Himachal Pradesh

Himachal Pradesh·river · monsoon

Rivers impregnated by the monsoon rains in the North Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. The overflowing river in its course takes a Maruti 800 and a tractor carriage on its course. A panning view of the river taking everything with it.

river

River-crossing ferry portages rides were a must if you had to travel to high altitudes across Himalayan torrents during till the early 1990's.

river · highway

After a hairy drive on a narrow road with a steep fall to one side, we walk the lovely green meadow to Chandratal lake in Lahaul, crossing a small stream over a small stone bridge.

ceremony

A rare sermon by the Dalai Lama, religious leader of the Tibetans. His Holiness the Dalai Lama for the Kalachakra ceremony which coincided with the millennium anniversary celebrations of the Tabo monastery in 1996.

Himachal Pradesh·snow

Some of these Himalayan Ibex seem to have very mangy fur. Could they really have mange? In the season of maximum fur, the two seen together seem to have lost all the fur on their flanks.

Himachal Pradesh

Himachal Pradesh·forest · hills

Fly thousands of feet above the thick cedar or Himalayan deodar (Cedrus deodara) forests in the middle altitudes Himachal Pradesh.

Himachal Pradesh·hills

Follow these intrepid mountain bikers as they shoot off from a Himachali village and into the fruit orchard and forest terrain of the middle hills of Himachal Pradesh, exploring offbeat tracks and dirt trails around the villages and into th…

Himachal Pradesh·river · hills

What a beautiful babbling brook! See the Tirthan river in Himachal in its higher reaches and in its earlier stages, as a clean clear Himalayan stream with Trout fish and pools and eddies, little waterfalls, cascades and clear runs.

Himachal Pradesh·forest · snow

The brilliantly plumed Impeyan or Monal Pheasant (Lophophorus impeyanus) is both the state bird of Himachal and the national bird of Nepal.

Himachal Pradesh·snow

Late spring snowfall isn't really unseasonal. Occasional snow storms are expected in late spring.

hills · aerial

This breathtaking aerial footage captures the remote and rugged beauty of Pangi Valley in Himachal Pradesh, revealing a landscape transformed into a vast, snow-covered wonder.

festival · temple

Faguli derives its name from the local word for Spring season (Falgun). In Kinnaur region, the festival is associated with Basant Panchami, which is celebrated all over India.

Himachal Pradesh·river

hills · aerial

Negotiating a motorable pass in Himachal Pradesh, in stunning aerial view, as seen mid-winter

snow · forest

After a fresh snowfall in Himachal Pradesh, pine and other forest trees stand beautifully covered in white snow.

temple · old town

Experience the peaceful beauty of The Temple of Dromton, also known as Brom-ston Lha-khang, located within the historic Tabo Monastery complex in Himachal Pradesh, India.

Kalachakra Festival at Tabo in Himachal Pradesh: Rare footage of His Holiness The Dalai Lama from 1996. Rare inside views of the monastery with a woman drummer and Tibetan - Himachali Buddhist women dancing in the monastery courtyard.

desert · highway

A fantastic landscape in Himachal Pradesh's Spiti in summer greenery mode: high altitude cold desert in Himachal Pradesh, akin to Ladakh.

Himachal Pradesh·hills · river

A group of Mountain bikers converge on a tall bridge above a Himalayan river in Himachal Pradesh, and then start off together in a neatly coordinate line of cyclists, onto the next leg of their Himalayan biking challenge, going past rock fa…

hills · forest

What this lovely cold water emanate from Himalayan springs, and flow through pine and deodar forests, and fall into this rocky bowl in the Rohru region of Himachal, refreshinghly, on a warm summer day when the sun beats down hardly.

school · monsoon

In a very thoughtful gesture from teachers towards their young pupils, a team of four teachers is filmed returning home from school with their students.

hills · snow

A spectacular winter landscape unfolds around the Atal Tunnel in Himachal Pradesh, one of the most remarkable engineering achievements in the Indian Himalayas.