Himalayas — Clipahoy

Himalayan clouds in rapid movement over fabulous Gangotri valley peaks Srikantha and Mahla, in Uttarakhand

hills

Srikanta is the taller peak to the left, and Mahla is to the right. Seen high above the Dharali-Harsil valley on early winter trek in October 2018, these stunning images show that the Uttarakhand Himalaya is no less than the high mountain c…

Himalayan snowpack runs deep on Gangotri peaks, as seen from Rudragaira, Auden's Col in distance

snow · hills

Himalayan snowpack runs deep on the Jogin and Gangotri peak ranges, as seen from Rudragaira, with Auden's Col in distance. The hanging glaciers on Jogin are rather awe-inspiring. See the lovely snow field on the summit ridge.

Mist rolls over River anemone flowers: Valley of flowers, Uttarakhand

flowers · river

River Anemone is an erect silky-haired perennial plant found on forest margins, grassy slopes, streamsides and lakesides in the Himalayas. It is 30-90 cm tall.

"Ishaq de nal teri jugni" performed at International Mahashivratri Festival, in Himachal Pradesh

bazaar · festival

"Ishaq de nal teri jugni" sung by local folk singers at Mandi Shivratri, Himachal. 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…

An amazing view of ranges near Dayara from Darwa Top high above Dodital, in Uttarakhand

hills · river

An amazing view of Dodital valley and distant Bakria Khaga pass, from Darva / Darwa Top high above Dodital Lake in Uttarakhand, India. See Rhododendron and Juniper forests at the upper end of the tree line in the Himalaya.

Monkeys take over remote Himalayan temple foraging for holy food offerings in Kartik Swami Temple, in Uttarakhand

temple · hills

A troop of Rhesus Macaque gathers around the mountaintop surroundings of Kartik Swami Temple in the Garhwal Himalayas.

Koklass Pheasant female perched on a grassy knoll atop mountain ledge followed Lammergeier in flight

wildlife · hills

Female Koklass Pheasant, one of the most elusive pheasants inhabiting the temperate and coniferous forests of the Himalayas.

Ladakh Urial or Shapu herd grazes on Seabuckthorn shrubs in Ladakh mountains along Zanskar river

Ladakh·river · hills

As the Urial descend down a ravine, jumping across smaller precipices and chasms, they descend with great glee to the waters' edge to drink from the Zanskar river, and then proceed to eat berries of Leh Berry or Seabuckthorn (Hippophae tibe…

Scissor-tail bird? Spotted Forktail a fun but nervous energetic bird, lives along Himalayan streams, in Uttarakhand

river · wildlife

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.

Deoria Taal, a magically green lake hidden between forest, in shadow of Chaukhamba peak, Uttarakhand

river · lake

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

Why can human beings not exist & work together as closely as this large flock of Demoiselle Cranes, in Rajasthan

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…

Misty monsoon rain-forest-like forest at Jabbarkhet forests around Mussoorie

Uttarakhand·forest · monsoon

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

Frog puffs its throat into orange sack and calls out, at our Himalayan ponds and stream in Mussoorie

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.

We found this massive tree with a hollow inside it, in Dombang, Sikkim - must be 500 years old!

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…

Moon races across a cloudy but bright Himalayan night sky, as seen in time lapse, in Uttarakhand

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.

Bull-dozer ploughs away snow from snowed over roads in Mussoorie: Bob the Builder in Winter 2022

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.

Spotted Forktail with winter blues, beside stream near Landour, at Pari Tibba Estate

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…

Glacier seracs, sunrise over Srikanth, Chhaian Gad Valley, Bandarpunch and its glacier on southeast

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.

Ski runs at Gulmarg: fly over India's premier ski resort in Kashmir

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.

Everest, Makalu, Nuptse, Lhotse aerial journey over the highest peaks in the world, flying in Nepal

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.

Shepherd fetches Juniper firewood as sheep flock cutely jump down hillside to get home

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...

Driving past high altitude lake, below snow peaks in Ladakh

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.

Chamba in Garhwal, crowded town provides gateway to Tehri Dam, Uttarkashi and Gangotri: aerial view, in Uttarakhand

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.

Nargis or fragrant narcissus Daffodils flower at Wilderness Orchard 12 Dec 2020 early winter blooms, in Delhi

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...