Himalayas — Clipahoy

Himalayan wild flower seeds in autumn, in time for winter dispersal, spring sprouting - Chhaiyan Gad, in Uttarakhand

hills · flowers

A sea of rarely seen Himalayan wildflowers in the cold valley of the Garhwal Himalaya with matured seeds ready for the next year's flowering season. A field of white-cotton like matured seeds cover the valley surface near a small brook.

Snow Leopard roams treacherous craggy cliffs, marks its territory and takes a dump, in Ladakh

wildlife · snow

Chukor Partridge and Pied Magpies call close at hand while the huffing of the cameraman gets caught in the camera's audio track. A Snow Leopard roams the treacherous craggy cliffs in high altitude desert of Ladakh, India.

Himachali houses covered with snow as winter sets in deep with extreme temperatures, deep snowpack, in Spiti

Himachal Pradesh·hills · snow

Himachali houses covered with snow as winter sets in deep with extreme temperatures and deep snowpack A Himachali high altitude Himalayan resident shovels snow from his house, in the mid-winter freeze of a Himalayan winter.

Himalayan Snow Partridge let out lovely piecing calls in high altitude Uttarakhand mountains

hills · snow

What a wild lovely call. The Snow Partridge's piercing loud squeal echoes across the high valleys and meadows, below a snow tongue in the Srikantha valley.

Mother Snow Leopard and her cubs wake up, groom themselves and go back to sleep: Feline bliss

wildlife · snow

A picture of feline bliss! A mother Snow Leopard and her cubs wake up, groom themselves and go back to sleep at the base of cliffy rock face, in a sort of protected cave, in the wintery mountains of the western Himalaya.

Snow Leopard made by villagers in Sikkim, seen outside tea shop in Thangu, used to educate kids

village · wildlife

This is a rural attempt at re-creating a Snow Leopard to educate local kids about the importance of the high altitude fauna of the Himalaya, by the Forest department, Indian Army and villagers of Thangu village in north Sikkim.

Morning sky like a painting from Dayara buggyal meadow, of a Bandarpunch peak almost bereft of snow

snow

Morning sky like a painting from Dayara buggyal meadow, of a White Peak Bandarpunch peak almost bereft of snow, with a thick glacial ice mass on the summit ridges, but vast exposed rock flanks on the southern faces.

Fantastic mid-winter Bandarpunch range view, with Snow Pigeon flights above Birch forests, in Uttarakhand

snow · hills

A brilliant mid-winter high altitude view of the Bandarpunch range of the Garhwal Himalaya. See the laden glaciers near the summits of Kalanag or Black Peak and White Peak or Bandarpunch West, as seen from across the valley, from the slopes…

Himalayan glacier melts into lakes under climate stress, rising temperatures: Chaukhamba aerial view, in Kedarnath

Uttarakhand·snow · aerial

Chaukhamba aerial view: Himalayan glacier melts into little lakes under strain from climate change, rising temperature High altitude secret world of a Himalayan glacier complaining about climate change, with melting lakes atop its moraine!…

Lazy Snow Leopard yawns and wants to spend the winter day sleeping in its cave, not go out and hunt

wildlife · snow

A lazy sit at home and do nothing Sunday for an Ounce ! This lazy Snow Leopard repeatedly yawns and wants to spend the winter day sleeping in its cave along a rocky cliff face, and not go out to hunt, in the crags of the western Himalaya.

Snow everywhere in this aerial view of the upper Spiti valley beyond Kibber and Chicham in Himachal

Himachal Pradesh·hills · aerial

Frozen mid-winter Himalayan aerial view! Snow everywhere in this aerial view of the upper Spiti valley beyond Kibber and Chicham in Himachal, as seen aerially, from the air.

Snow Leopard cubs playing and sliding down a snow tongue for fun, in cute bratty kiddy mode

snow · wildlife

Snow Leopard cubs playing, skiing and slip-sliding down a snow tongue for fun, in cute bratty kiddy mode, in the Himalaya!

Men of Spiti dance in mid-winter freeze, as cold weather revelry peaks with festive cheer

Himachal Pradesh·snow · dance

What terrific organization and cheer as the villagers of Spiti band together for a festive occasion. Rhythm and melody combine with grace and tradition...

Isolated Himalayan village located above a steep cliff in winter wonderland Spiti, Himachal Pradesh

village · hills

A village clings onto a cliff in wintery Spiti in Himachal. With snow cover in all directions and freezing winter conditions, these villagers eke out a difficult existence in the high Himalaya, managing subsistence agriculture in the summer…

Leh, Ladakh: Stok Kangri, Buddhist Monasteries, Namgyal Tsemo chapel, Spituk Gompa, Shanti Stupa

Ladakh·hills · snow

Leh valley in autumn, the Stok Kangri mountain range, the Shanti Stupa, Gompa at the Shanti Stupa, Namgyal Tsemo chapel and Spituk Gompa. Buddhist Monasteries in trans Himalayan wilderness. A monastery in the Leh valley.

Tibetan Snow Partridge on bare and rocky, dry and craggy, edge of snow inhospitable Ladakh terrain

hills · snow

Tibetan Snow Partridge on bare and rocky, dry and craggy, edge of snow inhospitable terrain in Ladakh Neat and cute as buttons, a covey of Tibetan Snow Partridge huddle together on an icy snow slope in the Ladakh winter, rugged and tolerant…

Bhimakali Temple in Sarahan near Shimla in Himachal Pradesh covered with deep winter snow pack

Himachal Pradesh·hills · snow

Appl orchards across the valley are cloaked in white as well. Bhimakali Temple in Sarahan near Shimla in Himachal Pradesh covered with deep winter snow pack Himachali houses covered with snow as winter sets in deep with extreme temperatures…

Mother Snow Leopard leads the way to head back to their cave as two cubs follow her across scree

snow · wildlife

A mother Snow Leopard leads the way to head back to their cave, as her two cubs follow her across a scree slope, and then a wide snow tongue, at the end of a day of hunting and training, in the high wintery mountains of the western Himalaya…

Women dance, sway and sing in melodious unison in mix-winter frozen Spiti, during winter festival

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.

Cute moments between Snow Leopard mother and cubs heading back to their cave, after hunt training, in Spiti

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.

River Modi flowing under the Modi Khola Bridge in Birethanti, Nepal (now called Dhoti Khola Bridge)

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.

Himachali resident shoveling deep snow-pack snow in slow motion in a snowed-under Spiti valley

Himachal Pradesh·hills · snow

A Himachali high altitude Himalayan resident shovels snow from his house, in the mid-winter freeze of a Himalayan winter.

Ibex rest in winter sun, Snow Leopard emerges from cave and takes a silent path in their direction

snow · wildlife

A herd of Ibex chews its cud in the luke-warm wintry sunshine, at 16, 000 feet in the Himalaya.

Snow Leopard turns upside down like a dog, and takes a cat-nap, on a sunny winter's Himalayan day!

wildlife · snow

Snow Leopard sleeps comfortably while upside down and belly up like a dog, and takes a cat-nap on a sunny winter's day in the Himalaya! Snow Leopard turns upside down like a dog, and takes a cat-nap!