Foxgloves bloom around The Country House nestled in the scenic mountain village of Lachung in Sikkim
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Monsoon cloud timelapse from rain forest type upper high altitude temperate forests in Sikkim, India
Brilliant yellow tall blooming stalks of Yellow Meconopsis Poppy: Sikkim has traffic jam issues too!
Teesta river in brown water monsoon spate in Sikkim: Driving up lifeline river of Sikkim, Darjeeling
North Sikkim rough road driving across Tibetan plateau to Gurudongmar lake, past meadows and streams
Result 1Traffic Jam in Sikkim? Yesiree! All the way from Lachung to Chungthang, with hundreds of taxis, cars
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A traffic Jam in north Sikkim? Yesiree! And all the way from Lachung to Chungthang, with hundreds of taxis, cars and more stuck on the road, waiting for a passage to head to Gangtok (back) or towards Lachen (further into north Sikkim).
Result 2Did you know we have part of the Tibetan plateau in Sikkim: India? Drive high altitude desert plains
river · desert
What fabulous big sky country we have in north Sikkim, India! Vast open plains hat stretch right into Tibet, providing a trans-Himalayan access route without any major hinderances in between.
Result 3Meconopsis paniculata: brilliant showy deep yellow high altitude wild Himalayan towering poppy plant, in Sikkim
flowers · hills
Set against a misty high altitude monsoon cloud meadow, with a stream lower down the valley, this view of bunches of flowering yellow poppies is indeed a wild Himalayan magical sight! Meconopsis paniculata is a brilliant showy deep yellow h…
Result 4Army Truck in Sikkim: Proud soldiers of Hindustan at 18, 000 feet altitude protect border with Tibet
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Indian Army Stallion trucks in Sikkim: Proud soldiers of Hindustan at 18, 000 feet altitude protect the Indian border with Tibet, in Sikkim.
Result 5Buddhist prayer flags on north Sikkim bridge: Catching the winds, blowing good wishes to one and all
Result 6Womens road force of BRO travel in a truck to north Sikkim border with Tibet, for road-building work
highway · architecture
BRO (Border Roads Organization) womens' road crew travels in a truck to north Sikkim border with Tibet, for road-building work close to the active border with China.
Result 7Primula and Inula fields of flowers in north Sikkim: what a fabulous trans Himalaya flowering meadow
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Primula (not sikkimensis) and Inula daisy fields of flowers in north Sikkim 17th June 2022, between Thangu and Gurudongmar, as seen near the army encampment, along the Lachen Chhu or the nascent Teesta river.
Result 8Lachen a big crowded hill town in north Sikkim, gives access to fabulous forest and mountain country
hills · forest
Lachen is a big crowded hill town in north Sikkim, but gives access to fabulous forest and mountain country in the high forests of the eastern Himalaya. Wet temperate forests of Sikkim surround the town.
Result 9Monsoon landslide blocks off Theng tunnel in north Sikkim, en route Chungthang, near Teesta Urja dam
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A massive landslide cum rock fall has blocked off the entrance to Theng tunnel which was built by 758 BRTF and BRO.
Result 10Misty cloudy rainy magic as fir trees play hide and seek in Sikkim wet temperate forests near Lachen
hills · forest
Between Chungthang and Lachen lie some fine rain forests and medium altitude Himalayan forests, with fir trees that play along with the clouds in the hide and seek game of misty magic. Time lapse clouds Sikkim from India.
Result 11Ghoto nritya by girls from Sikkim dance at North East Fest, inspired by Nepalese community in Sikkim
dance · festival
Dance from Sikkim. Sikkimese dance at North East Festival 2021, inspired by the Nepalese community in Sikkim Sikkimese loknritya / dance at North East Festival 2021, inspired by the Nepalese community in Sikkim Ghoto nritya Sikkimese dance…
Result 12Sikkim - India's young state shares cultural similarities with Bhutan - Of mountains and monasteries
Sikkim is India's state situated between Nepal and Bhutan, shares a lot of cultural traits with Bhutan. It's perhaps India's best kept mountain secret!
Result 13Thangu Gurudongmar drive in north Sikkim's Tibetan plateau country of India: Origins of Teesta river
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This is where the Tista river originates. You can see the Teesta as a tiny stream that one can easily ford at this point. The last few kilometers of the drive to Gurudongmar lake lie ona rugged portion of the Tibetan plateau in India.
Result 14Overflowing Teesta river due to multiple dams in Sikkim, prior to widely damaging flooding incident
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Overflowing Teesta river due to multiple dams built in Sikkim, prior to flooding incident that destroyed roads and villages
Result 15Namchi town in 1990's Sikkim looks almost desolate compared to the crowded town it has become today
Men and women of Sikkim: Urban Development and Housing Department of the Sikkim Government. Nepalese labourers in Namchi bazaar, Sikkim. An Armani Exchange T-shirt on a Sikkimese man. Janta Rajma Jantai Raja.
Result 16Teesta river in monsoon spate in Sikkim, as one drives from Chungthang in north to Gangtok-Bagdogra
river · monsoon
As one drives through the thick temperate forests and the apparent near rain forest like sylvan conditions of lower south Sikkim, one rapidly adjusts to the changing landscape, through tea gardens and close to the near-flooding Teesta river…
Result 17Edelweiss flowers or Leontopodium himalayanese grows with abandon in Sikkim high altitude lake side
river · flowers
The star shaped flowers will remind you of the Rogers and Hammerstein musical 'The Sound of Music'.
Result 18Dombang forest is primaeval high altitude fir and broadleaf Rhododendron mixed forest, north Sikkim
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The rushing Yumthang chhu passes through the thick temperate broad-leaved forests of Dombang near Yumthang in north Sikkim. Larch and other confiders admix with a range of high altitude vegetation.
Result 19Guldenstadt's Redstart: At 17, 600 feet altitude, this bird has excellent oxygenation, a brave one, in Sikkim
wildlife · birds
Filmed here at an altitude of 17, 600 feet, this is one bird which has excellent oxygenation in its lungs and is not scared of the cold, wind and high, desolate places! In north Sikkim's Gurudongmar lake, the Redstart is surrounded by flowe…
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