Uttarakhand

farmland · hills

A broad and mildly sloping Ganga river valley in middle Garhwal leads to the upper Alaknanda Ganga valley village regions of Wan and further up to Joshimath.

hills · snow

Porters and team members assemble tents on a rocky glacial shelf above the main Raj Parav glacier in Garhwal, en route the Kalindi Khal pass trek in the western Himalaya.

hills · monsoon

Long march to top of Kalindi Khal that connects Gangotri Bhagirathi valley with Alaknanda-Badrinath Setting up tents on the way to Kalindi Pass in Garhwal. See a glacial melt-water lake on the lateral side of a glacial moraine.

hills · river

A Tahr or Jular forages in the moist ground near a Himalayan stream in the Uttarakhand Himalaya, near Dodital lake, in the winter of 2021. Our cameraman hides in Rhododendron shubbery to film this rare Himalayan ungulate for us.

birds · wildlife

A beautiful view of different winter birds like orange flanked bush robin, scaly bellied woodpecker, tree creeper and Hill barbet in th forests of Landour, Uttarakhand.

birds · hills

A couple of Slaty-headed Parakeets (Psittacula himalayana) are filmed on a coniferous Cedrus deodara Himalayan Cedar tree in Uttarakhand. A silhouette of the bird trying to eat fresh cedar cone nuts straight from the tree.

wildlife · birds

Eurasian or Red-crowned Jay florics in winter snow, searching for food worthy tit bits, in Uttarakhand

birds · wildlife

Rufous Turtle Dove in the Himalaya A compilation of bird species recorded in the Himalayan forests of Uttarakhand shows a variety of resident and mountain woodland birds in their natural habitats.

hills · river

This is not the Maneri Bhali outfall, but a smaller dam that has nonetheless captured all the water of the Bhagirathi Ganga and made it rather useless and impossible for fish such as the mahseer to migrate upstream.

temple · village

Mukhba Village on the Harsil Trek near the Bhagirathi River with wooden houses and ripe apples in the autumn. The temple here resembles the Gangotri temple as Mukhba is the winter home of the Gangotri temple idol.

hills · flowers

See an aerial view of Joshimath town in Garhwal. It has spread and become rather large due to a military presence, and being at the cross-roads of important destinations such as Auli, Badrinath, Valley of Flowers, Mana Village and Mana Pass…

hills · snow

This breathtaking view from Rudragaira Peak unveils the dramatic grandeur of the Jogin Peaks, Auden’s Col, and the mighty Gangotri Range in the Garhwal Himalaya of Uttarakhand.

hills

The covered rooftop restaurant hall at Viewtoria Resort offers a spacious dining area with wooden furniture arranged neatly across the floor.

river · hills

Dry dusty course of the Ganga in its middle reaches, as rampant road construction takes a toll on the river's banks and leads to dust and debris along its banks.

hills · temple

A view from the Narsingh Temple shows mountain settlements spread across the slopes in the Himalayan region. Clusters of houses are visible at varying elevations, indicating terraced habitation patterns.

highway · hills

An old man narrates his unforgettable driving expedition across some of India’s most dramatic and diverse landscapes.

hills · river

A man dscribes the distance of the Ganga from Gangotri to Rishikesh in kilograms and then corrects himself to kilometers! A man shares his experience of river rafting in the sacred Ganga and speaks about the spiritual and natural significan…

flowers · farmland

Immerse yourself in the stunning allure of a farm adorned with red bistorta / mountain fleece (Bistorta amplexicaulis), where numerous narrow, spiky flower heads sway gently in the wind.

monsoon · hills

Dharali floods in Uttarakhand's Harsil region cause havoc in western Himalaya: Road construction and development to blame?

forest · hills

Panwali Dwar peak at edge of Nanda Devi Sanctuary, from Advanced Base Camp of Sunderdhunga Khal.

river · farmland

Step farming terraced cultivation in Berinag along the squeaky clean Ramganga River in Uttarakhand

birds · hills

A small group of White throated Laughing Thrush undertakes a summer afternoon of stream bathing: A cheery hill bird from the Himalaya with an orange rump, at our wildfilmsindia forest reserve in Uttarakhand.

hills · river

Pindari village river with interesting crop patterns: Two streams meet with brown and white waters, as seen aerially, from the air, in this aerial view.