Mussoorie

Uttarakhand·birds · forest

European / Eurasian or Common Kingfisher (Alcedo athhis) sets a new altitude record around Mussoorie, at wildfilmsindia Motidhar sanctuary in the western Himalaya.

Uttarakhand·wildlife · birds

A Spotted Forktail (Enicurus maculatus) foraging along a rocky mountain stream in Mussoorie, Uttarakhand, India. The bird is identified by its black-and-white plumage, white-spotted upperparts, and distinctive long forked tail.

Uttarakhand·hills · monsoon

Hail falling on a small patch of ground in Jabbarkhet, Mussoorie, Uttarakhand. Ice pellets can be seen striking the vegetation and surface as the storm passes through the area.

Uttarakhand·forest · highway

Thick Oak middle Himalayan forest in the Bindal - Rispana watershed in Mussoorie - the kind that will be destroyed by new highway from Dehradun to Mussoorie.

Uttarakhand·hills · farmland

At a quiet hillside fish farm in Motidhar, a worker carefully transfers fish from a bucket filled with algae-rich water into a long concrete hatchery tank.

Uttarakhand·livestock · highway

During the winter migration to lower altitudes for grazing purposes, a herd of sheep can be seen on the move to better grazing grounds in the middle Himalaya, as they form long line and travel the Mussoorie-Dhanolti road.

Uttarakhand·hills · aerial

A breathtaking view of Jabberkhet in Mussoorie captures layered Himalayan mountains under a dynamic sky of clouds and sun.

Uttarakhand·hills · wildlife

Himalayan Goral - the wild goat of the lower Himalaya, and a Kakar or Barking Deer - seen at wildfilmsindia Jabbarkhet sanctuary

Uttarakhand·hills · architecture

Explore the iconic yet rebuilt and now garrish rather ugly Clock Tower of Landour - Mussoorie, perched on the steep outer edge of the town, offering a unique glimpse into one of India’s most famous hill stations.

Mussoorie, Uttarakhand·forest · river

The Rispana - Bindal stream protected by wildfilmsindia provides water to Dehradun town: Forest bathe in our mountains around Mussoorie in Uttarakhand.

Uttarakhand·architecture · hills

Landour Bazaar in Mussoorie is a crowded mass of multiple storey buildings built at the edges of hill slopes and roads, standing on mere cement pillars dug into the lower ground below, and stand a very high degree of earthquake susceptibili…

Uttarakhand·temple · dance

Inauguration of a Hindu temple in Mussoorie, India: Much religious ritual, music, dance and sense of community, with lots of drumming, chanting and following of age-old customs of Hinduism.

Uttarakhand·hills · livestock

Himalayan Sheep dog mastiff puppies play and drink milk from their mother, at a roadside shepherd hut in Mussoorie, in the mountains of Uttarakhand.

Uttarakhand·hills · forest

A cute Peora or Hill Partridge at wildfilmsindia Jabbarkhet wilderness as he sits camouflaged among oak leaves, and scrabbles around in the fallen leaf litter on the Himalayan oak forest floor of our protected forest zone around Mussoorie i…

Uttarakhand·flowers · hills

Giant Tree Dahlia or Dahlia imperialis from Mexico growing at wildfilmsindia Jabbarkhet botanical collection Tree Dahlia imperialis plants grow to 20-30 feet in the Himalaya, originally from Mexico Autumnal feel of pink Tree Dahlia imperial…

Uttarakhand·hills

Winter sunset from Landour, Mussoorie, marks the end of the winterline, as globe sinks into horizon

Uttarakhand·hills

Early winter clouds throw up an array of Himalayan sunrise and sunset colours at wildfilmsindia Jabbarkhet, as the sun moves through the deodars from our Himalayan perch near Landour in Mussoorie.

Uttarakhand·monsoon · hills

Monsoon mists and clouds rise up from the lower hills and shroud the Mussoorie range, as seen in time lapse. The dead branch of a deodar tree frames the valley cloud cover rapidly rising up to the higher hills and ridges.

Uttarakhand·flowers · farmland

Purple, cream and yellow Arum or Calla Lily harvest at the wildfilmsindia Jabbarkhet Estate floriculture hub in the Uttarakhand Himalaya.

Mussoorie, Uttarakhand·flowers · farmland

Purple and yellow Arum or Calla Lily harvest at the wildfilmsindia Motidhar Estate floriculture hub in the Uttarakhand Himalaya.

Uttarakhand·flowers · hills

Arisaema Himalayan Snake plant seed pods begin to ripen in our Himalayan forest, even as Agapanthus flowers among the yellow gladiolus at the wildfilmsindia botanical collection at Motidhar around Mussoorie Agapanthus flowers go crazy in th…

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·birds · wildlife

A splash of yellow, red and green is what one sees when this Katphora comes along. And it does a world of good for the trees it sits on as it does away with insects, their larvae and grubs too.