“Himalayas”

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.

wildlife · birds

A female Blue-capped Redstart (Phoenicurus caeruleocephala) perched among glossy green foliage.

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…

hills

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.

Uttarakhand·hills · snow

Chandrashila is captured in a timelapse sequence showing the transition from evening to night and then into sunrise. Snow-covered Himalayan ridges gradually fade into blue twilight as darkness settles over the mountains.

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.