Uttarakhand

village

Mules carry loads up to the Osla village in Uttarakhand. Osla village has no motor-able roads. Most of the villagers has to walk or hire mule to reach the village.

temple

A lovely green and verdant post-monsoon pre-winter view of the pilgrims' trail to Yamunotri temple in Uttarakhand, one of the four Char Dham sites that are most revered by Hindus. A rock cut path leads up to the temple complex.

river · hills

View of panoramic hills of Garhwal which are a combination of mountain peaks and valleys. And stream flows through valley of Yamunotri in Uttarakhand, India.

music · railway

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.

festival · ceremony

The three-week-long Nanda Devi Raj Jat is a pilgrimage and festival of Uttarakhand in India. People from the entire Garhwal division-Kumaon division as well as other parts of India and the world participate in Nanda Devi Raj Jat Yatra.

festival · ceremony

Devotees take a halt after a difficult trekking to Nanda Devi 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 · ceremony

Pilgrims taking a halt during Nanda Devi Raj Jat Yatra. One can see devotees set up tents and take a break on the way to Nanda Devi in Uttarakhand...

festival · ceremony

Devotees take a halt and set up tents on the way to Nanda Devi duirng 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

Top view of devotees taking a halt on the way to Nanda Devi duirng 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 · village

People are gather to celebrate Maund Mela 2014 which is also known as Fish killing festival. Villagers cross makeshift bridge, which is on Aglar river. This bridge is the only way to cross the river.

festival · village

Villagers marching forward to take part and witness in Maund Mela or Fishing Festival which take place every year at Aglar River in Garhwal - Uttarakhand.

highway

Situated in one of the pristine parts of Dehradun known as the Rajpur Road, the Central Braille Press is the first press of its kind in India and one of the oldest braille presses in Asia.

river · temple

Indian workers unloading goods from a loaded truck on the streets of Lohaghat town in Champawat district, Uttarakhand. Lohaghat is a town and a nagar panchayat in Champawat district in the Indian state of Uttarakhand.

river · temple

View of a building with a flag of Congress party on the top and roadside vendors on the streets of Lohaghat in Champawat, Uttarakhand, India.

temple · snow

Snow covered paths and remains of the houses of Kedarnath, Uttarakhand. It is open for public after the vast devastation which took place last year, yet one can still see the impact of the flood and landslide in Kedarnath.

ceremony · festival

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

ceremony · festival

A close look at the decorated 'havan' as a pre-wedding rituals of a Kumaoni wedding in Uttarakhand, India. Kumaoni weddings are very simple but are solemnized with a number of rituals and traditions.

festival · temple

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

river · temple

At the beginning of winter, the idol at Gangotri temple is moved down, in a procession, to a lower village temple, near Mukhba.

flowers · river

Rhododendron arboreum flowering along the Ganga valley during late spring. The flowers seem to have singed from the warmth of summer.

river · temple

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.

river

You see that tiny stream flowing in the foreground with the man sitting on a rock after having jumped across it? Yes, that is the mighty Bhagirathi which along with the Alaknanda caused so much chaos and mayhem across Uttarakhand this June.…

temple · hills

The temple bells ring out through the Gangotri valley which is situated in a more constricted gorge whereas at Harsil the valley opens out and the Ganga gets its first stretch! One of the most sacred destinations to salvation and redemption…