“Himalayas”

forest · hills

Cedrus deodara, the Himalayan Cedar or deodar tree. Notice the tiny cones growing on the branches - so different from pine cones! Cedrus deodara is a species of cedar native to the western Himalayas in eastern Afghanistan, northern Pakistan…

birds · hills

This Himalayan barbet has a green tail and yellow beak. They chisel out a hole inside a tree to build their nest. They are mainly fruit eating but will take insects.The great himalayan barbet's scientific name is Megalaema virens.

birds · hills

This Himalayan barbet has a green tail and yellow beak. They chisel out a hole inside a tree to build their nest. They are mainly fruit eating but will take insects.The great himalayan barbet's scientific name is Megalaema virens.

birds · hills

This Himalayan barbet has a green tail and yellow beak. They chisel out a hole inside a tree to build their nest. They are mainly fruit eating but will take insects.The great himalayan barbet's scientific name is Megalaema virens.

temple · ceremony

Dhauladhar range view from Baijnath temple, with brilliantly illuminated monsoon clouds and a railway siding at Baijnath.

Assam·wildlife · forest

A pair of one horned rhinoceros caught mating in the dark... Kaziranga National Park is a national park in the Golaghat and Nagaon districts of the state of Assam, India.

Himachal Pradesh·hills · desert

The Spiti Valley is a mountain desert valley located high in the Himalaya mountains in the north-eastern part of the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. The name "Spiti" means "The Middle Land", i.e. the land between Tibet and India.

Himachal Pradesh·hills

The Spiti Valley is a desert mountain valley located high in the Himalaya mountains in the north-eastern part of the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. The name "Spiti" means "The Middle Land", i.e. the land between Tibet and India.

flowers · festival

Saussurea gossypiphora. According to Wikipedia: "Saussurea is a genus of about 300 species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae, native to cool temperate and arctic regions of Asia, Europe, and North America, with the highest divers…

birds · hills

Young chick peering out of nest-hole. They are almost ready to fly out and explore the bigger world outside their tiny little nest-hole which is the only home they have known these past few weeks! Also, male Scaly-bellied Green Woodpecker a…

Uttarakhand·birds · hills

Male Scaly-bellied Green Woodpecker at its nest-hole, feeding a chick! Scaly-bellied Green Woodpecker nesting in Landour, Mussoorie, India. This is a resident in the foothills and lower/middle hills of Himalaya.

snow

Red-billed Choughs merrily digging in the snow, for food and plant seeds. Choughs belong to the corvid or crow family, and they often live around human habitations but are equally happy living on their own around the high snow peaks! Small…

Uttarakhand·hills · river

Multiple waterfalls cascade down a steep, dark and rugged mountain face in the Panchachuli region of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand.

hills

Nanda Devi, Bandarpoonch, Jaonli, Srikantha and Swargarohini peaks rising above the Himalayan mountain landscape from Morena Dhar. Their distinct mountain profiles stand prominently across the distant high-altitude terrain.

festival · hills

During the Jeetu Bagdwal festival in the Garhwal Himalaya of Uttarakhand, participants gather for a traditional folk ritual accompanied by singing, dancing, and the rhythmic beats of the dhol and other percussion instruments.

hills · aerial

Experience a breathtaking aerial journey over the spectacular Nubra Valley in Ladakh, where the striking aquamarine waters of the Shyok River wind through one of the Himalaya's most dramatic high-altitude landscapes.

hills · festival

During the Jeetu Bagdwal festival in the Garhwal Himalaya of Uttarakhand, participants gather for a traditional folk ritual accompanied by singing, dancing, and the rhythmic beats of the dhol and other percussion instruments.

Uttarakhand·hills · ceremony

A traditional Nag Devta Puja and community gathering in the Himalayan region of Dodital Lake.

Uttarakhand·hills · festival

Religious gatherings and cultural celebrations in the scenic Himalayan region of Dodital Lake and Agoda village in Uttarkashi district, Uttarakhand.

Himachal Pradesh·hills · architecture

Chicham Village, a remote high-altitude settlement in the Spiti Valley of Himachal Pradesh, India.

birds · wildlife

A male Himalayan Woodpecker, a striking forest bird native to the Himalayan region. Perched vertically on the trunk of a tree, the bird displays several distinctive features that make it one of the most recognizable woodpeckers of the India…

hills · river

Indus River, one of Asia's most historic and important rivers, as it winds through the rugged high-altitude terrain of Ladakh, as seen aerially.

Himachal Pradesh·hills · farmland

Agricultural landscapes of the Kangra Valley and the spectacular backdrop of the snow-capped Dhauladhar Range.

hills · old town

The iconic Diskit Monastery, also known as Diskit Gompa, situated high above the breathtaking landscapes of Nubra Valley in the Indian Himalayas.