“Himalayas”

river · lake

Aerial view of an idyllic talab in the mountains around Chopta in Uttarakhand. Deoria Tal, as seen aerially.

wildlife · village

Why can human beings not exist and work together as closely as this large flock of Demoiselle Crane bird at Shree Pakshi Chuggaghar Sanstha Rajasthan? Migrating Cranes enjoy the hospitality of Indian villagers who feed them 1800 kilograms o…

Uttarakhand·forest · monsoon

Misty monsoon Himalayan rain-forest-like forest at wildfilmsindia Jabbarkhet forests around Mussoorie in the Uttarakhand Himalaya.

Uttarakhand·hills · river

What frog species is this middle Himalayan altitude mendhak? We filmed this at our wildfilmsindia wetlands in the middle Himalaya, around Pari Tibba Estate and Motidhar, along the origin of the Bindal-Rispana nadi, in the monsoon of 2022.

forest

We found this massive tree with a Hobbit hollow inside it, in a thick forested area of Dombang in north Sikkim - must be 500 years old! Four people can stand within the tree hollow! Looking up to the crown, there is a vertical chute within…

hills

Ominous and dark or beautiful and fleeting? The moon races across a cloudy but bright Himalayan night sky, as seen in this 4K time lapse taken from our wildfilmsindia mountains in the Uttarakhand Himalaya.

Uttarakhand·highway · snow

Th snowfall was so sudden and intense this January 2022 that JCB bull dozers had to be called to action! They plough away from the snow from the roads and make way for traffic.

Uttarakhand·river

Winter blues is what this Spotted Forktail has, but it remains spunky and hopeful for aquatic insects and bugs beside our trout pond and the Bindal or Rispana stream which originates on the wildfilmsindia forests at Pari Tibba Estate, on th…

snow · hills

Early mornings over the Srikanth Peak, sun rays filtering through the cold landscape in timelapse. Rare view of the Chhaian Gad Valley in the early onset of winter before the landscape is too harsh to trek.

snow

Kashmir has some excellent ski runs with perfect crystalline snow pack. The sky run lengths are considerable and the number of perfect snow days are above average. Gulmarg has some high calibre ski lifts as well.

aerial · hills

Flying from Everest and moving west towards the Annapurna range, in Nepal. Superb views of the peaks of Nepal and Sikkim in India, with the summit of Kanchenjunga standing out, as seen from the air, with a blanket of puffy clouds below.

livestock

In the high Himalaya, a shepherd heads back to his hut for the evening, even as the sheep recognize nightfall as being time to jump downhill to head home, as the Snow Leopard comes out for its evening round as dusk...

river · lake

Driving past Wild Ass (Kiang) country on the Changthang plateau, returning from Pangong Tso Lake to Tangtse. Tangtse village on Leh- Pangong Tso road. Tangtse lies on the valley floor through which the Harong stream flows.

hills · highway

Chamba is a gateway town situated on a crossroads col that has roads leading in to it from Mussoorie and Dhanolti on one side, Rishikesh and Narendranagar from another and a higher road leading up to Ranichauri where M. L.

flowers

The fragrant nargis or narcissus are the first flowers to bloom in winter. With their delicate yellow centered white petalled blooms, they take center stage in our gardens in Delhi and in the Himalaya, as they flower by the thousands...

industry

A wooden chaukhat framework hard wood door being installed in a house in the Himalaya. See time lapse of this crucial construction step to completing a house.

Uttarakhand·river · monsoon

Post the Kumbh Mela, Haridwar and Rishikesh have been receiving pilgrims and the devout in large numbers.

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…

hills · wildlife

Who says animals don't have a sense of humour? This langur baby, a variety of monkey from the Himalaya, approaches a grazing wild mountain goat known as a Goral, and tried to repeatedly pull its tail.

hills · birds

Himalayan Rock Bees' honey is rich in natural taste. Completely different in aroma and taste than other honey. It is toxic. Possess high medicinal value (sucked nectar from precious herbs like Yarsagumba & Paanchawle).

monsoon · highway

Monsoon in the inner / deeper Himalaya, with mists swirling around Joshimath town before houses started collapsing here, due to subsidence, road-building, over-construction and more anthropogenic factors.

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.

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.

hills · snow

A team of trekkers and mountaineers ascending the rugged high-altitude slopes of Rudragaira Peak (approximately 5,850 metres / 19,200 feet) in the Garhwal Himalayas of Uttarakhand, India.