“Himalayas”

Sikkim

Driving through the Deorali of East Sikkim district in Sikkim to Gangtok where one can see the tall buildings of Sikkim, India. Sikkim is a landlocked Indian state located in the Himalayan mountains.

Himachal Pradesh·temple · forest

Hadimba Temple in Manali is one of the major tourist attractions. It is a four storey wooden temple. Located in the middle of a dense forest called Van Vihar - from the name of the forest itself the temple drives its name.

Himachal Pradesh·hills · river

Manali acts as a hub for India's tourism sector. It is one of the most popular tourist destinations in the north India.

Himachal Pradesh·hills · architecture

Mussoorie and Shimla are earthquake disasters waiting to happen, sadly. With unplanned development causing floor-upon-floor and building-upon-building to develop on the relatively unstable slopes of the young and brash mountains of the Hima…

river · lake

Situated at Pir Panjal Range of Himalayas, Manimahesh lake is an high altitude lake (located almost at 4080 M from sea level).

flowers

Fringed Leaf Rhododendron (Rhododendron ciliatum) Fringed Leaf Rhododendron is a small shurb, often found spread on rocks. Flowers are borne in clusers of 2-4 widely funnel-shaped white flowers, flushed with pink.

hills · highway

Driving in Uttarakhand from Kumaon on Bhatronjkhan road. Driving at night is a daring task as visibility is low.

bazaar

Bhutanese ornaments and artifacts for sale at the main Paro market in Bhutan. Bhutan, officially the Kingdom of Bhutan, is a landlocked country in South Asia located at the eastern end of the Himalayas.

Assam·forest · wildlife

Team of forest care takers searching for Elephants. Kaziranga National Park is a national park in the Golaghat and Nagaon districts of the state of Assam, India.

Assam·wildlife · forest

Indian elephants and deer spotted at Kaziranga National Park, Assam. Kaziranga National Park is a national park in the Golaghat and Nagaon districts of the state of Assam, India.

Assam·wildlife · forest

Mahout bathing an elephant in the river at Kaziranga National Park, Assam. The Indian rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis), also called the greater one-horned rhinoceros and one-horned Indian rhinoceros, belongs to the Rhinocerotidae family.

Jammu and Kashmir·hills · aerial

Aerial footage of Barren desert mountainscape of Ladakh, 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 Himalayas to the sout…

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.

Uttarakhand

An amazing clip of tall and colourful Tree Dahlias in Landour with Mussoorie visible in the background.

Ladakh·lake · wildlife

Black-necked Crane at Pangong tso lake, Ladakh, Jammu & Kashmir state, India. This is a highly endangered bird of which there are less than a few hundred in existence in its only global habitat in the Himalaya.

Bhutan·hills · temple

Dochula Pass stands an hour and a half away from Thimphu, along a lovely Rhododendron and conifer forest (with trees festooned with orchids) and lies along the highway to central Bhutan, with a road leading to Punakha.

hills · crafts

Old British style golf house at Ranikhet Army Golf Course in Kumaon, Uttarakhand, and Battle Craft Training Area of Kumaon Regimental Centre, near Chaubattia / Chaubatia. Army Golf Course, Ranikhet.

farmland · flowers

Towards the end of October, Saffron flowers are ready for harvest. The harvest season lasts for approximately a fortnight. During this time the thousands of acres of land under saffron cultivation gets painted violet.

hills · highway

Ladakh road trip is all about crossing the various 'la' or the mountain passes. Ladakh got its name from the high altitude mountain passes. “La” means Passes and “Dhak” means many, in short, Ladakh literally means land of many passes.

Himachal Pradesh·hills · festival

This is the 1st edition of the Himalayan Music Festival 2014 in Dharamshala organized by Ants Entertainment.

Uttar Pradesh·river

Every year millions of people take holy bath at Ganga river to wash away all sins and attain moksha. The Ganges , also Ganga, is a trans-boundary river of Asia which flows through the nations of India and Bangladesh.

Uttarakhand

Parmarth Niketan literally means an Abode Dedicated to the Welfare of All and is a true spiritual haven, lying on the holy banks of Mother Ganga, in the lap of the lush green Himalayas.

snow · river

The mountain stands strong as the holy Hindu river Bhagirathi flows out of a snout in Gaumukh in Uttarakhand. Gomukh, the terminus or snout of the Gangotri Glacier, from where Bhagirathi river originates.

Uttarakhand·monsoon · forest

We start with a stunning Glassy Tiger, (Tirumala limniace exoticus) followed by a common punch (Dodona durga) 3 other unidentified butterflies in Ladour.