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- Gangotri glacier trek: ice formations and Gaumukh snoutThe Gangotri Glacier Trek leads from the temple town of Gangotri to Gaumukh, where a broad glacier ends above the upper Bhagirathi valley. It combines a…
- Karcham Village in Kinnaur: Apple Orchards and River ViewsKarcham is a small settlement in Himachal Pradesh’s Kinnaur district, positioned where mountain roads, orchards and powerful rivers meet. It is best known as a…
- Traditional Uttarakhand Homes And The Craft Of Kath-KhuniIn the mountain villages of Himachal and Uttarakhand, houses are shaped by steep slopes, cold winters, earthquakes and the materials available nearby.…
- The Benog Wildlife Sanctuary: Mussoorie’s wild oak forestsPerched in Tehri Garhwal between Mussoorie and Barkot, the Benog Wildlife Sanctuary protects a cool, oak-covered hillside where Himalayan birds are the main…
- Kanatal village: Apple farming and a quiet mountain retreatKanatal Village lies on Uttarakhand’s wooded hillsides between Mussoorie and Deoria Tal. Its apple orchards are surrounded by pine forests, small farms and…
- The Rupkund Lake mystery: skeleton lake and high-altitude trekRupkund lies at about 5,029 metres in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district, near Nanda Devi National Park. The Pindar rises here and runs toward Joshimath. Trekkers…
- Naina Devi Temple: cable car and Nainital viewsNaina Devi Temple crowns the wooded ridge above Nainital, reached by a cable car from Mallital. The journey combines a sacred destination with sweeping views…
- Photographing Bhotiya shepherd journeys in the high HimalayasResponsible work records seasonal movement, labour and relationships rather than presenting people as picturesque symbols. Families travel between villages and…
- The Ranikhet golf course: colonial era greens and pine canopiesRanikhet golf course occupies a cool, pine-shaded ridge in Uttarakhand’s Kumaon hills, where the air is thin, the Himalayan light is clear and a colonial…
- The Tamsa Kund in Rudraprayag: Sacred Pools and River ConfluenceThe Tamsa Kund in Rudraprayag is closely associated with the meeting of the Alaknanda and Pindar rivers, which continue downstream as the Ganga, or Ganges. The…