“Himalayas”

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.

flowers · snow

A splendid natural scenery on the trek to Gidara and Dayara Bugyal from Barsu village in Uttarakashi district in Uttarakhand. Flowers are at full bloom in the meadows of these basins. Specially in the monsoon and post monsoon season.

flowers · monsoon

A splendid natural scenery awaits on the trek to Gidara and Dayara Bugyal from Barsu village in Uttarakashi district in Uttarakhand. Flowers are at full bloom in the meadows of these basins.

flowers · monsoon

A splendid natural scenery awaits on the trek to Gidara and Dayara Bugyal from Barsu village in Uttarakashi district in Uttarakhand. Flowers are at full bloom in the meadows of these basins.

flowers · monsoon

A splendid natural scenery awaits on the trek to Gidara and Dayara Bugyal from Barsu village in Uttarakashi district in Uttarakhand. Flowers are at full bloom in the meadows of these basins.

flowers · monsoon

A splendid natural scenery awaits on the trek to Gidara and Dayara Bugyal from Barsu village in Uttarakashi district in Uttarakhand. Flowers are at full bloom in the meadows of these basins.

flowers · monsoon

A splendid natural scenery awaits on the trek to Gidara and Dayara Bugyal from Barsu village in Uttarakashi district in Uttarakhand. Flowers are at full bloom in the meadows of these basins.

flowers

is a beautiful tree with a broad, shady crown, found widespread in Tropical Himalayas (Punjab to Nepal), India, Ceylon, Burma, Thailand, Indo-China, Malaysia. This tree is mostly noticed because of its bright red leaves when they are new.

forest · flowers

Kusum is a beautiful tree with a broad, shady crown, found widespread in Tropical Himalayas (Punjab to Nepal), India, Ceylon, Burma, Thailand, Indo-China, Malaysia.

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…

Uttarakhand·hills · flowers

Cherry Blossoms in the Himalayas are no less spectacular than the famed displays of Japanese sakura, though here the magic unfolds in autumn.

hills · wildlife

This unique time-lapse wildlife clip from the foothills of the Himalayas captures the feeding behavior of Hycleus polymorphus, a striking blister beetle species known for its bold coloration and slow, deliberate movements.

flowers

Run wild Michaelmas Daisies flourish on the ground at the Wilderness Orchard botanical garden in Uttarakhand, with April having brought out the best of spring-time in the Himalaya...

flowers · farmland

These pleasing Michaelmas daisies are a garden variety but have got naturalized and grown wild at the Wilderness Orchard and botanical gardens in the Western Himalaya.

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.

flowers · hills

The flowering cones appear like lit yellow candles from a distance. The ornamental tree, a Himalayan Cedar is brimming with the colourful flowers. On a closer look, the flowers are surrounded by small insects buzzing around it.

flowers

Ruby cinquefoil has very beautiful leaves with a silvery sheen and silvery edges. They contrast beautifully with the blood red flowers. The plants form clumps of relatively tidy leaves from which the flower spikes rise in all directions.

Uttarakhand·flowers

One of the most stately and impressive species rhododendrons, Tree Rhododendron is the state tree of Uttarakhand. It is extremely variable in stature, hardiness, flower color and leaf characteristics.

flowers · snow

Wild flora on the Gidara trek in Uttarakhand. Dayara Bugyal along with its twin Gidara Bugyal is perhaps one of the most beautiful alpine meadows in India.

flowers · snow

A completely snow clad mountain peeks from behind a cloud. A splendid natural scenery awaits on the trek to Gidara and Dayara Bugyal from Barsu village in Uttarakashi district in Uttarakhand.

Uttarakhand·hills · forest

The drive up to Jamnotri or Yamnotri, and the temples themselves at Yamnutori, Kedarnath and Gangotri. See Gaurikund waterfalls at Gangotri and a man playing the flute there...

hills · industry

This footage features bunches of common sorrel (Rumex acetosa) growing in a Himalayan garden, gently moving with the breeze in the foothills of the Himalayas.

flowers · industry

The Lanceleaf Forget-Me-Not, scientifically known as (Cynoglossum lanceolatum), is a delicate and charming flowering plant.

hills · flowers

Himalayan Butterflies frequent summer-time Dahlias for nectar, at our Wilderness Orchard and botanical gardens in the Himalaya.