“Himalayas”

Uttar Pradesh·river

Indian laundrymen washing clothes and drying on banks of River Yamuna in Agra. The Yamuna is the longest and the second largest tributary river of the Ganges (Ganga) in northern India.

Sikkim

Drive through the city of Gangtok in the Indian state of Sikkim. Sikkim is a landlocked Indian state located in the Himalayan mountains.

Sikkim·hills · temple

An old church steeply with a cross atop it in the Sikkimese hill town of Gangtok. Gangtok is the capital and largest town of the Indian state of Sikkim.

Himachal Pradesh·river

River Beas shot in slow motion at Manali. Beas river captured from slow motion camera in Manali. The Beas River is a river in north India.

Himachal Pradesh·forest · snow

Winter snow melting off deodar trees in Old Manali town, Himachal Pradesh, India. Cedrus deodara is a species of cedar native to the western Himalayas in eastern Afghanistan, northern Pakistan, north-central India (Himachal Pradesh and Utta…

school · hills

A school district, India's lake district and now a crowded hill station, Nainital still has some lovely outlying areas...

Uttarakhand·politics · forest

Descending from Jabbarkhet through lower Mussoorie and Landour bazaar to the main Mussoorie-Dehradun road further down.

Uttarakhand·industry

A mansion was destroyed by Indian workers and JCB machines of the local cantonment board in the western Himalaya, after the High Court gave a demolition order, due to irregularities in the construction and have rules that were cited as havi…

river · lake

Hindu pilgrims bathe in holy Manimahesh Lake at an elevation of 4080 m on the Pir Panjal Range of the Himalaya in Himachal Pradesh. The lake is in the shape of the saucer and is divided into two major parts.

Pilgrimage is supposed to be a journey undertaken on foot, with hardship and peril to boot. But in the New India, it is often undertaken in comfort of a helicopter that drops so-called pilgrims near their site of worship or their religious…

hills · livestock

Herd of sheep grazing on the lush green meadow of Lamkhaga in Uttarakhand. With an elevation of more than 17000 feet, Lamkhaga Pass is one of the high altitude mountain passes in the Garhwal Himalayas.

hills · river

Tangtse lies on the valley floor through which the Harong stream flows. Surrounded by mountains, the village lies on flat arid ground with greenery to be seen only along the Harong stream.

Ladakh·lake · river

Pangong Tso, Tibetan for "long, narrow, enchanted lake", also referred to as Pangong Lake, is an endorheic lake in the Himalayas situated at a height of about 4,350 m (14,270 ft). It is 134 km (83 mi) long and extends from India to Tibet.

Assam·wildlife

Asian elephant at Kaziranga National Park in Assam, India. Kaziranga National Park is a national park in the Golaghat and Nagaon districts of the state of Assam, India.

Kaziranga, Assam·wildlife · forest

Tough job were the forest guards are seen chasing the wild elephant in Kaziranga National Park, Assam. Kaziranga National Park is a national park in the Golaghat and Nagaon districts of the state of Assam, India.

river · aerial

A wonderful aerial journey from the gateway of the Himalaya - a flight up the Ganga as it enters the plains from the mountains in Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Lakshman jhoola / jhula bridge swaps above the river waters - green as they are.

Uttarakhand·river · lake

The gem of Uttarakhand - Nainital is a charming hill station that sits prettily at the green foothills of the Kumaon ranges in the Himalayas.

aerial

Golep Kangri and Stok: aerial view of winter in Ladakh Stok Kangri is a challenging trekking peak in Ladakh. Highly inspired trekkers always try to push their limit and take things forward, in anything they do.

Uttarakhand·aerial · river

An aerial view of Uttarkashi town along the Bhagirathi Ganga. Uttarkashi district was created on February 24, 1960 out of what then constituted the parganas of Rawain and Uttarkashi of Rawain tahsil of erstwhile Tehri Garhwal district.

West Bengal·river

Women working at Glenburn Tea Estate in Darjeeling, grading tea as per size of dried leaf. Glenburn is a heavenly little plantation retreat that lies on a hillock above the banks of the River Rangeet / Rungeet, high in the Himalayas, overlo…

West Bengal·river

Women working at the Glenburn tea Estate in Darjeeling. Glenburn is a heavenly little plantation retreat that lies on a hillock above the banks of the River Rangeet / Rungeet, high in the Himalayas, overlooked by the mighty Kanchenjunga mou…

Jammu and Kashmir·hills

Good stock footage of driving towards Stakna monastery from Thiksey monastery in the Ladakh region of Jammu and Kashmir, India.

Uttarakhand·river · wildlife

For the survival of such a remarkable gamut of floral and faunal species in Jim Jim Corbett National Park of Uttarakhand , water is a crucial factor.

flowers

Rose Windmill butterflies mating. Rare sight of Atrophaneura latreillei which occurs at up to 2000 meters in the entire Himalaya. This is a large red-bodied swallowtail butterfly with a red-tipped tail. Butterflies mating in the forest.