“Himalayas”

flowers · hills

A bed of Common poppy (Papaver rhoeas) is observed at the Wildfilmsindia Botanical Arboretum in the Western Himalaya. The flowers display four papery petals, bright red in colour, surrounding a central reproductive structure.

hills · flowers

On the flanks of the eastern Himalayas lies Sikkim. It's seven thousand three hundred square kilometers is interlaced with jungle clad ridges and deep ravines and through this spectacular terrain the raging torrents of mountain streams and…

ceremony · hills

Nestled in the majestic Himalaya, Kumaon is located in the North Indian state of Uttarakhand. Kumaon has its own distinct and impressive traditions, festivals and culture.

hills

Yoga session at a spa resort in the Himalaya, Uttaranchal / Uttarakhand, India.

Uttarakhand·hills · flowers

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

hills · flowers

The Grey-winged Blackbird is otherwise one of the Himalaya's best songsters, but here it sits in silence, as it steals Rhododendron sap from within the petals of this tree's blooms, at our wildfilmsindia sanctuary in the Uttarakhand Himalay…

Uttarakhand·birds · hills

The Blue-throated Barbet is a foothills Barbet that makes it way up into the middle Himalaya at Motidhar. Typically, one hears it in the foothills of the Terai and Shivaliks, or at Corbett Park if you're staying at Kanda Forest Rest House.

hills · birds

A pair of endemic Mountain Hawk Eagles circle the skies above wildfilmsindia Jabbarkhet in Uttarakhand Himalaya. This is one of our more noteworthy raptors or birds of prey in our conservation zone in the Himalaya.

Uttarakhand·flowers · hills

Gladiolus murielae and Crocosmia flowering at the wildfilmsindia botanical collection at Jabbarkhet in the western Himalaya Gladiolus murielae, commonly known as the Abyssinian gladiolus or peacock orchid, is a corm-bearing perennial native…

Uttarakhand·village · hills

Village life in the Indian countryside, in the lower Himalaya. Kids play cricket in the wheat fields below Uttarkashi and Matli.

hills · village

A serene rural village nestled near Gangotri Dham in the Garhwal Himalayas of Uttarakhand, India.

Uttarakhand·farmland · hills

A khurmani or khumani fruit tree in early unripe fruiting mode. Apricot tree with unripe fruit on it, in an Uttarkashi village orchard in the western Himalaya.

monsoon · hills

A melange of rainy season storminess, monsoon clouds and rains, powerful gusting winds, lightning and thunder in the Himalaya, during the north-west monsoon season in India.

Uttarakhand·hills · forest

Himalayan Morel mushrooms or gucchi / guchhi grow giant in size at wildfilmsindia sanctuary in Uttarakhand Himalaya.

monsoon · hills

Torrential rain during winter months in the Himalaya, almost notionally emptying out the Mediterranean Sea through western disturbances, and causing drought in France, Portugal and Spain.

hills

Day 5 of Raid de Himalaya started from Rangdum, at the head of the Suru Valley in Ladakh, passed over the Pensi La Pass went to Padum, the headquarter of Zanskar and ended at Rangdum.

hills · politics

A biker wears knee guards and boots, and prepares for the day's rally ahead, in his hotel room, somewhere up in the Himalaya, during the Raid de Himalaya mountain car and bike rally.

snow · hills

The enchanting peaks and mountains of the Himalayas are a muse and excitement for many even from the tales from this spectacular mountain range in North India.

hills · architecture

Here an old and dilapidated British bungalow can be seen in the middle Himalaya; it dates back to 1804! Inside, the walls are covered with graffiti and the ceiling is seen to have grand old beams of cedar wood.

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What a perfect illustration of the Himalayan tree line / treeline at 3:45 into this video. See the trees fade away and the high altitude meadows start, as this group of trekkers leave their massive campsite at Bekal Taal, en route BrahmaTal…

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Setting up a campsite at around 12, 000 feet altitude, in the valley above Dharali, en route Gangotri, in the Uttarakhand Himalaya of India.

monsoon · hills

As seen from the wildfilmsindia wildlife sanctuary and arboretum in the western Himalaya, monsoon clouds flow across the mountains, as they exit the Himalaya and India, at tail-end of the rainy season.

forest · hills

The more drab brown female and the blue-black and white male Kalij Pheasant hang out in our wildfilmsindia sanctuary in the western Himalaya.

hills

An arduous and steep climb in the exciting yet unknown Himalaya in the autumn months. Local trekkers are seen through an Osmo camera.