hills

flowers · hills

Kargil city in Ladakh captures its market area, busy streets and cars moving through the town. Buildings and roadside shops line the roads, with rugged mountain slopes forming the backdrop.

Uttarakhand·hills · temple

Kharsali village in Uttarkashi district, Uttarakhand, serves as an important stop along the Yamunotri Yatra route. At Shani Dev Temple, preparations are underway for Yamuna Devi’s palanquin as part of the pilgrimage tradition.

industry · hills

A team of construction workers is installing large glass panels in a house that is still under construction. One worker attaches a metal suction-cup handle to the glass, allowing the team to grip and lift the heavy pane more securely.

Uttarakhand·temple · hills

The Shri Badrinath Temple stands amid the rugged mountain landscape of Badrinath in Uttarakhand, India.

architecture · temple

A pedestrian suspension bridge crosses a rocky riverbed near Kharsali and Janki Chatti in Uttarakhand, a gateway for pilgrims travelling to Yamunotri.

hills · bus

The Karsali bus stand and parking area is a transport facility located in a Himalayan valley in Uttarakhand.

Uttarakhand·temple · hills

Yamunotri Temple in Uttarkashi district, Uttarakhand, India, is nestled within a steep, rocky Himalayan gorge.

Uttarakhand·hills · village

The majestic mountain views from Kharsali village in Uttarkashi district, Uttarakhand. Snow-covered peaks and rugged ridges of the Yamunotri region and the Bandarpunch range rise above deep forested valleys and gorges, under a bright blue s…

village · flowers

School girls return from school as they pass by brilliantly blossoming Apricot trees and stream in Chanigound Village Kargil during Apricot blossom Festival in Ladakh - April 2026

river · hills

Typical jet-stream formed plume of clouds atop and around summit of Nanda Devi peak in Garhwal Himalaya Nanda Devi peak in Uttarakhand, as seen from above Joshimath, as it develops its typical jet-stream cloud plume at the summit, due to wi…

Uttarakhand·hills · temple

Pilgrims bathe in hot sulphur water springs from the womb of the Himalaya, at Yamunotri / Jamnotri temple in the Uttarakhand Himalaya.

Uttarakhand·hills · temple

A large number of devotees and travellers make their way towards Kedarnath temple along a winding dirt and stone pathway in the Himalayas. Pilgrims walk uphill while others travel on mules and in palkis carried by porters.

river · hills

The sacred Sangam at Rudraprayag in Uttarakhand, India, where the Mandakini River meets the Alaknanda River.

hills · snow

Kedarnath town in the Garhwal Himalayas of Uttarakhand, India. The compact pilgrimage settlement features clusters of buildings, guest lodges and structures with colourful roofs along paved pedestrian paths.

wildlife · birds

A Rock Bunting (Emberiza cia) perched on a branch near the top of a tree against a clear blue sky. This small songbird is recognisable by its grey head with bold black stripes, chestnut-brown back and rufous tail.

hills · wildlife

A lenticular cloud forming and changing shape above Mount Trishul in Uttarakhand, viewed from the Badrinath side during the early morning. The smooth, saucer-shaped cloud appears to hover near the mountain summit against a deep blue sky.

hills · snow

A panoramic view of the Kedarnath mountain range in Uttarakhand, India, part of the Garhwal Himalayas. A continuous chain of high-altitude peaks stretches across the horizon, with patches of snow and ice between rugged, dark rocky cliffs.

highway · hills

The road to Badrinath Dham in Uttarakhand passes through a rugged Himalayan landscape. At the mountain highway checkpoint, a purple signboard from the Shri Badrinath-Kedarnath Temple Committee welcomes pilgrims in Hindi, while a green direc…

Chamoli, Uttarakhand·hills · forest

The open-air chairlift at Auli in Chamoli district, Uttarakhand, carries visitors above the mountain slopes.

hills · snow

The Kedarnath mountain range in Uttarakhand forms part of the Garhwal Himalayas. Rugged, dark rocky cliffs and steep ridgelines are covered with patches and channels of snow and ice.

Uttarakhand·hills · flowers

The sowing of Himalayan blue poppy (Meconopsis spp.) seeds at the Wildfilmsindia Jabbarkhet Botanical Arboretum in Uttarakhand, India. Inside a netted polytunnel, seeds are planted in prepared soil in black pots and a garden bed.

Uttarakhand·festival · hills

Pilgrims walking along the main stone-paved pathway to Kedarnath in Uttarakhand, India, during the Char Dham Yatra season.

hills · aerial

This footage captures an aerial departure from Tribhuvan International Airport, the principal international gateway to Nepal.