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- Buda Kedar trek through Uttarakhand’s hidden highlandsThe Buda Kedar trek leads into a quieter corner of Uttarakhand, where forest paths, mountain villages and open alpine meadows replace the busy circuits around…
- Malsi deer park: a family photography day out in DehradunMalsi deer park is a green escape about 8 kilometres from central Dehradun, along the road towards Raipur. Deer, birds and shaded lawns make it an easy outing…
- Capturing the Milky Way Over the Himalayas in ChoptaCapturing the Milky Way above Chopta combines high-altitude clarity with the unpredictability of Himalayan weather. At about 2,700 metres, this meadow village…
- Thathri Village in Uttarakhand: Orchards and Snow Leopard CountryThathri, also written Thatri, occupies a green mountain shelf in Uttarkashi district, a short climb from Barkot and well below the region’s highest peaks.…
- The Lansdowne to Bhulla Tal walk: garrison town and quiet lakeThe Lansdowne to Bhulla Tal Walk is an understated outing in Pauri Garhwal, pairing a former British cantonment with a forest-ringed lake. The route reveals…
- Rituals and Riverside Ceremonies at Haridwar’s Kumbh MelaHaridwar’s Kumbh Mela transforms the banks of the Ganges into a vast sacred gathering shaped by ritual bathing, devotional music, processions and spiritual…
- Mukteshwar Temple: hilltop shrine and architectural detailsMukteshwar Temple stands on a rocky rise in the Chakrata area of Dehradun district, Uttarakhand, where a steep path opens to broad views across the Doon Valley…
- Garhwali silver adornments through timeTraditional Garhwali jewelry often reaches its most expressive form in pieces worn at weddings and festivals. The nathuli is a dramatic neck ornament, while…
- Patna Waterfall and the hidden glen above TehriThe Patna Waterfall in Tehri is best understood as a seasonal river in a forest glen, not a fixed curtain of water. Fed by monsoon runoff from the Barkot…
- Binog wildlife sanctuary: mossy forests and bird photographyBinog Wildlife Sanctuary offers a compact yet rewarding encounter with the Pithoragarh valley’s moss-dark forests, highland birds and changing monsoon light.…