Caesium flower heads and buds with peaks of the Rataban range in the background, behind the flowering alpine meadow. A profusion of ferns grow in the foreground as well.

Valley of Flowers National Park is an Indian national park located in Uttarakhand state. The Valley was declared a national park in 1982, and now it is a World Heritage Site. This part of Uttarakhand, in the upper reaches of Garhwal, is inaccessible through much of the year.

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