Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers National Parks

The park has been part of a since 1988. alt=Ancient temple of Goddess Nanda Devi at village Lata, Nanda Devi Biosphere|thumb|Temple of Goddess Nanda Devi in village Lata, Nanda Devi National Park The landscape is dominated by mountains. The park contains or is delimited by 24 peaks at least 6,000 m above the sea level. Nanda Devi is 7,816 m high. The area is inhabited by the indigenous Bhotiya tribal community. There are 22 villages in the Niti Valley region on the periphery of the park. A majority of the villages practice transhumance—i.e. they will live for 6 months in the upper villages, and move down to winter villages to avoid the extreme climate. Bhotiyas are a closely knit society and still practice their traditional customs and rituals. Village Lata is famous for its week-long Mask Dance festival observed during the second week of April every year. There are places of archaeological interest in the Niti Valley, and a 12th-century temple of Nanda Devi in the village of Lata.