“Himalayas”

Bhutan·ceremony · festival

A prayer flag is a colorful panel or rectangular cloth often found strung along mountain and peaks high in the Himalayas to bless the surrounding countryside or for other purposes.

birds · wildlife

Ladakh has a great diversity of birds, both resident and migratory birds. Some 225 different species of birds have been recorded in Ladakh.

desert · hills

Ladakh is a cold desert with a barren landscape and very limited sources of water. Ladakh is a land of snow carved peaks, translucent Lakes, barren terrain and mystic culture.

hills

Ladakh is a region of India in the state of Jammu and Kashmir and lies between the Kunlun mountain range in the north and the main Great Himalayas to the south, inhabited by people of Indo-Aryan and Tibetan descent.

birds · hills

Ladakh has a great diversity of birds, both resident and migratory birds. Some 225 different species of birds have been recorded in Ladakh.

Ladakh·hills

Zanskar is a subdistrict or tehsil of the Kargil district, which lies in the eastern half of the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir. The administrative centre is Padum.

hills · river

Amazing Ladakh. The fusion of landscapes that make Ladakh a place to fall in love with. From the towering mountains and the 134 kms long lake, to the dry and dessert-like valleys, this is an amazing destination and a tripper's delight! Lada…

hills · river

TAmazing Ladakh. The fusion of landscapes that make Ladakh a place to fall in love with. From the towering mountains and the 134 kms long lake, to the dry and dessert-like valleys, this is an amazing destination and a tripper's delight! Lad…

hills · river

Amazing Ladakh. A fusion of landscapes that make Ladakh a place to fall in love with. From the towering mountains and the 134 kms long lake, to the dry and dessert-like valleys, this is an amazing destination and a tripper's delight! Ladakh…

hills · flowers

Uttarakhand, formerly Uttaranchal, is a state in the northern part of India. It is often referred to as the "Land of the Gods" due to the many holy Hindu temples and pilgrimage centres found throughout the state.

Jammu and Kashmir·hills

Kashmir is the northernmost geographical region of the Indian subcontinent. Until the mid-19th century, the term "Kashmir" denoted only the valley between the Great Himalayas and the Pir Panjal mountain range.

hills · school

Kalimpong is a hill station in the Mahabharat Range (or Lesser Himalaya) in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is located at an average elevation of 1,250 metres (4,101 ft).

hills · bazaar

Kalimpong is a hill station in the Mahabharat Range (or Lesser Himalaya) in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is located at an average elevation of 1,250 metres (4,101 ft).

hills · flowers

The old green-roofed Forest Rest House (FRH) at Yumthang, a series of prayer flags and a chorten or stupa. Yumthang lies beyond the village of Lachung and ahead of the Shingba Rhododendron sanctuary.

West Bengal·river · hills

Hailed as a Goddess descended from the heavens; worshipped as a life giving mother, she originates in the Himalaya of northern India and travels more than 2500 kilometres across Northern and Eastern India to get to her final destination - t…

Bhutan·hills · river

View of Bhutan from ahigh. Getting into the Paro valley to maneuver for a landing is a tricky proposition as the hills around are of a considerable altitude and the pilot must quickly shed height to be able to land comfortably at Paro, as i…

wildlife · birds

Foraging along fields and open spaces near villages and agriculture, this large flock of 12, 000 Demoiselle Cranes winters in the north Indian state of Rajasthan, as respite from the biting cold of their more northern habitats.

hills

Ladakh "land of high passes" is a region of India in the state of Jammu and Kashmir that extends from the Karakoram Range in the north to the main Great Himalayas to the south, inhabited by people of Indo-Aryan and Tibetan descent(" Accordi…

forest · coastline

Chopta is a village located in Uttarakhand state, India and a base for trekking to Tungnath, third temple of Panch Kedar which is at a distance of 3.5 km.

hills

Uttarakhand , formerly Uttaranchal, is a state in the northern part of India. It is often referred to as the "Land of the Gods" due to the many holy Hindu temples and pilgrimage centres found throughout the state.

forest · hills

Uttarakhand has a total area of 53,484 km², of which 93% is mountainous and 65% is covered by forest. Most of the northern part of the state is covered by high Himalayan peaks and glaciers.

forest · hills

Uttarakhand has a total area of 53,484 km², of which 93% is mountainous and 65% is covered by forest. Most of the northern part of the state is covered by high Himalayan peaks and glaciers.

Leh, Ladakh·hills

Ladakh a word which means "land of high passes", is a region in the state of Jammu and Kashmir of Northern India sandwiched between the Karakoram mountain range to the north and the Himalayas to the south.

hills · birds

Himalayan Whistling Thrush or the Blue Whistling Thrush, also known as the Whistling schoolboy! The bird fans its tail out when it is about to fly, and is known as Kalchure in Nepali. The Latin name is Myiophoneus caeruleus.