Landour

Uttarakhand·monsoon · flowers

Impatiens- wild Balsam thrives in Landour, Uttarakhand during the monsoon season. Impatiens glandulifera is a large annual plant native to the Himalayas. Via human introduction it is now present across much of the Northern Hemisphere.

Uttarakhand·hills · school

Common Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) is a widespread winter visitor but is also a resident in the mountains of pakistan, Himalayas and Western Ghats and Srilanka. Long, rather broad tail; wing-tips more rounded than on most falcons.

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Bothwell Bank's upper cottage and lower bungalow are now available to rent from Rokeby. Enjoy the slate roof-top and the lovely stone-work of this cottage done in typical pahadi construction style, in Landour, Mussoorie, with a lovely view…

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Hanuman langurs live in their natural habitat in Landour, Uttarakhand, India. Gray langurs or Hanuman langurs, the most widespread langurs of South Asia, are a group of Old World monkeys constituting the entirety of the genus Semnopithecus.…

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Because of the strong fragrance they attract lot of butterflies.

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Beautiful view of Spotted owlet flies in and out of its nest in the forest of Landour, northern state of Uttarakhand. The spotted owlet nests in a hole in a tree.

Uttarakhand·birds · wildlife

The first bird in the video is the Black-Headed Jay which is a common resident in the Himalayas. They can be found in hills at a lower altitude as well.

Uttarakhand·architecture · temple

Priest of St. Paul's church, Landour wishing all the congregation 'Happy Easter' at the end of the church service. St. Paul's is an Anglican church in Landour, India.

Uttarakhand·birds · hills

Pecking away fervently at this cavity in a maple tree in Landour, this woodpecker seems to have tapped into a mother-lode of insect larvae present inside the tree! The Himalayan Woodpecker (Dendrocopos himalayensis) or Himalayan Pied Woodpe…

Uttarakhand·snow · livestock

Gomukh, the terminus or snout of the Gangotri Glacier, from where Bhagirathi River originates, is one of the primary sources of the Ganges River. The place is situated at a height of 13,200 ft.

Uttarakhand·crafts · festival

Artisan craft stalls at the Landour Christmas Mela in Landour, Mussoorie, Uttarakhand, India. Display tables feature handmade felt wallets, pouches, plush ornaments, and playful designs inspired by animals, fruits, and desserts.

Uttarakhand·snow · forest

A carpet of freshly-fallen snow with no dirt, mud of footprints can be so inviting! Come scrunch-crunch your way through a carpet of freshly-fallen snow at wildfilmsindia Jabbarkhet forest and mountains in the Uttarakhand Himalaya.

Uttarakhand·forest

Look through the Deodar trees on the north-west face walk, between Char Dukan and the cemetery in Landour, Mussoorie, Uttarakhand.

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An 'animal' attack like no other: Large Himalayan wasps attack, sting and carry away all the bees from a beehive, for storing as winter feed! Filmed and witnessed in Landour, Uttarakhand, between 16th and 21st August 2013.

Uttarakhand·hills · bazaar

View of Landour from the Doma's Inn turning, where the Woodstock Tehri road joins the Landour road going down to Landour bazaar, from the hawa ghar.

Uttarakhand·birds · wildlife

Crested Hawk-eagle sits atop a tree in the Wilderness orchard and botanical gardens in Landour. The Crested Hawk-eagle or Changeable Hawk-eagle (Nisaetus cirrhatus), is a bird of prey of the family Accipitridae.

Uttarakhand·music

Mame Khan belongs to a family of master singers, who perform a unique, oral tradition since more then fifteen generations. His energy and his vocal skill owe much to the influence of his father and tutor, late Shri Rana Khan.

Uttarakhand·hills · forest

Looking out of a Landour mountain cottage window, to the dripping winter rain in the Himalayan forest outside. Cidrella serrata or Himalayan Toon trees and Oak or Quercus incana dominate.

Uttarakhand·village · forest

Oak-leaf collectors walk down a cemented drain, to head to their village with oak leaves for their cattle in village homes below Landour. Villagers carry headloads of lopped oak leaves.

Uttarakhand·hills · birds

Himalayan Bluetail male or Himalayan Red-flanked Bush-robin earlier known as the Orange - flanked Bush- robin seen in Landour, Himalaya.

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Indian sweetmeats or mithai being made at a mithai shop in Landour bazaar in Uttarakhand, India. A milk and sugar with butter solution is being whisked by the halwai.

Uttarakhand·flowers · monsoon

Seen through a blanket of monsoon mist, on the cliff-faces of Landour, these beautiful flowers have bracts that secrete a gluey glue-like substance from what then develops into a seed pod...

Uttarakhand·wildlife · forest

A Kokla hariyal or Green Pigeon incubates its clutch of eggs in a Berberis aristata shrub, Landour May 1998. Uttarakhand, India.