“monsoon”

hills · monsoon

Abbott Mount is an old British times hill station in Kumaon, close to Champawat, Devidhura and in the general Almora district.

livestock · monsoon

Rain drizzling in the middle of monsoon at a village in Odisha. Bony and emaciated domestic cattle are also grazing inside the field full of Taro plants. Notice the haystack which is like a fodder reserve for cattle in leaner months.

Ajmer, Rajasthan·monsoon · livestock

With their buffalos for company, a group of Rajasthani village women walk in the monsoon rain, towards their village near Ajmer. One girl is particularly tall, even for a Rajasthani. A big black goat comes along, too.

village · river

Our aerial camera chases the arriving monsoon clouds, and passes a telecom tower in the gaon, set amid the rice fields. Aerial view of an Uttarakhand village - Saari is located near Chopta and Deoria Tal.

monsoon · village

This archival footage presents a powerful and sobering view of severe monsoon flooding in the rural districts of Katihar, Bihar.

village · monsoon

A man contemplates his future near his village home while a woman bathes and washed her kid, cows stroll by, a boy walks by the stream. Everywhere there is monsoon greenery. This is rural India at her happiest best!

village · wildlife

Sonkhaliya, a hitherto unknown hamlet, 40 kms from Ajmer district in Rajasthan, has in recent years captured the imagination of birders for the two of the most sought after species in the oriental region - Lesser Florican (Sypheotides indic…

village · flowers

Beyond the settlement of Barshaini near Kasol in Himachal Pradesh, the tiny Kalga village is off the beaten tourist trail and a find for anyone looking for mountains, quietude and sunshine.

village · wildlife

Sonkhaliya, a hitherto unknown hamlet, 40 kms from Ajmer district in Rajasthan, has in recent years captured the imagination of birders for the two of the most sought after species in the oriental region - Lesser Florican (Sypheotides indic…

village · farmland

Sonkhaliya, a hitherto unknown hamlet, 40 kms from Ajmer district in Rajasthan, has in recent years captured the imagination of birders for the two of the most sought after species in the oriental region - Lesser Florican (Sypheotides indic…

village

People are transplanting master plants from nursery bed to other bed so that plant can grow properly as there will be more space, more nutrients and less competition.

monsoon · farmland

Prickly edible squash vine grows in organic garden of Bon farmhouse in Sikkim. Chewang Bonpo and his mother manage this Bon Farmhouse in Kewzing village of West Sikkim, one of the best homestay properties in the north-eastern region of Indi…

Nepal·village · river

Set in the valley in Annapurna Conservation Area, Kyumi is a small settlement with few houses scattered here and there while two and the only homestays are situated together.

village · livestock

A dog barks and chases off cattle as they feed on lush green meadow in Kalga Village, Himachal Pradesh.

Nepal·river · monsoon

Set in the valley in Annapurna Conservation Area, Kyumi is a small settlement with few houses scattered here and there while two and the only homestays are situated together.

village · farmland

Lush hillocks, low hanging clouds and pitter-patter of rains in a village in Uttarakhand. Overlooking the green terraced paddy field and there is a double rainbow in sight. A big low-lying rainbow followed by a fainter one.

temple · hills

The fast growing town of Champawat is seeing a lot of non-traditional non-pahari architecture take over it's traditional rural look. Unplanned development is rendering the green hills of Kumaon into a semi-urban sprawl.

architecture · village

View of traffic outside Mayur Vihar phase 1 metro station on a rainy day. Vehicles like cars, autos, scooter, bus, rickshaws can be seen.

monsoon · village

As we sat at a tea shop keeping ourselves dry after trekking to the tea shop in the stubborn rain of Nepal we saw a beautiful sight.

monsoon · village

Villagers in a flooded area are seen crossing the flooded areas on bullock carts and buffalo drawn carts. The carts loaded with cattle feed are driven by women across the flooded area and past the shacks submerged in water.

flowers · monsoon

A splendid natural scenery awaits on the trek to Gidara and Dayara Bugyal from Barsu village in Uttarakashi district in Uttarakhand. Flowers are at full bloom in the meadows of these basins.

monsoon · river

Flood in Assam. People negotiate a monsoon swollen river in the rainy season in Assam, and recce the damage from the flooded river en route a rescue operation for stranded villagers.

flowers · monsoon

Gidara trek in Uttarakhand: view of Shrikantha peak and the Gangotri / Rudragaira range, as seen from Gidara buggyal.

old town · village

A heritage walk during the monsoon season in Mehrauli, a 'monsoon retreat' for the last Mughals. Mehrauli village is surrounded by Mughal architecture on all its sides.