“Himalayas”

Uttarakhand·temple · festival

Devotees in trance blessings pilgrims during Yamunotri Yatra. And pilgrims carry palanquin of deity to Yamunotri temple. Yamunotri is one of the Char Dham and it is also first place to visit in the Char Dham Circuit.

Uttarakhand·temple · river

Here one can see men uses ponies for traveling from one place to another on their way to the sacred temple of Yamunotri in the Indian state of Uttarakhand.

wildlife · aerial

Amazing aerial shot of Guwahati city taken on the way to Manipur. Also see some superb aerial footage of the Brahmaputra River! Assam is a state of India in the north-eastern region.

river

Handicapped child bathing in the river Yamuna, Delhi. The Yamuna, sometimes called Jamuna or Jamuna, is the largest tributary river of the Ganges (Ganga) in northern India.

temple · river

One of the most sacred destinations to salvation and redemption, the Uttarakhand Char Dham Yatra is meant for the holy devotees round the world.

Uttarakhand·wildlife · river

Without the Ramganga river there would be no Corbett. It is the largest of the precious few perennial sources of water in the Park. In fact, for a brief period (from 1954 to 1957) the Park was known as Ramganga National Park.

livestock · river

In the shadow of the highest peaks of Sikkim, a daily drama plays out in the life of a cow. He scratches his head in rather a rough fashion against a tree-trunk to relieve a persistent itch! Kangchenjunga is the third highest mountain in th…

Uttarakhand·wildlife · birds

Jim Corbett National Park is the oldest national park in India and was established in 1936 as Hailey National Park to protect the endangered Bengal tiger.

Uttarakhand·hills · river

The scenic landscape of Nainital, one of Uttarakhand's best-known hill stations in the Kumaon Himalayas.

hills · industry

A Mule is being loaded with sand along a riverbank in the Rudraprayag region of Uttarakhand. Two workers are filling sacks with sand and securing them onto the animal’s back for transportation through the mountainous terrain.

hills · river

A man dscribes the distance of the Ganga from Gangotri to Rishikesh in kilograms and then corrects himself to kilometers! A man shares his experience of river rafting in the sacred Ganga and speaks about the spiritual and natural significan…

Uttarakhand·river

Evening winter sunset glow on Kedarnath and Chaukhamba mountains at sunrise, as seen from Budha Madhyamaheshwar and reflected in the lake waters in the Kedarnath Wildlife Sanctuary of the Uttarakhand Himalaya.

Uttarakhand·temple · river

At the end of the pilgrim season each year, the idol or murti at the Yamunotri temple is taken down for the winter, in a small procession and as part of a seasonal migration.

river

People have a holy bath at Yamuna ghat to get rid of the sins they may have committed (as Hindus) and pray for a better future.

Himachal Pradesh·hills · river

Manali to Pinjore chopper flight, Himachal Pradesh. The Wilderness Films chopper-cam films the Manali to Pinjore helicopter flight.

hills · river

A group of tourist's leave for Lhasa on a bus from their hotel. Despite rampant Chinese-led modernisation, Lhasa (literally the 'Place of the Gods') is still largely a city of wonders.

river · lake

It's a soothing sight to see clouds in motion over the Himalayas. The snow capped Dhauladhar ranges of Uttarakhand and Himachal are an amazing beauty to watch under moving clouds.

river · wildlife

View of Guwahati city including the Brahmaputra river seen aerially . Assam is a state of India in the north-eastern region. Its capital Dispur, is located within the municipal area of Guwahati city.

forest · monsoon

Aerial shots of the amazing and massive rain forest cover of Yingkiong, in Arunachal Pradesh. What a canopy of rain forest trees! This incredible green cover may be a result of the heavy rainfall that strikes every year.

wildlife · river

Cattle grazing on garden of Misa Polo Club, Assam, India. View of living room of Misa Golf Club in Assam, India. Assam is a state of India in the north-eastern region.

river · temple

The Gangotri temple was built by the Gorkha General Amar Singh Thapa, in the 18th century, is situated on the left bank of Bhagirathi. The temple is nested amidst the beautiful surroundings of deodars and pines.

West Bengal·ceremony · river

At the end of six days, the idol is taken for immersion in a procession amid loud chants of 'Bolo Durga mai-ki jai' (glory be to Mother Durga') and 'aashchhe bochhor abar hobe' ('it will happen again next year') and drumbeats to the river o…

river

Brigadier Ashok Abbey says "I would like to congratulate you Rupin and the entire Dang family for bringing out this book. You've compiled, you've edited it and I can see some good photographs of Mr. Dang taken by Vibha and Ahilya.

Nepal·river

Kangchenjunga is the third highest mountain in the world. It rises with an elevation of 8,586 m (28,169 ft) in a section of the Himalayas called Kangchenjunga Himal that is limited in the west by the Tamur River and in the east by the Teest…