Mussoorie

Uttarakhand·hills · festival

Witness the breathtaking beauty of Mussoorie — The Queen of Hills — in this mesmerizing timelapse video capturing clouds gliding gracefully over the foothills and deep valleys of the Himalayas.

Uttarakhand·school

HH Dalai Lama's visit to Woodstock School, Mussoorie Part 4 His Holiness the Dalai lama visited Woodstock School, Mussoorie, on 16th September, 2012.

Uttarakhand·hills

Using a butane gas cylinder, Manish Bhadoni, a Himalayan birding and outdoors expert cum trekking guider makes tea on a Himalayan walk, onto Benog Tibba hill near Mussoorie in autumn, in the Garhwal Himalaya.

Uttarakhand·music

Mame Khan belongs to a family of master singers, who perform a unique, oral tradition since more then fifteen generations. His energy and his vocal skill owe much to the influence of his father and tutor, late Shri Rana Khan.

Uttarakhand·hills · festival

Susan Hunt is an Australian adventurer and sportswoman, who first came to the Himalaya to accomplish her dream of climbing Mt. Everest.

Uttarakhand·hills · festival

Susan Hunt is an Australian adventurer and sportswoman, who first came to the Himalaya to accomplish her dream of climbing Mt. Everest.

Uttarakhand·hills · festival

Susan Hunt is an Australian adventurer and sportswoman, who first came to the Himalaya to accomplish her dream of climbing Mt. Everest.

Uttarakhand·hills · festival

Susan Hunt is an Australian adventurer and sportswoman, who first came to the Himalaya to accomplish her dream of climbing Mt. Everest.

Uttarakhand·festival · highway

Dussehra in Mussoorie Mall Road, Picture Palace, where hundreds of people gather to witness one of the most important festivals in the Hindu calendar.

Uttarakhand·wildlife · birds

A pair of Spotted Forktails (Enicurus maculatus) is observed foraging along a rocky streamside in Motidhar, Mussoorie, nestled within the lower Himalayas of Uttarakhand.

Uttarakhand·railway · hills

Cute little curious pahadi puppy runs through wild Daisy fields as someone attempts to train him! A man training an attentive Indian Pariah puppy on a scenic hilltop in Jabbarkhet near Mussoorie, Uttarakhand.

Uttarakhand·hills · wildlife

An Indian Red Admiral butterfly (Vanessa indica) basking with its wings fully spread in Motidhar, Mussoorie, Uttarakhand, India.

Uttarakhand

A pair of Common Darter dragonflies in the distinctive mating posture known as the “wheel” or “heart” position near Motidhar in Mussoorie.

Uttarakhand·wildlife · birds

A Spotted Forktail is observed near a clear forest stream in Motidhar. This striking bird is identified by its white forehead, black upperparts marked with distinct white spots, and a long, deeply forked tail patterned in black and white.

Uttarakhand·hills · monsoon

A serene and atmospheric landscape unfolds in Jabarkhet Nature Reserve near Mussoorie, where steep, forested hills are enveloped in thick mist and low-hanging clouds.

Uttarakhand·hills · forest

A beautiful sunset in Jabarkhet, Mussoorie, captured behind a silhouetted tree, creates a serene and atmospheric moment in the Himalayan forest.

Uttarakhand·fort

A Mosque in Kabul in Afghanistan. Afghan man digs a grave at a graveyard in Kabul. See the Bala Hissar fort in Kabul.

Uttarakhand·school

Woodstock is the oldest international boarding school in Asia, and is regularly ranked as number one in India in peer and parent surveys (Education World 2008, 2009, 2011).

Uttarakhand·hills

Looking north from Landour, through the deodar trees, one can see Nag Tibba and the ranges beyond. Looking south, one can see the crowded hills of Mussoorie below. Is that fantastic audio that of a Himalayan Whistling Thrush?

Uttarakhand·hills · village

Is this a mini hydel in the Mussoorie hills? The Queen of Hill Stations, the Queen's Necklace or a dirty filthy sewer? It all depends on your perspective! Mussoorie can be a charming old hill station town just as much as it can be a crowded…

Uttarakhand·hills · festival

"The Tetseo Sisters are the new cultural ambassadors of the North East with their "Li", breaking barriers and boundaries.

Uttarakhand

Piles of debris keep growing at the bottom of certain cliffs and mountainsides in Landour. Moss grows on a Rhododendron tree trunk on the hillside around.

Uttarakhand·music · festival

The Lyres from Woodstock School performing at Big Gig music festival Yet not out of school, these young prodigies of Mussoorie's own Woodstock have a jazz combo, the choir consisting of vocals, bass, piano, guitar, drums, trumpet, trombone…