Uttarakhand - A journey to Mystic Land
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the distant himalayan ranges. a view from the top of the 4000 meters high chandrashila peak in chopta, uttrakhand; india.
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A pair of the White throated laughingthursh... Sattal uttrakhand IN...
the beautiful swargarohini.
the locals believe that if you want to make the journey to heaven in your earthly physical form then this is the route you take to trek up to the summit of swargarohini I. the same route the pandav took after the battle of kurukshetra with only yudhisthir making it while the other pandav perished during the attempt.
swargarohini mountain massif in har ki dun valley, uttarkashi district, uttrakhand. india
Dhaula, the last settlement on the Uttrakhand-Himachal Pradesh border is home to the river rupin as it flows down to meet supin. Dhaula is popular amongst trekkers as it is the basecamp to many a treks in Himachal.
har ki mountain weathering another storm at har ki dun valley, govind pashu vihar national park, uttarkashi dist, uttrakhand. india
A grey bushchat perched upon bushes near the foothills of the himalayas. it normally perches at the topmosst branch in the small shrubs and trees from where it gets a vantage point
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
Spending One of the best birding moments with family of this brown dipper (Cinclus pallasii) , had been observing a pair since November now and super happy to see three chicks successfully raised by the pair , it's tough to raise chicks in wild with so many natural and man made obstructions .
The brown dipper (Cinclus pallasii)
Clicked at chafi stream in uttrakhand , india nearby incredible birding camp
There are three subspecies:
C. p. tenuirostris Bonaparte, 1850 – north Afghanistan and the mountains of central Asia to central Himalayas
C. p. dorjei Kinnear, 1937 – east Himalayas to Myanmar and northwest Thailand
C. p. pallasii Temminck, 1820 – east Siberia to central China east to island of Sakhalin, Kuril Islands, Japan and Taiwan, south to south China, north Indochina
again at chafi , uttrakhand .
t resembles its closest living relative the European stonechat (S. rubicola), but is typically darker above and paler below, with a white rump and whiter underparts with less orange on the breast. The male in breeding plumage has black upperparts and head (lacking the brownish tones of the European stonechat), a conspicuous white collar, scapular patch and rump, and a restricted area of orange on the throat.
The female has pale brown upperparts and head, white neck patches (not a full collar), and a pale, unstreaked pinkish-yellow rump. Males in winter plumage are intermediate between summer males and females, with a supercilium resembling the whinchat (S. rubetra); from this species and the female it can be distinguished by the full white collar.
If seen at close distance, it can be recognized that its primary remiges are distinctly longer than in S. rubicola. In this, it closely resembles the whinchat, which like S. maurus is adapted to long-distance migrations.
The male has a clicking call, like two pebbles knocked together. The song is high and twittering like the dunnock (Prunella modularis), an unrelated passeridan songbird belonging to the Passeroidea.
There are five or six subspecies, with S. m. maurus (described above) and the distinct but similar S. m. stejnegeri found across northern and central Asia. The southern S. m. variegatus (west of the Caspian Sea), S. m. armenicus (eastern Turkey to Iran), S. m. indicus (Himalaya) and the Turkestan stonechat S. m. przewalskii (southwest China) are distinguished by larger white areas on the plumage.
In the past, S. maurus was usually included in S. torquatus as part of the "common stonechat", but that scientific name nowadays is restricted to the African stonechat. Analysis of mtDNA cytochrome b sequence and nDNA microsatellite fingerprinting data, though not unequivocal, together with the evidence from morphology, behaviour and biogeography seems to indicate that the present bird can be considered a distinct species. The European stonechat is its western sister species in the Eurasian lineage of stonechats; their ancestors separated during the Late Pliocene or Early Pleistocene, roughly 1.5-2.5 million years ago at the onset of the Quaternary glaciation.
Its scientific name means "dark rock-dweller". Saxicola derives from Latin saxum "rock" + incola "inhabitant"; maurus is Latinized from Greek maúros (μαύρος) "black" (cf. "moor"),in reference to the upperpart colour as compared to S. rubicola.
clicked at sattal , uttrakhand , india
This 'Sadhu' or Hermit having a quiet meal at a small shop near Har ki pauri, Haridwar, Uttrakhand, India.
I always wonder what made these people renounce everything. Everything that we consider most dear to us, family, home, jobs, possessions. How many of them are at peace with their choice. Though they look calm and content from the outside, how many of them actually are.
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Ancient stone idol of lord Ganesha at Shree Bhimeshwar Mahadev Jyotirlinga Mandir (Temple) in Bhimtal.
Although I missed the twilight, the sunrise didn't disappoint me. This is a magnificent view of The Himalayas from Kartik Swami's Temple at Kanakchauri in Uttrakhand.
!! Adi Kailash and ॐ Parvat Yatra !! Spiritual Journey !!
!! Adi Kailash popularly known as Adi Kailash also known as Chota Kailash and locally called as (Binjoti)by us Kutiyals.
ADI KAILASH (Jyolingkong) is a replica of Mt. Kailash and is said to be the Dwelling Place of Both lord Shiva and Ma Parvati.
It is believed that Ravana had meditated here in Adi Kailash and got blessings of the power of ten heads.
Adi Kailash lies in the Indo- Tibetan border of Uttrakhand. One amazing fact about Adi Kailash is it is facing Mount Kailash. They are facing each other.This can be witnessed from a place called Limpya Dhura or Limpaya pass.
This area is in Pithoragarh District of Uttrakhand, the area is inhabited by people of Sauka/Rung Community, they are also called Vyasis, They are believed to be the heirs of Vyas Rishiji.
This area has been and is a place of peace, tranquility, brotherhood and above all such a beautiful place it’s like heaven on earth. It’s so beautiful the picturesque landscape the snow clad mountains. One famous T.V anchor in his book has described/compared our land as “Sone Ke Pahad aur Chandi ki Nadiya”
In Adi Kailash you will get to see Parvati Mukut, Parvati Sarovar, Shiva Parvati temple and some kilometers away Gauri Kund in the lap of Adi Kailash. Jyolingkong is at an altitude of 14500 feet. !!
the sankri range in the lower himalayas in uttarkashi district of uttrakhand, india is littered with beautiful meadows that light up with the changing colors of sunrise and sunset
Chaukhamba Peak from Syalsaur, Uttrakhand.
The first morning, I walked out to see the sunrise over the Mandakini River from our GMVN Hut at Syalsaur, Uttrakhand. As the light struck the top of the Chaukhamba Peak, I felt a sense of serene beauty filling my soul and I started to fill my eyes with the breathtaking view. Each view was more brilliant than the previous and more awe-inspiring.
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Chaukhamba is a huge mountain in the Gangotri Group of the Garhwal Himalaya. Its apex point, Chaukhamba I, is the highest peak in the group as shown here. It lies at the head of the Gangotri Glacier and forms the eastern anchor of the group.
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