“Himalayas”

birds · wildlife

The Red-flanked Bluetail (Tarsiger cyanurus), also known as the Orange-flanked Bush-robin, is a small passerine bird that was formerly classed as a member of the thrush family Turdidae, but is now more generally considered to be an Old Worl…

river · lake

Canopy formed by the collection of individual plant crowns leading to a dried up Shiv Sagar Lake of Bhawrani in Jalore, Rajasthan. Bhawrani is locally known as Bhavrani and Bhanwarani.

Cassiope fastigiata flowers on an alpine meadow near Kiarkoti en route the Lamkhaga Pass trail which passes into Himachal Pradesh.

snow · wildlife

A cameraman from wildfilmsindia slogs up the mountains, cameras in hand and in his heavy backpack, to bring you Snow Leopard footage from the high Himalaya.

lake · wildlife

A duo pf Painted storks (Mycteria leucocephala) foraging for food in a wetland in India. They are a near-threatened species of bird as per the IUCN Red List.

village

Lamayuru is a small village in Ladakh, midway between Kargil and Leh the Srinagar-Leh highway. Moon-like carvings on the surface of the Himalaya are the main attraction at this place.

Uttarakhand·temple · river

A dip in Janki Chatti is an evitable part of Yamunotri pilgrimage. A hot bath in the hot water gives revitalising energy and vigor to the visitors who are very tired of the rugged surroundings.

hills · forest

An old lady gets up into the high mountains of Garhwal on a mule. One can see the Deusu buggyal or meadow on the other side of the river valley of Ruinsara.

Uttarakhand·birds · hills

Pecking away fervently at this cavity in a maple tree in Landour, this woodpecker seems to have tapped into a mother-lode of insect larvae present inside the tree! The Himalayan Woodpecker (Dendrocopos himalayensis) or Himalayan Pied Woodpe…

bazaar · temple

Inside Tambravati Mahadev temple at Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. Mandi, formerly known as Mandav Nagar, also known as Sahor (Tibetan: Zahor), is a major city and a municipal council in Mandi District in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh.

bazaar · architecture

Shivratri procession passing over the Victoria bridge in Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. Victoria Suspension Bridge was built in 1877 A.D. which separates Jawahar Nagar (Khaliar), Old Mandi (Purani Mandi) from Main City.

bazaar · festival

Devotees taking out the traditional Jaleb or procession through the main entrance of the Vallabh Govt. College, Mandi - Himachal Pradesh.

bazaar · festival

Palanquin of deities brought at Mandi Paddal ground during the Mahashivratri procession, Himachal Pradesh.

bazaar · hills

Palanquin of deities line up at the Paddal ground, Mandi during Mahashivratri - Himachal Pradesh.

bazaar · festival

Palnquin of deities brought down at the Paddal ground by the devotees for the traditional Jaleb procession during Mandi, Mahashivratri .

Himachal Pradesh·bazaar

Mandi, formerly known as Mandav Nagar, also known as Sahor (Tibetan: Zahor), is a major city and a municipal council in Mandi District in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. It is situated 153 kilometres north of state capital, Shimla.

hills · monsoon

A Himalayan traffic jam along the Beas river, with multi utility vehicles lined up with trucks, awaiting the road to Manali to get clear. Himachal is situated in the western Himalayas.

hills

Driving from Roorkee to Dehra dun, one enters Rajaji National Park and sees a variety of fascinating ancient Shivalik hills... One also crosses the seasonal streams within the forest.

Himachal Pradesh·wildlife · hills

Two of the most iconic wildlife species of the Trans-Himalayan region—the elusive Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia) and the majestic Himalayan Ibex (Capra sibirica)—in the rugged high-altitude terrain of Spiti Valley, Himachal Pradesh, India.

hills · snow

Is this Agoda village beyond Uttarkashi in Garhwal? The raw beauty of winter in the Garhwal Himalayas as a powerful snowstorm blankets a remote mountain settlement in Uttarakhand.

Ladakh·hills · river

A peaceful travel moment at Pangong Lake, the famous high-altitude saltwater lake in the Indian Himalayas.

Uttarakhand·hills · snow

Rugged beauty of Niti Valley, one of the most remote and breathtaking regions of the Indian Himalayas.

Uttarakhand·hills · monsoon

A serene and atmospheric landscape from Jabarkhet Nature Reserve in the Himalayan foothills, featuring steep, forested hills covered in dense greenery.

wildlife · birds

A group of Bar-headed Geese (Anser indicus) moves gracefully through a shallow river, their reflections shimmering across the calm water surface.