“Himalayas”

festival · river

Men behave rowdy and rambunctious, excitable and in a festive mood at the Maund Mela fish killing festival in the western Himalaya.

village · festival

Villagers in pink dress run forward to throw stones at Bagwal festival, Devidhura Champawat Uttarakhand. When one village stones another! Team orange.

Uttarakhand·festival

Char Dham Yatra in the 1990's, to the four important Ganges sources and temples at Gangotri, Yamunotri, Badrinath and Kedarnath. A Hindi Voiced over documentary film on the 1990's experience of pilgrimage in the high Himalaya.

Uttarakhand·festival · ceremony

On its way to Homkund the pilgrims/trekkers get the chance to go through the amazing scenic Bedini Bugyal, Roopkund and a thrilling Jyura Gali pass, on Nandashtmi.

aerial · festival

Young Kumaoni lads try to pick up big stone at Bagwal festival in Champawat's Devidhura in Uttarakhand.

Uttarakhand·festival · hills

Fishing festival or riverine destruction? Maund mela on Aglar nadi behind Mussoorie leads to ecological damage. Locals band together in the river, to collect all the fish they have stunned.

festival · hills

Buddhist warriors? Why does that sound somehow incongruous? The Buddhists lift guns and perform a mock shooting drill! One man even pretends to die from the shooting! Hemis is an idyllic village in Ladakh, in Northern India.

Uttarakhand·festival · ceremony

View of a makeshift township on the himalayas en route Nanda Devi temple, Uttarakhand. The three-week-long Nanda Devi Raj Jat is a pilgrimage and festival of Uttarakhand in India.

festival · ceremony

Devotees trek in the heart of Kumaon Himalayas during Nanda Devi Raj Jat Yatra in Uttarakhand. Nanda Devi is the second highest mountain in India. The three-week-long Nanda Devi Raj Jat is a pilgrimage and festival of Uttarakhand in India.

festival · hills

Every fish caught is proudly displayed, even if it is still and should have been left to breed. These men are killing fish for entertainment.

bazaar · festival

"Ishaq de nal teri jugni" sung by local folk singers at Mandi Shivratri, Himachal. Mandi, formerly known as Mandav Nagar, also known as Sahor (Tibetan: Zahor), is a major city and a municipal council in Mandi District in the Indian state of…

Uttarakhand·river · monsoon

Post the Kumbh Mela, Haridwar and Rishikesh have been receiving pilgrims and the devout in large numbers.

Uttarakhand·festival · ceremony

View of a makeshift township on the himalayas en route Nanda Devi temple, Uttarakhand. The three-week-long Nanda Devi Raj Jat is a pilgrimage and festival of Uttarakhand in India.

Uttarakhand·festival · ceremony

View of a makeshift township on the himalayas en route Nanda Devi temple, Uttarakhand. The three-week-long Nanda Devi Raj Jat is a pilgrimage and festival of Uttarakhand in India.

Uttarakhand·festival · ceremony

View of a makeshift township on the himalayas en route Nanda Devi temple, Uttarakhand. The three-week-long Nanda Devi Raj Jat is a pilgrimage and festival of Uttarakhand in India.

Himachal Pradesh·snow · festival

What harmony in such difficult conditions, as these women band together in the frozen mid-winter cold, on an otherwise sunny day, as the winter festival takes place and everyone enjoys a bit of festive revelry.

Uttarakhand·hills · festival

Sankar Sridhar developed a head for heights as a teenager in Calcutta while climbing stairs, first to peddle pagers and then trousers.