Wooden Kedar Temple Pictures from consecration ceremony in Kedar Temple of Bhataad (भटाड़) village, Uttarakhand (June, 2025). We see a continuity in architectural use of wood in Jaunsar-Bawar region, whereas, it has almost disappeared from contemporary Kumaon and Garhwal.

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“ANCIENT TRADERS OF THE WESTERN HIMALAYAS” The Rang (རང་) people of the western Himalayas were among the great trans-Himalayan traders, long before borders hardened and motor roads appeared. Moving between the high valleys of present-day Uttarakhand and western Tibet, they built

A folio from Kedar Kalpa series. Notice the Himalayan Mastiff travelling with and looking over the group of Goats as they travel northward.

Western Panel of Bansi Gopal Temple, Chamba, Himachal Pradesh.

#Himalayan tahr 🐐⛰️ A large mountain ungulate adapted to steep Himalayan terrain. ✔ Specialized hooves for grip 🪨 ✔ Dense coat for cold climates ❄️ ✔ Social vigilance against predators 👁️ A key high-altitude #herbivore shaping alpine ecosystems 🌿 PC: @manoj51138

Tibetan nomads parading with Wind Horse banners Tibetans have the second highest rate of nomadism, after Mongols, and are only followed by the Kyrgyz and Kazakhs

Tibetan Culture The 1st day of Losar begins . Homes are cleansed. Offerings prepared. Prayer flags raised. Families gather. Culture is memory carried forward. Happy Losar. #TibetanCulture #Losar #Tibet

Shiva Parvati. By Mola Ram of Garhwal School. Early 18th century.

VIDEO | Ramnagar, Uttarakhand: Rare spot-bellied eagle-owl, known as the 'Ghost of the Forest,' sighted in the Jim Corbett National Park landscape, sparking excitement among wildlife enthusiasts. (Full video available on PTI Videos - https://t.co/n147TvrpG7) #Uttarakhand

In 1973, villagers in the Himalayas wrapped their arms around trees to stop them from being felled. The Chipko movement became a global symbol of environmental resistance—Gandhian, non-violent, led by women, rooted in spiritual landscapes. But the story we've been told is

This song is in Tchongsa language of Jadh Tribe current speakers of this language is less than 300 right now, among all tibeto burman tribes in Uttarakhand they are very less in number compare to other Tibetoburman tribes like Shauka,Rung,Rongpa

Mighty Nanda and Sunanda Devi with ridge connecting both the peaks Pic from Pankaj Kumar bhai

A vivid description of the Himālayas from the Vana Parva of Mahābhārata #himalayas

Some select excerpt from Ramchandra Guha's The Unquiet Woods (1989), highlighting social stratification in Uttarakhand. /1

Source: Ramchandra Guha, The Unquiet Woods, 1989, p. 12-14.

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