Uttarakhand

festival · ceremony

Devotees chanting religious bhajans, gruop of people take blessings from aarti during Nanda Devi Yatra in Uttarakhand, India. The three-week-long Nanda Devi Raj Jat is a pilgrimage and festival of Uttarakhand in India.

festival · ceremony

People from India as well as from the other part of the world take part during the Nanda Devi Raj Jat in Uttarakhand. One can see a foggy weather and devotees are trekking the hills...

festival · ceremony

Pilgrims in a queue walking through the hills slopes 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 · river

Young boys during Maund Mela, 2014 searching fishes at Algar river, Uttarakhand. Maund Mela is a yearly fishing festival of Garhwal and its origin can be dated back to the pre-independence feudal era, initiated by the then Maharajah of Tehr…

festival · village

Maund Mela is a yearly fishing festival of Gharwal and its origin can be dated back to the pre-independence feudal era, initiated by the then Maharajah of Tehri. 'Maund' is a local term meaning the state of drunkenness or addiction.

river · bazaar

Baba sells Hindu rosaries like Chillums, rudraraksh, rings and other miscellaneous items in the local market of Haridwar, Uttarakhand. An old man looking all these items for buying.

river · temple

A street-side old bicycle knife-sharpener working in Lohaghat town, Uttarakhand. 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.

ceremony · festival

An old woman dancing at sangeet a part of Kumaoni wedding ceremony, Redgu - Uttarakhand. Kumaoni weddings are very simple but are solemnized with a number of rituals and traditions.

ceremony · festival

Kumaoni groom along with his family members and priests performing 'havan' before his wedding in Uttarakhand. Ladies singing wedding songs during 'havan'...

hills · festival

Hill top site at Chakrata, Uttarakhand. One can see a pond outside Chakrata where the annual festival is held.

ceremony · festival

Relatives of Kumaoni groom singing devotional songs before wedding as a ritual in Uttarakhand. Kumaoni weddings are very simple but are solemnized with a number of rituals and traditions.

ceremony · festival

Relatives of a Kumaoni groom applying haldi on his body as a ritual of Kumaoni wedding in Uttarakhand. Kumaoni weddings are very simple but are solemnized with a number of rituals and traditions.

Champawat district is a district of Uttarakhand state in northern India. The town of Champawat is the administrative headquarters. The district is divided into five tehsils: Barakot, Champawat, Lohaghat, Pati, Purnagiri.

temple · festival

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

ceremony · festival

Thousands of people come to witness and be a part of the unique festival stone pelting in Uttarakhand, India. Festivals are occasions to spend time with friends and family, of religious ceremony and of introspection.

temple · river

As Autumn begins in Garhwal, idol of Goddess Ganga is shifted from Gangotri temple to Mukhba and the valley is filled with peculiar sights and sounds.

monsoon

Heavy rainfall and flood on July 16 and 17 resulted in floods that damaged houses and roads in the Uttarakhand. The river has widened in a few areas, changed its course in some and has engulfed a lot of areas in the Uttarakhand valley.

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 · architecture

Hanging buildings and shattered villages tell the story of the horrors of the Uttarakhand Floods a month after the natural disaster devastated the state.

monsoon · highway

Border Road Organisation(BRO) is constantly working to repair the roads in Uttarakhand. The Border Roads Organisation (BRO) maintains roads that serve the borders areas of India.

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.

bazaar · river

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.