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Uttarakhand·hills · monsoon
A moment of monsoon clouds rolling over the Jabberkhet mountains in the Himalayan foothills near Mussoorie, India.

Uttarakhand·hills · wildlife
Landslide-prone slopes of Mussoorie, with a fabulous cross-section view of uplift strata and folds visible in rock from the Tethys sea. The house located atop the gouged out slope is in clear danger of falling to the road below.

Mussoorie, Uttarakhand·highway · industry
Paving and grading equipment at work with a tar truck and tractor in the hills around Mussoorie, in the western Himalayan state of Uttarakhand in India. Tarmac laying work in progress. Ammann WM-6 HES Paver finisher truck at work.

Uttarakhand·forest · hills
Forest fire ripped through this deodar and oak forest around Mussoorie, thanks to a careless tourist While Oak trees and undergrowth were also burned, it was principally Chir pine trees and needles that burned in this late winter fire aroun…

Uttarakhand·snow
Snow storm hits Mussoorie in the western Himalaya, turning the landscape white, with a foot deep snowpack mid-winter

Uttarakhand·flowers · hills
Calanthe plantaginea is a beautiful and rare light lilac coloured flowering ground orchid found in the wildfilmsindia forests in the western Himalaya.

Uttarakhand·birds · forest
The shy skulking yet omnipresent Blue Whistling Thrush in Mussoorie, sort of like the Malabar Whistling Thrush or Whistling Schoolboy.

Uttarakhand·flowers · hills
Giantest Arum or Calla Lilies ever ever saw grow at wildfilmsindia estate in the western Himalaya The giantest Arum Lily blooms flower at our wildfilmsindia Motidhar valley in Mussoorie, western Himalaya.

Uttarakhand·highway · snow
Slip sliding away: Motorcycles and cars struggle on the icy wintery slippery roads at Jabbarkhet in Mussoorie. Comical view as Cars and bikes slip on icy roads of Jabbarkhet Mussoorie, in winter of December 2024.

Uttarakhand·forest · hills
Pretty bird: Sitting under a Holly bush and scrabbling around among dropped Oak leaves and leaf litter on a moist hillside is a pair of male and female Kaleej Pheasants seen confidently feeding at wildfilmsindia protected forests around Mus…

Uttarakhand·wildlife · hills
A Franklin's Nightjar calls out most frantically in the dark of the night. Meanwhile, a massive Jerow or Hill Sambhar crosses our camera one night, as well.

Uttarakhand·wildlife · hills
A wild and otherwise super shy Barking Deer or Kakar grazes free and confident in wildfilmsindia Himalayan forests, safe from poaching, at our Motidhar wildlife refuge.

Uttarakhand·birds · hills
A range of raptors: Golden Eagle and Griffon Vultures soars on middle Himalayan thermals at wildfilmsindia Jabbarkhet wilderness.

Uttarakhand·forest · hills
Rampant camp construction and forest destruction around Benog and Bhadraj near Mussoorie Wildlife Sanctuary in Mussoorie, Uttarakhand.

Uttarakhand
Dussehra crowd surges through Mussoorie mall, in anticipation of Ravana effigy being lit with fireworks. A band accompanies the crowds as the tourist and local numbers surge for the festive occasion.

Uttarakhand·flowers · farmland
Pink, cream and deep purple Arums or Calla Lily flower fields in our flower farm in the western Himalaya Hundreds of deep purple Calla lilies fill our wildfilmsindia flower fields at Motidhar in Mussoorie.

Mussoorie, Uttarakhand·festival · village
Villagers come together to pillage the Aglar nadi on one day each June. Villagers pack away the catch and return home after fishing, and show off the day's haul, after Maund Mela 2024 Fish killing festival that takes place below Mussoorie.

Uttarakhand
What spider species would this be? These are the common bathroom spiders of Mussoorie town in India! The giant black creatures appear from crevices and cracks and from behind the cisterns, at the most opportune moments when one is bathing!…

Uttarakhand
Lots of drama and apocalyptic undertones in this Mussoorie sunset time lapse from wildfilmsindia's Jabbarkhet mountain, throws up stunning hues of oranges and reds, in this late spring-time view (not quite winterline season).
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