“Himalayas”

hills

Early morning view of majestic Himalayas as sun rays fall over the mountains and Khumbu Icefall as seen from Everest Base Camp in Nepal. A lovely time lapse ensues. Nowhere in the world is more spectacular than in the Everest region.

The Indian Army Mount Everest Expedition was flagged off by the Chief of the Army Staff on 1st March 2001 at New Delhi. It was led by Col. Krishan Kumar.

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.

Uttarakhand·hills · ceremony

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.

hills · river

A raging Beas River with brown, muddy water, in Himachal Pradesh, North India. Called Arjiki or Vipas by the ancient Indians and the Hyphasis by the Ancient Greeks.

hills · highway

A road journey by a Nehru Institute of Mountaineering course to Chaurangi Khal and Shri Guru Chaurangi Nath Mandir in Uttarakhand, travelling through the Garhwal Himalaya.

hills · highway

Collecting gobar ki khaad or cow manure and getting fertile soil off a mountain and down a metal chute, at nearby Chamasari and Motidhar villages, for gardening at wildfilmsindia orchards in the Uttarakhand Himalaya.

hills · lake

This must be a relatively common hill species of mendhak, as they vocalize in a flowing stream-edge pond. Is this species a common one, or is it perhaps not even known to exist in the region? Help us identify this frog species, please.

Uttarakhand·flowers · hills

A valley full of blooming Agapanthus Lily in the Himalaya? wildfilmsindia grows thousands near Landour Valley of purple flowers! This Lily valley around Mussoorie is wildfilmsindia's floriculture hub Monsoon clouds mill around the valley ev…

hills · lake

This lazy and perhaps, well-fed frog sits in a pond full of green algae and is too lazy to even eat the tiny mosquito sitting on its nose. Please help us identify the frog species.

snow · flowers

As seen from Sukhi Top, the bugyal on the left is Awana Bugyla, next to Mahla peak and buggyal, above the bridge at Jhala. Banderpunch of White Peak towers in snowy and elegant prominence.

river · architecture

Expedition members crossing the long suspension bridge from Nunthala to Bupsa, across Dudh Kosi river during Mount Everest expedition in Nepal.

Nepal·hills · river

Breathtaking time lapse of the fast winds of the jet stream scouring the snow into long ribbons from the sawtooth ridge of Nuptse (7861m) and summit spire of Lhotse (8516m) deep in the remote Himalaya mountain wilderness of the Everest Nati…

Uttarakhand·flowers · hills

The Kaitha or wild pear of the Himalaya blooms in great profusion on the forest trees at the Wilderness Orchard and botanical gardens in Landour and Mussoorie, Uttarakhand Himalaya.

hills

Car journey from Gangtok to Nathula Pass in the Indian state of Sikkim. Eastern Himalaya is situated between Central Nepal in the west and Myanmar in the east, occupying southeast Tibet in China, Sikkim, North Bengal, Bhutan and North-East…

hills · festival

The region of Kumaon is not just breathtakingly beautiful, it has a rich history and heritage as well. Whether the majestic views of the Himalaya or its magnificent rich culture, Kumaon is charismatic in every way.

Uttarakhand·hills · forest

A dead Bharal's horns and the etchings from past expeditions : reminders of why we need to tread lightly, when in the mountains! Nanda Devi National Parks & Wildlife Sanctuaries: Nanda Devi National Park is an outstanding mountain wildernes…

Uttarakhand·hills · forest

Harish Kapadia examines a topo sheet of Nanda Devi during the expedition into the inner sanctuary in 2001.

aerial · temple

A typical plains village in the lower reaches of Kumaon in Uttarakhand, as seen aerially. Rice paddy fields and much greenery pervade the landscape This temple floated down and landed mid-river! Shiv Mandir at Kimtoli village in Champawat,…

Uttarakhand·flowers · hills

A valley full of blooming Agapanthus Lily in the Himalaya? wildfilmsindia grows thousands near Landour Monsoon clouds mill around the valley even as a Darjeeling Himalayan Pied Woodpecker, a Striated Laughing Thrush and a Yellow-crowned Woo…

river · lake

The view of Manasarovar lake in Tibet. One can see the Himalaya across the lake covered with clouds. The vast grassland in the foreground and Himalaya covered with snow in the background can be seen.

Uttarakhand·forest · hills

Nanda Devi National Parks & Wildlife Sanctuaries: Nanda Devi National Park is an outstanding mountain wilderness with few if any parallels elsewhere in the Himalayas on account of its concentration of high peaks and glaciers lying within a…

Himachal Pradesh·river · hills

Beas River, Beas also spelt Bias, ancient Greek Hyphasis, Sanskrit Vipasha, a river in Himachal Pradesh and Punjab states, northwestern India. It is one of the five rivers that give Punjab (“Five Rivers”) its name.

Uttarakhand·flowers · industry

Autumn in the Himalaya brings with it a different set of flowers from summer flowers. Gentians, Edelweiss, Saussureas, dry Anaphalis flower heads, Aconitum violaceum and more dominate the fall season flowering in the high mountains.