“Himalayas”

temple · river

The temple idol at Gangotri is brought down for the winter months, in an elaborate procession that has priests, army bands and the drum beats of local villagers, all of whom are in tow...

snow · livestock

The Alpine Chough or Yellow-billed Chough, (Pyrrhocorax graculus) is a bird in the crow family, one of only two species in the genus Pyrrhocorax.

snow · river

The frozen mountain stands strong as the holy Hindu river Bhagirathi flow out of a snout in Gaumukh in Uttarakhand. Gomukh, the terminus or snout of the Gangotri Glacier, from where Bhagirathi river originates.

Ladakh·lake · river

Pangong Tso, Tibetan for "long, narrow, enchanted lake", also referred to as Pangong Lake, is an endorheic lake in the Himalayas situated at a height of about 4,350 m (14,270 ft). It is 134 km (83 mi) long and extends from India to Tibet.

Ladakh·lake · river

Pangong Tso, Tibetan for "long, narrow, enchanted lake", also referred to as Pangong Lake, is an endorheic lake in the Himalayas situated at a height of about 4,350 m (14,270 ft). It is 134 km (83 mi) long and extends from India to Tibet.

lake · river

Pangong Tso, Tibetan for "long, narrow, enchanted lake", also referred to as Pangong Lake, is an endorheic lake in the Himalayas situated at a height of about 4,350 m (14,270 ft). It is 134 km (83 mi) long and extends from India to Tibet.

river · hills

Paro has the privilege of hosting Bhutan's lone airport. The Paro Chhu valley is an excellent trout stream and runs through the valley.

river · hills

Paro has the privilege of hosting Bhutan's lone airport. The Paro Chhu valley is an excellent trout stream and runs through the valley.

hills · river

Paro hosts Bhutan's lone airport and the valley comprises a range of bucolic imagery including traditional Bhutanese homes, dzongs or fortified monasteries and green rice fields as far as the eyes can see.

hills · river

Paro hosts Bhutan's lone airport and the valley comprises a range of bucolic imagery including traditional Bhutanese homes, dzongs or fortified monasteries and green rice fields as far as the eyes can see.

river · hills

Kanchenjunga National Park - numerous waterfalls are seen while trekking from Yoksum to Dzongri along the Dzongri Ridge Trek in the Kanchanjunga National Park, Sikkim, India. Kangchenjunga is the third highest mountain in the world.

river · snow

Water gushing down the stream in Gaumukh, Uttarakhand Gomukh, the terminus or snout of the Gangotri Glacier, from where Bhagirathi River originates, is one of the primary sources of the Ganges River.

Himachal Pradesh·river · hills

The town of Kaza, Kaze or Kaja is the subdivisional headquarters of the remote Spiti Valley valley in the Lahaul and Spiti district of the state of Himachal Pradesh in the Western Himalayas of India.

Uttarakhand·temple · architecture

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…

river

Kids bathing in the Yamuna river, Delhi. The Yamuna, sometimes called Jamuna or Jamuna, is the largest tributary river of the Ganges (Ganga) in northern India.

river · politics

The Yamuna, sometimes called Jamuna or Jumna, is the largest tributary river of the Ganges (Ganga) in northern India.

Himachal Pradesh·hills · river

A close-up on a ceremony being performed by His Holiness The Dalai Lama. He is also delivering a sermon and presiding over the Kalchakra ceremony that took place in Spiti, Himachal pradesh, India, in 2001.

wildlife · river

Aerial view of the riverine basins of the Brahmaputra river in Assam. Assam is a state of India in the north-eastern region. Its capital Dispur, is located within the municipal area of Guwahati city.

river

A view of the sunset from the bank of Brahmaputra, is one of must see place in India, lovely red and yellow sunset along with dark cloud in the sky over the Brahmaputra river is simply awesome.

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 · temple

Gangotri, the origin of the River Ganges is a town and a Nagar Panchayat (municipality) in Uttarkashi district in the state of Uttarakhand, India. It is a Hindu pilgrim town on the banks of the river Bhagirathi.

Uttarakhand·temple · river

These waters are in common with those coming out of the Valley of Flowers region which neighbours Hemkund Sahib, and the water eventually joins the Ganga / Ganges below, in the form of the Alaknanda.

highway · bus

Leaving Glasshouse on the Ganges managed by the Neemrana Hotels group, one drives along the beautiful state highway from Badrinath down to the plains, soon hitting Rishikesh.

hills · river

It's been many years since the tragic Uttarakhand Floods. However, are we any better prepared for such flooding? When the next flooding incident does hit the Himalaya, will we be better prepared or even marginally ready for it? The worst of…