the same.

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.

river

Lohaghat is a town and a Nagar panchayat in Champawat district in the Indian state of Uttarakhand. This is a hill station with many tourist spots around.

highway · bus

Leaving Glasshouse on the Ganges managed by the Neemrana Hotels group, one drives along the beautiful state highway from Badrinath down to the plains, soon hitting Rishikesh.

village · temple

See the lovely slate roofs of Garhwal! Intricately carved wooden pillars and serpent motifs on the walls cannot be missed... A sheep being forcefully taken to its shed by the women of Osla village of Uttarakhand.

monsoon · village

Little village of Agastyamuni devastated by the Uttarakhand floods of 2013. 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 disas…

hills · industry

A bunch of grey langurs or Hanuman langurs hiding under a huge rock in Tali village located in Bazpur of Garhwal region of Uttarakhand. They eat fruits and flowers locally available in this meadow.

river

A flock of Red Vented Bulbuls fight over a moth and preen their feathers, along the banks of the Ramgange river, just above the forests of Jim Corbett National Park in Uttarakhand, India.

Largely gray with a black head, a scruffy crest, white streaks on the throat, and a pale bill. The wings and tail are blue through the middle with black barring, leading to thick black and white bands.

festival · music

Escape Festival of Naukuchiatal, Uttarakhand is an annual festival of Arts and Music. It's a three day escape into nature which is a diverse mix of creative expressions through contemporary music, photography, pottery, painting and other e…

Namaskar mudra and Bharma mudra asana instructions by Yog guru. This is a luxury destination spa in Narendra Nagar, Uttarakhand, set in the Indian Himalayas.

festival · ceremony

Devotees take a halt on the way to Nanda Devi during Nanda Devi Raj Jat Yatra in Uttarakhand. It is one such festival of Uttarakhand that is famous globally....

A khacher can carry a whole lot more than a human porter and so they are most useful on mountaineering expeditions, to carry loads up to the lower camps, to stock Base camps and ferry rations.