“Himalayas”

Uttarakhand

All regiments gather together for the parade at the Indian Military Academy in Dehradun in Uttarakhand. Moment of pride and glory for the cadet who is about to pass out from the institute to become an officer of the Indian Army.

Uttarakhand

At the Indian Military Academy in Dehradun, cadets have thier most significant march in the form of the Passing out parade.

Uttarakhand

Commander gives commands for cadets to follow in the passing out parade of the Indian Military Academy. The academy is located in the foothills of the Himalayas, about 8 km west of Dehradun in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand.

Uttarakhand

Spectators come in to watch and be a part of the celebrated passing out parade in Indian Military Academy in Dehradun. Respected senior Army officers also sit in the crowd and have their moment of glory.

hills

An old Ladakhi woman in her agricultural field with a spade. The Ladakh people have features very similar to the native American people, as can be seen here. Ladakh is in the state of Jammu and Kashmir in North India.

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.

river · snow

Pilgrims making their journey to a holy place Gaumukh, the source of Ganga for various religious reason. The Ganges, is a trans-boundary river of India and Bangladesh.

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.

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

The Verditer Flycatcher (Eumyias thalassinus) is an Old World flycatcher found in the Indian subcontinent, especially in the Lower Himalaya.

Travel to the Himalayan village of Lakhat near Chausar in Uttaranchal in North India. Images of the picturesque landscapes of the lower Himalayas with a cover of mist amongst the evergreen conifer trees and grassy slopes along the hillsides…

Travel to the Himalayan village of Lakhat near Chausar in Uttaranchal in North India. Images of the picturesque landscapes of the lower Himalayas with a cover of mist amongst the evergreen conifer trees and grassy slopes along the hillsides…

Gray langurs are the most widespread of the colobines. They range from Kashmir in north India and the Nepalese, Bhutanese, and Tibetan Himalayas, east to Bangladesh and west to Pakistan.

Relief tents set up in a camp in Ladakh, near the Choglamsar land-slide mud-slide that destroyed much of the town in the monsoon season of 2010. Ladakh is famous for its natural beauty and adventure sports.

Children in ladakh playing and children are going for school. A ladakhi cutting wood in Ladakh. Ladakh is a region of Jammu and Kashmir, the northernmost state of the Republic of India.

Ladakh is a region of Jammu and Kashmir, the northernmost state of the Republic of India. It 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 descen…

Uttarakhand·snow

Gangotri Glacier is located in Uttarkashi District, Uttarakhand, India in a region bordering China.

Uttarakhand·birds · wildlife

A Himalayan Black Bulbul (Hypsipetes leucocephalus) feeding on small berries in Mussoorie, Uttarakhand.

Uttarakhand·hills · forest

Wind moving through a forested landscape in Jabbarkhet near Mussoorie, Uttarakhand, India. A large tree with dense green foliage dominates the foreground, with its branches and leaves swaying in the breeze.

highway · hills

A road journey through the rugged mountain terrain of Ladakh in northern India. Vast valleys and barren slopes characteristic of the Trans-Himalayan cold desert dominate the landscape.

hills

An Indian Army mountaineering expedition in the Harsil Valley of Uttarakhand, located in the Garhwal Himalayas. Two soldiers are seen trekking across a high-altitude alpine meadow while carrying large expedition rucksacks.

wildlife · birds

Scarlet Finches (Carpodacus sipahi) perched on thin, leafless branches in a natural forest setting. Two adult males are visible, displaying the species' distinctive crimson-red plumage.

hills · wildlife

A Himalayan Rock Lizard is resting motionless on the outer wall of a house in a Himalayan region. The lizard remains still against the wall surface with only subtle breathing movements visible while its eyes stay partially closed.

flowers · monsoon

Dahlia flowers thrive in Himalayan gardens during monsoon and post-monsoon seasons, producing bright blooms in various colors that contrast sharply against cool misty backgrounds.