“Himalayas”

Uttarakhand

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

Uttarakhand

The Passing out Parade at the Indian Military Academy of June 2007. The Indian Military Academy, Dehradun (also known as IMA) is the officer training Academy of the Indian Army. IMA was established in 1932.

Uttarakhand·architecture

The IMA passing out parade of 2007 with the Chetwode Hall Building in the background. The Indian Military Academy, Dehradun (also known as IMA) is the officer training Academy of the Indian Army. IMA was established in 1932.

birds · wildlife

What a rugged bird the Chukor is, for it to be able to survive in the high altitude cold of Ladakh and other regions of the western Himalaya! Chukar (Alectoris chukar) is a Eurasian upland gamebird in the pheasant family Phasianidae.

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.

Guwahati, Assam·wildlife · river

Assam ([æˈsæm]; Assamese: অসম Ôxôm About this sound pronunciation (help·info) /ɔxɔm/) is a northeastern state of India. Its capital is Dispur, located at Guwahati. Guwahati is also known as the North-Eastern corridor of India.

birds · wildlife

The Black-rumped Flameback (Dinopium benghalense), also known as the Lesser Golden-backed Woodpecker or Lesser Goldenback, is a woodpecker found widely distributed in the Indian Subcontinent.

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.

Rajasthan·wildlife · birds

The Painted Stork (Mycteria leucocephala) is a large wading bird in the stork family. It is found in the wetlands of the plains of tropical Asia south of the Himalayas in the Indian Subcontinent and extending into Southeast Asia.

farmland · hills

Uttarakhand formerly known as 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.

birds

The blue whistling thrush (Myophonus caeruleus) is a whistling thrush found along the Himalayas in the Indian subcontinent and extending into Southeast Asia. It is known for its loud human-like whistling song at dawn and dusk.

flowers

Betula utilis is a birch tree native to the Himalayas, growing at elevations up to 4,500 m (14,800 ft). The specific epithet, utilis, refers to the many uses of the different parts of the tree.

school

Woodstock is the oldest international boarding school in Asia, and is regularly ranked as number one in India in peer and parent surveys (Education World 2008, 2009, 2011).

Uttarakhand·hills · monsoon

Sunset through the deodars! Landour or Landaur is a small cantonment town contiguous with Mussoorie and is about 35 kms from the city of Dehradun in the northern state of Uttarakhand in India.

Assam·wildlife · forest

Kaziranga National Park is a national park in the Golaghat and Nagaon districts of the state of Assam, India. A World Heritage Site, the park hosts two-thirds of the world's Great One-horned Rhinoceroses.

Assam·wildlife · forest

Kaziranga National Park is a national park in the Golaghat and Nagaon districts of the state of Assam, India. A World Heritage Site, the park hosts two-thirds of the world's Great One-horned Rhinoceroses.

Nepal·snow · hills

Avalanche on Mt. Everest: A small avalanche takes place in the Khumbu icefall. The climatic conditions in the Sagarmatha region change without prior signs.

ceremony · temple

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…

Uttarakhand

Langurs in the oaks of Landour. These langurs would recognize Mr. Ruskin Bond, know Victor Banerjee from Prannoy Roy, and know the difference between Anil Prakash and Sanjay Narang! Smart langurs, indeed...

birds · wildlife

Robin Accentor (Prunella rubeculoides) seen in winter in Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Rosefinch in Ladakh. Help us identify this bird! Is it a rosefinch, an accentor or alpine sparrow or a thrush? Bird in Ladakh.

river

Chadar River in Ladakh. Confluence of the Zanskar river with the Indus at Saspul Nimmo. Ladakh is a region of Jammu and Kashmir which lies between the Kunlun mountain range in the north and the main Great Himalayas to the south.

Expedition to Ladakh. Ladakh is a region of Jammu and Kashmir which lies between the Kunlun mountain range in the north and the main Great Himalayas to the south. The largest town in Ladakh is Leh.

river

Chadar River in Ladakh. Confluence of the Zanskar river with the Indus at Saspul Nimmo. Ladakh is a region of Jammu and Kashmir which lies between the Kunlun mountain range in the north and the main Great Himalayas to the south.