This video aims to describe the physical geography of the beautiful Himalayan state of Himachal Pradesh in India.
Watch the video about Uttarakhand here:
• The Geography of Uttarakhand
Himachal Pradesh sits on the section of Indian Himalayas which divides the two largest river basins in South Asia, Indus and Ganga, and serves as a meeting point for several ranges like Dhauladhar, Pir Panjal and Zanskar with Greater and lesser Himalayan ranges.
This video describes the state in two major ways, using its mountain ranges, and using its rivers and their basins.
It might get complex, but, as always, enjoy!
Credits:
Thankyou very much to:
Harish Kapadia, renowned author and mountaineer for helping with a bit of research.
https://www.harishkapadia.com/
Shashank Rawat for beautiful drone shots
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Dr. Gagandeep Hothi for the beautiful sitar music, and a couple of pictures
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Mehak for helping with pronunciations
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Tanuj Shokta for pictures
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Himani Bisht for pictures
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Prof. M.P.S. Bisht for helping with another piece of research that unfortunately I could not use in this video.
Kotkhai Palace, and a beautiful article called The Khukris of Kotkhai:
https://travelthehimalayas.com/kiki/2...
Indrasan peak and Deotibba by Samrat Chakraborty:
https://www.rockyfeet.com/barabhanga...
Image of Hanuman Tibba by Erik Törner:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/eriktor...
Manimahesh Lake by Munish Chandel
https://www.flickr.com/photos/munishc...
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Confluence of Chandra and Bhaga, and picture of Keylong by Timothy A. Gonsalves, CC BYSA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Kullu Dieties by Cnayyar96, CC BYSA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Dried bed of Ghaggar by Shemaroo aka Sivender Rawla Mandi, CC BYSA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Dalhousie view by Tejamamidiphotography, CC BYSA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Chamera Lake by Amit J Sangekar, CC BYSA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Beas Kund by Gaurav Dhingra, CC BYSA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Bar headed geese at MPS WLS by Neha Sharma, CC BYSA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Kamrunag temple by Dhiman.ashishpro, CC BYSA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Shikari Devi by Prateek0007, CC BYSA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Dhauladhar by Ashish Sharma, CC BYSA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Kinner Kailash by Goutam1962, CC BYSA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Bara Shigri Glacier by Harvinder Chandigarh, CC BYSA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Chandertaal by Gurpreet1986, CC BYSA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Chandigarh, Ghaggar river by Shyamal L., CC BYSA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Dalai Lama by Корыгин Андрей, CC BYSA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Khajjiar by SriniG, CC BYSA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Ashish Gupta from Noida, India, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Timestamps:
00:00 01:45 Introduction
01:46 07:55 Mountains
07:56 16:09 Rivers
16:10 16:51 Conclusion