“Himalayas”

hills

Monsoon clouds moving over the Ganga valley and storm over sal forest as seen from Ananda in the Himalaya spa, Uttarakhand / uttaranchal. The town of Rishikesh can be seen in the plains below...

Himachal Pradesh·snow · hills

Explore the inner Parvati valley in the dead of winter, through the chopper-cam of Wilderness Films India. See the frozen stream coming down the valley, with snow and ice on both sides...

village

Join these smiley villagers in the apple belt of Himachal Pradesh - Kinnaur. Kinnaur surrounded by the Tibet to the east, in the northeast corner of Himachal Pradesh, about 235 kms from Shimla is a tremendously beautiful district having the…

hills

Team of two of hikers walk on deserted lofty mountain of Ladakh. Despite being not easy to climb the stiff mountains the hikers make an effort to climb the deserted terrain.

snow · hills

A group of naturalists search Snow Leopard in the snowy mountains of Ladakh, India. The snow leopard is a large cat native to the mountain ranges of Central and South Asia.

hills · village

Aerial view of an Ladakhi village surrounded by snow filled barren mountains in Kashmir, India.

snow · hills

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

Uttarakhand·temple · festival

Yamunotri is one of the Char Dham and it is also first place to visit in the Char Dham Circuit. Thousands of devotees visit the sacred shrine of Yamunotri temple, Uttarakhand.

Gujarat·wildlife · lake

Painted Storks searching for food into the wetland of Thol Wildlife Sanctuary. The Painted Stork (Mycteria leucocephala) is a large wading bird in the stork family.

Rajasthan·wildlife · birds

Foraging along fields and open spaces near villages and agriculture, this large flock of 12, 000 Demoiselle Cranes winters in the north Indian state of Rajasthan, as respite from the biting cold of their more northern habitats.

wildlife · birds

Foraging along fields and open spaces near villages and agriculture, this large flock of 12, 000 Demoiselle Cranes winters in the north Indian state of Rajasthan, as respite from the biting cold of their more northern habitats.

Bhutan·bazaar · ceremony

Decorated prayer wheels being sold at Paro market in Bhutan. Bhutan, is a landlocked country in South Asia located at the eastern end of the Himalayas. It is bordered to the north by China and to the south, east and west by India.

hills

A handsome Indian flag flutters in Kashmir region in India. Kashmir is the northwestern region of South Asia.

ceremony

Bhutanese man turning prayer wheels at a Buddhist temple in Bhutan. Bhutan officially the Kingdom of Bhutan, is a landlocked country in South Asia at the eastern end of the Himalayas.

Uttarakhand·temple · river

Pilgrims gather during Yamunotri Yatra and volunteers are serving prasad to pilgrims. Yamunotri is one of the Char Dham and it is also first place to visit in the Char Dham Circuit.

Uttarakhand·temple · river

Devotees carry palanquin of 'Naag Devta' outside Yamunotri Temple in Uttarakhand. Yamunotri Temple is situated in the western region of Garhwal Himalayas at an altitude of 3,291 metres (10,797 ft) in Uttarkashi district, Uttarakhand.The tem…

Uttarakhand·temple · river

At the end of the pilgrim season, members of the temple committee count donations received as 'charhawa' in the temple hundi boxes, before depositing them in the temple bank account.

snow · wildlife

This Ounce seems to be warm in this middle altitude forest and it pants to stay cool, as its real habitat comprises of the higher altitude forests of the Himalaya and related cold weather ranges.

wildlife · snow

This Ounce rubs its neck, ears and teeth against a tree, to keep his fur and teeth clean. By doing so, he is both sharpening his teeth and smoothening out his facial fur. He is hiding within a lower altitude forest in the central Himalaya.

hills

Dayara Bugyal is perched at an altitude of 3,048 mts above sea level offering splendid views of the Himalayan range. Bugyal in the local language means "high altitude meadow".

Uttarakhand·temple

The last border to the holy town of Badrinath, we see the mountains covered with snow, people walking down the streets and Jyoti lodge near the border area...

Uttarakhand·hills · music

Tourists, Mussoorie and Woodstock residents and locals chatting and catching up at Rokeby Highlands during the Big Gig Festival 2014.

wildlife · forest

Indian rhinoceros grazing on green grass fields of Kaziranga National Park, Assam. The Indian Rhinorceos (Rhinoceros unicornis), also called the greater one-horned Rhinoceros and one-horned Indian Rhinoceros, belongs to the Rhinocerotidae…

wildlife · forest

Indian Rhinoceros grazing on green fields of 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…