Uttarakhand

monsoon · highway

Silli - Tilwara road after flash flood in Uttarakhand. Heavy rainfall and flood on July 16 and 17 resulted in floods that damaged National highway Roads and houses in the Uttarakhand.

monsoon · village

Mighty Ganges still looks fierce in the village of Silli 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 natural disaster…

monsoon · bazaar

Little village of Agastyamuni devastated by the Uttarakhand floods of 2013. 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 disas…

hills

A man plucks apples ready for harvesting from the young apple trees in his orchard in Garhwal Himalaya.

farmland

In agriculture, a terrace is a piece of sloped plane that has been cut into a series of successively receding flat surfaces or platforms, which resemble steps, for the purposes of more effective farming.

Euphorbia epithymoides (cushion spurge), syn. E. polychroma, is a species of flowering plant in the family Euphorbiaceae, native to Libya, Turkey and East, Middle, and Southeast Europe.

snow

This Roller Kulfi machine makes the most unusual Indian ice cream desserts, as seen at the Uttarakhand stall.

Cadets passing out during the passing out parade of the Indian Military Academy in Uttarakhand. The Indian Military Academy, Dehradun (also known as IMA) is the officer training Academy of the Indian Army. IMA was established in 1932.

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.