“Himalayas”

Nepal·ceremony · hills

Puja ceremony being performed before the Everest expedition start. Local lamas offer prayer and perform rituals to seek blessing for a successful trip to Everest. Meanwhile Sherpas put up prayer flags at the camp.

Uttarakhand·hills · forest

A glacial moraine fed by a melt-water waterfall falling off a cliff face... Nanda Devi National Parks & Wildlife Sanctuaries: Nanda Devi National Park is an outstanding mountain wilderness with few if any parallels elsewhere in the Himalaya…

politics

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

politics

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

monsoon · hills

Dharali floods in Uttarakhand's Harsil region cause havoc in western Himalaya: Road construction and development to blame?

Uttarakhand·hills · forest

This timelapse video captures the changing light conditions over the Garhwal Himalayas as viewed from wildfilmsindia's Jabbarkhet Estate in Mussoorie, Uttarakhand, India.

Uttarakhand·flowers · hills

Kopper Kettle and other Itoh Peonies and herbaceous Peonies bloom at wildfilmsindia Himalayan Peony gardens.

hills · aerial

An aerial view of Dhaun village in Uttarakhand state in the Western Himalaya, with winding hill roads and green cultivation all around.

birds · forest

What a lovely trilling call this male Verditer delivers, in order to establish its territory and attract a mate.

flowers · hills

Gently plucking one Saffron Crocus flower at a time, in between visits by a giant yellow and black bumblebee, Rupin Dang of wildfilmsindia gathers them in a glass jar, to subsequently have the stamens separated and dried, to create the sup…

hills · river

Camping in a copse of birch trees, short of Har ki dun valley. The Har-ki-dun or Har-ki-doon valley (meaning the valley of God) in Himalayas happen to be one of the finest for trekkers. Trekkers camp in a meadows along the Tons river.

hills · flowers

As our team slogs up the hill in cold wintery conditions from Dharali village before Harsil and Gangotri in the Uttarakhand Himalaya, they come across Rhododendron campanulatum shrubs with frost and icy snow in the lower alpine zone.

livestock

Jaonli, Draupadi Ka Danda, Gangotri I, Gangotri II, Gangotri III and Srikanta or Shrikanta from Dayara Bugyal in Uttarakhand.

Nepal·hills

Everest climbers en route Bupsa to Gorakshep during their expedition to Mount 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 seve…

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.

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.

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

Shop selling a variety of items on the streets of Kathmandu, Nepal. Prayer flags, momentos and more... Nepal, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal,is a landlocked sovereign state located in South Asia.

Uttarakhand·village · hills

Traditional Terraced Mustard Farming and Rural Village Life in Agora Village of the Garhwal Himalayas within Uttarkashi District.

Uttarakhand·wildlife · birds

A female Grey Bushchat (Saxicola ferreus), a small songbird frequently found in the Himalayas and surrounding regions. Appearance: Females are generally brown with a rufous-colored tail and a distinct, faded head pattern.

Uttarakhand·hills · flowers

Hanging upside down as it plunders a wild Himalayan pear tree and bites off big chunks of ripe small wild pear fruit, this Rufous Sibia is the 'Three Cheers' caller, earlier known as the Black-capped Sibia, seen here at Jabbarkhet in the we…

Uttarakhand·flowers · hills

Arisaema Himalayan Snake plant seed pods begin to ripen in our Himalayan forest, even as Agapanthus flowers among the yellow gladiolus at the wildfilmsindia botanical collection at Motidhar around Mussoorie Agapanthus flowers go crazy in th…

Uttarakhand·birds · wildlife

A Grey-headed Canary Flycatcher preens and scouts out for insects from a bare twig, at the wildfilmsindia Jabbarkhet wildlife sanctuary and botanical gardens.

Uttarakhand·flowers

Purple Rhododendron campanulatum shrubs flower around Tungnath and abov Chopta in India's Uttarakhand Himalaya.