
Hot sulphur water from the womb of the earth: Yamunotri temple
Uttarakhand·temple · hills
In the biting cold of October, at 11, 000 feet altitude in the Himalaya, hot sulphur water spurts out of the earth, at the Himalayan temple of Yamunotri.
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Uttarakhand·temple · hills
In the biting cold of October, at 11, 000 feet altitude in the Himalaya, hot sulphur water spurts out of the earth, at the Himalayan temple of Yamunotri.

Uttarakhand·flowers · hills
With scree in the background, and a tiny little moraine, a brave little Primula stuartii shows off its blooms! This flower was seen near Darwa Top, on the Dodital Trek and en route to Kharsali down the Hanuman Chatti-Yamunotri route, in the…

Uttarakhand·temple · ceremony
Indian Hindu devotees perform rituals on banks of Yamunotri in Uttarakhand, India. Yamunotri is one of the Char Dham and it is also first place to visit in the Char Dham Circuit.

Uttarakhand·temple · river
View of the walking track that leads towards Yamunotri or Jamnotri temple in Uttarakhand. A very government-like red and white painted fence stands out like an eye sore! Pilgrims ascend on horse-back or walk up...

Uttarakhand·temple · river
Hot spring or Surya Kund at Yamunotri is were pilgrims tie rice and potatoes in a cotton cloth, and immerse it in the water to be cooked. The water is so hot that the prasad gets cooked within no time.

Uttarakhand·hills
Pristine view of snow covered Himalayan mountains of Uttarakhand state of India. The Garhwal Himalayas are mountain ranges located in the state of Uttarakhand, India.

Uttarakhand·river · village
Kharsali is a small village across the river Yamuna from Jankichatti, 214 km from Rishikesh , during the winters the main idol of Maa Yamuna or Yamunotri is kept at Lord Shani Dev temple at Kharsali which lies at 2675 meters from the sea…

Uttarakhand·hills · river
Above the head-waters of the Assi Ganga on the Dodital side and the Hanuman Ganga that heads down to Kharsali and below the Yamunotri temple valley, lie the Bandarpunch peaks.

Uttarakhand·river · hills
Hindu prayer 'Om Jaya Jagadish - Jai Jagdish Hare' being chanted, as the Yamuna river flows by the temple if its own name, close to the river's source high up in the Uttarakhand Himalaya in India.

Uttarakhand·flowers · industry
Rhododendron arboreum of the tree Rhododendron in profuse flower in the spring of 2015, below the shrine of Yamunotri in Uttarakhand.

Uttarakhand·temple · river
Pilgrims on way to Yamunotri temple to seek blessings from goddess Yamuna in Uttarakhand. Yamunotri is one of the Char Dham and it is also first place to visit in the Char Dham Circuit.

Uttarakhand·temple · river
Yamunotri Temple is situated in the western region of Garhwal Himalayas at an altitude of 3,291 metres (10,797 ft) in Uttarkashi district, Uttarakhand.The temple is dedicated to Goddess Yamuna and has a black marble idol of the goddess.

Uttarakhand·temple · ceremony
Aarti being performed by devotees at Yamunotri temple in Uttarakhand. Yamunotri is one of the Char Dham and it is also first place to visit in the Char Dham Circuit.

Uttarakhand·temple · festival
Devotees in trance blessings pilgrims during Yamunotri Yatra. And pilgrims carry palanquin of deity to Yamunotri temple. Yamunotri is one of the Char Dham and it is also first place to visit in the Char Dham Circuit.

Uttarakhand·snow · river
As viewed from the meadows above Kharsali village near Yamunotri in Garhwal, Banderpunch or White Peak peeks out from behind shorter ranges that are covered white with spring-time snow. April 2015.

Uttarakhand·village
The hail storm covered the entire Jankichatti under the snow like blanket. Janki Chatti is midway destination during Yamunotri tour or Char dham yatra.

Uttarakhand·temple · river
Good stock footage of Yamunotri's spring time clouds and the blue sky time lapse in the Indian state of Uttarakhand. Yamunotri is the source of the Yamuna River and the seat of the Goddess Yamuna in Hinduism.

Uttarakhand·temple · river
Yamunotri is one of the Char Dham and it is also first place to visit in the Char Dham Circuit. Thousands of devotees visit the sacred shrine of Yamunotri temple, Uttarakhand.

Uttarakhand·temple · river
The tour to Yamunotri performed as a part of the pilgrimage is believed to be of the quality of cleansing the soul of all the sins.

Uttarakhand·river · village
Kharsali is a small village across the river Yamuna from Jankichatti, 214 km from Rishikesh , during the winters the main idol of Maa Yamuna or Yamunotri is kept at Lord Shani Dev temple at Kharsali which lies at 2675 meters from the sea…

Uttarakhand·temple · river
Pilgrims offer prayer and seek blessings from goddess at Yamunotri temple in Uttarakhand. Yamunotri is one of the Char Dham and it is also first place to visit in the Char Dham Circuit.

Yamunotri, Uttarakhand·river · village
Kharsali is a small village across the river Yamuna from Jankichatti, 214 km from Rishikesh , during the winters the main idol of Maa Yamuna or Yamunotri is kept at Lord Shani Dev temple at Kharsali which lies at 2675 meters from the sea…

Uttarakhand·temple · river
Pilgrims ride on ponies during Yamunotri yatra. Yamunotri is one of the four sacred Dhams of Uttarakhand, and revered in Hindu mythology, Yamunothri is the source of the river Yamuna.
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