“Himalayas”

hills

Mulde Peak commands a majestic sweep of the central Himalaya from its 3,650m perch. This is Poon Hill minus the crowds, higher and closer to the Annapurnas.

Nepal·hills

Annapurna South (7219 meters), also called Annapurna Dakshin or Moditse, is a mountain in the Annapurna Himal range of the Himalayas, and the 10st-highest mountain in the world.

hills · wildlife

A stunning shot of a pair of Himalayan Snowcock flying off! Those are not Tibetan Snowcock, surely...

Uttarakhand·birds · hills

The Himalayan Woodpecker (Dendrocopos himalayensis) or Himalayan Pied Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family.

birds · hills

The colourful Great barbet bird in the himalaya forest of Landour in Uttarakhand. The great barbet (Psilopogon virens) belongs to the family of Asian barbets, Megalaimidae.

Uttarakhand·birds · hills

Male and female Ultramarines fly back and forth to their nest hole in a Landour Rhododendron tree, ferrying food for their chicks. See their aerial pirouettes in slow motion.

river · hills

Garhwal is the second division of Uttarakhand which is also called Dev Bhoomi or land of Gods. Garhwal is the source of Ganga and Yamuna river. The region is located in the Uttarakhand state of India.

hills · village

Lovely mid-winter views of Mahla, Srikantha and Lamkhaga pass and peak in Garhwal Himalaya above Harsil in Uttarakhand state. The fields and apple orchards are above Mahla village and Dharali gaon. The peak is of Mahla near Srikantha.

Himachal Pradesh·hills · village

Gette is the highest village in Spiti and is situated at a height of 4270m. At a short distance from Kaza. There were only six families living here up to last year Spiti valley is famous for its rough and rugged highways and roads.

Punjab·hills · temple

Anandpur Sahib is a city in Rupnagar district (Ropar) in the state of Punjab, India. Known as "the holy City of Bliss," it is a holy city of the Sikhs and is one of their most important sacred places, closely linked with their religious tra…

hills · forest

Chele la (pass) at an elevation 13000 ft asl is considered to be one of the highest motorable passes in Bhutan. About an hour's drive from Paro as it passes through lush valleys, pine and rhododendron forest.

hills · forest

Chele la (pass) at an elevation 13000 ft asl is considered to be one of the highest motorable passes in Bhutan. About an hour's drive from Paro as it passes through lush valleys, pine and rhododendron forest.

Ladakh·hills

Aerial view of cultivation & settlements on alluvial fans along Leh valley in the Ladakh region of Jammu and Kashmir, India.

Uttarakhand·temple · hills

In the biting cold of October, at 11, 000 feet altitude in the Himalaya, hot sulphur water spurts out of the earth, at the Himalayan temple of Yamunotri.

Assam·wildlife · birds

The bar-headed goose (Anser indicus) is a goose that breeds in Central Asia in colonies of thousands near mountain lakes and winters in South Asia, as far south as peninsular India. It lays three to eight eggs at a time in a ground nest.

hills

High peaks of the Nepal Himalaya, as seen from west of the Arun Valley that lies south of Makalu. Everest lies to the east of this shot.

bazaar · hills

Various activities in the streets of Mandi town, Himachal Pradesh. A Sumo MUV, a yellow-and-black auto rickshaw three-wheeler, pedestrians, cars, a Maruti 800 and a Maruti Alto, a tempo van and other vehicles comprise the mixed traffic in t…

bazaar · hills

Deities of the hills get together at the Paddal ground at Mandi during Mahashivratri International festival and hug each other as the devotees carry their palanquin and brings them to the Paddal grounds.

snow · hills

The rocky spires around Jogin form a backdrop to the kitchen tent (more of a lean-to tarp thrown over the pre-existing slate slab kitchen) at Base Camp of Mt. Rudragaira in the Gangotri Himalaya.

Uttarakhand·temple · hills

Inside the Gurudwara Hemkund Sahib Ji is a completely different scene, with traditional Sikh decoratings and the Guru Granth Sahib.

Uttarakhand·temple · architecture

Inside the Gurudwara Hemkund Sahib Ji is a completely different scene, with traditional Sikh decoratings and the Guru Granth Sahib.

Uttarakhand·hills · festival

"The Tetseo Sisters are the new cultural ambassadors of the North East with their "Li", breaking barriers and boundaries.

Uttarakhand·hills

Sawargarohini, Bandarpunch, Jaonli, Rudragaira, Srikantha and other high peaks of the Garhwal Himalaya, as viewed from the Landour ridge.

Jammu and Kashmir·snow · hills

Himachal Pradesh is a state in Northern India the western Himalayas. It is spread over 21,495 sq mi and is bordered by Jammu and Kashmir on the north, Punjab on the west and south-west, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh on the south, Uttarakhand o…