“Himalayas”

hills

Nepal combines Himalayan views, golden temples, charming hill villages and jungle wildlife watching to offer one of the world's great travel destinations.

Uttarakhand·hills

The old apple orchard hill-top of Jariyakhali beyond Someshwar, and well beyond Ranikhet... Ranikhet is a hill station and cantonment town in Almora district in the Indian state of Uttarakhand.

hills · forest

Kullu is a district in Himachal Pradesh, India. The district stretches from the village of Rampur in the south to the Rohtang Pass in the North.

Nepal·hills · snow

Everest climbers take a break and chit-chat with each other during their Everest expedition at Pumori Base camp.

coastline · hills

A slug or snail crawls at geological pace on a moss-laden stone slope in the Himalaya, at the Wilderness Orchard and botanical garden in Uttarakhand. It leaves behind a slimy trail...

Jammu and Kashmir·snow · hills

Indian Himalaya landscape en route Amarnath in Kashmir. Amarnath cave is a Hindu shrine located in Jammu and Kashmir, India. It is dedicated to Shiva.

Himachal Pradesh·hills · festival

This is the 1st edition of the Himalayan Music Festival 2014 in Dharamshala organized by Ants Entertainment.

Himachal Pradesh·hills · festival

This is the 1st edition of the Himalayan Music Festival 2014 in Dharamshala organized by Ants Entertainment.

hills · forest

White-tailed Nuthatch in Uttarakhand, India. The White-tailed Nuthatch (Sitta himalayensis) is a species of bird in the Sittidae family.

hills · wildlife

The Black-headed Jay or Lanceolated Jay (Garrulus lanceolatus) is roughly the same size as its close relative the Eurasian Jay, but a little more slender overall except for the bill which is slightly shorter and thicker.

hills · forest

The Grey Tree pie, also known as the Himalayan Tree pie, (Dendrocitta formosae) is an Asian tree pie, a medium sized and long-tailed member of the crow family.

Himachal Pradesh·hills

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.

Bhutan·hills · festival

Bumpy drive on the road to Thimphu, passing prayer flags and forests of Himalayan blue pine.

ceremony · hills

Prayer Flags in Ladakh. Prayer flag is a colorful panel or rectangular cloth found strung along mountain ridges and peaks high in the Himalayas to bless the surrounding countryside or for other purposes.There are two kinds of prayer flags:…

ceremony · hills

Prayer Flags in Ladakh. Prayer flag is a colorful panel or rectangular cloth found strung along mountain ridges and peaks high in the Himalayas to bless the surrounding countryside or for other purposes.There are two kinds of prayer flags:…

ceremony · hills

Prayer flag is a colorful panel or rectangular cloth found strung along mountain ridges and peaks high in the Himalayas to bless the surrounding countryside or for other purposes.There are two kinds of prayer flags: horizontal ones, called…

hills

Ladakh is the highest plateau of the Indian state of Kashmir with much of it being over 3,000 m (9,800 ft). It spans the Himalayan and Karakoram mountain ranges and the upper Indus River valley.

birds · hills

This Himalayan barbet has a green tail and yellow beak. They chisel out a hole inside a tree to build their nest. They are mainly fruit eating but will take insects.The great himalayan barbet's scientific name is Megalaema virens.

hills · temple

An elevated view of Kedarnath in Rudraprayag district, Uttarakhand, reveals the temple town surrounded by the Garhwal Himalayas. Snow-covered mountain peaks rise above the rugged slopes and rocky ridgelines.

hills · village

A secluded mountain settlement nestled along the forested hills of Uttarakhand, India. A cluster of cottages and residential buildings stands on terraced slopes, following the natural contours of the mountainside.

Uttarakhand·hills · forest

Nestled amidst the emerald meadows of Chopta, Uttarakhand—often celebrated as the "Mini Switzerland of India"—a collection of colorful campsites rests peacefully in the lap of the Garhwal Himalayas.

Uttarakhand·hills · flowers

A Common Wall butterfly (Lasiommata schakra) and Common Tortoiseshell feeding on nectar from a bright red wild Dahlia flower in the Jabbarkhet area of Mussoorie, Uttarakhand, India.

hills · river

An aerial view shows Devprayag, a historic Himalayan town famous for the meeting point of the Bhagirathi and Alaknanda rivers, the official source of the Ganges River.

Uttarakhand·hills · monsoon

Monsoon landscape from Jabarkhet Nature Reserve near Mussoorie in the Indian Himalayas. Multiple mountain ridges stretch into the distance, with the nearest hills appearing dark and sharply defined, while successive layers gradually fade in…