“Himalayas”

Uttarakhand·hills · river

Walk the steep and rugged terrain and treacherous path that leads up to Roopkund Lake in the valley of the dead - with bones and skulls dating back to the 12th century.

Uttarakhand·hills · snow

What a lovely play of cloud and blue sky against a backdrop of snow peaks and green alpine meadows, in the high Himalaya! Late autumn is a time of stark beauty and the browning meadows only add to the contrasts.

Uttarakhand·hills · river

Mt. Nanda Ghunti as seen at sunrise from Bedni buggyal alpine meadow en route Roopkund, the Skeleton Lake of the Garhwal Himalaya. In the immediate Himalayan neighbourhood lies Trishul.

Uttarakhand·temple · hills

Basking in a superb setting in the shadow of snow-topped Nilkantha, Badrinath Temple appears almost lost in the tatty village that surrounds it.

festival · river

Manimahesh Lake is situated at 27 Kms from Bharmour at the foot of Manimahesh Kailash. Lord Shiva is believed to reside on this snow-covered mountain.

temple · river

High altitude bagpiping in the Himalaya! It's not a joke playing the bagpipes at the dry winter air of the Uttarakhand Himalaya at an altitude of more than 10, 000 feet! The shrine idols are moved when the shrine shuts for the winter, like…

hills · river

Apart from the recognizable peaks of Kanchenjunga and Kabru seen at the beginning of this clip, can anyone help us identify the other peaks? To us, they look like Jichu Drakey and Chomolhari or Jomolhari in western Bhutan.

river · temple

Glimpses of the Himalayan peaks from Gangotri in the winters. At the beginning of winter, the idol at Gangotri temple is moved down, in a procession, to a lower village temple, near Mukhba.

Uttarakhand·river · hills

Panoramic view of Rishiskesh, Uttarakhand. River Ganga follows through and a closer look at Parmarth Ghat. A revered region of radical religion, Rishikesh translates to 'Lord of the Senses'.

Jammu and Kashmir·river · hills

The Lidder River or Liddar River, is a 73 kilometer long river in the Kashmir region of India in the state of Jammu and Kashmir.

river · temple

At the beginning of winter, the idol at Gangotri temple is moved down, in a procession, to a lower village temple, near Mukhba.

temple · river

At the beginning of winter, the idol at Gangotri temple is moved down, in a procession, to a lower village temple, near Mukhba.

Tehri, Uttarakhand·festival · river

During Maun Mela in Tehri Garhwal and nearby regions like Jaunsar and Rawai, villagers gather in flowing rivers for a unique traditional fishing practice.

Uttarakhand·forest · hills

A raging forest fire burns in Nainital, during the hot and dry summer months of 2009. Forest fires mainly take place in the lower Himalayan regions of Garhwal and Kumaon during the months of April, May and June, and quickly spread thanks to…

Uttarakhand·hills · river

Pithoragarh is a city with a Municipal Board in the Pithoragarh district in the Indian state of Uttarakhand, was carved out of district of Almora in 1960. Pithoragarh is located at 29.58°N 80.22°E.

temple · ceremony

Ukhimath is a pilgrimage site in Rudraprayag district, Uttarakhand, India. It is at an elevation of 1311 metres and at a distance of 41 km from Rudraprayag.

temple · ceremony

Ukhimath is a pilgrimage site in Rudraprayag district, Uttarakhand, India. It is at an elevation of 1311 metres and at a distance of 41 km from Rudraprayag.

Jammu and Kashmir·river · hills

Sheshnag Lake is an alpine high altitude oligotrophic lake situated at the track leading to Amarnath cave 23 kilometers from Pahalgam in Anantnag district of Kashmir valley in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir at an elevation of 3590 me…

river · hills

A group of village trekkers walk towards Banderpunch peaks from their village of Agoda above Uttarakashi. They walk towards Bamsaru Tal in the early spring season, with reasonably thick snowpack..

river · lake

Dodital Lake view from the sky : Emerald Lake of the western Himalaya is a lovely trek away from Uttarkashi A stunning aerial view of Dodital valley and lake in Uttarakhand, as seen aerially, in this aerial view, from the air.

Jammu and Kashmir·hills · river

This is a very telling image - straight out of The Man Who Would be King. One can almost see Peachy Carnahan and Daniel Dravot somewhere in the crowd, causing some mayhem! This is old world India, the Himalaya, and the trans Himalaya, all m…

temple · village

Garhwal Rifles band accompanies Gangotri idol as it enters Mukhba village Much pomp and pageantry accompanies the winter movement of the Gangotri temple idol on its winter journey.

temple · river

High altitude bagpiping in the Himalaya! It's not a joke playing the bagpipes at the dry winter air of the Uttarakhand Himalaya at an altitude of more than 10, 000 feet! The shrine idols are moved when the shrine shuts for the winter, like…

Tehri, Uttarakhand·hills · festival

Maun Mela in Tehri Garhwal and nearby regions like Jaunsar and Rawai, villagers gather in flowing rivers for a unique traditional fishing practice.