“Himalayas”

West Bengal·flowers · hills

Puppies playing and roaming in the garden at Kalimpong Animal Shelter which was built in the outskirts of the town, Darjeeling. One also see the cute puppies sleeping..

West Bengal·hills

Cats climbing stairs inside a cage. One can see cats sleeping inside a cage house at Kalimpong Animal Shelter in Darjeeling......

livestock

The people of Ladakh are mainly engaged in animal husbandry in the absence of cultivated land. They earn their livelihood rearing animals like cows, sheeps, yaks, goats, horses and donkeys.

river · lake

Nako Lake is a small secluded reservoir which can charm anyone with its pristine natural beauty and cultural innocence. The spiritual lake is the secret hideaway in the mystical land of the Himalaya.

Ladakh is a region of Jammu and Kashmir, the northernmost state of the Republic of India. Nestled between the Kunlun Mountain ranges and the Himalayas, Ladakh boasts of innumerable vistas ranging from lakes to mountains and valleys.

hills · river

Amazing Ladakh. A part consisting mostly in arid landscapes that make Ladakh a place to fall in love with.

Rajasthan

A colony of Painted Storks perched on tree. The painted stork (Mycteria leucocephala) is a large wading bird in the stork family.

Uttarakhand

Companies with their commanders at the IMA passing out ceremony. The Indian Military Academy is located in the foothills of the Himalayas, about 8 km west of Dehradun in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand.

Uttarakhand

As the proud moments of the passing out parade pass through, young cadets watch with enthusiasm as they remain spectators for the current year.

hills

A family trip to a top amusement park in Ranka in Sikkim is filled with rides, treats, activity and fun for the whole family. Gangtok, the capital of Sikkim is tucked within the Himalayan foothills at an altitude on 5,800 feet facing Mt.

river · flowers

The Yumthang River, also known as Yumthang Chu, is a popular tourist attraction in the Yumthang Valley. This river flows through the Shingba Rhododendron Sanctuary that is surrounded by Rhododendron trees and shrubs.

hills

Clouds covered the Himalaya. Clouds cover the high mountains of Garhwal! Time lapse from the Bhyundar valley and Valley of Flowers national park.

snow

Moraine and rubble at the snout of the Gangotri glacier at Gaumukh or Goumukh in the Gangotri national park.

architecture

As Earthquake hits Northeastern India , the Indian army starts rescue operations on damaged sites and admits victims and injured people in nearby hospitals. Hospitals flooded with earthquake victims in Northeast India.

Uttarakhand·hills

Glimpse of the Parmarth Ashram or Parmarth Niketan at Rishikesh, Uttarakhand. Parmarth Niketan is a true spiritual haven, lying on the holy banks of Mother Ganga in the lap of the lush Himalayas.

hills · livestock

Bharals roaming in high himalayan mountains of Ladakh, Kashmir, India. The Bharal , also known as the Blue Sheep, is a high mountain sheep that is the primary prey of Snow Leopards.

Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand·temple · river

View of Yamunotri valley and the Yamunotri temple in the western region of Garhwal region in India.

hills · temple

View of hills and valley on way to Yamunotri in Uttarakhand. And the river Yamuna is flowing through the Yamunotri hills.

birds

One can see Verditer Fly Catcher at their nest with young ones... The verditer flycatcher (Eumyias thalassinus) is an Old World flycatcher found in the Indian subcontinent, especially in the Lower Himalaya.

In 1995 Christine and Jeremy Townend founded Kalimpong Animal Shelter, which was built on the outskirts of the town.

Jammu and Kashmir·railway · temple

Jammu City is located in the state of Jammu and Kashmir and considered as the gateway to the beautiful valleys of Kashmir and Laddakh.

hills

View of Kuari Pass in the Indian state of Uttarakhand and one can also see the snow covered peaks of Himalayan mountain range. Uttarakhand formerly Uttaranchal, is a state in the northern part of India.

Uttarakhand·river · bus

Journey from Dehradun towards Roorkee. Dehradun is the capital city of the state of Uttarakhand in the northern part of India.

Bhutan, officially the Kingdom of Bhutan, is a landlocked country in South Asia located at the eastern end of the Himalayas. It is bordered to the north by China and to the south, east and west by India.