Landour

Uttarakhand·birds · hills

Himalayan Whistling Thrush or the Blue Whistling Thrush, also known as the Whistling schoolboy! The bird fans its tail out when it is about to fly, and is known as Kalchure in Nepali.

Uttarakhand·forest

Young growth of deodar trees on the north face of Landour Cantonment, Mussoorie. Walking through the Landour cemetery on the north face of Landour, at the bend before Victor Banerjee's house 'The Parsonage'.

Uttarakhand·birds · hills

Verditer Flycatcher in Landour, as seen from our dining room window! This Verditer Flycatcher, most commonly seen in the middle Himalaya, was spotted in Landour, Mussoorie.

Uttarakhand·hills · monsoon

The forests of the Landour ridge comprise a mix of Oak, Rhododendron and deodar, and in March one can experience the best of the Rhododendron arboreum flowering season.

Uttarakhand·hills

Mulingar / Mullingar or Malingar was an old hotel that once stood tall. Now it's a mix of rented out tenements that have since declared independence from their original owner and stopped paying even the Rs.

Uttarakhand·festival · hills

A range of traditional north Indian footwear for sale: Punjabi jutti and mojari shoes for sale at Christmas mela in Landour, around Char Dukaan.

Uttarakhand·hills · festival

Namita Gokhale says "It is completely different, its the same in the sense that we are in Landour, Mussourie and enjoying the scenic surroundings and good weather.

Landour, Uttarakhand

The house where the Amir of Afganistan was kept hostage. Aloof and forlorn, it stands next to the lonely cypress at Land's end at the wildfilmsindia estate in Landour.

Uttarakhand·snow · bazaar

On a winter's morning, the Land Cruiser is encrusted with snow and ice and becomes a travelling snow pack as one leaves for Delhi! Another day in the life of a Himalayan hill station town and its residents...

Uttarakhand·forest · industry

Commelina tuberosa is an herbaceous plant in the dayflower family native to Mexico but grown worldwide as an ornamental plant.It is characterized by its purple-splotched spathes with free margins, its bright blue petals of equal size, its t…

Uttarakhand·architecture · temple

Priest of St. Paul's Church, Landour reads out the passage from the Bible before having the Holy Communion during the Easter service. St. Paul's is an Anglican church in Landour, India.

Uttarakhand·birds · hills

Verditer Flycatcher in Landour, as seen from our dining room window! This Verditer Flycatcher, most commonly seen in the middle Himalaya, was spotted in Landour, Mussoorie.

Uttarakhand·hills

Driving from "the rabid thespian" Victor Banerjee's house Parsonage, to the north face cemetery, Landour Landour a small cantonment town contiguous with Mussoorie, is about 35 km (22 mi) from the city of Dehradun in the northern state of Ut…

Uttarakhand·temple · architecture

If the whole world was as happy as children, there would be no war!! These little children, shown in the video climb up and down the stair case of the Kellogg Church in Landour while the church is closed.

Uttarakhand·crafts · bazaar

A handicraft and home décor stall at the Landour Christmas Mela in Landour, Uttarakhand, India.

Uttarakhand·snow

The snow falls as we dine at Emily's at Rokeby Manor in Landour, circa winter of 2006. Not just snow, but it hailed the same afternoon as well. The hail and snow pile up outside as we tuck into the lovely Rokeby menu.

Uttarakhand·forest · birds

Collared Owlet enjoying its habitat in Landour, Dehradun. Cute little owl in the mist of forest and its feature camouflage with its habitat.

Uttarakhand

Native to the Himalayas, Indian Horse Chestnut is a tall, deciduous, spreading, shady tree, with a straight trunk, and branches in whorls.

Uttarakhand·birds

An amazing view of chestnut bellied rock thrush in Landour, Uttarakhand. The beautiful Chestnut bellied rock thrush sits and rest on top of the twig.

Uttarakhand·architecture · temple

Lady preacher delivering the word of God to the masses in St. Paul's Church, Landour during Easter Sunday. St. Paul's is an Anglican church in Landour, 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·industry

Another structure demolished by the Cantonment Board in Landour. Holy 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 irregul…

Uttarakhand·hills

Beautiful silhouette mountain and moving clouds at dusk. Clouds resembling molten gold are moving in fast motion. This amazingly colourful picturesque beauty was filmed in Landour, Uttarakhand.