“Himalayas”

Nepal·hills

Climbers trek through Namche bazar, Nepal and reach Kunde hospital during their expedition to Everest.

Nepal·hills

Yaks loaded with gears return to Namche village after the expedition to Everest. Indian Army added another feather to its cap in May 2001, when its mountaineers successfully scaled Mount Everest and put a record eight members and seven Sher…

Nepal·bazaar · hills

Buddhist stupa seen at Namche bazar. Yaks are commonly used to carry equipment to Everest. Climbers gears line up at Namche bazar.

Nepal·ceremony · hills

Puja ceremony being performed by local lamas before the Everest expedition take place. Indian Army added another feather to its cap in May 2001, when its mountaineers successfully scaled Mount Everest and put a record eight members and seve…

Uttarakhand·birds · hills

Verditer Flycatcher in Landour, as seen from our dining room window! This Verditer Flycatcher, most commonly seen in the middle Himalaya, was spotted in Landour, Mussoorie.

Uttarakhand·village · flowers

A splendid natural scenery on the trek to Gidara and Dayara Bugyal from Barsu village in Uttarakashi district in Uttarakhand. Rivers in the Himalayas at these altitudes mostly clear water streams.

hills

Dehra dun is a sprawling town in the terai region of the sub-Himalaya, nestled between the ancient Shivalik mountains and the younger Himalaya.

Uttarakhand

Rishikesh is a city and a municipal board in Dehradun district now in the Indian state of Uttarakhand.

Uttarakhand·hills · snow

Nanda Devi is a two-peaked massif, forming a 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) long high ridge, oriented east-west. The west summit is higher, and the eastern summit is called Nanda Devi East.

Nepal,officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal,is a landlocked sovereign state located in South Asia.

Nepal·crafts

Selling varieties of arts & crafts in Kathmandu streets,Nepal. Nepal,officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal,is a landlocked sovereign state located in South Asia.

Uttarakhand·hills · birds

Himalayan Bluetail male or Himalayan Red-flanked Bush-robin earlier known as the Orange - flanked Bush- robin seen in Landour, Himalaya.

Uttarakhand·hills · forest

Nanda Devi is the second highest mountain in India and the highest entirely within the country (Kangchenjunga being on the border of India and Nepal); owing to this geography it was the highest known mountain in the world until computations…

Uttarakhand·hills · forest

Nanda Devi is the second highest mountain in India and the highest entirely within the country (Kangchenjunga being on the border of India and Nepal); owing to this geography it was the highest known mountain in the world until computations…

Himachal Pradesh·hills · highway

The Spiti Valley is a desert mountain valley located high in the Himalaya mountains in the north-eastern part of the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. The name "Spiti" means "The Middle Land", i.e. the land between Tibet and India.

Nepal·hills · highway

Rongbuk Monastery also known as Dzarongpu or Dzarong is a Tibetan Buddhist monastery in Nyingma, Basum, Tibet.

Nepal·snow · hills

As the team moves upward to occupy camp 3 during The Everest expedition 2001 the unxepected happens. The team is hit by snow blizzard at the height of 24000 feet. The wind speed touches approximately 100 kms per hour.

hills · snow

This timelapse captures the dramatic high-altitude landscape of the Harsil Valley region in Uttarakhand within the Garhwal Himalayas. Dominating the scene is the snow-covered Srikantha Peak, also known as Mt.

Tungnath, Uttarakhand·festival · hills

A traditional cultural performance during the Bhratra Festival in Sagar Village, located in the Garhwal region of the Himalayas near Tungnath Temple. Two central performers appear in vibrant traditional costumes.

hills · wildlife

A male Himalayan Monal (Lophophorus impejanus) perched on a thick, moss-covered tree branch within a Himalayan forest.

snow · wildlife

Stunning shots of a white and snowy Himalayan paradise. While this is an extremely cold and deadly environment for us humans and most other species, it's actually the ideal place for a Snow Leopard to live! Snow leopards can be found throug…

highway · industry

A classic case of road building in the Himalaya causing landslides. Poorly planned and executed constructions frequently cause landslides and rockfalls in unstable and seismically active zones such as the Himalaya.

Uttarakhand

Rishikesh, also spelled Hrishikesh, Rushikesh or Hrushikesh, is a city and a municipal board in Dehradun district in the Indian state of Uttarakhand.

Nepal·hills

Yaks, porters and climbers head towards Mount Everest carrying loads during Indian Army Everest expedition.