“Himalayas”

hills · flowers

Wild flowers near water stream in Valley of flowers. Epilobium latifolium near stream in Valley of flowers. Valley of flowers in the Himalayas. Valley of Flowers National Park is an Indian national park located in Uttarakhand state.

hills · village

View of Prayer wheel and Jammu and Kashmir Bank in the Tangtse village of Ladakh, India. Tangtse lies on the valley floor through which the Harong stream flows.

Pangong, Ladakh·river · lake

Tangtse village on Leh- Pangong Tso road. 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.

hills · village

The appealing view of Nagarkot village, Nepal. The well-planned development with its nature intact, peoples are enjoying clean air with clear blue sky as well as idyllic scene.

Uttarakhand·river

Ganga flowing down from Himalayas, adventure lovers get great kicks out of battling it out at Rishikesh. Battling out waves on a rubber raft, that is.

flowers · forest

Nakima or Tupistra nutans is an unusual rhizomatous geophyte from the eastern Himalayas with long strap-like leaves up to a metre in length that forms a tall lush clump of evergreen foliage resembling a curious Aspidistra or ginger.

hills · river

Mountain stream seen on way to Lamkhaga Pass. Clouds are seen moving over the Garhwal hills.

bazaar

Devotees carry the palanquin of deities on their shoulders around the town of Mandi during the Mahashivratri.

hills · festival

Hemis is an idyllic village in Ladakh, in Northern India . The town is just over 40 km southeast of the town of Leh. Hemis is home to the Hemis Gompa a pre- 11th century monastery that was re-established in 1672.

flowers

Duabanga is a tall deciduous fast growing tree, indigenous to the Eastern Himalayas. So it is found in the North Eastern states of India.

A buddhist monk wores his hand made sun cap and sits near by small temple as he continue with his chanting.

festival · hills

Hemis is an idyllic village in Ladakh, in Northern India . The town is just over 40 km southeast of the town of Leh. Hemis is home to the Hemis Gompa a pre- 11th century monastery that was re-established in 1672.

river · hills

Indian men walk over a frozen stream in wintery Ladakh, 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…

Leh, Ladakh·hills

View of a Ladakhi town surrounded by the barren mountains. Kids play football at the ground in Leh, Ladakh, India.

hills

Dark black and white clouds moving fast in the morning sky - Time lapse 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, in…

Ladakh·highway

Lamayuru is a land of picturesque and scenic beauties, situated at a distance of 130km in the West of Leh, Ladakh.

hills · snow

A lone man walks over the snow covered barren mountains 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,…

snow · hills

Naturalists searching for Snow Leopard in the snow covered barren mountains of Ladakh, India. The snow leopard is a large cat native to the mountain ranges of Central and South Asia.

Rare footage of the Siberian Ibex and Ladakh Urial in Ladakh. Petr Hrabina correctly identifies these species for us and also adds: "The first animals on this video are siberian Ibex (Capra sibirica), second Ladakh urial (Ovis vignei) and t…

hills · snow

Ladakhi children playing in snow as a winter storm hits Ladakh, Kashmir, India. Ladakh "land of high passes" 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 Himalay…

livestock

A herd of Yaks grazing the green pastures of Mulde Peak in Nepal while being surrounded by rhododendrons. The mist moves fast and covers the peak hiding the number of Yaks further away from our site.

flowers · forest

Of the over thirty species of Rhododendron in Nepal, the most renowned is Rhododendron arboreum, known as Gurans in Nepali.

hills · flowers

Thymus linearis or wild ajwain, is a wild Himalayan flowering herb plant that grows close to the ground in the middle altitudes.

industry · river

Seen here in Sikkim growing by a little mountain stream, Dhatura is a very beautiful but poisonous flowering plant that is rather common in the Himalaya. Sikkim even has a pink dhatura variety.