Mussoorie

Uttarakhand·farmland · river

Rainbow Trout fill out in size and get ready for harvest at the wildfilmsindia fish farm and Trout hatchery in Mussoorie Along the head waters of the Bindal or Rispana river in the upper Dehradun - Mussoorie region lie the trout stream and…

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The now-renovated one-time home of the Surveyor General of India George Everest who got credit for having discovered Mount Everest (when actually it was Radhanath Sikdar!).

Uttarakhand·politics · highway

A traffic log-jam caused due to impending state elections in Uttarakhand in north India. Cars and party supporters come together to create a traffic jam as they head out to vote for their party representative.

Uttarakhand·hills · forest

Warm evening light on the deodar and oak forests as seen from wildfilmsindia's Jabbarkhet Estate in Mussoorie, as the day turns to night with the skyline ridge of Surkhanda Devi temple, Dhanolti and Kanatal going up to Chamba and the hills…

Uttarakhand·flowers

Herbaceous peony plant buds emerge from the winter ground, in time for spring time leafing and early summer blooming, at our wildfilmsindia Pari Tibba Estate and botanical gardens in Mussoorie, Uttarakhand.

Uttarakhand·snow · hills

Heavy snowfall occurs at wildfilmsindia estate and forests at Motidhar Pari Tibba Estate and Jabbarkhet in Uttarakhand: Himalayan winter wonderland indeed! As seen from the Wilderness Orchard and botanical gardens, the Dehradun - Dhnaolti r…

Uttarakhand·wildlife · birds

The Red-billed Blue Magpies are supposed to be more common in our region, but here you have a flock of Yellow-billed Blue Magpie birds hogging on our wild pear tree's fruit in early winter, at the wildfilmsindia wildlife sanctuary at Jabbar…

Uttarakhand·farmland · river

Rupin Dang and the wildfilmsindia team at the Motidhar Pari Tibba Estate in Mussoorie get busy harvesting Arum or Calla Lilies in March 2021, as spring-time makes its presence felt, and the floral profusion becomes noticeable in our stream-…

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Leisure and adventurous road trip towards Mussoorie. Zig-zag hilly roads of Mussoorie - archival footage from late 1990's, driving Dhanolti - Dehradun, blow Woodstock School.

Uttarakhand·flowers · forest

These Dahlia flowers are competing with wild Himalayan flowers and cover by seeding and spreading themselves in the wild, as garden escapes dating back to British times.

Uttarakhand·flowers · hills

The Himalayan Peony or peonia emodi grows at moderately high altitudes in the Himalaya. Here, it has been cultivated at the Wilderness Orchard and botanical gardens in Uttarakhand, along with an array of garden Iris varieties and colours.

Uttarakhand·birds · flowers

As a Maroon Oriole calls - or rather whistles - out aloud and a Verditer Flycatcher trills nearby, it's time for a Rhododendron floral nectar feast for this lovely, reclusive and rarely seen bird - the Rusty cheeked Scimitar Babbler is a lo…

Uttarakhand·birds · river

A Himalayan or Grey Treepie sits on a walnut tree, among fresh new leaves. A Hill Barbet calls while a Paradise Flycatcher turns up one fine day at our wildfilmsindia wildlife sanctuary at Motidhar in Mussoorie.

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Uttarakhand·festival

Gulzar's poetry on Mountains along with Pawan Varma and Sukrita Paul Kumar inside the Parker Hall at Woodstock school, Mussoorie during the Writers' Festival 2012. Gulzar is a renowned poet, filmmaker, lyricist and writer.

Uttarakhand·flowers · hills

Lilium longiflorum being harvested during a spell of winter rain, at the wildfilmsindia botanical arboretum in the western Himalaya

Uttarakhand·birds · wildlife

Blue-throated Barbet excavates its nest hole in the Himalaya: This bird's call one of the most familiar in lower hill forests.

Uttarakhand·wildlife · birds

A beautiful Himalayan woodland scene featuring a Black-headed Jay (Garrulus lanceolatus) perched prominently on the top branch of a tree in the forests of Jabarkhet Nature Reserve near Mussoorie, Uttarakhand, India.

Uttarakhand·monsoon · flowers

Monsoon damage being repaired: Pushta or stone retaining wall being repaired between flower beds at the wildfilmsindia botanical arboretum and pheasant sanctuary in Motidhar in the western Himalaya.

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·snow · farmland

Workers remove suddenly accumulated hail stones and snow from agricultural nets at wildfilmsindia orchard A snow storm dumps down snow in Mussoorie in a winter past, in the western Himalayan state of Uttarakhand.

Uttarakhand·flowers · hills

Dahlia imperialis at wildfilmsindia Jabbarkhet : Giant 20 foot tall Dahlias from Mexico grow in our gardens Giant Tree Dahlia or Dahlia imperialis from Mexico growing at wildfilmsindia Jabbarkhet botanical collection Tree Dahlia imperialis…

Uttarakhand·industry

Nepalese women and men labourers enjoy Holi at Jabbarkhet in Mussoorie Nepalese women and men labourers enjoy Holi in Mussoorie, plaster each others' faces with colour, in a friendly and non-aggressive fashion.