“Himalayas”

West Bengal·aerial · old town

The Elgin Silver Oaks - Heritage Resort & Spa - Kalimpong (Since 1932), as seen aerially from the air. Lounging in the landscaped gardens in a profusion of colors, one is treated to breath-taking view at The Elgin Silver Oaks, Kalimpong.

West Bengal·hills · highway

Rose climbers aplenty outside an old British abode turned into a hotel. Cosy warm library and lounge, with loungers and British sofa sets at Windamere in Darjeeling As seen from Observatory Hill, Chauk Bazaar in Darjeeling, what a crowded h…

Uttarakhand

A double rainbow peaks out and clouds drift around the Mussoorie-Dehradun region, as seen from wildfilmsindia at Jabbarkhet on a rainy summery day Clouds drift around the Mussoorie-Dehradun region, as seen from wildfilmsindia at Jabbarkhet…

flowers · hills

Tulip spring in the Himalayan spring time, at our wildfilmsindia gardens in the Himalaya. The first tulip bud is always special!

Uttarakhand·river · hills

A pair of Spotted Forktails spotted along a Mussoorie stream in the wildfilmsindia sanctuary in Uttarakhand: An elegant stream-side resident that eats insects and pirouettes around the water and stones around a river, all day.

flowers · hills

White delicate garden poppies bloom in our Himalayan gardens, fat Himalayan bumble bees dig in for nectar, at the wildfilmsindia Pari Tibba estate in the Uttarakhand Himalaya.

Rajasthan·village

These first year juvenile Demoiselle Cranes have accompanied their adult crane parents on their first winter migration across the Himalaya, to come to winter in north India, at Khichan Village in Rajasthan.

river · wildlife

The name Bandarpunch / Banderpunch (also spelt as Bandarpoonch) literally means “monkey’s tail” in Hindi and is a lovely mountain in the Western Garhwal region of Uttarakhand.

hills

White clouds float past the mountains that are covered in later autumn permanent snow cover and glaciers in the Garhwal Himalaya.

Himachal Pradesh·river · hills

An old series of shortens along the Manali highway, in the Spiti region of Himachal Pradesh.

snow

The Ounce of the Himalaya - nimble on steep rock and snow. This two year old female climbs and descends steep rock faces and slips down a freshly snowed-in ravine, only to quickly gather itself and pull out of the slide.

Himachal Pradesh·wildlife · snow

It is rare to see the elusive and endangered Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia) even in a zoo let alone its natural habitat.

Uttarakhand·hills · forest

At the wildfilmsindia wildlife sanctuary at Jabbarkhet, Mussoorie, a pair of Goral or wild mountain goats stare out across a rocky cliff-top, at possible leopard movement in the Oak forest above.

Uttarakhand·hills

A range of cloud and mountain light as seen from the wildfilmsindia estate ridge at Jabbarkhet in Uttarakhand. Another day in our mountain paradise...

Gujarat

Darter (Anhinga melanogaster) Is a widespread resident, unrecorded in parts of NW and NE subcontinent and Himalayas.

Himachal Pradesh

It hasn't snowed so much or so many times in many years, in the western Himalayas, as in the winter of 2020. See these cars bogged down in deep snowpack, after the sun comes out, in Shimla, along the Mall.

Himachal Pradesh·hills

H.H. Dalai reaches Spiti in Mesco Airlines VT-MAE for Kalachakra at Tabo Monastery in 1996. VT-MAE call sign was owned by Mesco and is now operated by Skyone Airways, and runs on Klimov TV3-117MT engines.

hills

Plastic pollution and human waste have started telling on the high altitude alpine environment of the Himalaya as well. In this remote wild location at 16, 000 feet, a Himalayan Fox searches for food within a discarded plastic bag.

Pangong, 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.

river · sport

An American adventure sport called river running/ rafting has managed to consolidate its hold on the youth of an ancient land called India.

Ladakh·hills · river

An aerial view of Stakna and Matho monasteries along the Indus river valley in Leh, Ladakh. Matho Monastery or Matho Gompa is one of the attractive monasteries in the lap of Himalaya.

Ladakh·lake · river

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.

Himachal Pradesh·river

Slow motion close up shot of river Beas water flowing down stream. Beas river captured from slow motion camera in Manali. The Beas River is a river in north India.

The energy of waterfalls! Ramiyi waterfalls at Rohru in Himachal Pradesh flows energetically and full, despite summer-time heat and water shortage all around, even in the mountains of the Himalaya...