Nepal

flowers · hills

Himalayan honeybees make several types of honey depending on the season and the elevation of the flowers that produce the nectar they eat.

As spindrift crystalline snow blows off the mighty summit of Dhaulagiri I in Nepal, we get a brilliant view of this Nepalese peak from the top of Mulde peak in the Annapurna Sanctuary during Rhododendron flowering season.

dance · river

What a neo folksy Nepalese dance this is, set to a generic western synthesized ditty of The Farmer's In The Den. We are told this is the Kirat Rai tribe from eastern Nepal.

flowers

Rhododendron campanulatum, the most prolific high altitude shrub rhododendron flower across the Himalaya. Seen here growing on an open, grassy meadow in the Annapurna National Park in Nepal.

birds · hills

0:16 - Black-headed jay - The black-headed jay (Garrulus lanceolatus) belongs to the family of jays and magpies, the Corvidae. The black-headed jay species is distributed in India, Nepal, Pakistan and Afghanistan.

hills

Porters unloading luggage of Indian Army's mountaineers at Jiri Village before their Mt. Everest expedition in Nepal.

festival · temple

At a distance of 45 km from Lohaghat in the Champawat district of Uttarakhand, Devidhura is famous for its Barahi temples.

hills · river

Aerial views of highest peaks of world that form a Himalayan phalanx between India and Tibet, and in the Himalayan nation of Nepal.

hills · architecture

Around 80 percent of the houses have been damaged in Sankhu. Most of the damaged houses were old buildings, constructed with mud and bricks.

river

Tadapani which literally means 'Far Water' in Nepali got its name as the water source was once a long distance from the village. Don't worry they have got it figured now. There are a couple of trails that meet at Tadapani.

forest · flowers

With a land area of 143 000 km2, the country is endowed with more than 6000 species of flowering plants including 30 bamboo species. Bamboo is important and popular in Nepal.

Peaks in Nepal: Annapurna South, Hiunchuli, Gangapurna and Machapuchare. While in Ghandruk, a small Gurung tribe village, you will easily see the peaks shining bright like a diamond on a clear day. Mt.

hills

Once you start moving higher towards the rhododendron woodlands of Central Nepal the views of Annapurna and Mount Machhapuchhre are amazing sceneries.

politics

A beautiful view of clouds during a flight from Kathmandu airport, Nepal to Paro airport, Bhutan. Nepal, officially the Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked sovereign state located in South Asia.

A Nepalese procession marches through the streets, with drums, music and the customary Nepali topi on all heads. Rare views of Nepal from 20 to 40 years back in time.

politics

Help us recognize the political faces one sees in this archival video of a state visit by the PM of Nepal, to a grand reception at Rashtrapati Bhavan, by India's President and cabinet.

hills

Tashi Jangbu Sherpa. President of Nepal Mountaineering Association presents Goodluck batches to Indian Army Mountaineers before their Mount Everest Expedition in Nepal.

As mists swirl in around the Rhododendron campanulatum thickets on Mulde Peak in the Annapurna Sanctuary in Nepal, a erd of Yaks feed on fresh Himalayan spring-time grasses.

hills

Mulde Peak, commands a majestic sweep of the central Himalaya from its 3,650m perch. This is Poon Hill minus the crowds, higher and closer to the Annapurnas.

river · architecture

Modi Khola bridge over the gushing water of River Modi in Birethanti, Nepal. Birethanti lies stretched beside the Modi River and has a resourceful town.

river · architecture

Modi Khola bridge over the gushing water of River Modi in Birethanti, Nepal. Birethanti lies stretched beside the Modi River and has a resourceful town.

Although their numbers are decreasing, much of the transportation in the mountains of Nepal is still carried out by mules. Working mules are mostly fed maize and wheat twice times a day.