Uttarakhand

temple · hills

Badrinath temple, sometimes called Badrinarayan temple, is situated along the Alaknanda river, in the hill town of Badrinath in Uttarakhand state in India.

ceremony · temple

Travel to the Himalayan village of Lakhat near Chausar in Uttaranchal in North India. Images of the picturesque landscapes of the lower Himalayas with a cover of mist amongst the evergreen conifer trees and grassy slopes along the hillsides…

Uttarakhand·village · livestock

Travel to the Himalayan village of Lakhat near Chausar in Uttaranchal in North India. Images of the picturesque landscapes of the lower Himalayas with a cover of mist amongst the evergreen conifer trees and grassy slopes along the hillsides…

hills · monsoon

The arrival of a powerful monsoon storm in the Himalayan forest. Thick grey storm clouds move rapidly across the hills as strong winds sweep through the landscape.

hills

Timelapse captures sunrise unfolding over the vast mountain ranges of Jabarkhet Nature Reserve.

hills · snow

A group of trekkers making their way through the dramatic high-altitude landscapes near Harsil in the Indian Himalayas.

hills · village

Mountain landscapes and historic settlement of Raini Village, located in the Niti Valley near Joshimath in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district.

wildlife · hills

This footage documents the Checkered Keelback (Fowlea piscator), also known as the Asiatic water snake, filmed in the foothills of Uttarakhand.

temple · hills

This aerial footage showcases Maa Rakeshwari Temple, an ancient and deeply revered shrine located in Ransi (Rashi) village near Ukhimath, in the Rudraprayag district of Uttarakhand.

river · lake

Dodital is a freshwater lake in Uttarakhand, India, situated at a height of 3,024 metres (9,921 ft). According to one of the popular legends, Lord Ganesha chose this place as his abode. There is a temple devoted to Lord Ganesha here.

lake · temple

Nainital Lake, a natural freshwater body, situated amidst the township of Nainital in Uttarakhand State of India, tectonic in origin, is kidney shaped or crescent shaped and has an outfall at the southeastern end.

forest

Himalayan Griffon Vulture sits atop its perch on a deodar tree at Wilderness Films India's estate in Uttarakhand, awaiting an opportunity to approach its kill and get a good feed.

hills

Spa treatments, pehelwan malish / maalish, massages and therapies and jacuzzi bath at a spa in the Himalayas, situated in the hills of Narendranagar, above the town of Rishikesh in Uttaranchal, India.

village · river

Village boys splashing in the River Aglar during Maund festival of 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…

farmland

A cluster of green apples growing in an apple orchard owned by Dr. Kundan Singh Panwar, expert horticulturalist and consultant to Uttarakhand state government, on horticultural matters, at his Nainbagh fruit orchard in Uttarakhand state.

Women worker plucking tea leaves from a tea estate in Champawat of Kumaon region in Uttarakhand. Experts say this leaves the local producers with no option but to sell the tea as a brandless entity in the Kolkata auction market.

monsoon · highway

Uttarakhand flood washed away Agastmuni - Tilwara road . Heavy rainfall and flood on July 16 and 17 resulted in floods that damaged National highway Roads and houses in the Uttarakhand.

monsoon · highway

Rough road on the way to Silli after Uttarakhand flood. Heavy rainfall and flood on July 16 and 17 resulted in floods that damaged National highway No. 58 in the 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 · hills

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.

farmland

Kiwi fruit hang from a vine on an organic farm owned by Dr. Kundan Singh Panwar, expert horticulturalist and consultant to Uttarakhand state government on horticultural matters, at his Nainbagh fruit orchard in Uttarakhand state.

hills · monsoon

The monsoon rains bring with them a fresh profusion of flowering plant-life that is not usually seen through the rest of the year.

hills

Wild Himalayan flowering shrub with beautiful white blooms : help us identify this! Is it a Khakshi tree or a Sorbus shrub in flower in Uttarakhand?