“Himalayas”

Uttar Pradesh·river

Woman preparing for her pooja by preparing a make-shift wall of riverine sand. She hitches up her sari so as not to let it get wet. Puts vermillion tika on the sand mounds.

Arunachal Pradesh·dance · livestock

Arunachali dancers perform folk dance of Monpa tribe. The Monpa or Mönpa are a major people of Arunachal Pradesh in northeastern India. Currently they are also one of the 56 officially recognized ethnic groups in China.

wildlife · birds

Pair of Painted stork preening on a tree, Painted storks are known to be wetland bird. They immerse half of their beak to catch small fishes. The painted stork (Mycteria leucocephala) is a large wading bird in the stork family.

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The Painted Stork (Mycteria leucocephala) is a large wading bird in the stork family. It is found in the wetlands of the plains of tropical Asia south of the Himalayas in the Indian Subcontinent and extending into Southeast Asia.

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The Painted Stork (Mycteria leucocephala) is a large wading bird in the stork family. It is found in the wetlands of the plains of tropical Asia south of the Himalayas in the Indian Subcontinent and extending into Southeast Asia.

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The Painted Stork (Mycteria leucocephala) is a large wading bird in the stork family. It is found in the wetlands of the plains of tropical Asia south of the Himalayas in the Indian Subcontinent and extending into Southeast Asia.

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The Painted Stork (Mycteria leucocephala) is a large wading bird in the stork family. It is found in the wetlands of the plains of tropical Asia south of the Himalayas in the Indian Subcontinent and extending into Southeast Asia.

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The Painted Stork (Mycteria leucocephala) is a large wading bird in the stork family. It is found in the wetlands of the plains of tropical Asia south of the Himalayas in the Indian Subcontinent and extending into Southeast Asia.

Nepal·snow

Climbers negotiate spindrift and light powdery fresh snow as they descend a steep icewall, using crampons. They are roped up with the help of carabiners.

hills

View of Kuari Pass in the Indian state of Uttarakhand and one can also see the snow covered peaks of Himalayan mountain range. Uttarakhand formerly Uttaranchal, is a state in the northern part of India.

Kedarnath, Uttarakhand·river · temple

The aftermath of the destructive floods that occurred in June 2013 at Kedarnath has brought attention to the hilly region of Kedarnath, making frequent inspection by IAF rescue chopper and now a days flying helicopters are a frequent sight…

hills · snow

Kanchenjunga as seen aerially on the flight from Kathmandu to Paro in Bhutan. This clip also affords a superb view of Mt. Everest or Chomolongma in Tibetan or Sagarmatha in Nepalese.

Idols being prepared in full gusto for the upcoming Durga Puja celebrations in Delhi. It is a grand festival for most parts of North and East India, but the most fanatically followed in West Bengal.

Nepal·snow · hills

Indian Army Everest Expedition 2001: Ode to Sagarmatha Not another Everest expedition, you would say! But this footage has unique and interesting footage, and sub-stories.

forest

The red panda (Ailurus fulgens, lit. "shining cat"), is a small arboreal mammal native to the eastern Himalayas and southwestern China and related to raccoons, skunks and weasels.

hills · flowers

Beautiful closeup view of wild pink rose and appealing greenery valley with deserted hills which are surrounded by Himalayas in Ladakh. Place seems very peaceful and adventures with beautiful landscape.

hills · flowers

A Himalayan wild flower in Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir, North India. An as-yet unidentified-by-us Himalayan wild flower.

festival · village

Buddhist chortens (stupa) and Himalayas mountains near Shey Palace in Ladakh, India. The Palace and Monastery of Shey are in the vicinity of the village by the same name. Shey used to be the capital of ancient Ladakh.

West Bengal·river · hills

Kangchenjunga range seen in the backdrop of Merry Resort in Darjeeling, West Bengal, India. Kangchenjunga is the third highest mountain in the world, and lies partly in Nepal and partly in Sikkim, India.

West Bengal·politics · hills

This is an aerial view of India's highest mountain - Kanchenjunga, which is shared by Nepal, as it lies along the India-Nepal boundary. Those of us who went to school in Darjeeling, be it Loreto, North Point or St.

hills · snow

View of snow covered barren mountains in Ladakh, Kashmir, India. 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…

hills · livestock

A Himalayan shepherd leads his sheep in Ladakh as a Ladakhi woman works in the field. Ladakh is home to several rare and endangered species of mammals. Ladakh also has a very rich diversity of wild sheep and goats.

hills · livestock

Bharals grazing in high himalayan mountains of Ladakh, Kashmir, India. The Bharal , also known as the Blue Sheep, is a high mountain sheep that is the primary prey of Snow Leopards.

hills · snow

Driving on the snow covered roads of Ladakh in Kashmir, India. 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 of…