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Devprayag | Confluence of Bhagirathi and Alaknanda river

temple · forest

Champawat is a medium-sized town in Uttarakhand's hills. It's a clean town but the proliferation of new houses and constructions has led to uplanned development.

Uttarakhand·river · lake

Mists swirl around the 16, 500 foot high Roopkund Lake, and glacial remnants ring the side that looks up to Mt. Trishul.

river · temple

Yamunotri is the source of Yamuna river and one of the four sites in India's Char Dham pilgrimage. It is the first destination of Char Dham Yatra. Tourism in this place has increased with the passage of time.

temple · village

Mukhba Village on the Harsil Trek near the Bhagirathi River with wooden houses and ripe apples in the autumn. The temple here resembles the Gangotri temple as Mukhba is the winter home of the Gangotri temple idol.

village · river

Mukhba Village on the Harsil Trek near the Bhagirathi River with wooden houses and ripe apples in the autumn. The temple here resembles the Gangotri temple as Mukhba is the winter home of the Gangotri temple idol.

forest · river

Clear blue skies and a lovely forested valley bowl at Motidhar's Pari Tibba Estate in Uttarakhand. A wide view of the forest area in a panorama, looking up to Landour ridge at the north end...

highway · river

This a shot of the Jadh Ganga and the bridge over it, on the road to Gangotri. The deodar forets on all sides dominate the valley sides, and steep rock faces ascend to the higher mountains beyond, at Lanka.

Uttarakhand·monsoon · aerial

An aerial riverine journey up the Ganga at Haridwar town, with the muddy brown monsoon mud-filled waters of the Ganges, and the colourful jam-packed homes, ashrams and shops along the river's commercial religious course...

Uttarakhand·river

Do you find the Shiv statue in Haridwar to be an aesthetic addition to the town by the Ganga, or a tad too colourful and prominent? Cross the iron tressed suspension cum cable stayed concrete bridge across the Ganga canal at Haridwar and co…

Uttarakhand·village · dance

The devta of the village is taken out in a procession on a palki or palanquin, and the entire village turns up for the prayer and celebration, at Agoda village en route Dodital Lake in the Uttarakhand Himalaya beyond Uttarkashi town.

river · hills

Rudragaira trek, with an aerial view of steep walls of a valley leading to Auden's Col and Mt. Rudragaira, and a narrow stream that leads down to the Ganga joining it just below Gangotri.

Nanda Devi, Uttarakhand·livestock · river

Herd of sheep graze on an alpine meadow in Uttarakhand, around Bedni buggyal, in the shadow of Nanda Ghunti and near Nanda Devi, n route Roopkund Lake. Sheep herd as seen aerially, from the air.

hills · river

The Auli Ski Resort, also known as Cliff Top Club, is seen during the monsoon season in Auli. The landscape is covered in lush green mountains with dense vegetation. White and grey clouds fill the sky, often descending to touch the hills.

Uttarakhand·hills · village

With a backdrop of Tehri dam and a school with kids playing outside, one can see Banderpunch peak and Swargarohini in the backdrop of the drive down towards the Tehri Dam and Uttarkashi.

birds · river

Black-winged Stilt, Flamingoes, a slulking Reef Heron and Demoiselle Cranes. The Fmaingoes are mostly immature first year birds. Also, see a pair of Grey Partridge or teetar (Francolinus pondicerianus), a heron and a Ring Dove or ghughi.

river

Time Lapse of river near Dhrangadhra, Gujarat.

desert · river

The entire area where Rann Utsav take place is illuminated with lights. One can even see wooden boats are lit up with lights on occasion of Rann Utsav.

Bhuj, Gujarat·temple · river

Koteshwar Mahadev temple is located on the extreme edge of India, in the Kutch region of Gujarat. Its the westernmost Shiva temple in the country. The Temple of Koteshwar Mahadev is situated amongst the desert of Kutch.

desert · livestock

Herd of camel in the desert land of Rann of Kutch in the Indian state of Gujarat. Rann of Kutch is a large area of salt marshes located in mostly in Gujarat, India and the southern tip of Sindh, Pakistan.

lake · river

Pahalgam is one of Kashmir's important fishing retreats. The water bodies in area are rich in trout.

Rann of Kutch, Gujarat·desert · livestock

Camels seen grazing at a field in Rann of Kutch, Gujarat. Rann of Kutch is a large area of salt marshes located in mostly in Gujarat, India and the southern tip of Sindh, Pakistan.

temple · river

People visit Khodiyar Temple in Bhavnagar, Gujarat. Khodiyar temple, named after the principle deity, venerated by the royal family and the natives around, was built in the year 1911.