“Himalayas”

temple · flowers

Kedarnath Temple in Rudraprayag district, Uttarakhand, is decorated with orange and yellow flower garlands. Temple bells ring as devotees enter the shrine one by one for darshan of Lord Shiva.

Uttarakhand·hills · snow

The footage captures a serene Himalayan landscape near the sacred Tungnath Temple in Uttarakhand. Gentle green hills roll beneath a vast blue sky, where soft white-grey clouds drift slowly overhead.

hills · livestock

Mount Neelkanth rises above a green alpine valley in the Garhwal Himalayas of Uttarakhand, India. A winding mountain path passes through lush meadows bordered by a line of evergreen trees.

hills · temple

Kedarnath Temple stands in a high-altitude valley in the Garhwal Himalayas of Uttarakhand, India. The historic stone shrine is surrounded by buildings, pilgrim accommodations, shops and temporary shelters.

Uttarakhand·snow · hills

After a night of heavy snowfall in the mountains of Jabbarkhet wrapped in a pure white blanket. Snow covered everything as far as the eyes could see — mountains, trees, rooftops, and paths — creating a scene of absolute peace and beauty.

Uttarakhand·hills · snow

Snow-covered Himalayan peaks in Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand rise above a layer of thick clouds and mist. The jagged mountain ridges are covered with snow and ice, while darker rocky slopes remain visible below the snow line.

Uttarakhand·hills · snow

The Gangotri wall of peaks and the Jaonlie ridge look bereft of snow and bare before winter snowfall paints it white, in the Garhwal Himalaya, as seen from wildfilmsindia's mountains at Jabbarkhet in Landour, Mussoorie.

Himachal Pradesh·wildlife · snow

A family of three Snow Leopard shelter under a cliff face in the western Himalaya. Flicking her tail, a female Snow Leopard goes out on a rocky cliff face, for a hunt.

snow · hills

The peak is Changuch and to the left side is Pindari Glacier, and the central ridge along which we are flying, is the as Pindari Glacier view point.

hills · snow

Trekkers make their way along a narrow, winding trail on the Rudragaira Trek in the Himalayas. The route passes through rhododendron bushes and sparse birch trees, with patches of lingering snow along the mountain slopes.

hills · snow

Clouds and mountains in the Himalaya. A glacier and ablation valley in the Gangotri national park, Uttarakhand, India.

hills · snow

Auden's Col is a high-altitude mountain pass in the Garhwal Himalayas of Uttarakhand, India. The viewpoint from the summit ridge of Mt.

hills · snow

The snow-covered Kedarnath mountain range rises above a rocky valley in the Garhwal Himalayas of Uttarakhand, India. Sunlight gradually spreads across the rugged mountain slopes, illuminating sections of the snow and exposed rock.

hills · snow

A Himalayan Tahr (Hemitragus jemlahicus) walking through deep snow in Uttarakhand, India. The animal carefully moves across the snow-covered ground, making its way through a forest where the trees are blanketed in fresh snow.

Himachal Pradesh·wildlife · snow

After a nap, this Snow Leopard sets out for a stroll on the steep rocks, on the look-out for Bharal prey After nap, Snow Leopard Mum sets out for stroll on steep rocks, on the look-out for Bharal, 2 cubs following closely behind her.

Uttarakhand·hills · snow

A panoramic view of the Himalayan mountain range in Pithoragarh district, Uttarakhand, India. Snow-covered peaks dominate the skyline while large white clouds drift across the summits beneath a clear blue sky.

Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand·hills · snow

The snow-covered Panchachuli peaks rise above the Darma Valley in Pithoragarh district, Uttarakhand, as the first rays of sunlight illuminate their upper ridges.

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.

Uttarakhand·snow

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

Uttarakhand·snow · hills

Time lapse of sunrise in the peaks of Kedarnath, Uttarakhand. Kedarnath and Kedarnath Dome are two mountains in the Gangotri Group of peaks in the western Garhwal Himalaya in Uttarakhand state, India.

Uttarakhand·hills · snow

A carpet of blooming Primula denticulata, commonly known as drumstick primula or Himalayan primrose, and Iris kemaonensis, spread across a high-altitude alpine meadow in the Himalayas near Badrinath.

snow

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

hills · snow

The snow-covered peaks of the Kedarnath Massif in the Garhwal Himalayas of Uttarakhand as morning sunlight spreads across the mountain slopes.

forest · hills

Uttarakhand has a total area of 53,484 km², of which 93% is mountainous and 65% is covered by forest. Most of the northern part of the state is covered by high Himalayan peaks and glaciers.