hills

hills · snow

The snow-covered peaks of the Kedarnath range in Uttarakhand, with steep granite cliffs, glaciers, and rugged ridgelines beneath a clear blue sky.

Uttarakhand·river · sport

Groups of rafters paddle blue inflatable rafts along the jade-green Ganges in Rishikesh, Uttarakhand. Wearing helmets and life jackets, they follow their guides through the river while a safety kayaker in a red boat travels nearby.

hills · festival

A timelapse of the sun setting over successive ridges in the Himalayan mountains. The sun appears bright against a clear blue sky before drifting clouds soften the light and shift the sky to amber and orange.

Uttarakhand·temple · festival

Helicopters arrive and take off from the helipad near Kedarnath Temple in Rudraprayag district, Uttarakhand. Pilgrims wait in queues beside the fenced landing area for helicopter services to and from the high-altitude shrine.

flowers · hills

White Peruvian Daffodil flowers growing on a mountain ridge. The pale blooms have long, narrow, curling petals and distinctive central flower structures, giving them a spider-lily-like appearance.

Uttarakhand·temple · hills

Kedarnath Temple is located in the Garhwal Himalayas of Uttarakhand and is dedicated to Lord Shiva. The stone temple has a tall tower topped with a golden pinnacle and a flag.

festival · hills

The Yamunotri Doli Yatra takes place in Kharsali village, Uttarkashi district, Uttarakhand, during the pilgrimage season.

hills · snow

The snow-covered Kedarnath mountain range rises above a rocky valley in the Garhwal Himalayas of Uttarakhand, India. Sunlight gradually spreads across the rugged mountain slopes, illuminating sections of the snow and exposed rock.

Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand·temple · hills

Shani Dev Temple is located in Kharsali village in Uttarkashi district, Uttarakhand, near the Yamunotri pilgrimage route. The traditional temple features wooden and stone construction and is decorated with orange marigold garlands.

hills · temple

Kedarnath Temple stands in a high-altitude valley in the Garhwal Himalayas of Uttarakhand, India. The historic stone shrine is surrounded by buildings, pilgrim accommodations, shops and temporary shelters.

river · hills

Devprayag, in Uttarakhand, India, is the confluence of the Alaknanda and Bhagirathi rivers, which merge to form the Ganga. The two rivers meet below a hillside settlement built along the steep slopes of the Garhwal Himalayas.

flowers · hills

Planting bare-root Paeonia ‘Candy Stripe’ peonies inside a greenhouse tunnel at the Wild Films India Jabbarkhet Botanical Arboretum in Uttarakhand.

Uttarakhand·hills

Jeevan Singh Maniyal shares his personal journey of searching for Himalayan cordyceps (Ophiocordyceps sinensis), locally known as yartsagumba or keeda jadi, a rare medicinal caterpillar fungus found in the high-altitude Himalayan meadows.

hills · temple

An elevated view of Kedarnath in Rudraprayag district, Uttarakhand, reveals the temple town surrounded by the Garhwal Himalayas. Snow-covered mountain peaks rise above the rugged slopes and rocky ridgelines.

hills · snow

A wide view of Kedarnath Valley in Uttarakhand, India, with snow-covered Himalayan peaks surrounding the sacred pilgrimage site.

wildlife · birds

A Grey Treepie (Dendrocitta formosae) perches on a thin bare twig above a forest floor covered with dry leaves and patches of green grass.

forest · wildlife

A Wildfilms India trail camera shows a Grey Langur moving through a sunlit forest clearing on a mountain slope. The langur walks along a path covered with dry leaves, pauses to forage among the grass, and later sits on the ground to rest.

flowers · hills

Giant Lily ‘Conca d’Or’ (Lilium ‘Conca d’Or’) bulbs being planted by hand in a terraced garden bed at the Wild Films India Jabbarkhet botanical arboretum in Uttarakhand.

industry · hills

Two workers are assembling a steel reinforcement cage for a concrete beam at a house construction site in the Himalayan hills.

hills · industry

A yellow JCB mini excavator operating on a steep, forested hillside in mountainous terrain. The operator manoeuvres the compact machine across loose soil and rocks, using its bucket to scoop, move, and level earth.

wildlife · birds

A grey bushchat (Saxicola ferreus) perches on bare branches against a soft blue sky. The bird has slate-grey upperparts, a dark mask through the eye, a bold white eyebrow stripe, and a white throat and belly.

hills · temple

Pilgrims climb a narrow stone pathway towards the Yamunotri temple in Uttarakhand, one of the four sacred destinations of the Char Dham Yatra.

Uttarakhand·temple · hills

The Bhairavnath Temple (Bhairav Mandir) sits on a rocky hillock about 500 to 800 metres uphill from the main Kedarnath Temple in Uttarakhand.