Landour

Uttarakhand·temple · hills

Time lapse video of Evening clouds over Landaur, Uttarakhand. Landour is a small cantonment town in upper Mussoorie near Dehradun in the northern Indian State of Uttarakhand.

Uttarakhand·birds

Streaked Laughingthrush nesting in Landour, Uttarakhand, India. The Streaked Laughingthrush (Garrulax lineatus) is a species of bird in the Leiothrichidae family.

Landour, Uttarakhand·hills · birds

Himalayan Barbet, locally known as the piao, or the Great Hill Barbet in Landour, Uttarakhand

Uttarakhand·forest

Wedge-tailed Green Pigeon incubating its eggs on a Berberis aristata shrub at Landour's Rosebank Estate, circa 1996. "The Wedge-tailed Green Pigeon or Kokla Green Pigeon (Treron sphenurus) is a species of bird in the Columbidae family.

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Swargarohini or 'The ladder to heaven' as seen from Landour. The Pandavas are said to have ascended to heaven from the summit of this peak, at the end of the Mahabharata! This is one of the higher and seldom climbed peaks of Garhwal and is…

Uttarakhand·industry

Another structure demolished by the Cantonment Board in Landour. Holly Mount was destroyed by Indian workers and JCB machines of the local cantonment board in the western Himalaya, after the High Court gave a demolition order, due to irregu…

Uttarakhand·hills · forest

Prospect Point sits atop a lovely ridge in Landour, and overlooks the plains and the mountains, with a flat field atop it.

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Ixias pyrene, the yellow orange tip, is a small butterfly of the family Pieridae, that is, the yellows and white. This butterfly was seen in Landour Uttarakhand, among the colourful bracts of a bougainvillea.

Uttarakhand·monsoon · forest

A cute fella rests in a branch, never stop being alert. Among with some vivid vegetation and some other species, it stays on its branch by itself.

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Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar arrives at a resort in Landour, Mussoorie with his family. The batsman considered the 'god of cricket' waves at his fans and camera persons from the resort.

Uttarakhand·architecture · temple

Sanjaya Mark, Principal of the Junior School at Woodstock giving the necessary announcement to the church congregation during Easter service at St. Paul's church, Landour. St. Paul's is an Anglican church in Landour, India.

Uttarakhand·music · festival

Following in the footsteps of Parikrama, that started out of Delhi University and went on to become one of the most iconic independent music establishments in the country, Delhi based Raagleela is a the fusion band with a difference.

Uttarakhand·music · hills

Dhruv Visvanath Trio (DVT) is an Alternative Rock band from Delhi, formed by Dhruv Visvanath who is a self taught guitarist, drummer, bassist, pianist and many other instruments.

Uttarakhand·birds

The Verditer Flycatcher (Eumyias thalassinus) is an Old World flycatcher found in the Indian subcontinent, especially in the Lower Himalaya.

Uttarakhand·temple · architecture

Just next to the little bazaar of Chaar Dukani of Landour and the Language School where foreigners learn to speak Hindi stands this church known as St. Pauls' Church.

Uttarakhand·bazaar · hills

An old shopkeeper shivers in the chilly weather of Landour while he displays vegetables in his shop at the Landour bazaar. It is a small market area in the town of Landour near Mussoorie in Uttarakhand.

Uttarakhand·hills · birds

Steppe Eagles and Griffon Vultures in the Himalaya at Landour in Uttarakhand, at the Wilderness Orchard and botanical gardens. The steppe eagle (Aquila nipalensis) is a bird of prey. Like all eagles, it belongs to the family Accipitridae.

Uttarakhand·monsoon · forest

The area of Landour in Mussoorie receives heavy rains during the months of June through September, the monsoon months in The Himalaya. Watch heavy rain falling on the Deodar trees of Jabbarkhet and Landour.

Uttarakhand·snow

A white sheet of snow covers the roofs of all the buildings as well as the roads after heavy snowfall in Landour in winters.

Landour, Uttarakhand

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.…

Landour, Uttarakhand·forest · hills

The European Goldfinch is not an easy sighting in India, so this March end sighting in 2013, in Landour, was a real treat. Also, see a lovely green creeper covering a khakshi tree, catching the light of the evening pre-winterline sun.

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Gray Langur searching for food from dustbin in Landour, Uttarakhand. 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.

Uttarakhand·monsoon · hills

Wriggly mass of Himalayan monsoon centipede worms in Landour, uttarakhand Himalaya. Centipede worms move vigorously in the midst of green monsoon vegetation of Landour, Uttarakhand.