“Himalayas”

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.

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.