“Himalayas”

Uttarakhand·flowers

Garden Anemone flowers opening to receive the sun's rays, along with German Iris at the wildfilmsindia Jabbarkhet arboretum in the western Himalaya.

aerial · river

In the misty wintery fog there is a certain foreboding feel to an aerial view of this riverine island. Ghoramara Island in West Bengal is sinking due to rising sea levels, and may disappear due to climate change.

aerial · coastline

In the misty wintery fog there is a certain foreboding feel to an aerial view of this riverine island. Ghoramara Island in West Bengal is sinking due to rising sea levels, and may disappear due to climate change.

Himachal Pradesh·hills · snow

Himachal Pradesh hill station roads covered with snow and even iced over, as our camera glides down the roads of a few towns in the mid-winter freeze. Winter in the Himalaya, in a mountain town. Ambuja Cement painted on a shop's shutter.

hills · forest

Pretty in orange and blue! Rufous Sibia bird pair at our wildfilmsindia Motidhar Estate A plump little Rufous Sibia fluffs out its feathers, preens and enjoys the winter sun at wildfilmsindia Motidhar sanctuary Rufous Sibia is the new name…

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.

Uttarakhand·snow · aerial

High altitude secret world of a Himalayan glacier complaining about climate change, with melting lakes atop its moraine! Chaukhamba and lateral Kedarnath glacier stunning aerial view of Garhwal Himalaya, with emerald green glacial lakes.

Uttarakhand·flowers

Garden Dahlias have been growing run-wild at our Jabbarkhet Estate in the Western Himalaya since the British era, when garden planted by the Brits. With summer, their rhizomes come alive, and dormant seeds start to sprout.

river · lake

Deoria Taal lake, an easy of access lake in Uttarakhand, in the shadow of Chaukhamba peak Deoria Tal lake in Uttarakhand Deoria Tal (also Devaria or Deoriya) is a lake about 3 km (1.9 mi) from the villages of Mastura and Sari on the Ukhimat…

flowers · hills

Yellow orchid flowers of Dendrobium densiflorum from Sikkim, seen flowering in Delhi garden during spring-time Dendrobium densiflorum, a Himalayan epiphytic tree orchid mostly found in the Sikkim and West Bengal Himalaya flowers profusely…

hills · river

Enjoying its pristine Himalayan stream-side habitat is this Spotted Forktail. Se its lovely puffy white feather coat on its back as it struts around the stream-bed! Forktail bird spotted by wildfilmsindia stream, walks delicately with white…

hills · lake

Slow motion glories! Aporia agathon or Great Blackvein Butterflies mud-puddle in our dried out trout pond at the wildfilmsindia estate at Pari Tibba in the western Himalaya. They enjoy the cool water with algae in it.

Uttarakhand·birds

The Crested Hawk Eagle has a white bars or bands on its chest, sits upright and has a lovely head with upright and retractable feathers atop its head crest, and is thus easily recognizable...

forest · hills

One carelessly tossed bidi by a villager or a cigarette by a wretched ignorant tourist and hundreds, even thousands of acres of prime Himalayan mixed Oak and Rhododendron forest go up in smoke, in the dead of night, and no one cares or acts…

wildlife · snow

Snow leopards have evolved to live in some of the harshest conditions on Earth. Their white-grey coat spotted with large black rosettes blends in perfectly with the steep and rocky mountains of trans-Himalayas.

Uttarakhand·highway · snow

A brilliant view of the Gangotri wall, Rudragaira and Jaonli peaks as seen from the Wilderness Orchard and botanical gardens in Mussoorie, Uttarakhand.

hills

The gardeners team together for one of many winter seed planting exercises at the end of the autumn season. Pots are prepared with cocopeat and loamy khaad or leaf manure.

Himachal Pradesh·village · hills

A woman carrying tin of water on her back returns home in the Himalayas, Nako Village. Located in Kinnaur District of Himachal Pradesh at a height of around 3600m, Nako village still lies serene, unspoiled and picturesque.

Himachal Pradesh·hills

The view shows the mountain peaks of Dhauladhar covered in white snow. Indrahar Pass is a mountain pass in the Dhauladhar range of the Himalayas.

Uttarakhand

The wonderful edifice of Dahlia Bank or Halcyon Manor comes down, stone by stone, as the JCB's and bull dozers sent by the Cantonment Board, hammer away at the strong structure, bringing down the most beautiful property to have ever been bu…

sport · village

A bunch of village boys and men 'pass time' Indian style by playing winter-time high-altitude make-shift cricket in the Ladakh trans-Himalaya.

river · lake

See the alluvial fan at 3:40 into this video of Pangong Tso lake in Ladakh, India. This kilometers long trans Himalayan lake holds billions of liters of water and has no riverine exit, so it is a lake that collects water but drains out none…

flowers · monsoon

A range of colours of garden escape Gladiolus flowers, include this lovely yellow, grow wild during the monsoon season, at our wildfilmsindia Motidhar Estate in the Uttarakhand Himalaya.

river · hills

Yaks crossing icy stream near Tibetan plateau of the Indian state of Sikkim. Yak Safari is an adventure ride in the craggy terrain of Sikkim.