Uttarkashi

Uttarakhand

Khedi waterfalls is a human-made overflow discharge from the Maneri Hydroelectric Project on the Bhiagirathi Ganga above Uttarkashi, in Uttarakhand. When will we stop damming our rivers?

Uttarakhand·festival · village

Women gather at the village gathering space in Agora / Agoda Village of Uttarkashi during Phulera Mela. The women sing and dance while joining hands and forming a circle.

Uttarakhand·river

This was filmed near Gangnani, while returning from Dharali and heading towards Uttarkashi. Ganga river at Harsil after it descends from Gaumukh and Gangotri, in the high valleys of Uttarakhand.

Uttarakhand·aerial · hills

Sunlight and shadows among the middle hills of Uttarakhand, while driving on the winding roads to Uttarkashi before heading down to the Tehri Dam, in this aerial view of Garhwal, as seen aerially, from the air.

Uttarakhand·flowers · highway

A stunning Rhododendron tree in full crimson spring-time bloom near Agoda village in Uttarkashi district of Uttarakhand, en route Dodital lake.

Uttarakhand·forest · architecture

With Hill Barbets calling, these Adventure course students at the Nehru Institute of Mountaineering cross a Burma Bridge, under instruction, on the NIM campus in Uttarkashi, among pine trees and lovely birding countryside.

Uttarakhand·village · river

Gabori is a village on Gangotri road ahead of Dharali and is situated beside Bhagirathi river. A winter season trek towards the North of Dharali village around the Srikantha peak in Uttarkashi.

Uttarakhand·temple

The Mukhba temple, as seen here in peak winter, is situated on the true right bank of the Ganga, across from Harsil en route Gangotri in Uttarakhand. The Mukhba temple hosts the Gangotri temple idol for the winter months.

Uttarakhand·flowers · hills

Delicate gentle buds of Rhododendron arboreum begin to open up, as seen up close at Agoda village in western Himalaya, en route Dodital Lake beyond Uttarkashi.

Uttarakhand·river · village

Is this peach or Cherry? Pink blossoms against a blue Himalayan sky. What joy! Pink peach blossoms at Agoda village beyond Uttarkashi, en route Dodital Emerald Lake in spring

Uttarakhand·village · hills

Indian Garhwali woman goes into a trance stage at edge of the Ganges river in the Himalaya Indian woman in a trance in Agoda village near Uttarkashi: Himalayan Garhwali woman enters another world, to the sounds of Garhwali religious music a…

Uttarakhand

Adventure conditioning after a morning jog at NIM, Uttarkashi. Day 1 of the Mixed winter Adventure Course (number 224).

Uttarakhand·river

Young boys and girls of the Mixed Adventure Course of December 2019, at the Nehru Institute of Mountaineering in Uttarkashi.

Uttarakhand·river · school

Crossing the clear blue-green waters of the Assi Ganga, a tributary of the Ganges, above Uttarkashi in Uttarakhand.

Uttarakhand·village

A winter season trek towards the North of Dharali village around the Srikantha peak in Uttarkashi. An experienced trekker Mr.Hemraj Dang went along with his team for exploring the unknown paths of this tough and rugged terrain.

Uttarakhand·village

Camped at Chaurya thaach and going for a 3-4km hike for a clear view of Srikantha peak of Gangotri range. A winter season trek towards the North of Dharali village around the Srikantha peak in Uttarkashi.

Uttarakhand·flowers · hills

Rhododendron arboreum or ghuras aflower in Agoda village above Uttarkashi, in the western Himalayan spring season.

Uttarakhand

An instructor of the Nehru Institute of Mountaineering in Uttarkashi instructs students of the winter Adventure course on the basics of rock climbing, belaying, anchoring, roping up and more...

Uttarakhand·snow · hills

Srikantha Peak from Jhinda valley | Uttarkashi A winter season trek towards the North of Dharali village around the Srikantha peak in Uttarkashi.

Uttarakhand·farmland · hills

Harvesting of a mustard crop (Brassica juncea) in the scenic village of Agoda Village, nestled in the Garhwal Himalayas of Uttarakhand.

Uttarakhand·river · sport

Adventure sports training and instruction imparted by Uttarakhand Tourism at their river rafting, rivr running and outdoor sports center in Uttarkashi, on the banks of the Assi Ganga and Ganges river or Ganga.

Uttarakhand·bazaar · hills

NIM Adventure course students gather in Uttarkashi bazaar, to prepare for their long uphill and down-hill run as part of training for the winter Adventure course at the Nehru Institute of Mountaineering.

Uttarakhand·dance

Rasoo dance by men and women of Uttarkashi district, more as a religious practice than a cultural one Himalayan Women do the Rasoo dance to appease the deities in Uttarkashi's villages