“Himalayas”

village

Paryang village in Zhongba County, Shigatse in Tibet en route mount Kailash. A red color board with Shi Shapang Ma Hotel written over it in Bhutanese, Chinese and English. One can see the prayer flags and the Himalayas in the backdrop.

hills · festival

Sounds of tranquility - Buddhist monks chant whilst holding lit up candles. A wonderful sound. Hemis is an idyllic village in Ladakh, in Northern India . The town is just over 40 km southeast of the town of Leh.

hills

Clouds above mud - mountains of Ladakh in time lapse. Ladakh ("land of high passes") is a region in disputed state of Jammu and Kashmir that currently extends from the Kuen Lun mountain range to the main Great Himalayas to the south, inhabi…

hills

Time lapse of clouds moving slow in the morning sky - 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, inhabited by people…

hills

Time lapse of clouds moving slow in the morning sky - 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, inhabited by people…

hills

Driving on the snow covered roads of Ladakh in Kashmir, India. 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, inhabited by people of…

Group of birds in Ladakh. The Pied Magpie is eating flesh from the dead yak, as is the wild cat, but the group of Chukor (Alectoris chukar) partridge are just roaming around the fields, looking for grain and grass seeds.

hills · livestock

Bharals grazing in high himalayan mountains of Ladakh, Kashmir, India. The Bharal , also known as the Blue Sheep, is a high mountain sheep that is the primary prey of Snow Leopards.

river · architecture

Suspension bridge over Rangeet River in Sikkim. Rangeet River, Indian RiverRangeet River is a tributary of the Teesta River, the largest river in the Sikkim state of India. Rangeet River is also spelled as ‘Rangit River’.

snow · livestock

Gomukh, the terminus or snout of the Gangotri Glacier, from where Bhagirathi River originates, is one of the primary sources of the Ganges River. The place is situated at a height of 13,200 ft.

wildlife · river

Assam is a northeastern state of India. Its capital is Dispur, located within the municipal area of Guwahati city.

hills

This is a clear view of how mountain Hiunchuli is an extension of Annapurna South of the Annapurna Himal ranges. From left to right; Annapurna South, Hiunchuli, Gangapurna, Annapurna 3 and hidden behind the clouds, Machapuchare.

flowers

One of the most beautiful and characteristic species of Himalayan flora, the White Rhododendron is a common sight in the higher alpine shrubberies and forests throughout the Himalayas and well-distributed within our area.

hills · flowers

Himalayan Teasel is a robust perennial herb with opposite entire or palmately lobed leaves. The plant can be easily identified by its solitary round flower-heads on long, leafless, channeled flowering stems.

hills

Himalayan Black bear eating, standing on two legs alike human beings. This bear is eating some mysterious substance which is generating foam in its mouth after being chewed.

hills

A cute little Pika - a common high altitude Himalayan rodent which resembles a rat but is known as a Mouse-hare and has features of both mice and hares...

Uttarakhand·birds · hills

Himalayan Whistling Thrush or the Blue Whistling Thrush, also known as the Whistling schoolboy! The bird fans its tail out when it is about to fly, and is known as Kalchure in Nepali.

wildlife · forest

Earlier we had the defecating Rhino. Now watch the pissing Rhino - up, close and personal. Kaziranga National Park is a national park in the Golaghat and Nagaon districts of the state of Assam, India.

snow · temple

Amid tight security arrangements, the annual Amarnath yatra commenced from Jammu as the first batch of 1,280 pilgrims left for the cave shrine in the South Kashmir Himalayas.

Jammu and Kashmir·hills · snow

Sonamarg or Sonmarg, located at a hefty 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.

Pristine view of Leh city in Ladakh which is surrounded by Himalayas. Religious place on a hilly area with monastery, chorten (stupa) and player flags.

hills

West Bengal is a state in the eastern region of India and is the nation's fourth-most populous. It is also the seventh-most populous sub-national entity in the world, with over 91 million inhabitants.

Himachal Pradesh·dance · music

This is the 1st edition of the Himalayan Music Festival 2014 in Dharamshala organized by Ants Entertainment.

Himachal Pradesh·music · hills

This is the 1st edition of the Himalayan Music Festival 2014 in Dharamshala organized by Ants Entertainment.