“Himalayas”

river · hills

A beautiful, fun wintery day up in the high Himalaya, and what a better way to celebrate the weather than to unsuccessfully try and fish for trout, struggling to find unfrozen patches of water in which to cash the Mepps Aglia spinner.

birds

A Greater Yellownape Picus Flavinucha perches on a tree seemingly in a thought over going about its business.

Uttarakhand·hills

Walking down the cemetery road in Landour, on the north face, we came across this Tree Creeper busily making its way up a cracked wall, searching for insects and grubs.

Uttarakhand·monsoon · forest

A cute fella rests in a branch, never stop being alert. Among with some vivid vegetation and some other species, it stays on its branch by itself.

hills · wildlife

Himalayan Vultures of Himalayan Griffon Vultures (Gyps himalayensis) fight over their meal of a carcass in the Himalayan state of Uttarakhand.

hills

Great, big birds of the Himalaya, Himalayan Griffon Vultures (Gyps himalayensis) gather around a carcass to pick it clean for their meal. Each vulture tries to chases away the others to get the lion's share of the meat.

Jammu and Kashmir·river · village

Turtuk is a village in the northeastern part of Ladakh. It is sandwiched between the two majestic mountains of the world, viz the Himalaya and the Karakoram on the banks of Shyok River.

Cadets march smartly during the passing out parade of the Indian Military Academy in Uttarakhand. The Indian Military Academy, Dehradun (also known as IMA) is the officer training Academy of the Indian Army. IMA was established in 1932.

Cadets passing out during the passing out parade of the Indian Military Academy in Uttarakhand. The Indian Military Academy, Dehradun (also known as IMA) is the officer training Academy of the Indian Army. IMA was established in 1932.

river · hills

Timelapse of Kanchenjunga as seen from Tashi point in the Indian state of Sikkim. Around 8 kms from Gangtok Tashi View Point located on the Gangtok – North Sikkim Highway offers the spectacular view of Mt. Kanchenjunga and Mt. Siniolchu.

hills

Himalayan Yaks in Sikkim, beyond Thangu and well beyond Lachen village. The yak, Bos grunniens, is a long-haired bovine found throughout the Himalayan region of south Central Asia. Yaks have shaggy hair to insulate them from the cold.

Nubra, Ladakh·school

We see the parade Cultural troupes from different regions of the Himalaya Skurbuchan, Gya,Diskit,Nubra and many more. There was a representation of artists from Panamik village, Nubra.

Rishikesh, Uttarakhand·hills

Pre-monsoon storm in teak trees as seen from Ananda in the sub-Himalayan low hills Narendranagar town, Uttarakhand, India, and the hills towards Rishikesh in the plains below, where the Ganga / Ganges river, enters the plains of north India…

Uttarakhand·temple · aerial

Hindu devotees use ropeway or udan khatola to reach Mansa Devi Temple in Haridwar. This ropeway gives an amazing aerial view of of Haridwar city.

monsoon · hills

The beauty of Himalayan clouds moving above the mighty mountains. The compositions of the forests on this mighty range are effected by the combined effect of altitude, rainfall and latitude.

temple · hills

As Cicadas call, at one end of this lush meadow lies the ancient temple of Madhyamaheshwar which is part of the Panch Kedar Yatra.

forest · aerial

Masrana Mussoorie aerial view of pine forests and villages in Garhwal. Known as the “heart of Uttarakhand”, Garhwal is amongst the two regions that the state is divided into.

hills · school

The Wildest Dream - Conquest of Everest. A National Geographic film presentation, as shown to a Himalayan Club audience in New Delhi. Conrad Anker talking about George Mallory, to a Himalayan Club audience in New Delhi.

Nepal·hills · school

Maninder Kohli and Mandip Singh Soin introducing Conrad Anker. The Himalayan Club & The Explorers Club South Asia Chapter organized an illustrated talk "George Mallory - Everest Pioneer" by Conrad Anker at the India Habitat Center, New Delh…

Jammu and Kashmir·hills · river

Water forms a milky stream on the way to Amarnath. Trout stream in Kashmir, India! A real fast-flowing cataract in the Himalaya...

temple · river

Indian pilgrims take part in the annual Yamunotri Yatra in Uttarakhand, India.Yamunotri is one of the Char Dham and it is also first place to visit in the Char Dham Circuit.

temple · festival

Yamunotri is one of the Char Dham and it is also first place to visit in the Char Dham Circuit. Thousands of devotees visit the sacred shrine of Yamunotri temple, Uttarakhand.

wildlife · birds

Imagine the back-breaking effort (those bags weigh 50 kilograms each!) and cost for these poor villagers to share their precious food-stocks with visiting birds from across the Himalaya! Such is the hospitality of Indians in rural areas tha…

temple · festival

Pilgrims on way to Yamunotri temple carrying palanquin of deities during Yamunotri Yatra in Uttarakhand. Yamunotri is one of the Char Dham and it is also first place to visit in the Char Dham Circuit.