“Himalayas”

festival · ceremony

During Maund Mela in Uttarakhand, men enter the river with fishing nets, immersing themselves in running waters to catch fish as part of this traditional festival.

Uttarakhand·flowers · hills

Lovely mauve pale lilac flowers adorn this wild Himalayan ground orchid! Calanthe plantaginea ground orchid grows wild and blooms in the month of April in our Motidhar wildfilmsindia protected forests around Mussoorie in the western Himalay…

Ladakh·aerial · hills

The high mountains of India's Zanskar range as seen aerially! Zanskar or Zaskar is a subdistrict or tehsil of the Kargil district, which lies in the eastern half of the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir. The administrative centre is Padum.

Uttarakhand

The brave and the deserving cadets at the Indian Military Academy get medals for extraordinary performance at the institute.

Uttarakhand·hills

Swargarohini is 'the ladder to heaven' from the Mahabharath! Early morning over the Garhwal Himalaya, with Swargarohini and Bandarpunch peaks, as seen from Sisters' Bazaar, Landour, Mussoorie, Uttarakhand, India. January 2013.

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.

hills

Spa treatments, massages and therapies at a spa in the Himalaya, situated in the hills of Narendranagar, above the town of Rishikesh in Uttaranchal, India.

Uttarakhand·hills

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.

Uttarakhand·temple

Seeped in mythologies, Lakhamandal, another quiet retreat of the Garhwal Himalayas. Associated with the epic of the Mahabharata, Lakhamandal has temples hailing Lord Shiva, Parshuram and the Pandavs.

flowers

Primula and other garden flowers. Primulas bloom mostly during the spring and their flowers can be purple, yellow, red, pink, or white. Generally, they prefer filtered sunlight. Many species are adapted to alpine climates.

industry

Beauty berry is a plant which has hundreds of specie in the genus callicarpa. It is an ornamental plant mostly found in home gardens for decoration.

architecture

Hundreds of people stay out of their homes, offices, metro stations and high rise buildings, and assembled on the street from fears of earthquake tremors in various parts of Northeast India.

Uttarakhand

The big temblor is perhaps yet to hit the Himalaya, but the infamous Uttarkashi earthquake is still remembered as one of the worst we have had in the mountains...

river · ceremony

The Ganges also Ganga is a trans-boundary river of Asia which flows through India and Bangladesh.

Uttar Pradesh·river · boats

Sailing on the Ganges in Varanasi... The Ganges, also Ganga , is a trans-boundary river of Asia which flows through India and Bangladesh.

Uttarakhand·river

Gangotri, the origin of the River Ganges is a town and a Nagar Panchayat (municipality) in Uttarkashi district in the state of Uttarakhand, India. It is a Hindu pilgrim town on the banks of the river Bhagirathi.

river

The Ganges is a trans-boundary river of India and Bangladesh. The 2,525 km (1,569 mi) river rises in the western Himalayas in the Indian state of Uttarakhand, and flows south and east through the Gangetic Plain of North India into Banglades…

Uttarakhand·hills · river

Dehradun is the capital city of the state of Uttarakhand in the northern part of India. Located in the Garhwal region, it is 236 km north of India's capital New Delhi and is one of the "Counter Magnets" of the National Capital Region (NCR)…

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.

West Bengal·hills

Kalimpong Animal Shelter which was built in the outskirts of the town. Cute puppies taking rest in their shelter. In 1995 Christine and Jeremy Townend founded Kalimpong Animal Shelter, which was built on the outskirts of the town.

West Bengal·highway · hills

Clubside Road in Darjeeling, West Bengal. It's a early morning view of Darjeeling as people are going for work and one can also view the clock tower. Darjeeling is also famous for tea plantation.

hills

Time lapse in Ladakh Ladakh a word which means "land of high passes", is a region in the state of Jammu and Kashmir of Northern India sandwiched between the Karakoram mountain range to the north and the Himalayas to the south.

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 · livestock

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.