“Himalayas”

Gangtok, Sikkim

Red Panda, the state animal of Sikkim, is also known as the Shining Cat or the Firefox, and in Sikkim as Saknam (by the Lepcha) and Kaala (by the Limbu).

Sikkim

Red Panda, the state animal of Sikkim, is also known as the Shining Cat or the Firefox, and in Sikkim as Saknam (by the Lepcha) and Kaala (by the Limbu).

Uttarakhand

The academy is located in the foothills of the Himalayas, about 8 km west of Dehradun in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand. The campus is on National Highway 72, which separates the North and South Campus.

hills · snow

Superb views of the peaks of Nepal and Sikkim in India, with the summit of Kanchenjunga standing out, as seen from the air.

highway · bus

Leaving Glasshouse on the Ganges managed by the Neemrana Hotels group, one drives along the beautiful state highway from Badrinath down to the plains, soon hitting Rishikesh.

Assam

Have you ever seen an animal as big as a Rhinoceros run? It is quite a rare sight. This one was seen running from a fellow rhino at Kaziranga National park in Assam.

Assam·wildlife · forest

Kaziranga National Park is a national park in the Golaghat and Nagaon districts of the state of Assam, India. A World Heritage Site, the park hosts two-thirds of the world's Great One-horned Rhinoceroses.

ceremony

Men of Oriya community perform Tarpana at Gorakhnath temple in Delhi The festival of Durga Puja starts with Mahalaya, the first phase of the waxing moon in Aswin.

Sulphogaeana is a genus of cicadas found in Asia from the Himalayas east to Laos. They were earlier included in the genus Gaeana.

hills · architecture

The Rufous Sibia (Heterophasia capistrata) is a species of bird in the Leiothrichidae family. It feeds on berries and insects. It is found in the northern parts of the Indian Subcontinent, ranging across India, Bhutan and Nepal.

Nepal·snow · hills

Walking to Everest Base Camp, in the spring-time, through Sagarmatha National Park, when the beautiful middle Himalayan mountain landscape is covered in snow! The climbers (and even a pair of skittish yaks!) cross a suspension bridge over a…

hills · flowers

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

highway

Smooth drive on traffic free roads of Bhutan. Bhutan, officially the Kingdom of Bhutan, is a landlocked country in South Asia located at the eastern end of the Himalayas.

A Ladakhi boy uses a mobile phone in the high altitude region of Jammu and Kashmir state, India.

hills · river

It's been many years since the tragic Uttarakhand Floods. However, are we any better prepared for such flooding? When the next flooding incident does hit the Himalaya, will we be better prepared or even marginally ready for it? The worst of…

Himachal Pradesh·hills · forest

Manali conjures visions of snow peaks, the serenity of vibrant green hills seeped in splendour, a land of breathtaking beauty crowned by the majestic Himalayas. Manali is one of the most magnificent hill resorts in the world.

Ladakh·hills

Colourful prayer flags blow by wind in Leh Ladakh, India. And tourists are seen taking picture from a hill top.

hills

Time lapse of clouds moving above the mountains in Ladakh. Ladakh, the land of many passes, of freezing high barren landscapes lying across the lofty Asian tableland - is among the highest of the world's inhabited plateaus.

snow · hills

Naturalists searching for Snow Leopard in the snow covered barren mountains of Ladakh, India. The snow leopard is a large cat native to the mountain ranges of Central and South Asia.

hills · snow

Ladakhi children playing in snow as a winter storm hits Ladakh, Kashmir, India. Ladakh "land of high passes" 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 Himalay…

hills · snow

Ladakhi children playing in snow as a winter storm hits Ladakh, Kashmir, India. Ladakh "land of high passes" 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 Himalay…

hills · snow

A group of wildlifer - trekkers trek over the iced-over mountains of Ladakh during their Snow Leopard expedition in Ladakh, India. The snow leopard is a large cat native to the mountain ranges of Central and South Asia.

hills

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.

ceremony

Chorten / temple / monastery / prayer hall. Buddhist prayer flags and Swayambhunath style gompa in Ladakh, in warm setting sun light. Ladakh is famous for its natural beauty and adventure sports.