“monsoon”

village · festival

A festive atmosphere prevails when one village stones another! Team orange at Bagwal festival of Devidhura Champawat, Uttarakhand With much revelry and camaraderie, the grotesque stone pelting festival gets off to a start as villagers conve…

hills · village

A drone captures a stunning aerial view of Ransi village, near Ukhimath in Uttarakhand, revealing its location on a steep mountainside adorned with lush green terraced fields.

aerial · temple

A typical plains village in the lower reaches of Kumaon in Uttarakhand, as seen aerially. Rice paddy fields and much greenery pervade the landscape This temple floated down and landed mid-river! Shiv Mandir at Kimtoli village in Champawat,…

Uttarakhand·hills · birds

At the wildfilmsindia Jabbarkhet wildlife sanctuary, a Hill Barbet feasts on a wild hill berry of the Himalaya, possibly a Viburnum.

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A nice cheery view of blue post monsoon skies, cottony white clouds and a Himalayan day of clear skies and distant views.

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As the day progresses, clouds come and go at the end of the monsoon season, carrying with them water or returning after shedding it as precipitation. Clouds seem to have a life of their own, and a community.

Uttarakhand·flowers · hills

The wild Kaith or Himalayan pear is a favourite of many Himalayan birds that visit it for nectar. Others visit it for the fruit which ripens after the monsoon season.

Uttarakhand·hills · forest

Early winter flowers turn brown after the monsoon profusion, as they cover the slopes of Pari Tibba in Motidhar, in wildfilmsindia protected forests around Mussoorie.

hills · livestock

Two cyclists compete for mountain bike race on the very steep and narrow roads of Bhekhati in Himachal Pradesh. A cow runs for sometime when cyclist approached towards her.

Uttarakhand·flowers · hills

These Dahlia flowers are competing with wild Himalayan flowers and cover by seeding and spreading themselves in the wild, as garden escapes.

Uttarakhand·hills · school

The plains of Dehra dun and beyond the Shivaliks, the towns of Roorkee and Saharanpur, can often be seen from Landour, after a good shower has washed away the pollutants in the air! See the valley of Dehra dun glisten after the rains! As on…

Bhutan·hills · monsoon

Jomolhari - The mountain (ri) of the Goddess (lha) Jomo, can be seen from Jele-la (la or pass) that connects Paro and Ha in Bhutan. It is also spelled as Cheli la, Jele la or Chele la.

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Jomolhari - The mountain (ri) of the Goddess (lha) Jomo, can be seen from Jele-la (la or pass) that connects Paro and Ha in Bhutan. It is also spelled as Cheli la, Jele la or Chele la.

aerial · desert

A sweeping aerial view near Yaya Tso showcases the vast, rugged terrain of Ladakh. The landscape is dominated by towering barren mountains and an expansive valley floor, likely a dry or seasonal riverbed shaped by glacial and monsoon runoff…

hills · aerial

Laitlum Canyon and Village in Meghalaya showcase a dramatic landscape of steep, rolling hills blanketed in lush green vegetation and scattered large rocks.

festival · village

With much revelry and camaraderie, the grotesque stone pelting festival gets off to a start as villagers converge at the Bagwal Festival grounds in Devidhura Champawat, for the stone pelting fight, to the chanting of religious texts and lin…

Uttarakhand·hills

On a winter's say, the sun drops behind mountain clouds, to presage a post monsoon dusk, while the cicadas call, as seen from Jabbarkhet, Mussoorie

hills · highway

The Himalayan range is unstable, young and growing, so landslides are a frequent occurrence, especially during the monsoon season when water percolates the bedrock and lubricates it.

Uttarakhand·hills · wildlife

Beyond the temple outposts of Madhyamaheshwar and Budha Madhyamaheshwar lie some fabulous mountain valleys around Kanchani Kharak and Kanchani Khal.

Uttarakhand·hills

Up the Madhur Ganga towards Nandikund, one first traverses the Madhyamaheshwar valley and up to Kanchani Khal. See the meadows above Gaundar, with healthy Monal Pheasant populations, and the rapid movement of post-monsoon cloud cover.

highway · forest

A serene driving scene unfolds along a highway cutting through the dense, forested landscapes of Meghalaya. The road stretches ahead, flanked by thick greenery, tall trees, and rolling hills wrapped in mist.

hills · highway

Driving in Meghalaya is an unforgettable experience through one of India’s most scenic and rainfall-rich states.

Almora, Uttarakhand·hills · village

Perched high above Almora in the Kumaon region of Uttarakhand, Kasar Devi Village awakens beneath a dramatic Himalayan sky.

Sohra, Meghalaya·hills · monsoon

The scene unfolds over Cherrapunji, Meghalaya, capturing a mesmerizing “cloud river” effect as dense fog settles and flows through the valleys between rolling hills.