Landour

Uttarakhand·hills · forest

Experience the breathtaking view of Jaonli Peak and its surrounding snow-capped mountains as seen from a distance through a lush green forest.

Uttarakhand·forest · monsoon

Monsoon mists swirl around Landour hill and over and across our deodar and oak forests at wildfilmsindia Monsoon mists rise up through the deodars of Landour and Jabbarkhet, in time lapse from wildfilmsindia forests.

Uttarakhand·temple · architecture

Church time in Landour's St. Paul's Church, during Christmas mela time in December 2022. Kids calp along, during Covid time. Everyone is wearing a mask.

Uttarakhand·ceremony · bazaar

Holika Dahan takes place the night before Holi, see this festive occasion in Landour bazaar, Uttarakhand Holika Dahan, also known as Holika Deepak or Chhoti Holi, marks the eve of the vibrant Holi festival.

Uttarakhand·flowers · hills

Daffodils all fragrant and fresh in the crisp spring-time late winter air, with Laughing Thrushes calling in our Motidhar forests around the head waters of the Bindal - Rispana stream.

Uttarakhand·flowers · industry

Iskus squash prickly vegetables being harvested at the wildfilmsindia Jabbarkhet gardens in Uttarakhand, around Landour.

Uttarakhand·bazaar

When Ravana failed to fully light up and burn, it had to be re-ignited. Even Ravan needs a second chance! Ravan Dahan during Dussehra celebrations in Landour Bazar, Mussoorie: Ravana lights up with fire Big fail during Ravan Dahan Dussehra…

Uttarakhand·hills

A Himalayan glow-worm in Landour, Uttarakhand. A viewer tells us these are likely to be adult female glow-worm firefly (probably a Pyrocoelia species) .. i.e. the more yellowish animal with the reddish head shield filmed at night.

Uttarakhand·hills · flowers

In March 2023, wildfilmsindia's first Shimadaijin Tree Peony gave out its first flower, to much joy for observers! Tree Peony grows in the Himalaya: Paeonia Tree (Tree Peony) suffruticosa 'Shimadaijin' at the wildfilmsindia botanical collec…

Uttarakhand·birds · river

A lovely celebration of Himalayan birds at our wildfilmsindia bird sanctuary in Uttarakhand! A Canary Flycatcher or Grey-headed Flycatcher hunts around for insects, and an energetic Orange-flanked Bush Robin couple hop on the ground, while…

Uttarakhand·bazaar

When Holi becomes an excuse to handle, man-handle and intrude in the personal space of others! Rowdy enthusiastic Holi time street celebrations in Landour bazaar, Mussoorie.

Uttarakhand·river

Winter blues is what this Spotted Forktail has, but it remains spunky and hopeful for aquatic insects and bugs beside our trout pond and the Bindal or Rispana stream which originates on the wildfilmsindia forests at Pari Tibba Estate, on th…

Uttarakhand·flowers · farmland

The red stamens of the Kesar crocus from Spain are what are picked, dried and used as the super high value spice of kesar.

Uttarakhand·forest · wildlife

Proof that wildfilmsindia's on-ground conservation initiatives are creating better managed Himalayan forests, with a good predator-prey balance, and adequate down-stream smaller predators and scavengers, all in undisturbed un-visited forest…

Uttarakhand·highway · hills

Amazon packages having arrived, are loaded onto a truck to head to the hills, to furnish a wildfilmsindia mountain field station around Landour in Uttarakhand.

Uttarakhand

Sitting on an abandoned Haier air conditioner carton, these kids have a whale of a time. One of them pulls the others while pulling the cardboard carton with a firm plastic cord, over the bumpy cement roads of Landour in the western Himalay…

Uttarakhand·hills · forest

A clear winter's day from Jabbarkhet and Landour shows Jaonli peak and the Gangotri wall of Gangotri 1, 2 and 3 peaks, all covered with a veil of fresh snow, through the deodar trees from our wildfilmsindia base at Jabbarkhet in the western…

Uttarakhand·monsoon

Monsoon mists rise up through the deodars of Landour and Jabbarkhet, in time lapse from wildfilmsindia forests.

Uttarakhand·flowers · hills

Giant double Dutchmaster Daffodil flowers abloom at wildfilmsindia Jabbarkhet botanical collection Giant Dutchmaster yellow and Tete a Tete Daffodils bloom in our wildfilmsindia gardens, at the advent of spring Daffodils all fragrant and fr…

Uttarakhand·hills · forest

Alpenglow and stunning sunrises go hand in hand in the Himalaya, as seen from wildfilmsindia estate lands "Alpenglow" refers to a reddish glow observed on mountains or clouds opposite the setting or rising sun, an optical phenomenon.

Uttarakhand·birds · hills

Stubby little dumpy bird with a thick strong yellow beak as it sits on an Oak tree in Landour: Great Barbet Great Hill or Himalayan Barbet gorges on wild Himalayan pear, stuffs himself and then cannot move as its so full!

Uttarakhand·flowers · hills

Melange of spring flowers in the Himalaya: Daffodil narcisuss or nargis, German rhizomatic Bearded iris and Morning glory at the wildfilmsindia Jabbarkhet botanical arboretum in the western Himalaya.

Uttarakhand·flowers · hills

Daffodils nod in Himalayan spring, even as Laughing Thrushes and Hill Partridge call in bright spring sunshine.