“Himalayas”

hills · livestock

Bharal or Himalayan blue sheep standing on high altitude mountain in Ladakh. The Bharal , also known as the Blue Sheep, is a high mountain sheep that is the primary prey of Snow Leopards.

hills

Ladakh is a region of Jammu and Kashmir,in the northernmost state of the Republic of India. It lies between the Kunlun mountain range in the north and the main Great Himalayas to the south, inhabited by people of Indo-Aryan and Tibetan desc…

temple · river

Indian pilgrims take part in the annual Yamunotri Yatra in Uttarakhand, India.Yamunotri is one of the Char Dham and it is also first place to visit in the Char Dham Circuit.

hills

This is a clear view of how mountain Hiunchuli is an extension of Annapurna South of the Annapurna Himal ranges. Annapurna South, also called Annapurna Dakshin or Moditse, is a mountain in the Annapurna Himal range of the Himalayas.

flowers · snow

Wild flora on the Gidara trek in Uttarakhand. Dayara Bugyal along with its twin Gidara Bugyal is perhaps one of the most beautiful alpine meadows in India.

flowers · hills

It is native to the Himalayas, northern Burma, Tibet and Yunnan Province in China where it is typically found in shady mountain areas, mountain meadows, slopes and woodlands.

flowers

Five Finger Cinquefoil ( Potentilla cuneata) is a small spreading perennial herb with solitary yellow flowers 1.3-2.5 cm across, borne on short stems, and with leaves with 3 small obovate leaflets which are coarsely toothed at the tip.

hills · river

Seen here are two keen fisherman angling for murrel. Mahseer is unarguably the best sport fish of India here in the clear Ramganga river which is famous world over for Mahseer and monster Catfish... They end up with a snakehead.

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.

birds · wildlife

Verditer Flycatcher is a beautiful sky-blue bird. This is an adult Asian verditer flycatcher, Eumyias thalassina, a member of the Old World flycatcher family, Muscicapidae.

hills · birds

It is lunch time for the barbets, and they have opted for wild Pear on their menu today. A colourful fella peaks around some fresh and juicy fruit. It flies and jumps from branch to branch, choosing what better suits his lunch needs.

birds · forest

Aethopyga ignicauda (Fire-tailed Sunbird). A couple of Fire-tailed Sunbirds are spotted to fly and almost look like paying during dusk. Some interactions between the individuals can be seen.

wildlife · birds

This image features a Rufous Sibia (Heterophasia capistrata) perched among leafless branches in a Himalayan forest habitat.

Assam·wildlife · forest

A great time taking a safari trip to Kaziranga National Park, Assam. Kaziranga National Park is a national park in the Golaghat and Nagaon districts of the state of Assam, India.

birds

The White-throated Fantail (Rhipidura albicollis) is a small passerine bird. It is found in forest, scrub and cultivation across tropical southern Asia from the Himalayas, India and Bangladesh east to Indonesia.

wildlife · forest

Flood hits Kaziranga National Park in Assam, a UNESCO natural heritage site. Kaziranga National Park is a national park in the Golaghat and Nagaon districts of the state of Assam, India.

Jammu and Kashmir·hills

The Kashmir valley near Pampore provides a very refreshing, panoramic view of the Ladakh and Zanskar ranges of the Himalayas. On a bright day after rain towards the end of October, the clouds and the sun enhance the beauty of the views.

hills

Wonderful view of greener paddy along a river and rich forested mountains of Bhutan. Human settlement on the valley enjoying the fresh air, water and organic food.

river · hills

Road journey along the Teesta river which is a lifeline of the Indian state of Sikkim, flowing for almost the entire length of the state and carving out verdant Himalayan temperate and tropical river valleys.

flowers

Frog sitting in a Sikkim garden - can you help us identify this species of Bufo, as it displays perfect camouflage on the mottled rock that it sits on? Sikkim is a landlocked Indian state located in the Himalayan mountains.

ceremony · hills

Prayer flags near the Yumthang river bank in Sikkim, India. Pedicularis flowers on the swampy meadow, en route Yumesamdong which lies on the plateau beyond Yumthang's hot springs.

Uttarakhand·hills · temple

Wispy clouds swirl around the high precipitous ridge of Landour - the first real ridge of the Himalaya from the plains... Clouds in time lapse in Landour.

hills · forest

With a backdrop of wild Himalayan forests, this is the quintessential image of how Uttarakhand was before development, roads, dams and temple-towns took over the landscape! Uttarakhand has a total area of 53,484 km², of which 93% is mounta…

Uttarakhand·river · highway

A roadside board on Badrinath road shows the directions of tourist and rafters camp in Kaudiyala and distance of Badrinath while a tourist bus passes through the road. Tourists raft on river Ganga can be seen.