Himalayas — Clipahoy

Wooden chaukhat door being installed: see time lapse of crucial construction step to making a house

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.

Haridwar aerial view during lush monsoon time with Ganga river in high flow post Kumbh Mela crowding

Uttarakhand·river · monsoon

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

Nanda Devi glacier sudden surge gushes down Alaknanda Ganga river valley on 7th February 2021, in Rishikesh

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…

Langur monkey pulls the tail of a wild Goral or mountain goat - animals do have a sense of humour!

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.

Himalayan Rock Bee forages on Himalayan Balsam plant, threaten wasp at nest hole

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).

Joshimath town in Garhwal, with monsoon mists swirling: cross-roads to Badrinath and Nanda Devi, in Uttarakhand

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.

Driving over rough kutcha roads to Tangtse across Changthang - Ladakh

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.

Hurtling past rocky muddy cliffs: Road-trip to Tangtse, Ladakh

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.

Trekkers climb Rudragaira peak through snow-covered Himalayan slopes in Uttarakhand

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.

Air India propellor plane takes off from Kullu Manali Bhuntar Airport, Himachal Pradesh

river · hills

An Air India flight takes off from the Kullu Manali airport in Bhuntar in Himachal Pradesh. Another Air India flight lands on the runway of Bhuntar airport. One can see the Himalaya across the runway.

Himalayan traffic jam: Tourists stranded on way to Rohtang Pass in a long queue

highway · hills

The highest altitude traffic jam in the world? What an absurd sight and thought - cars lined up waiting for the line to let up so they can proceed on their way into the inner Himalaya.

Red-billed Blue Magpie incubating its eggs in the Nainital area of Kumaon

Uttarakhand·hills · wildlife

A Red-billed Blue Magpie (Urocissa erythroryncha) sits at its nest to incubate its eggs near Nainital in Uttarakhand.

Gaggle of White-throated Laughing Thrush are like the Babbler Sat bhai or Seven Sisters of plains

hills · birds

The mountain equivalent of the Satbhai or Seven Sisters of the plains! White-throated Laughing Thrushes are gregarious by nature and hang out in larger groups, chasing out insects from shrubbery and foraging for seed and berry alike in the…

Rosy Starling or Pastor roseus 'chattering' calls in Delhi forest, on the way as it migrates north

wildlife · birds

Hordes of Rosy Pastors flock through Delhi in the early summer, as they head north on their migration.

Murgha ahoy! Kalij Pheasants gambol and peck for grain seeds at pheasant sanctuary

forest

Kalij Pheasants with their sprightly white kalgi preen their feathers and dig in the oak leafed forest floor for insects and worms.

Red-billed Blue Magpies get attracted to a wild pear tree laden with fruit, in Uttarakhand

Belonging to the crow family, Red-billed Blue Magpies are omnivores just like their cousins. Here the birds can be seen eating the fruit of the wild pear tree or 'kaitha' as it is known locally in the Garhwal region of the Himalaya.

Joshimath has become a crowded hill town, at Auli, Badrinath, Valley of Flowers, Malari cross-roads, in Uttarakhand

hills · flowers

See an aerial view of Joshimath town in Garhwal. It has spread and become rather large due to a military presence, and being at the cross-roads of important destinations such as Auli, Badrinath, Valley of Flowers, Mana Village and Mana Pass…

Porters and trekkers cross rugged Rudragaira trails above a pristine Himalayan river gorge, in Uttarkashi

Uttarakhand·hills · river

The Rudragaira Trek in Uttarkashi district, Uttarakhand, deep within the Gangotri region of the Himalayas.

Rolling hills, stepped fields of Kumaon: Monsoon greenery at Regru village, Lohaghat, Uttarkashi, in Uttarakhand

monsoon · hills

Step field agriculture in Kumaon. The entire hill looks shaped by the agricultural terraces cut for farming. Electic pylons bring electricity to the villages around Regru in Lohaghat area of Uttarakhand.

Male threatens female away from prize worm she found: Kaleej Pheasant couple beak around in grass

forest · hills

Male threatens female away from prize worm she has found: Kaleej Pheasant couple beak around in grass Male and female Kalij Pheasant couple root around in the forest leafy under storey, at Motidhar sanctuary of wildfilmsindia, with the red…

Camellia flowers look neat & pretty, prettier than yet without thorny stems of roses, related to tea

flowers

Camellia flowers look neat and pretty, prettier than yet without the thorny stems of roses, related as they are to the tea plant - Camellia sinensis.

Re-blooming winter-time Iris and Poppy flowers at Jabbarkhet botanical collection

Uttarakhand·flowers

Re-blooming winter-time German rhizomatic Iris in yellows, cream and burgundies, from Shreiner's of Oregon, as well as Poppy flowers at wildfilmsindia Jabbarkhet botanical collection in the western Himalaya.

Himalayan woman from Himachal cleans and shovels deep snow from her terrace near Sarahan

Himachal Pradesh·hills · snow

A Himalayan woman from Himachal cleans and shovels deep snow from her terrace and roof-top near Sarahan town.

Himalayan Ibex with huge heads of horns in aerial view of Spiti cliffy landscape, in winter freeze

Himachal Pradesh·hills · aerial

Himalayan Ibex with huge heads of horns, as seen in this aerial view of a Spiti cliffy landscape, in deep winter freeze, sheltering and living along the cliffs and rock faces of the inner Himalaya.