“Himalayas”

flowers · industry

Oberonia falconeri or Falconer's Oberonia belongs to Orchidaceae (Orchid family)which grows hanging underneath the branches of its host plant. Leaves are lance-shaped, 3-8 cm long, with pointed tips.

Brightly coloured red apples on the apple trees of Harsil, on the way to Gangotri in Uttarakhand. Close ups of the organically grown healthy apples with the backdrop of the Himalaya and deodar trees in northern India.

Sikkim is a landlocked Indian state located in the Himalayan mountains. The state borders Nepal to the west, China's Tibet Autonomous Region to the north and east, and Bhutan to the southeast.

forest · hills

Experience the untouched beauty of the Himalayas with this stunning aerial view of the forests around Rohru and Kharsali in Himachal Pradesh.

Himachal Pradesh·hills

What is that jharoo seekh type grassy stem that the women and men are carrying? Help us understand the significance of this, in Tibetan Buddhism. Tabo monastery in Spiti Valley in Himachal Pradesh.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

hills · snow

A lone Ladakhi man sits over a rock surrounded by the snow covered barren mountains in Ladakh, India.

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.

monsoon

Parts of the national capital received rainfall on early Thursday giving much-needed respite to the people from the humidity. The heavy downpour brought the temperature down by several notches.

hills

Mulde Peak commands a majestic sweep of the central Himalaya from its 3,650m perch. This is Poon Hill minus the crowds, higher and closer to the Annapurnas.

Nepal·hills

Annapurna South (7219 meters), also called Annapurna Dakshin or Moditse, is a mountain in the Annapurna Himal range of the Himalayas, and the 10st-highest mountain in the world.

flowers

Sikkim Aster is an erect leafy perennial herb, growing up to 1 m tall. Branches are numerous, slender, bending. Leaves are thin, lanceshaped, long pointed, with margins toothed.

The video shows a Common Kestrel (female) preening itself. Common Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) is a widespread winter visitor but is also a resident in the mountains of pakistan, Himalayas and Western Ghats and Srilanka.

hills · wildlife

A stunning shot of a pair of Himalayan Snowcock flying off! Those are not Tibetan Snowcock, surely...

Uttarakhand·birds · hills

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

birds · hills

The colourful Great barbet bird in the himalaya forest of Landour in Uttarakhand. The great barbet (Psilopogon virens) belongs to the family of Asian barbets, Megalaimidae.

Uttarakhand·birds · hills

Male and female Ultramarines fly back and forth to their nest hole in a Landour Rhododendron tree, ferrying food for their chicks. See their aerial pirouettes in slow motion.

wildlife · birds

The Painted Stork (Mycteria leucocephala) is a large wading bird in the stork family. It is found in the wetlands of the plains of tropical Asia south of the Himalayas in South Asia and extending into Southeast Asia.

birds · wildlife

This bird is known as the Black-capped Sibia or the Rufous Sibia which is its new name. The scientific name of the bird is Heterophasia capistrata. It's roughly the size of a bulbul and is around 21 cms. long.

Uttarakhand·wildlife · river

Without the Ramganga river there would be no Corbett. It is the largest of the precious few perennial sources of water in the Park. In fact, for a brief period (from 1954 to 1957) the Park was known as Ramganga National Park.