Uttarakhand

hills

Mountaineers capture sunset over the Himalayan mountains during their Nanda Devi expedition in Uttarakhand Nanda Devi mountain is considered the most difficult Himalayan peak conquered before World War II.

flowers · hills

Jacob's Ladder (Polemonium caeruleum) Valley of Flowers National Park is an Indian national park, is renowned for its meadows of endemic alpine flowers and outstanding natural beauty. It is located in Uttarakhand state.

flowers · industry

Kashmir Corydalis is a charming, delicate perennial herb with 3-8 sky-blue flowers with darker blue tips. The flowers are borne in lax cluster on top of the stem. Flowers turn pale when dried.

river

It is the only martyr memorial of its kind in history where the victorious army built the memorial.

farmland · village

A Himalayan village man ploughing paddy field with oxen in Lakhwar Village of Uttarakhand, India. Women sprinkle fertilizers on field. Lakhwar is a Village in Duggada Tehsil in Pauri Garhwal District of Uttarakhand State, India.

river · lake

Indian porters carrying load as they move forwards to Sangam Chatti during Dodital trek in Uttarakhand. Dodital is an emerald lake nestled amidst high mountains at an altitude of 3,310mts above sea level.

festival · highway

The Kanvar yatra or Kavad Yatra is annual pilgrimage of devotees of Shiva, known as Kānvarias, to Hindu pilgrimage places of Haridwar, Gaumukh and Gangotri in Uttarakhand and Sultanganj in Bihar to fetch holy waters of Ganges River, Ganga J…

flowers · hills

Michaelmas daisies prosper in the Himalayan mountains of Uttarakhand, India. Michaelmas or Easter daisies (Aster novi-belgii) were once popular in gardens, but are rarely seen now.

temple · river

People performs ritual on the banks of Yamunotri as others throng Yamunotri Temple in Uttarakhand. Yamunotri is one of the Char Dham and it is also first place to visit in the Char Dham Circuit.

railway · river

Hindu devotees sing 'Thariya Chofla', one of the prominent and old folk song of Garhwal. Thariya Chofla is a prominent folk song from Uttarakhand sung with dance.

hills · forest

View of Nanda Ghunti and Trishul peaks en route to Homkund in Uttarakhand. Nanda Ghunti is a 6,309-metre-high (20,699 ft) mountain in Garhwal, India. It lies on the outer rim of the Nanda Devi Sanctuary.

festival · ceremony

Devotees gather for Nanda Devi Raj Jat Yatra. One can see devotees carrying kalash or earthen pots on their heads to perform holy rituals during Nanda Devi Yatra in Uttarakhand, India.

festival · ceremony

Devotees gather in large number for 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 · ceremony

Devotees ready to take the Nanda Devi Raj Jat Yatra or the Royal Journey in Uttarakhand, India. Nanda Devi Raj Jat is one of the world's most famous pilgrimages of Uttarakhand in India.

river · snow

Trekkers heading towards Banderpunch peak in Uttarakhand. After long trek they take little rest on the way to bunderpunch.

politics · river

People queued to exercise their voting right as a young boy looks for his name in voting list at a voting booth in Lohaghat town in Champawat district Uttarakhand for Lok Sabha Election 2014, India.

ceremony · dance

Choliya dancers performing at a Kumaoni wedding. Choliya dance, a popular dance form in Kumaon region of Uttarakhand performing at Kumaoni wedding. Choliya is a dance form practised in the Kumaun region of Uttarakhand.

A Blackbird dipping into a tree cavity to eat larvae or some such treat, in the spring-time. Landour, Uttarakhand, April 2014. You can see the male and female together in this clip.

Jogin peaks as seen from Rudragaira and Gangotri peaks, in the Gangotri region of Uttarakhand, India.

festival · temple

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

temple · festival

An Indian Sadhu blows conch shell at Varahi / Barahi temple in Devidhura, Uttarakhand. At distance of 45 kms from Lohaghat in the Champawat district of Uttarakhand, Devidhura is famous for its Barahi temples.

festival · dance

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

festival · temple

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