“Himalayas”

flowers · hills

These brilliant purple Irises grow at the Wilderness Films Estate and conservation center in the Himalaya, and were brought to India by the British over 150 years ago, by ship! The yellow flowers behind are on a Berberis aristata shrub.

snow · hills

A group of naturalists searches Snow Leopard in the snowy mountains of Ladakh, India. The snow leopard is a large cat native to the mountain ranges of Central and South Asia.

ceremony · river

Buddhist prayer flags in different colours hung up at Stakna Monastery in Ladakh. A prayer flag is a colorful rectangular cloth, often found strung along mountain ridges and peaks high in the Himalayas.

hills · snow

The snow leopard is a large cat native to the mountain ranges of Central and South Asia. It is listed as endangered on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species because as of 2003, the size of the global population was estimated at 4,080–6,59…

Nepal·hills

View of a large tented city for climbers at Everest Base camp in Nepal. Tented accommodation for mountaineers at Everest base Camp. Nowhere in the world is more spectacular than in the Everest region.

hills

Solo pilot on a cock-pit style harness for proper leg room and comfort, glides easily through the clear blue skies.

Uttarakhand·hills · forest

Time-lapse shot of post monsoon cloud movement in Himalayan cedar forests of Landour in the Indian state of Uttarakhand.

Himachal Pradesh·hills · river

Farmlands (mostly rice cultivation) of the Kullu Valley located in Himachal Pradesh, India. Kullu Valley is formed between the majestic Himalaya and the river Beas.

festival · hills

Hemis Monastery is a Himalayan Buddhist monastery of the Drukpa Lineage, in Hemis, Ladakh, India. Situated 45 km from Leh, the monastery was re-established in 1672 by the Ladakhi king Sengge Namgyal.

Jammu and Kashmir·highway · village

View of Karu village as seen from Leh-Manali Highway en route Ladakh in Jammu and Kashmir, India.

Himachal Pradesh·river · hills

Nakeela pass or Nakee la, the third mountain pass of the brown and barren mountain range of Greater Himalayas, Indus river flowing through Naki la, on the Leh Manali journey, the route which is part of national highway 21, NH 21.

river · hills

Tangtse lies on the valley floor through which the Harong stream flows. Surrounded by mountains, the village lies on flat arid ground with greenery to be seen only along the Harong stream.

snow · hills

Naturalists make fire and warm themselves as they take a break from the search of Snow Leopard in the upper Ladakh. The snow leopard is a large cat native to the mountain ranges of Central and South Asia.

Ladakh·hills

Huge statue of Maitreya Buddha facing down the Shyok River towards Pakistan in Nubra Valley in Ladakh.

hills

This footage captures trekkers ascending a steep mountainside along the spectacular Rudragaira Trek in the Garhwal Himalayas of Uttarakhand, India.

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.

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 10th-highest mountain in the world.

flowers · hills

Potentilla atrosanguinea, commonly known as Himalayan cinquefoil or ruby cinquefoil, is a vigorous herbaceous perennial of the rose family that typically grows in spreading mounds to 18-30” tall.

flowers · 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. The trek to Mulde is lined with different species of rhododendron trees.

Uttarakhand·hills · school

Common Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) is a widespread winter visitor but is also a resident in the mountains of pakistan, Himalayas and Western Ghats and Srilanka. Long, rather broad tail; wing-tips more rounded than on most falcons.

Uttarakhand·birds · wildlife

Crested Hawk-eagle sits atop a tree in the Wilderness orchard and botanical gardens in Landour. The Crested Hawk-eagle or Changeable Hawk-eagle (Nisaetus cirrhatus), is a bird of prey of the family Accipitridae.

river · hills

Near the clean clear waters of our Motidhar stream at the wildfilmsindia Pari Tibba wildlife sanctuary, this Yellow-bellied Wagtail joyously hunts for insects in a forest environment. It also preens and cleans its feathers.

Uttarakhand·hills

Sitting pretty in the orange glow of pre-sunset timing in winters in the Himalaya, this Black-capped Sibia or Rufous Sibia can be heard singing in it's melodious voice in the hills of Mussoorie.

river · hills

View of Border Security Force (BSF) camp in Assam, India. The Border Security Force (BSF) is a Border Guarding Force of India.