“Himalayas”

hills · flowers

Hibiscus syriacus flowering in the Kumaon region of the Himalaya, around Champawat and Abbott Mount.

hills · flowers

Alpine Forget-me-not or Myosotis alpestris in flower in Kashmir state, India. A softly-hairy perennial plant with dense clusters of blue flowers with yellow eyes, they grow in alpine meadows and rocky lands in the higher altitudes of betwee…

wildlife · forest

The dark grey-Bushchat (Saxicola ferreus) is a species of bird in the Muscicapidae family. It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Japan, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam.

hills

Most people associate the Himalaya with Nepal, but in reality we have more Himalayan peaks in India than in Nepal. See some of our favourite views from the high mountains of India.

Clouds roll over the mountain peaks of the Garhwal Himalayas in Uttarakhand.

Himachal Pradesh·hills · music

This is the 1st edition of the Himalayan Music Festival 2014 in Dharamshala organized by Ants Entertainment.

Himachal Pradesh·hills · dance

This is the 1st edition of the Himalayan Music Festival 2014 in Dharamshala organized by Ants Entertainment.

Uttarakhand·temple · hills

Pilgrims at Hemkund Sahib have a conversation with an eccentric local who explains the story of Lakshman's idol being found in that area.

snow · livestock

Gomukh, the terminus or snout of the Gangotri Glacier, from where Bhagirathi River originates, is one of the primary sources of the Ganges River. The place is situated at a height of 13,200 ft.

birds · wildlife

This bird is known as the Black-capped Sibia or the Rufous Sibia which is its new name.The scientific name of the bird is Heterophasia capistrata. It's roughly the size of a bulbul and is around 21 cms. long.

hills

Group of White-throated Laughing Thrushes eating small insects on the ground in the Himalaya.

Uttarakhand·industry · flowers

Nestled among the scenic slopes of Jabarkhet, wild thyme adds subtle beauty and fragrance to the Himalayan landscape.

Uttarakhand·hills · snow

Snow-covered summit of Mt. Jaonli (also spelled Jonli), a prominent Himalayan peak located in the Garhwal region of Uttarakhand, India.

Chamoli, Uttarakhand·aerial · hills

Vishnuprayag, the first of the sacred Panch Prayag river confluences in the Garhwal Himalayas.

hills · aerial

Khullara Campsite in the Garhwal Himalayas, along the well-known Kuari Pass Trek. A wide alpine meadow, encircled by undulating slopes and thick stands of pine trees, is home to vibrant trekking tents.

Himachal Pradesh·hills · ceremony

This scene captures the high-altitude landscape of Kunzum Pass, also known as Kunzum La, a significant mountain pass in the Indian Himalayas.

temple · river

Tungnath is the highest Shiva temple in the world and is one of the five and the highest Panch Kedar temples located in the mountain range of Tunganath in Rudraprayag district, in the Indian state of Uttarakhand.

temple · hills

Archival footage from pre 1990, of the Char Dham pilgrim trail in Uttarakhand's Garhwali district of the Himalaya.

Himachal Pradesh·highway · river

Sarchu (also known as Sir Bhum Chun) is a major halt point with tented accommodation in the Himalayas on the Leh-Manali Highway, on the boundary between Himachal Pradesh and Ladakh (Jammu and Kashmir) in India.

Uttarakhand·hills · flowers

Last week was the end of spring and summer was well under way, at the Wilderness Orchard and botanical gardens in the Uttarakhand Himalaya, in this magical slow motion High Definition footage.

hills

This butterfly was found at about 15,000 feet on Mt. Rudragaira n the Garhwal Himalaya of Uttarakhand. We think this butterfly may be an Aulocera species. Help us identify this butterfly!

Nepal·hills

The Himalayas is a mountain range in Asia separating the plains of the Indian subcontinent from the Tibetan Plateau. The Himalayan range is home to some of the planet's highest peaks, including the highest, Mount Everest.

Nepal·hills

The Himalayas is a mountain range in Asia separating the plains of the Indian subcontinent from the Tibetan Plateau. The Himalayan range is home to some of the planet's highest peaks, including the highest, Mount Everest.

Uttarakhand·industry · flowers

Arisaema is a large and diverse genus of the flowering plant family Araceae. The largest concentration of species is in China and Japan, with other species native other parts of southern Asia as well as eastern and central Africa, Mexico an…