“Himalayas”

festival · ceremony

Men return to the Durga puja pandal after completing the Kalash Yatra. On arrival, their feet are washed with turmeric-infused water and from there they walk towards the idol to place the Kalash.

Nepal·snow · hills

View of avalanche thunders down near Everest Base camp in Nepal. Nowhere in the world is more spectacular than in the Everest region. It is where four of the world's six tallest peaks Mt. Everest, Mt. Lhotse, Mt.

village

Children playing peak a boo in a village hut in north-east India. Images of the picturesque landscapes of the lower Himalayas with a cover of mist amongst the evergreen conifer trees and grassy slopes along the hillsides.

flowers · industry

From the WildFilmsIndia Jabberkhet Estate, this Yucca filamentosa or Yucca flower stands almost 6ft high, full of whitish colored flower. The stem covered with buds of flowers weighs almost around 4kgs.

Rishikesh, Uttarakhand·river · hills

On 7th February 2021, a sudden glacial surge of water gushed down the riverine course of the Rishi Ganga and thus the Dhauli Ganga, and into the Alaknanda river valley, all the way down from Chamoli in Garhwal to the lower reaches of the Ga…

Himachal Pradesh·sport · hills

Indian tourists get ready for paragliding in Manali in Himachal Pradesh. One can see a glider preparing his parachute. The gliders gliding over the Himalaya can be seen.

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.

flowers

Kusum is a beautiful tree with a broad, shady crown, found widespread in Tropical Himalayas (Punjab to Nepal), India, Ceylon, Burma, Thailand, Indo-China, Malaysia.

Uttarakhand

Native to the Himalayas, Indian Horse Chestnut is a tall, deciduous, spreading, shady tree, with a straight trunk, and branches in whorls.

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.

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.

river · highway

Kargil is a city in the Kargil district of Ladakh, in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir. It is the second largest town in Ladakh after Leh.

hills · snow

Naturalists finds a skull of Himalayan Ibex during their snow leopard expedition in Ladakh. The Himalayan Ibex (Capra sibirica hemalayanus) is regarded as a subspecies of the Siberian Ibex (Capra sibirica).

river · lake

We cross an Indian Army Tata truck (2 tonner) coming from the Indo-Tibet border. Tangtse village on Leh- Pangong Tso road. Tangtse lies on the valley floor through which the Harong stream flows.

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.

temple · hills

Hundreds of pilgrims gather for Yamunotri Yatra in Uttarakhand. Devotees are carrying a palanquin of the deity at Yamunotri temple. Yamunotri is one of the Char Dham and it is also first place to visit in the Char Dham Circuit.

flowers

Tube Lousewort - the botanical name siphonantha arises from siphon - tube, and anthus - flower. It probably refers to the abnormally long and narrow flower-tube and/or the upper petal which is strongly twisted into a tube.

hills · snow

The body of this Himalayan Ibex is frozen stiff and makes cracking sounds when moved. Seen at an altitude of 14, 000 feet in Ladakh, this Ibex was probably killed by a Snow Leopard.

Uttarakhand·forest

Langur sisters chat up each other while fooling around in the lower Himalaya, at the wildfilmsindia wildlife sanctuary, around Jabbarkhet in Uttarakhand.

hills

A wild Himalayan mountain goat stands on a cliff top forest ledge and listens out for movement that might mean danger. It twitches its ears in different directions to catch any noise.

Himachal Pradesh·snow

Rugged mountains covered in white snow, a lone Red Fox treads on the fresh snow and seem alert. These are solitary hunters and found nearer to homes as well.

Uttarakhand·birds · wildlife

Though the Jim Corbett National Park in Uttarakhand is famous for its wildlife like the Bengal Tiger and wild elephants, it also has a sizeable bird life. Lesser Fish Eagles can be found commonly in Corbett.

flowers · birds

Springtime in the Himalaya is a season of plenty for all creatures after the harsh Himalayan winters.