“Himalayas”

Himachal Pradesh·hills

Buddhists from different parts of the world travel to Tabo Monastery in Spiti Himachal for Kalachakra festival. Tabo Monastery is located in the Tabo village of Spiti Valley, Himachal Pradesh, northern India.

Jammu and Kashmir·temple · snow

A look at the annual Amarnath Yatra as the pilgrims left for the Amarnath shrine in Kashmir Himalayas from the Chandanwari base-camp. Amarnath cave is a Hindu shrine located in Jammu and Kashmir, India. It is dedicated to Shiva.

hills · river

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.

Uttarakhand·river

The sacred river Ganga flows through Rishikesh. In fact, it is here that the river leaves the Shivalik mountains Himalayas, and flows out into the plains of northern India.

hills · bazaar

Stock footage of driving through bylanes of Leh bazaar in the Ladakh city of Jammu and Kashmir, India.

hills · desert

Aerial view of sedimentation, sandy drumlins and cold desert of Ladakh in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir.

Assam·river · wildlife

View of Guwahati city including the Brahmaputra river seen aerially. The huge sand bars one can see vary with the season and flow of the river. This is India's largest and widest river by flow, way larger than the Ganga or Ganges.

flowers

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! Iris is a genus of 260--300 species of flowering plants with sh…

West Bengal·river

Workers busy weighing tea leaves at Glenburn Tea estate in Darjeeling, India. Glenburn is a heavenly little plantation retreat that lies on a hillock above the banks of the River Rangeet / Rungeet, high in the Himalayas, overlooked by the m…

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 · river

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.

Uttarakhand·river

The sacred river Ganga flows through Rishikesh. In fact, it is here that the river leaves the Shivalik mountains Himalayas, and flows out into the plains of northern India.

Jammu and Kashmir·hills · river

Beas river captured in slow motion in Sonamarg town of Jammu and Kashmir, India. Sonamarg or Sonmarg, located at a hefty altitude of 2,740 m above sea level, literally means 'Meadow of Gold'.

birds

The verditer flycatcher (Eumyias thalassinus) is an Old World flycatcher found in the Indian subcontinent, especially in the Lower Himalaya.

Uttarakhand·wildlife

Striped Tiger or Danaus genutia butterflies in Corbett Park. These butterflies are found across India up to 2500 m in the Himalayas. They fly throughout the year. They prefer all types of habitat. They fly low over bushes and undergrowth.

Gujarat·river

View of a temple in Rann of Kutch, Gujarat. Boats are lined up near the bank of a river, a man is washing clothes and an old man is changing his clothes. Painted stork search for food and wade through water.

Nepal·snow · hills

Mountaineers witness snowfall at Everest Base Camp in Nepal. Nowhere in the world is more spectacular than in the Everest region. It is where four of the world's six tallest peaks Mt. Everest, Mt. Lhotse, Mt.

Nepal·hills · aerial

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

hills

Tourist vehicles slip on the icy roads in Ladakh, India. It's a dangerous situation to drive on icy roads.

Assam·wildlife · forest

Indian One-Horned Rhinoceros 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.

festival · temple

Men of the Oriya community along with the priest prepare for the Kalash Yatra early in the morning. They walk all the way to Gorakhnath temple to fill the Kalash from the temple's sacred pond.

ceremony

The festival of Durga Puja starts with Mahalaya, the first phase of the waxing moon in Aswin.

ceremony

Mahashashthi - On this day Goddess Durga arrives to the mortal world from her heavenly abode, accompanied by her children. She is welcomed with much fanfare amidst the beats of traditional drums.

hills

A Himalayan Pit Viper (Gloydius himalayanus), a venomous snake native to high-altitude regions of India, is seen crawling on the ground near a wall.