“Himalayas”

hills

Dark black and white clouds moving fast in the morning sky - Time lapse in Ladakh. Ladakh 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 south, in…

Ladakh·architecture · hills

The majestic Leh palace rises from the edge of a hill overlooking rest of the Ladakhi Himalayan town of Leh.

birds · hills

Robin Accentor (Prunella rubeculoides) seen in winter in Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Bird in Ladakh.

This is a stunningly sharp time lapse of a movement of clouds over a stark Ladakhi landscape taken in the peak of winter when the temperature was an average of minue 30 degrees Celcius! Shot with a Canon EOS 5D Mk2 camera using a Nikon 20 m…

Ladakh·livestock · hills

Double-humped camels at Nubra Valley in Ladakh in Jammu and Kashmir. One can see the barren hills of Himalaya in the background while the camels walk around.

hills · festival

Hemis is an idyllic village in Ladakh, in Northern India . The town is just over 40 km southeast of the town of Leh. Hemis is home to the Hemis Gompa a pre- 11th century monastery that was re-established in 1672.

hills · snow

This footage begins with trekkers or local mountain workers digging into a barren hillside, possibly clearing, repairing, or preparing a section of the trail in the remote high-altitude terrain of the Rudragaira region.

ceremony

An old man religiously counting prayer beads. Prayer beads are made of rudraksha seeds. It is believed that the seed of Rudraksha contains the secrets of the entire evolution of the cosmos within it.

school

Woodstock is the oldest international boarding school in Asia, and is regularly ranked as number one in India in peer and parent surveys (Education World 2008, 2009, 2011).

Nepal·hills · river

The Pokhara Valley, a land of spectacular beauty crowned by the majestic Himalayas, conjures visions of calm but vibrant green hills. Loaded with luxuriant vegetation and dotted with shimmering lakes, the valley offers awesome vistas.

wildlife · birds

The grey-Bushchat (Saxicola ferreus) is a species of bird in the Muscicapidae family. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

Thol, Gujarat·wildlife · birds

Painted Stork take flight at Thol Lake. Thol Sanctuary, about an hour's drive from Ahmedabad, attracts flocks of flamingos, pelicans, kingfishers, ibis, and leggy storks.

wildlife · birds

Black-capped or Rufous Sibia is a common and melodious Himalayan bird. The rufous sibia (Heterophasia capistrata) is a species of bird in the Leiothrichidae family. It feeds on berries and insects.

forest

The Hoary-throated Barwing (Actinodura nipalensis) is a species of bird in the Leiothrichidae family.

wildlife · birds

The Indian Blue Jay, coracias benghalensis, is commonly known in the country as Palapitta or Neelkanth, and is a protected species.

birds · hills

In the backdrop of low bird calls, a Himalayan or Darjeeling Pied Woodpecker or Dendrocopos himalayensis is seen pecking on the dry wood of a barren tree in the cold winter in Uttarakhand.

Assam·wildlife · forest

Road journey to Kaziranga National Park. It was an amazing experience travelling on the roads of Assam. Kaziranga National Park is a national park in the Golaghat and Nagaon districts of the state of Assam, India.

wildlife · forest

Travelling through the roads of Kaziranga National Park in Assam. Kaziranga National Park is a national park in the Golaghat and Nagaon districts of the state of Assam, India.

Jammu and Kashmir·hills · snow

Sonamarg or Sonmarg, located at an altitude of 2,740 m above sea level, literally means 'Meadow of Gold'. The picturesque natural beauty of the region brought this name to Sonamarg.

river · hills

Around 8 kms from Gangtok Tashi View Point located on the Gangtok – North Sikkim Highway offers the spectacular view of Mt. Kanchenjunga and Mt. Siniolchu. Tashi View Point was built by late king of Sikkim - Sri Tashi Namgyal.

Sikkim is a landlocked Indian state located in the Himalayan mountains. The state borders Nepal to the west, China's Tibet Autonomous Region to the north and east, and Bhutan to the southeast.

Himachal Pradesh·hills · festival

Men spending time with friends and drinking Kingfisher beer in the Himalayan Music Festival. This is the 1st edition of the Himalayan Music Festival 2014 in Dharamshala organized by Ants Entertainment.

lake

Gurudongmar in Sikkim is one of the highest lakes in the world, at over 17, 000 feet altitude on the Tibetan plateau, within the state of Sikkim in India. Sikkim is a landlocked Indian state located in the Himalayan mountains.

river

A lovely impromptu road-side waterfall in the post monsoon season, while driving from Chungthang to Lachung, in north Sikkim, India. Sikkim is a landlocked Indian state located in the Himalayan mountains.