“Himalayas”

Jammu and Kashmir·snow · temple

Pilgrims in a long queue making their way to Amarnath cave shrine deep in Himalayas. Amarnath cave is a Hindu shrine located in Jammu and Kashmir, India. It is dedicated to Shiva.

Leh, Ladakh·highway

Time lapse of the majestic Himalayas, clouds moving in fast motion and we see a clear blue sky, Ladakh - Jammu and Kashmir....

forest · flowers

Deodar forests are forests dominated Cedrus Deodara and are found in Western Himalayas from Gandak river in central Nepal to Hindukush in Afghanistan. An oak is a tree or shrub in the genus Quercus, having approximately 600 extant species.

Uttarakhand·river · lake

Hemkunt Lake glisters in the mountain sun near Hemkund Sahib Ji Gurudwara. Hemkund Sahib (also spelled Hemkunt) is a Sikh place of worship Gurudwara, known as Gurudwara Sri Hemkunt Sahib Ji, devoted to Guru Gobind Singh Ji (1666--1708), the…

hills

Coral or Erythrina trees, primulas and more grow along the Ganga valley. Higher up, Mt. Shivling is seen from Tapovan valley with the Base Camp tent of a Spanish expedition that lost its climbing members in 1990, as the Liaison Officer (LO)…

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.

hills · village

Beauty of dawn in the Garhwal Himalayas, where the rising sun emerges from behind rugged mountain peaks and fills the landscape with golden light.

aerial · hills

Aerial view of the scenic mountain town of Nandprayag in Uttarakhand, where the Alaknanda River meets the Nandakini River in a spiritually important Himalayan confluence.

wildlife · birds

This wildlife footage captures a rare inter-species conflict in the foothills of the Himalayas, where a Rufous Sibia (Heterophasia capistrata) and a Green Pigeon (Treron sp.) are seen fighting over territory.

livestock · hills

The sheep were standing around peacefully, when an unprovoked fight started. Was it a fair fight between these sheep in the Himalaya? Territoriality to the fore, perhaps? One dropped to the ground, and was clearly the loser!

Himachal Pradesh·hills · river

Take off from Holiday Inn at Prini in Manali, and head up to the high mountains around you, in Himachal Pradesh, India! One soon enters a wide open valley, with a black ribbon like stream passing through it, with a blanket of white stretchi…

Himachal Pradesh·hills

A Riders' briefing was held on day zero of Raid de Himalaya where all the conditions, facilities, provisions, etc were explained in detail.

Ladakh·hills · snow

Tourists along with local people enjoying ice skating in Leh Ladakh, India. Ladakh is a region of India in the state of Jammu and Kashmir that currently extends from the Kuen Lun mountain range to the main Great Himalayas to the south, inh…

hills · livestock

A lovely silhouette profile shot of a herd of cattle coming in to roost for the night, on a mountain meadow in the Himalaya.

hills · festival

Hemis is an idyllic village in Ladakh, in Northern India . The town is just over 40 km southeast of the town of Leh. Hemis is home to the Hemis Gompa a pre- 11th century monastery that was re-established in 1672.

hills

This small kid is tied with a rope and is forced to spin and balance herself in order to performthis stunt.

lake · river

Pokhara is the city of lakes in Nepal, It is also called the mirror of the Himalayas. It is the trekking gateway to the Annapurna Mountain, you can see the beautiful Annapurna Mountain in the background.

Blood pheasant is a pheasant found in the Himalayas of India, Nepal and Bhutan. It is the only species in genus Ithaginis of the pheasant family.

hills

Misty cliff faces, rugged valleys, flowering bush Rhododendrons, clean clear air - the aroma of the high altitudes of the Sikkim Himalaya! No healthier place on earth could there be.

hills · festival

Hemis is an idyllic village in Ladakh, in Northern India . The town is just over 40 km southeast of the town of Leh. Hemis is home to the Hemis Gompa a pre- 11th century monastery that was re-established in 1672.

hills · river

Very good shot of a fast cloud time lapse in the Gangotri Himalaya, Uttarakhand, India. An unnamed spire dominates the left portion of the frame... Time Lapse of Clouds in Mountanous landscape around Gaumukh.

hills

Trishul mountain is a trident-shaped peak in the Kumaon Himalayas. The mountain is called Trishul, which is derived from a Sanskrit word Trishula, Trident is the weapon for Shiva.

hills · river

Places like these in the Himalayas, where people need to use trolleys to carry themselves across the river. It might seem like an adventure but for villagers living in the remotest of areas, this is the only means to reach their houses.

school

Woodstock is the oldest international boarding school in Asia, and is regularly ranked as number one in India in peer and parent surveys (Education World 2008, 2009, 2011).