“Himalayas”

hills

The aftermath of the 1991 Uttarkashi earthquake. The video shows the condition of the district in Uttarakhand. This earthquake was one of the worst-hit in the Himalaya due to shifting of tectonic plates.

temple · hills

The mud-brick fortress of Basgo Gompa is perched high in the hills of Ladakh, between the Himalaya and Karakoram mountain ranges in northern India.

West Bengal·highway · hills

This is the road behind Chowrasta stores, and sort of parallel to the Mall Road. Crowded market of Mall Road and one can see shops selling Kashmiri Pashmina shawls. Darjeeling is a hill station in the state of West Bengal.

West Bengal·hills · bazaar

Pigeons are flying, Cafe Coffee Day, local shops and one can also see the statue of Bhanu Bhakta Acharya Nepali national poet in the crowded market area of Chowrasta in Darjeeling, West Bengal.

river

The Ganges is a trans-boundary river of India and Bangladesh. The 2,525 km (1,569 mi) river rises in the western Himalayas in the Indian state of Uttarakhand, and flows south and east through the Gangetic Plain of North India into Banglades…

river

The Ganges, also Ganga, is a trans-boundary river of India and Bangladesh. The 2,525 km (1,569 mi) river rises in the western Himalayas in the Indian state of Uttarakhand, and flows south and east through the Gangetic Plain of North India i…

Uttar Pradesh·river

Visiters taking a boat ride in the holy Ganges in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India. The Ganges, also Ganga , is a trans-boundary river of Asia which flows through India and Bangladesh.

Uttarakhand·river

Gangotri, the origin of the River Ganges is a town and a Nagar Panchayat (municipality) in Uttarkashi district in the state of Uttarakhand, India. It is a Hindu pilgrim town on the banks of the river Bhagirathi.

Uttar Pradesh·river

The Ganges is a trans-boundary river of India and Bangladesh. The 2,525 km (1,569 mi) river rises in the western Himalayas in the Indian state of Uttarakhand, and flows south and east through the Gangetic Plain of North India into Banglades…

flowers

A Junonia lemonias butterfly, more commonly known as a Lemon pansy butterfly, shown in close up with the inner and outer wings displayed. Lovely audio of a Barbet calling in the backdrop! It is the most common of the six Pansies in India.

music

A homage to the relentless courage and strength of mind of those who survived and of those who helped others survive the 2013 Uttarakhand tragedy - The song "Prakriti ki godh mein - Kal, Aaj aur Kal" highlights the ecological imbalance brou…

Nepal·hills

Sagarmatha is an exceptional area with dramatic mountains, glaciers and deep valleys, dominated by Mount Everest, the highest peak in the world (8,848 m).

Jammu and Kashmir·hills

The Himalayan marmot (Marmota himalayana) is a marmot found in alpine grasslands throughout the Himalayas and on the Tibetan Plateau at elevation from 3,500 to 5,200 m (11,500 to 17,100 ft).

Ladakh·architecture · hills

The majestic Leh palace rises from the edge of a hill overlooking rest of the Ladakhi Himalayan town of Leh.

hills

A time lapse of clouds passing over Ladakh. A stupa mound-like structure containing Buddhist relics in Ladakh...Vehicles passing though the barren land of Ladakh....

Ladakh·hills

Monasteries are the unique flavour and beauty of the Leh Ladakh. Ladakh is a region of India in the state of Jammu and Kashmir that extends from the Karakoram Range in the north to the main Great Himalayas to the south, inhabited by people…

birds · hills

Robin Accentor (Prunella rubeculoides) seen in winter in Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Bird in Ladakh.

livestock

Ladakhi woman churning butter... or making butter tea! Ladakh lies between the Kunlun mountain range in the north and the main Great Himalayas to the south.

aerial · architecture

Aerial view of Thiksey Monastery. It is situated 18 km from Leh in the valley of Indus river. Thiksey Monastery is the largest monastery in central Ladakh district in Jammu & Kashmir.

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

Graduating cadets march at the passing out parade of the Indian Military Academy in Dehradun, Uttarakhand. The Indian Military Academy, Dehradun (also known as IMA) is the officer training Academy of the Indian Army.

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.

wildlife · birds

A colony of Painted Storks perched on tree. Painted storks at their nesting site in Delhi. The painted stork (Mycteria leucocephala) is a large wading bird in the stork family.

birds · wildlife

Verditer Flycatcher calls as Goldfinches forage Verditer Flycatcher is a beautiful sky-blue bird. This is an adult Asian verditer flycatcher, Eumyias thalassina, a member of the Old World flycatcher family, Muscicapidae.