“Himalayas”

hills · wildlife

A majestic Himalayan Griffon Vulture (Gyps himalayensis) soars high in the open sky above the hills of Jabarkhet Nature Reserve.

Uttarakhand·hills · forest

an Indian tortoiseshell (Aglais caschmirensis). This species is a nymphalid butterfly commonly found in the northern regions of the Indian subcontinent, including the Himalayas.

hills · ceremony

The sunrise at Girichhina Jageshwar unfolds in a quiet, magical moment as the sun emerges behind layers of distant mountains.

hills · bus

This archival footage captures the old Manali bus stand situated beside a serene pine forest in Himachal Pradesh.

Uttarakhand·wildlife · birds

A Rufous Sibia (Heterophasia capistrata), also sometimes known as the Black-capped Sibia or Black-headed Sibia. It is an active, melodious songbird belonging to the Leiothrichidae family (babblers).

Uttarakhand·hills · forest

High above the forested slopes of Jabarkhet, Mussoorie, clouds move quietly across the mountains, reshaping the landscape with every passing moment.

hills · festival

This time-lapse footage captures the mesmerizing movement of clouds over the lower Himalayas, with a few trees in the foreground adding depth and scale to the scene.

flowers · hills

A bright Itoh Peony (Kopper Kettle?) splashes colour onto our valley floor at the wildfilmsindia botanical arboretum in the western Himalaya.

hills · festival

This footage captures a mesmerizing clouds timelapse from Katarmal, Uttarakhand, showcasing the breathtaking mountain beauty of the region.

village · festival

A female medical team of nurses and doctors on standby at the Devidhura Bagwal festival in Champawat, when two sets of villagers hit each other with apples and pears, and ultimately with stones and rocks! Kumaoni villagers of the western Hi…

West Bengal·flowers · hills

Monsoon clouds mill around the valley even as a Darjeeling Himalayan Pied Woodpecker, a Striated Laughing Thrush and a Yellow-crowned Woodpecker hunt for insects on the oaks around our blue-green valley of Agapanthus blooms in the Himalaya!…

monsoon · hills

With its natter white and black tail, this Spotted Forktail dances as the monsoon rains come to the hills of the lower Himalaya.

Himachal Pradesh·river · hills

Locked behind formidable mountain barriers connected by treacherous passes and narrow paths line inhospitable yet breathtakingly beautiful land.

forest · flowers

Fresh spring-time Oak trees sport whitish leaf buds as they emerge from winter dormancy, having shed their older leaves. That is why our forest looks so white in March 2019.

Uttarakhand·hills · festival

Mussoorie Writers' EXPERIENCE THE HIMALAYA: A MOUNTAIN FESTIVAL (Nov. 1-4, 2012) celebrated exploration, natural history and mountain culture.

Himachal Pradesh·hills

H.H. Dalai Lama speaks at Tabo Monastery during Kalachakra in Himachal Pradesh in 1996. Tabo Monastery is located in the Tabo village of Spiti Valley, Himachal Pradesh, northern India.

hills · aerial

Aerial view of Lunar landscape & high altitude desert in the Ladakh region of Jammu and Kashmir.

hills · industry

Dalle Khursani (Capsicum annuum var. grossum) is one of the Himalayan region's most prized chilli peppers.

hills

Foreign tourists join Ladakhi for tea-break at a village in Ladakh, Kashmir, India. This family serves them salt and butter tea along with some Ladakhi snacks.

hills

Foreign tourists join Ladakhi for tea-break at a village in Ladakh, Kashmir, India. This family serves them salt and butter tea along with some Ladakhi snacks.

hills

Fantastic time lapse over Rudragaira, Shrikantha and Gangotri range peaks, as seen from Kiarkoti area en route Lamkhaga in the Jallandhri Garh valley above Harsil, in Uttarakhand, India.

Uttarakhand·hills

Heliophorus moorei (Azure Sapphire) is a delicate little butterfly in the middle Himalaya and lower hills, and seen here in Landour, Uttarakhand.

hills

A horse seen walking outside at a freezing winter in Ladakh, India. Ladakh is a region of India in the state of Jammu and Kashmir that currently extends from the Kuen Lun mountain range to the main Great Himalayas to the south, inhabited b…

hills

A row of mountaineers makes their way towards Mount Everest expedition as seen from Everest Base Camp in Nepal. Nowhere in the world is more spectacular than in the Everest region. It is where four of the world's six tallest peaks Mt.