Uttarakhand

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?

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.