“Himalayas”

lake

Feeding time leads to frenzy in the trout ponds at the wildfilmsindia botanical gardens and orchard in the western Himalaya. The Rainbow Trout fingerlings jump to the surface and break the surface too, to reach their fish feed pellets.

Uttarakhand·temple · village

Surely one of the least known and appreciated temples of old world Uttarakhand and the Himalaya! See a lovely aerial view of the lower Tiuni valley above Mori.

Uttarakhand·forest · hills

Birds' nests with eggs in them, young bird chicks and reptiles all perished in this dreadful forest fire lit by a careless tourist with a cigarette or a greedy and jealous neighbour, as the case may be.

Uttarakhand·forest · hills

Walking up a grassland near Kaplani and Masrana villages on the Mussoorie-Dhanolti ridge brings into sharp focus the proximity of the high Himalaya and the closeness of the plains of north India.

Himachal Pradesh·snow · festival

What harmony in such difficult conditions, as these women band together in the frozen mid-winter cold, on an otherwise sunny day, as the winter festival takes place and everyone enjoys a bit of festive revelry.

hills

A stunning mid-winter panorama in 4K from the high Garhwal Himalaya. 1:50 is Gangotri 1. At 2:03 you see Srikanta, Pk.

village · river

Summer-time western disturbance clouds swell up over Saari village near Tungath-Chopta in Uttarakhand, on Deoria Tal trekking route. Notice the telecom tower in a small Garhwali mountain village.

flowers · hills

Meconopsis paniculata or Himalayan yellow poppy growing wild on a Himalayan slope in north Sikkim, as well as Oriental garden Lily : Two yellow stunners Meconopsis paniculata in Sikkim Himalaya, seen in end Jun 2002 with droplets of monsoon…

Himachal Pradesh·wildlife · snow

Cute moments between a Snow Leopard mother and her cubs as they head back to their cave after a day of hunting and training for the young Ounces, as filmed during wildfilmsindia's Spiti Snow Leopard Expedition 2023.

village · wildlife

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…

Ladakh·hills · aerial

Flying over the Himalaya! Zanskar range of peaks followed by Himachal Parvati valley, Lahaul, Spiti, Garhwal range with Kamet and Nanda Devi.

river · hills

The blue-green glacial icy melt waters and the Inula daisies in flower along the shores of this high altitude trans Himalayan lake make for an other-worldly vision of the old India with a Himalaya that was unsullied.

Uttarakhand·school · hills

Woodstock School, Mussoorie: aerial flight over Alter Ridge, girls' hostel and swimming pool. Located in the northern state of Uttarakhand, Woodstock covers more than 250 acres of protected forest on the foothills of the Himalayas.

hills · forest

A rare Himalayan pre-winter sneak peek at Nanda Ghunti, Ronti Saddle, Trishul and Shilasamudar (sea of rocks) in Uttarakhand's Garhwal Himalaya.

architecture · river

Yes, you read it right there is a River Modi in Nepal flowing from Kushma to Lumle. A viewer tells us: "Now it's called Dhoti Khola Bridge". Nepal's most possessed natural resource is water.

flowers

Torch Lily flowers or Red Hot Pokers start out orange and turn a deeper orange-red at wildfilmsindia Motidhar Birds and bees love the nectar on our Kniphofia flowers in the western Himalaya! With a Grey-winged Blackbird calling, it is summ…

hills

A Broadbill flicks its blue-edged tail up and down, rapidly and vertically! Long-tailed Broadbill sits on our walnut trees during nesting season, male carries twigs in his beak Long-tailed Broadbill sits on our walnut trees during nesting s…

livestock · hills

The sheep wants to keep its coat! It doesn't to be sheared... See how roughly the shepherds handle the sheep, even pulling and dragging them with one leg.

forest

A Green-backed Tit flies to its nest-hole in the knot of an old oak tree, feeds its chicks, and darts out almost immediately after, at our wildfilmsindia sanctuary in the Uttarakhand Himalaya.

flowers · monsoon

The first Rain lily of the season is special, even though it is followed by thousands more! See this one open up in time lapse...

highway

Roads and flyovers for the new India! Elevated road concept as made by PWD to join South Delhi with Ring Road traffic going along a parallel elevated road to Ashram, with 7 more loops.

industry

See the sparks fly as this Bosch grinding cutting tool with high speed wheel blade cuts through sheer iron and steel rods and girders and chunks of metal! This action takes place at an Indian construction site in the Himalaya.

river · hills

Crossing a fast flowing Himalayan stream at the foot of a moraine, as one treks to the pass of Kalindi Khal in the Garhwal Himalaya.

birds · hills

Birds of Middle Hills in autumn: Minivet, Common or Mountain Hawk Cuckoo or Kaphal Pako bird hiding secretively in an Oak tree, Jay, Black-capped or Rufous Sibia, Black-crowned Jay, Streaked Laughing Thrush, Grey Tit, White-eye, Bulbul, Fly…