hills

hills · snow

Trekking in Uttarkhand Himalayas can be termed as an absolute joy for nature and adventure lovers. Uttarakhand is the only Himalayan state which offers the widest variety and nature of treks.

hills

The mountains above Harsil, as seen from the upper portion of the valley. Beautiful mountains above the valley of Harsil, as seen from the upper portion of the valley.

hills · river

flowers · hills

A splendid natural scenery awaits on the trek to Gidara and Dayara Bugyal from Barsu village in Uttarakashi district in Uttarakhand. Flowers are at full bloom in the meadows of these basins.

Uttarakhand·hills

Chamoli district (Hindi: चमोली ज़िला) is the second largest district of Uttarakhand state of India.[1] It is bounded by the Tibet region to the north, and by the Uttarakhand districts of Pithoragarh and Bageshwar to the east, Almora to the…

village · hills

For hundreds of years, shepherds from afar have been taking their flock to graze at Dayara. They have come back with stories of the abundance of grass and splendor of the mighty Himalayan mountain peaks cradling the meadows.

livestock · hills

Pulling out the entrails and otherwise dressing up a goat at a high altitude camp in the Himalaya (en route Lamkhaga, in the Jallandhri Garh), above Harsil valley. Nepalese and Garhwali porters clean out the goat in time for dinner-time.

temple · hills

Badrinath temple, sometimes called Badrinarayan temple, is situated along the Alaknanda river, in the hill town of Badrinath in Uttarakhand state in India.

Chamoli, Uttarakhand·temple · river

Badrinath is a holy town and a nagar panchayat in Chamoli district in the state of Uttarakhand, India. It is the most important of the four sites in India's Char Dham pilgrimage and gets its name from the Holy temple of Badrinath.

Uttarakhand·temple · river

Badrinath is a holy town and a nagar panchayat in Chamoli district in the state of Uttarakhand, India. It is the most important of the four sites in India's Char Dham pilgrimage and gets its name from the Holy temple of Badrinath.

Uttarakhand·temple · river

Badrinath is a holy town and a nagar panchayat in Chamoli district in the state of Uttarakhand, India. It is the most important of the four sites in India's Char Dham pilgrimage and gets its name from the Holy temple of Badrinath.

hills

Nepalese porters prepare a lamb in a Himalayan meadow

hills · flowers

The lovely high altitude valley and meadows at Kiarkoti en route the pass of Lamkhaga that takes one into Himachal Pradesh.

hills · forest

Uttarakhand has a total area of 53,484 km², of which 93% is mountainous and 65% is covered by forest. Most of the northern part of the state is covered by high Himalayan peaks and glaciers.

forest · hills

Uttarakhand has a total area of 53,484 km², of which 93% is mountainous and 65% is covered by forest. Most of the northern part of the state is covered by high Himalayan peaks and glaciers.

hills · forest

Uttarakhand has a total area of 53,484 km², of which 93% is mountainous and 65% is covered by forest. Most of the northern part of the state is covered by high Himalayan peaks and glaciers.

forest · hills

Uttarakhand has a total area of 53,484 km², of which 93% is mountainous and 65% is covered by forest. Most of the northern part of the state is covered by high Himalayan peaks and glaciers.

snow · river

Snow-melt and melting glaciers, global warming and the rest, or simple glacial snow melt in the sun? The frozen mountain stands strong as the holy Hindu river Bhagirathi flows out of a snout at Gaumukh in Uttarakhand.

snow · river

The cold and high mountains stand strong as the holy Hindu river Bhagirathi flows out of a snout at Gaumukh in Uttarakhand.

snow · hills

Peaks of Bhagirathi and Tapovan are snow capped all round the year at 13000 + feet up in the Himalayas. The mountain stands strong as the holy Hindu river Bhagirathi flow out of a snout in Gaumukh in Uttarakhand.

snow · river

The frozen mountain stands strong as the holy Hindu river Bhagirathi flow out of a snout in Gaumukh in Uttarakhand. Gomukh, the terminus or snout of the Gangotri Glacier, from where Bhagirathi river originates.

snow · river

The frozen mountain stands strong as the holy Hindu river Bhagirathi flow out of a snout in Gaumukh in Uttarakhand. Gomukh, the terminus or snout of the Gangotri Glacier, from where Bhagirathi river originates.

forest · hills

Uttarakhand formerly Uttaranchal, is a state in the northern part of India. It is often referred to as the "Land of the Gods" due to the many holy Hindu temples and pilgrimage centres found throughout the state.