Uttarkashi

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

Uttarakhand·temple · hills

The spiritual serenity of Vimleshwar Mahadev Temple, a beautiful Hindu temple located in Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand, India.

Uttarakhand·village · hills

Garhwali village women perform a pooja in Agoda village near Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The men accompany to the beats of hand drummed drums.

Uttarakhand·school

Students of the winter Adventure course learn the basic principles of rock climbing at the Tekhla camp of the NIM, from instructors of the famous Nehru Institute of Mountaineering in Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand.

Uttarakhand·festival · village

Naugaon festival of Garhwal: Women and men put up a festive showing in Uttarkashi district

Uttarakhand·music · ceremony

Singing traditional Garhwali songs and clapping along, these Himalayan village Garhwali women put up a wedding song performance at Agoda village near Uttarkashi, en route the famous Dodital lake in the western Himalaya.

Uttarakhand·river · 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

Uttarakhand

As part of training in the NIM (Nehru Institute of Mountaineering, Uttarkashi) adventure course, an instructor gives a lecture on mountaineering and rock formations terminology at Tekhla rock climbing centre.

Uttarakhand·hills · river

The Rudragaira Trek in Uttarkashi district, Uttarakhand, deep within the Gangotri region of the Himalayas.

Uttarakhand·monsoon · village

At Sangam Chatti near Uttarkashi, monsoon floods wash over a road, forcing local village jeeps, cars and pedestrian villagers to walk across or drive across the gushing waters.

Uttarakhand·bus · temple

Archival footage shows Uttarkashi, a hill town in the Garhwal Himalaya, with an older bus stand and Tata and roadways buses. One bus has “Jai Kashi Vishwanath” painted across its windscreen as passengers and vehicles move through the area.

Uttarakhand·village · hills

Traditional Terraced Mustard Farming and Rural Village Life in Agora Village of the Garhwal Himalayas within Uttarkashi District.

Uttarakhand

Young Adventure course participants at the Nehru Institute of Mountaineering prepare for practice sessions in Anchoring, Belaying and Rappelling (or Abseiling) at the Tekhla rocks en route Agoda and Dodital.

Uttarakhand·village

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

Uttarakhand·hills · river

Dodital means Emerald Lake and is situated at a height of 10, 500 feet in a forested bowl above Uttarkashi in Uttaranchal, now named Uttarakhand. It is a two day trek from the road head at Kalyani, along the Assi Ganga River.

Uttarakhand

Uttarakhand·river · farmland

An aerial view of the Uttarkashi town along the Bhagirathi Ganga river: red rice fields converted to concrete.

Uttarakhand·hills · village

With a backdrop of Tehri dam and a school with kids playing outside, one can see Banderpunch peak and Swargarohini in the backdrop of the drive down towards the Tehri Dam and Uttarkashi.

Uttarakhand·hills · flowers

A traditional farming practice in Agoda Village, Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand, where local mountain farmers store bundles of dried grass high in the forks of Japanese apricot or plum trees (Prunus mume).

Uttarakhand·hills · village

What a fabulous display of spring-time flowering arboreal Rhododendron arboreum trees or ghuras aflower in Agoda village above Uttarkashi, in the western Himalayan spring season.

Uttarakhand·festival · village

men take turns to put the poles holding the religious symbol of a 'Nag' during the celebration of Phulera at Agora / Agoda village in Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand.

Uttarakhand

Uttarakhand·temple

An instructor of the Nehru Institute of Mountaineering gives detailed instructions to his trainees before they depart on a trek to a temple near Tekhla in Uttarakashi, Uttarakhand Himalaya.