Uttarakhand

dance

People in the Kumaon region of Uttarakhand perform folk dance on the auspicious occasion of Sawan. Sawan month or Shravan month holds a great significance and is considered to be the most sacred month, according to Hindu mythology.

Hot sulphur water spring at Tapovan, en route Nanda Devi, beyond Auli and Joshimath, in Uttarakhand. One can see Lata Kharak's peak in the backdrop, above Tapoban village.

festival · politics

The Tableau depicts the festival of Ramman based on the story of ‘Ramayana’ in Uttarakhand having Narshingh Devta ‘God’ at the front of the tableau. The festival has been declared World Heritage in 2009 by UNESCO.

A trekker is accompanied by his guide on a trek into higher Garhwal in Uttarakhand. After a long day's hike, he takes a break on a buggyal or meadow, while the porters take a break on the side of the trail.

Bells and dorjees clanging and sounding in their hands, Tibetan monks read scriptures and pray, all in a line, at Dehra dun, Uttarakhand, India.

river · temple

View of roadside vendors on the streets of Lohaghat in Champawat, Uttarakhand, India. 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

Jagrata taking place at groom's place a day before the wedding in Kumaon - 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. Kumaoni weddings are very simple but are solemnized with a number of rituals and traditions.

river

The Yamuna, sometimes called Jamuna or Jamuna, is the largest tributary river of the Ganges (Ganga) in northern India.

birds

Uttarakhand's Jatoli village hosts a gaggle of White throated Laughing Thrushes in the early winter, when there is a shortage of air-borne insects and bugs need to be searched for in hidden places.

festival · temple

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

temple · river

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.

temple · festival

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

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 · river

High altitude bagpiping in the Himalaya! It's not a joke playing the bagpipes at the dry winter air of the Uttarakhand Himalaya at an altitude of more than 10, 000 feet! The shrine idols are moved when the shrine shuts for the winter, like…

temple · river

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

river · temple

As Autumn begins in Garhwal, the idol of Goddess Ganga is shifted from Gangotri temple to Mukhba and the valley is filled with peculiar sights and sounds as the villagers beat drums, sing, pray and move along in a procession.

dance

Pandav Nritya being performed by pilgrims in Gangotri. Pandav Nritya in Uttarakhand is one of the most famous dance forms of the Garhwal dance forms.

monsoon

Two girls walk in the rain in a street in Uttarakhand state of India. Don't miss the Levi's advertisement in the heavy monsoon downpour... Liberalization comes calling!

monsoon · river

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.

river · monsoon

Clothes strewn across stones on the river banks in Agastyamuni village in Uttarakhand. 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 na…

river · 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

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.