“Himalayas”

flowers · industry

Butterfly forages on Daphne bholua and shrub Rhododendron campanulatum flowers in the upper reaches of the Yamunotri range in Uttarakhand state of India.

forest · hills

The grey bush chat (Saxicola ferreus) is a species of bird in the Muscicapidae family. It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Japan, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam.

Uttarakhand·temple · festival

Pilgrims on way to Yamunotri temple carrying palanquin of deities Naag Devta and Yamuna Devi 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.

wildlife · birds

Foreign tourists disturb the peace of Demoiselle Cranes. They pay local school kids to make the cranes fly, thereby disturbing their afternoon siesta and rest time, prior to their return migration across the Himalaya.

hills · forest

Chele la (pass) at an elevation 13000 ft asl is considered to be one of the highest motorable passes in Bhutan. About an hour's drive from Paro as it passes through lush valleys, pine and rhododendron forest.

Himachal Pradesh·snow · hills

Aerial view of huge glacier & mountain system in Himachal Pradesh, India... Himachal Pradesh is a state in Northern India.

temple · festival

Devotees offer prayer and seek blessings from the deity which is carried on palanquin by devotees 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.

Uttarakhand·temple · river

One can see men carrying palanquin of the goddess on their way back from the holy journey of Yamunotri Yatra in the state of Uttarakhand, India.

Uttarakhand·forest · hills

Himalayan Bar-tailed Tree Creeper approaches nest in a dried up and dead deodar tree at the Landour cemetery, near Victor Banerjee's house 'The Parsonage'.

Madhya Pradesh·birds · river

A lone Crested Hawk Eagle sits by Ken River and drinks water from it in Panna National Park, Madhya Pradesh, India. The Changeable Hawk-Eagle or Crested Hawk-Eagle (Nisaetus cirrhatus) is a bird of prey species of the family Accipitridae.

Himachal Pradesh·hills · festival

This is the 1st edition of the Himalayan Music Festival 2014 in Dharamshala organized by Ants Entertainment on 17th May 2014 at Great Himalayan Resort Bhagsunath, Himachal Pradesh to allow people to enjoy the genre of electronic dance music…

Himachal Pradesh·festival · hills

This is the 1st edition of the Himalayan Music Festival 2014 in Dharamshala organized by Ants Entertainment on 17th May 2014 at Great Himalayan Resort Bhagsunath, Himachal Pradesh to allow people to enjoy the genre of electronic dance music…

Himachal Pradesh·music · hills

This is the 1st edition of the Himalayan Music Festival 2014 in Dharamshala organized by Ants Entertainment on 17th May 2014 at Great Himalayan Resort Bhagsunath, Himachal Pradesh to allow people to enjoy the genre of electronic dance music…

Uttarakhand·snow · river

After the disastrous calamity that took place in june 2013, the small abandoned town of Kedarnath still hasn't changed much.

Uttarakhand·river · lake

Panoramic view of the Naini Lake - Nainital, Uttarkhand.... Naini Jheel(Nainital Lake) is a natural freshwater body, situated in Nainital district of Uttarakhand, India. It is called the heart of Nainital and is a major tourist attraction.

Assam·wildlife · forest

Kaziranga National Park is a national park in the Golaghat and Nagaon districts of the state of Assam, India. A World Heritage Site, the park hosts two-thirds of the world's Great One-horned Rhinoceroses.

birds · hills

The Himalayan Woodpecker (Dendrocopos himalayensis) or Himalayan Pied Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family.

bazaar

Devotees swinging the palanquin of deities, a rituals were the deities met each other and hug during the traditional Jaleb during the Mandi Shivratri.

bazaar · festival

Small town Indian kids enjoying what's on offer at the Shivratri mela - Mandi, Himachal Pradesh.

music · bazaar

Palanquins of the deities are swayed to the drum beats and folk music to indicate the happiness of devotees during Mahashivratri Shoba Yatra at Mandi - Himachal Pradesh.

Uttarakhand·temple · architecture

Inside the Gurudwara Hemkund Sahib Ji is a completely different scene, with traditional Sikh decoratings and the Guru Granth Sahib.

Uttarakhand·temple · hills

Inside the Gurudwara Hemkund Sahib Ji is a completely different scene, with traditional Sikh decoratings and the Guru Granth Sahib.

Uttarakhand·wildlife · birds

Indian Pitta as seen in Corbett Park, during the breeding season! The Indian Pitta (Pitta brachyura) is a medium-sized passerine bird. It breeds mainly in the sub-Himalayas and winters in southern India and Sri Lanka.

forest · hills

Sal (Shorea robusta), a tree found in the Indian Subcontinent that is an important source of hardwood timber.