“Himalayas”

snow

Ice Capped Mountains in Ladakh. Ladakh is a region of Jammu and Kashmir, the northernmost state of the Republic of India.

The sun shining against a chorten and through a prayer flag, in Ladakh, India. Ladakh lies between the Kunlun mountain range in the north and the main Great Himalayas to the south.

hills

Himalayan Fox at its kill, competing with Pied Magpies, in upper Ladakh, winter 2011. Himalayan Fox is one of the rare species in Ladakh. Himalayan Fox are adapted to the cold environment.

monsoon

Flood Relief camps in Ladakh. Ladakh is a region of Jammu and Kashmir, the northernmost state of the Republic of India.

snow

Migration and movement : Snow pigeons of the Himalaya, Cheetal or Axis / Chital deer, elephants, Blackbuck antelope, mergansers, ducks, river rafting, skiing, snow boarding, mahseer fish, sheep, and more...

Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand·festival · village

Harvest festival is being celebrated in Harsil village near Gangotri in Uttarkashi district, Uttarakhand, bringing together villagers for religious rituals, community gatherings, and cultural celebrations.

Uttarakhand·industry · hills

Workers engaged in manual construction and land development activities in Mussoorie, in the foothills of the Indian Himalayas.

Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand·farmland · village

Mustard harvesting in the terraced agricultural fields of Agora Village, Uttarkashi, in the Garhwal Himalayas of Uttarakhand, India.

Himachal Pradesh·wildlife · hills

A Bharal (Pseudois nayaur), commonly known as the Himalayan Blue Sheep, is observed on a snow-covered mountainside in the Spiti Valley of Himachal Pradesh, India.

hills

A high-altitude trekking route in the Garhwal Himalayas, Uttarakhand, India, near the Chaukhamba region. Three hikers are navigating a steep path covered with large boulders and loose scree typical of alpine and subalpine zones.

hills · highway

A road journey through the high-altitude terrain of Ladakh, India, filmed from inside a moving vehicle. The dashboard is visible in the foreground, providing a traveler's perspective of the route ahead.

Uttarakhand·forest · hills

A beautiful Common Punch (Dodona durga) resting quietly in the forests of Mussoorie. The butterfly displays its characteristic vandyke-brown wings adorned with striking yellow-orange and black markings, creating an intricate pattern that st…

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.

river · lake

Roopkund (sometimes called Skeleton Lake) is a glacial lake in Uttarakhand state of India famous due to more than five hundred human skeletons found at the edge of the lake.

river · politics

The Yamuna, sometimes called Jamuna or Jumna, is the largest tributary river of the Ganges (Ganga) in northern India.

Sikkim

Sikkim is a landlocked Indian state located in the Himalayan mountains. The state borders Nepal to the west, China's Tibet Autonomous Region to the north and east, and Bhutan to the southeast.

Uttarakhand·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·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·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).

Himachal Pradesh·ceremony · hills

A close-up on a ceremony being performed by His Holiness The Dalai Lama. He is also delivering a sermon and presiding over the Kalchakra ceremony that took place in Spiti, Himachal pradesh, India, in 2001.

hills

Incense sticks are dried out in the sun after the mixture of the herbal ingredients are rolled onto the bamboo sticks to coat the stick evenly.

Uttarakhand·festival · music

From the Scottish plains and transplanted into the Western Himalaya - the bagpipes have many a tale to tell! Bagpipers band taking part in the procession during the auspicious celebration of Nanda Devi Fair in remembrance of the goddesses N…

flowers · industry

While this is a garden variety, the balsam plant is a native of the Himalayas and has colourful flowers. The flowers are sweet scented and the plant propagates through spreading of seeds by wind.

Manipur·architecture

Residents survey collapsed buildings in Manipur. A Manipuri woman cries as her family supports her. She got her leg fracture in earthquake. Doctor visit victims on damaged sites.