Himachal Pradesh

sport

Paragliders ready to take their flight, Paragliding is one of the most exciting adventure sport.

hills · snow

Clouds moving over the Himalayan hills en route to Lamkhaga Pass, Himachal Pradesh. The Lamkhaga Pass, which connects northeastern Garhwal to Kinnaur in Himachal Pradesh, is surrounded by a tantalizing landscape of snow and mountains, and a…

Himachal Pradesh·river · highway

A lovely bridge across a Himachali trout torrent is what greets the traveller to the Kasol region. While the water is muddy from rains upstream, the water is pure as well. Traffic rushes along the state highway next door.

festival · temple

Himachali men wear grass skirts and dance, which is part of Faguli festival in Himachal Pradesh. Faguli derives its name from the local word for Spring season (Falgun).

Enroute to Manali from Shimla on NH 305, the highway passes by Theog, Narkanda, Khanaag, Aut, Kullu, etc. Behna and Khanag both are villages in Aani Tehsil in Kullu District of Himachal Pradesh State in India.

forest · snow

The Lamkhaga Pass, which connects northeastern Garhwal to Kinnaur in Himachal Pradesh, is surrounded by a tantalizing landscape of snow and mountains, and an air of mystery.

A Rhesus macaque sits on a street in Solan town of Himachal Pradesh, looking around nonchalantly as human beings go about their task.

music

We filmed Samurai Suzuki at Bhagsu valley of Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh. He is from Japan and now lives in Dharamshala and earns his livelihood by singing songs wherever he goes, along with his guitar.

hills · river

The Rupin valley connects the states of Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh, accessible from Naitwar on Uttarakhand side and from Gosangu village near Rohru on Himachal side.

bazaar · hills

Various activities in the streets of Mandi town, Himachal Pradesh. A Sumo MUV, a yellow-and-black auto rickshaw three-wheeler, pedestrians, cars, a Maruti 800 and a Maruti Alto, a tempo van and other vehicles comprise the mixed traffic in t…

festival · bazaar

Deity being carried on a palanquin at Mandi Shivratri. It's a colourful affair thronged by religious followers in Mandi village, Himachal Pradesh.

snow

This Bell 407 has landed by a stream-bed in Himachal and takes off after getting its trekker passenger-load on board. Heli-skiing is off-trail, downhill skiing that is accessed by a helicopter, as opposed to a ski lift.

birds · wildlife

Maharana Pratap Sagar- A renowned bird sanctuary with its egrets and cormorants. The Pong Dam, also known as the Beas Dam, is an earth-fill embankment dam on the Beas River just upstream of Talwara in the state of Himachal Pradesh, India.

People at pilgrim camp for the Buddhist festival of the Kalchakra being held in the himalayan rain shadow area of Spiti in Himachal Pradesh in North India in the beautiful and rugged Buddhist Monastery, the Key Gompa.

festival · dance

Himachali men wear grass skirts and dance, which is part of Faguli festival in Himachal Pradesh. It could be weird for rest of the country or world. Faguli derives its name from the local word for Spring season (Falgun).

Himachal Pradesh·festival · dance

Himachali men wear grass skirts and dance like Hawaiian danceers, which is part of Faguli festival in Himachal Pradesh. It could be weird for rest of the country or world.

Himachal Pradesh·festival · hills

Dussehra time in the Kullu valley of Himachal Pradesh is special. It is celebrated like nowhere else in India. En route to Manali, a hill station town, the procession typifies Himachali customs.

festival · river

The annual Manimahesh Yatra is one of the popular Hindu pilgrimages of India. Each thousands of pilgrims undertake this difficult yatra to worship the shivlinga.

river · lake

Devotee is taking bath in the freezing cold water at Manimahesh lake during Manimahesh yatra in Himachal Pradesh.

fort · temple

The Murtu temple is based around limestone caves which are revered as shivlings. The beautiful designs and carvings of Mahadev are marvelous. Arki is a town and a Nagar panchayat in Solan district in the state of Himachal Pradesh, India.

Himachal Pradesh