“Himalayas”

wildlife · river

Interior and exterior view of Misa Golf Club in Assam, India. Assam is a state of India in the north-eastern region.

temple · hills

The mud-brick fortress of Basgo Gompa is perched high in the hills of Ladakh, between the Himalaya and Karakoram mountain ranges in northern India.

temple · hills

The mud-brick fortress of Basgo Gompa is perched high in the hills of Ladakh, between the Himalaya and Karakoram mountain ranges in northern India.

Uttarakhand·forest · river

Cliffy Goral habitat along the Ganges river (Bhagirathi) above Uttarkashi and below Harsil. The cliffs across the river house the wild mountain goat of the Himalaya - the Ghoral or Goral.

river

The Ganges, also Ganga, is a trans-boundary river of India and Bangladesh. The 2,525 km (1,569 mi) river rises in the western Himalayas in the Indian state of Uttarakhand, and flows south and east through the Gangetic Plain of North India i…

Uttarakhand·river · lake

Hemkund Sahib is a pilgrimage site for Sikhs in Chamoli district, Uttarakhand, India. With a setting of a glacial lake surrounded by seven mountain peaks and each peak is adorned by a Nishan Sahib on its cliff, it is located in the Himalaya…

Sikkim

Red Panda, the state animal of Sikkim, is also known as the Shining Cat or the Firefox, and in Sikkim as Saknam (by the Lepcha) and Kaala (by the Limbu).

snow · hills

Mountaineers trek into snow filled barren mountains of Ladakh, India. The snow leopard is a large cat native to the mountain ranges of Central and South Asia.

Kedarnath, Uttarakhand·hills · snow

What people heard in the early hours of the day on 16 June 2013 was the deafening roar of a disaster. Six kilometres below, Rambara village is a resting point for devotees going to Kedarnath Temple.

Nepal·hills

Russian MI 8 or MI17 helicopter in use for ferrying supplies to Everest Base Camp. The climatic conditions in the Sagarmatha region change without prior signs.

Assam·wildlife · forest

Furious Rhino attacks a Maruti Suzuki Gypsy King jeep at Kaziranga. See the dents he left behind! Kaziranga National Park is a national park in the Golaghat and Nagaon districts of the state of Assam, India.

Assam·wildlife · forest

Close-up shot of Indian One-Horned Rhinoceros grazing in the field at Kaziranga National Park, Assam.

wildlife · forest

The Indian rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis), also called the greater one-horned rhinoceros and one-horned Indian rhinoceros, belongs to the Rhinocerotidae family.

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.

wildlife · birds

Black-capped or Rufous Sibia is a common and melodious Himalayan bird. The rufous sibia (Heterophasia capistrata) is a species of bird in the Leiothrichidae family. It feeds on berries and insects.

hills · wildlife

Little Ladakhi kids learn about snow leopard at a school in 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 Him…

Viewer Shravan Deshetty thinks that this Red Panda resembles the Mozilla Firefox. Do you agree? Red Panda, the state animal of Sikkim, is also known as the Shining Cat or the Firefox, and in Sikkim as Saknam (by the Lepcha) and Kaala (by th…

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.