"Six pilgrims and a pilot were among the dead," PTI news agency quoted an official at the emergency management department of Rudraprayag district in Uttarakhand state, TASS reported.
According to him, the accident occurred over the Gaurikund forests in conditions of poor visibility due to adverse weather.
The helicopter took off in the early morning from a village located at an altitude of more than 3,500 meters above sea level. Shortly after takeoff, it crashed and caught fire.