“Himalayas”

Ladakh·hills

Leg 4 of the Raid de Himalaya went from Srinagar to Rangdum in Zanskar. The participants passed the beautiful landscapes of Sonamarg, Drass, Kargil, Sankhoo, etc enroute.

Himachal Pradesh·hills · aerial

Flying over pristine skiing runs in Himachal's higher valleys around the Parvati's head waters, in search of even better heli-skiing runs above! The Himalaya are a mountain range in Asia separating the plains of the Indian subcontinent from…

West Bengal·hills

A Darjeeling Nepali man makes a pea shooter with Ringal bamboo in Darjeeling, India. What wonderful memories from a childhood in the Himalaya! This man's father made pea shooters for our company director when he was a child some 35 years ag…

hills · forest

An aerial view of the conifer forests of the Himalaya at Bagsiad and Satadhar in Himachal Pradesh.

Uttarakhand·flowers

A rhododendron tree in its full glory of scarlet flowers in Landour in spring. One of the most stately and impressive species rhododendrons, Tree Rhododendron is the state tree of Uttarakhand.

flowers · hills

Rhododendron arboreum: One of the most stately and impressive species rhododendrons, Tree Rhododendron is the state tree of Uttarakhand. It is extremely variable in stature, hardiness, flower color and leaf characteristics.

hills

What a fabulous rare view of the secretive and shy Koklass Pheasant of the middle Himalaya! The female is a drab brown while the male has a fabulous crest and is a tad more colourful.

river · hills

Digging up old leaves and mud in the stream, these Forktails hunt for insects, molluscs and grubs in the stream water. Normally found near small streams and rivulets, these beautiful birds get their name from the deep forks in their tails.

Ladakh·aerial

The descent towards Leh airport is an experience to remember. One feels like a child looking at the mighty Himalayas, flying over them, full of excitement and childlike glee.

hills

The agricultural plains of north India, seen in vast abundance from a height of 35, 000 feet.

Uttarakhand·temple · river

Devotees take holy dip in hot sulphur spring at Yamunotri temple in Uttarakhand, India. Yamunotri is one of the Char Dham and it is also first place to visit in the Char Dham Circuit.

hills

In order to catch some morning sunshine, this Ailurus fulgens or Red Panda climbs atop a tree and curls up with the sunshine hitting its auburn fur...

forest · hills

Oak forests in the middle Himalaya bind and retain moisture in the soil, as they prevent the rapid run-off of monsoon and unseasonal rains. They feed water into springs and recharge ground aquifers as well.

highway

Time lapse of clouds moving fast over the Himalayas in Ladakh, India. Leh, was the capital of the Himalayan kingdom of Ladakh, now the Leh district in the Indian State of Jammu and Kashmir.

birds · forest

Scaly-bellied Woodpecker (Picus squamatus) is a resident in the foothills of Himalayas. The Scaly-bellied Woodpecker (Picus squamatus) is a species of bird in the Picidae family.

snow · flowers

Half frozen lake with water under the ice. A splendid natural scenery awaits on the trek to Gidara and Dayara Bugyal from Barsu village in Uttarakashi district in Uttarakhand. Flowers are at full bloom in the meadows of these basins.

Nepal·hills

Kathmandu to Paro flight, from Nepal to Bhutan, flying east along and across the Himalaya. One can see Mt.

wildlife · birds

Grey-winged Blackbird feeds fledglings in their nest in the crook of a Himalayan Horse Chestnut tree. The male is a darker blue-black while the female is an olive green-brown in colour.

Uttarakhand·hills · flowers

A perfectly formed swirl of a Persian Buttercup and Ranunculus at wildfilmsindia Jabbarkhet botanical collections in the Himalaya

hills · livestock

The gorals are four species in the genus Nemorhaedus or Naemorhedus. They are small ungulates with a goat-like or antelope-like appearance. The ghural, ghooral or goral is an ungulate that is found across the Himalaya.

hills · monsoon

A colourful, incredible rainbow forms in the Himalaya while the rain poured down.One could hear the sound of the rain falling down on the ground.

Uttarakhand·forest · monsoon

Monsoon brings a complete makeover to the forests in the Himalayas. Persistent misty weather with dewdrops on the leaves of the tree. The dewdrops on the cobwebs look like ornaments of the forest.

hills · architecture

An aerial view of Jadh Ganga Bridge in the Himalaya, deepest bridge in the world. The Jadh Ganga river flows into the Bhagirathi from the north, 9 miles above Harsil.

Uttarakhand·flowers · monsoon

Monsoon flowering of Crocus rain lilies, poppies, dahlia and Asiatic dayflower or Commelina paludosa at our wildfilmsindia Jabbarkhet botanical slopes in the Uttarakhand Himalaya.