“Himalayas”

hills

Wonderful view of greener paddy along a river and rich forested mountains of Bhutan. Human settlement on the valley enjoying the fresh air, water and organic food.

river · hills

Road journey along the Teesta river which is a lifeline of the Indian state of Sikkim, flowing for almost the entire length of the state and carving out verdant Himalayan temperate and tropical river valleys.

ceremony · hills

Prayer flags near the Yumthang river bank in Sikkim, India. Pedicularis flowers on the swampy meadow, en route Yumesamdong which lies on the plateau beyond Yumthang's hot springs.

Uttarakhand·hills · temple

Wispy clouds swirl around the high precipitous ridge of Landour - the first real ridge of the Himalaya from the plains... Clouds in time lapse in Landour.

hills · forest

With a backdrop of wild Himalayan forests, this is the quintessential image of how Uttarakhand was before development, roads, dams and temple-towns took over the landscape! Uttarakhand has a total area of 53,484 km², of which 93% is mounta…

hills

Monsoon clouds moving over the Ganga valley and storm over sal forest as seen from Ananda in the Himalaya spa, Uttarakhand / uttaranchal. The town of Rishikesh can be seen in the plains below...

Himachal Pradesh·snow · hills

Explore the inner Parvati valley in the dead of winter, through the chopper-cam of Wilderness Films India. See the frozen stream coming down the valley, with snow and ice on both sides...

hills

Team of two of hikers walk on deserted lofty mountain of Ladakh. Despite being not easy to climb the stiff mountains the hikers make an effort to climb the deserted terrain.

snow · hills

A group of naturalists search Snow Leopard in the snowy mountains of Ladakh, India. The snow leopard is a large cat native to the mountain ranges of Central and South Asia.

hills · village

Aerial view of an Ladakhi village surrounded by snow filled barren mountains in Kashmir, India.

snow · hills

Naturalists searching for Snow Leopard in the snowy barren mountains of Ladakh, India. The snow leopard is a large cat native to the mountain ranges of Central and South Asia.

Rajasthan·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.

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

A handsome Indian flag flutters in Kashmir region in India. Kashmir is the northwestern region of South Asia.

wildlife · snow

This Ounce rubs its neck, ears and teeth against a tree, to keep his fur and teeth clean. By doing so, he is both sharpening his teeth and smoothening out his facial fur. He is hiding within a lower altitude forest in the central Himalaya.

hills

Dayara Bugyal is perched at an altitude of 3,048 mts above sea level offering splendid views of the Himalayan range. Bugyal in the local language means "high altitude meadow".

Uttarakhand·hills · music

Tourists, Mussoorie and Woodstock residents and locals chatting and catching up at Rokeby Highlands during the Big Gig Festival 2014.

river · temple

Aerial view of the peaks to the north of Bhutan. Primarily see the sacred mountain of Jomolhari in Bhutan.

Uttarakhand·temple · hills

Conversations between a local and a Sikh pilgrim at Hemkund Sahib in Uttarakhand. Hemkund Sahib (also spelled Hemkunt) is a Sikh place of worship Gurudwara, known as Gurudwara Sri Hemkunt Sahib Ji, devoted to Guru Gobind Singh Ji (1666--170…

hills · forest

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.

snow · river

The frozen mountain stands strong as the holy Hindu river Bhagirathi flow out of a snout in Gaumukh in Uttarakhand. Gomukh, the terminus or snout of the Gangotri Glacier, from where Bhagirathi river originates.

Uttarakhand·hills

The mountains of the western Himalaya are crowded with hill-station developments and ill-planned towns such as Mussoorie, with urban sanitation problems, non-earthquake-proof buildings and over-crowding, not to speak of massive shortages of…

Ladakh·hills

Clouds passing over the Leh city and the huge barren mountains of Ladakh. A fantastic establishing shot of Leh, Ladakh! This would make for a perfect feature film introduction plate for Leh city or Bollywood...

hills

Smoky clouds billowing over the mountains of Ladakh with the Himalayan mountains in the backdrop...