Landour

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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·birds

Cute Hermit thrush rest on a top of tree in Landour, Uttarakand. The hermit thrush has the white-dark-white underwing pattern characteristic of Catharus thrushes. Adults are mainly brown on the upperparts, with reddish tails.

Uttarakhand·flowers

Prunus mume is an Asian tree species classified in the Armeniaca section of the genus Prunus subgenus Prunus. Its common names include Chinese plum and Japanese apricot. The flower is usually called plum blossom.

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Gray langurs are the most widespread of the colobines. They range from Kashmir in north India and the Nepalese, Bhutanese, and Tibetan Himalayas, east to Bangladesh and west to Pakistan.

Uttarakhand·snow · bazaar

A doodwala (milkman) from Kolti or Kimui village, carries his 'dol' with milk in it from Sister's Bazaar in Landour towards Prospect point and Kilmarnock / Rosebank. (Prospect Lodge in the clip belongs to St.

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Uttarakhand·forest

This is how forest fires start. First of all, garbage should never be burnt! When a callous sweeper or cleaner does burn garbage, the fire spreads to the forest around, and trees catch fire and this the fire is spread...

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Uttarakhand·wildlife · birds

Stunning shots of a flying hawk. This amazing bird of prey is waiting for the perfect time to dive and catch its prey.

Uttarakhand·forest · hills

Landour is for the most part carpeted by old-growth forests of Deodar Cedar, Himalayan Oak, Chir Pine, Blue Pine, West Himalayan Fir, Himalayan Maple, Rhododendron, Himalayan Manna Ash and other tree species.

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Uttarakhand·hills

Landour, a small cantonment town contiguous with Mussoorie, is about 35 km (22 mi) from the city of Dehradun in the northern state of Uttarakhand in India.

Uttarakhand·hills

Landour a small cantonment town contiguous with Mussoorie, is about 35 km (22 mi) from the city of Dehradun in the northern state of Uttarakhand in India.

Uttarakhand·temple · architecture

Clouds in time lapse in Landour. Landour is a small cantonment town in upper Mussoorie near Dehradun in the northern Indian State of Uttarakhand.

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Uttarakhand·flowers · hills

Rhododendron flowers in full bloom in April in Landour, Mussoorie. Landour, a small cantonment town contiguous with Mussoorie, is about 35 km (22 mi) from the city of Dehradun in the northern state of Uttarakhand in India.

Uttarakhand·wildlife · flowers

Tiger lily in Landour, with Erigeron bellidioides wild daisies in the background.

Uttarakhand·snow

This year's winter snowfall has set a record of sorts! We normally don't experience more than a few inches of snow at a time in the Landour-Mussoorie region.

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Uttarakhand·hills

Landour, a small cantonment town contiguous with Mussoorie, is about 35 km (22 mi) from the city of Dehradun in the northern state of Uttarakhand in India.

Uttarakhand·hills

Mussoorie is a hill station and a municipal board in the Dehradun District of the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand. It is located about 35 km from the state capital of Dehradun and 290 km north from the national capital of New Delhi.