“Himalayas”

hills · forest

In the darkness of twilight, a Kaleej Pheasant pair comes down cautiously to drink from our Bindal - Rispana stream in the western Himalaya.

Uttarakhand·birds · hills

A Blue-throated Barbet nests at wildfilmsindia bird sanctuary in western Himalaya, at Motidhar valley around Mussoorie. A Himalayan or Hill Barbet also calls clearly in the clip, so it must be sitting on an adjacent tree.

snow · hills

A sad sight as Indians walk past perhaps the most polluted river in the world! And this is the India of G20 and India Shining... Sad. Look at that boat full of detergent and those kids gambolling around in the filthy suds.

Landour, Uttarakhand·birds · forest

Sleepy Broadbill goes into roosting mode, lulled by Great Barbet calls, in Uttarakhand Himalaya, at the wildfilmsindia sanctuary around Landour. Suddenly, something seems to wake it up and it goes into alert mode in no time at all.

Himachal Pradesh·hills · sport

The Ceremonial flag off of the Raid de Himalaya 2015 was held at the Peterhoff Hotel, Shimla. All the participants were given a ceremonial flag-off on day zero of the race as the actual flag off takes place early morning race day.

hills

Competitive stages of the Raid de Himalaya turned even more interesting in the Suru Valley. With the tarmac vanishing, the track turned to an actual dirt track and the terrain became extremely challenging for the competitors.

hills

Gorals (Naemorhedus goral) are small species of ungulates, like a goat and antelope appearance, found in the northeastern state of India, as well as in Himalaya.

Uttarakhand·wildlife · birds

A Rufous Sibia (Heterophasia capistrata) feeding on berries in Jabbarkhet, Mussoorie, Uttarakhand, India. Perched on a branch, the bird is seen actively picking and consuming berries.

hills

A high-altitude trekking campsite in the Harsil region of Uttarakhand, India. Two tents are pitched on a rocky glacial moraine landscape composed of boulders, scree, and mountain debris.

hills · industry

Bright red and pink sorrel (Rumex hastatus), also known as Arrowleaf Dock, grows across a hillside, adding vivid colour to the landscape.

Uttarakhand·hills

Morning view during sunrise captures the serene beauty of early light illuminating the landscape, promising a day filled with potential.

monsoon · hills

Its raining cats and dogs takes on a new meaning in the Himalayan monsoon. When the rains simply don't stop for weeks on end, maybe the cats and dogs need to be replaced by larger animal beings! A melange of rainy season storminess, monsoon…

hills

Frequent incidents of hail stones falling in the Himalaya point to a climate changed pattern, as snowfall is now scarce and far between. It no more snows in the middle Himalaya, it only hails and damages fruit trees, crops and plants.

birds · hills

Deep blue bird catches evening light sitting on a Himalayan Cedar or deodar branch, and looks deceptively like a different bird but is really a Verditer Flycatcher in the Himalay, at our wildfilmsindia sanctuary in Uttarakhand.

temple · hills

An archival film on the four main pilgrimage sites along the Ganga - Badrinath, Gangotri, Yamunotri and Kedarnath comprise the Char Dham Yatra pilgrim circuit of the Garhwal Himalaya.

Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand·snow · hills

The Panchachuli Glacier in the Darma Valley, Pithoragarh district, Uttarakhand, India. The close-up views of the glacier's ice formations as glacier-fed meltwater pours down steep rocky cliffs, creating powerful seasonal waterfalls.

Uttarakhand·flowers · farmland

Purple, cream and yellow Arum or Calla Lily harvest at the wildfilmsindia Jabbarkhet Estate floriculture hub in the Uttarakhand Himalaya.

Uttarakhand·hills · flowers

The giantest Arum Lily blooms flower at our wildfilmsindia Motidhar valley in Mussoorie, western Himalaya.

Uttarakhand·flowers · hills

A valley full of blooming Agapanthus Lily in the Himalaya? wildfilmsindia grows thousands near Landour Monsoon clouds mill around the valley even as a Darjeeling Himalayan Pied Woodpecker, a Striated Laughing Thrush and a Yellow-crowned Woo…

Uttarakhand·hills

First light and dawn colours from a fabulous spring-time prelude to a sunrise over the Western Himalaya, as seen from our Iris Cottage at the the wildfilmsindia Jabbarkhet estate in Mussoorie, Uttarakhand.

Jammu and Kashmir·hills · river

Looking west from Srinagar one gets a view of the snow clad Pir Panjal ranges of the Himalaya.

hills · flowers

Dahlia and Gladiolus flower in run-wild state, in the Himalaya, with little care or effort, with Agapanthus Lilies to boot, at our wildfilmsindia botanical gardens and estate in the Himalaya.

Uttarakhand·river · hills

Th railway line to Haridwar terminates there and does not enter the Himalayan mountains! Here you can see the crowded city of Haridwar at the base of the Himalaya, with the Ganga canal cutting across the town to one side, and the Ganga rive…

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Crackling bonfire in the Himalaya, below a sliver of a moon and clear stars, chestnuts in the fire and roasting to perfection. Ah, the mountain life! The stars above and the distant lights of Dehradun only add to the ambience.