“Himalayas”

Himachal Pradesh·flowers

Long Tube Lousewort (Pedicularis longiflora) is a lousewort distinguished by its cluster of golden-yellow flowers at the top, often with dark brown or red markings, with very long slender flower-tubes, mostly 2-4 cm, sometimes more.

hills · snow

Ibex on the steep slopes of Himalayan mountains. The Himalayan Ibex (Capra sibirica hemalayanus) is regarded as a subspecies of the Siberian Ibex (Capra sibirica).

hills

Foxes have a sub-caudal gland on the upper parts of the tail that gives off a characteristic odour often referred to as foxy. The most widely distributed carnivore in the world the Red fox is extremely variable in body colour and size.

livestock

Blue sheep, (genus Pseudois), also called bharal, either of two species of sheeplike mammals, family Bovidae (order Artiodactyla), that inhabit upland slopes in a wide range throughout China, from Inner Mongolia to the Himalayas.

hills · forest

A White-collared Blackbird enjoys digging into berries on a fruiting Himalayan tree in early winter, in the lower Harsil valley, in Garhwal, Uttarakhand Himalaya. The white-collared blackbird is a species of bird in the family Turdidae.

wildlife · birds

The Grey-winged Blackbird male has black plumage on head, neck, back and top of underparts. The lower underparts are black with weak greyish scaled effect. The upper wing shows conspicuous greyish-white panel.

hills

Colourful passerine birds on the way to Bandarpunch in Garhwal Himalaya towards Chhaian Gad Valley in early winter.

hills · forest

Spring-time and it's breeding and mating time for these Kaleej Pheasants at our wildfilmsindia wildlife sanctuary in the Himalaya.

birds · wildlife

Rufous Turtle Dove in the Himalaya A compilation of bird species recorded in the Himalayan forests of Uttarakhand shows a variety of resident and mountain woodland birds in their natural habitats.

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.

hills · sport

Amar Subba being felicitated by Sikkim tourism during Winter Carnival in Sikkim. Amar Subba made a Limca book of record in a solo marathon across the Himalayas.

river · hills

Yingkiong city in Upper Siang district of Arunachal Pradesh. Yingkiong is the administrative headquarters of Upper Siang District situated on the bank of Simang river, a tributary to Siang river.

forest

An amazing technique used in the Himalayas to heat water instantly using pine wood and a hollow tin cylinder with an opening on the top and a conical funnel attached to its mouth through with you can water.

village · 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.

Uttarakhand

Its May and summertime in the Himalaya is a time of great activity for all living things - insects included.

Himachal Pradesh·hills

Spiti valley is famous for its rough and rugged highways and roads. The valley is too cold and dry because of its altitude and climatic conditions. This part of Himalaya is rocky and with sparse tree cover.

Ladakh·bazaar

This is an old Tibetan Refugee Market located in Hemis Labrang, Zangsti Road Leh. Now the little colony market has grown in size but its name and fame have also spread far and wide.

Ladakh·river · lake

Tangtse village on Leh- Pangong Tso road. Tangtse lies on the valley floor through which the Harong stream flows. Surrounded by mountains, the village lies on flat arid ground with greenery to be seen only along the Harong stream.

Madhya Pradesh·birds · river

A lone Crested Hawk Eagle sits by Ken River and drinks water from it in Panna National Park, Madhya Pradesh, India. The Changeable Hawk-Eagle or Crested Hawk-Eagle (Nisaetus cirrhatus) is a bird of prey species of the family Accipitridae.

Himachal Pradesh·music · hills

Young trance music lover with dreadlocks in his hair headbanging to upbeat music at Himalayan Music Festival 2014 in Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh, India.

festival · bazaar

Devotees heading out from the Vallabh Govt. College for the Jaleb procession during Mandi Shivratri .

bazaar · festival

Devotees getting ready to take part in a procession during Mandi Shivratri, Himachal Pradesh.

bazaar · hills

Idol of Shri Dev Panchveer arrives at Mandi Paddal ground during the Mahashivratri procession known as traditional Jaleb.

bazaar · festival

Devotees swinging the palanquin of deities, a rituals were the deities met each other and hug during the traditional Jaleb during the Mandi Shivratri.