“Himalayas”

hills · monsoon

The big question - is this Commelina coelestis? And if so, is it an indigenous species? Or is it an import from Mexico that has gone wild in the western Himalaya? It grows profusely on monsoon rain-drenched slopes around Landour in the Augu…

hills · farmland

Digging into the monsoon greenery along and in the agricultural fields, these industrious villagers pick and harvest Capsicum or Shimla mirch from their fields which abut the state boundary of Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh.

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Indian Red Admiral (Vanessa indica) and Indian Fritillary (Argyreus hyperbius) butterflies in Chhaiyan Bamak valley in the Garhwal Himalaya, at an altitude of 14, 000 feet, that too in early winter.

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The prominent granite dome looks like Ali Ratni Tibba (5490 m) when looking at the mountainside as at min.

hills · flowers

Himalayan Thyme is a small aromtic shrublet, about 15-30 cm high, with many tiny oblong leaves and delicate little whorls of pink-purple flowers growing in fairly dense clusters, occasionally crowding over the leaves.

forest · hills

Pine needles with resin in them accumulate on the forest floor at a stream-side camp in the western Himalaya. A setting such as this can be the prefect recipe for a forest fire.

hills · monsoon

The dooars and foothills of West Bengal swathed in monsoon cloud cover, with numerous rivulets emerging from the Himalayan mountains feeding the plains of India. The tall peaks of the eastern Himalaya can be seen here.

Uttarakhand·hills · forest

The view of amazing horse Chestnut fruit pods in the Himalaya of Landour, Uttarakhand. Aesculus hippocastanum is a species of flowering plant in the soapberry and lychee family Sapindaceae.

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The Himalayan Ibex (Capra sibirica hemalayanus) is regarded as a subspecies of the Siberian Ibex (Capra sibirica). They are found in the western Himalaya in Pakistan and India, usually at elevations of 3800m and higher.

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A lone Himalayan Griffon Vulture on a conifer tree top scouting for potential scavenging areas. Whitish and brown in contrast with the green needles and cones of the conifer tree.

Uttarakhand·forest · hills

Rain clouds cover the Gangotri-Jaonli range of peaks as seen from the Wilderness Films India sanctuary in Uttarakhand, cleaning up around sunset for a brilliant view of the Himalaya, in crisp orange light! What fabulous evening winterline h…

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A group of trekkers hiking through the rugged mountain landscapes of the Indian Himalayas near Harsil Valley in Uttarakhand.

Leh, Ladakh·hills · river

Tourists share their awe and excitement while exploring the dramatic landscapes of the Ladakh Himalayas.

hills · flowers

Bunches of sunflowers from a new variety grow at our botanical collections in the Motidhar valley on wildfilmsindia's Pari Tibba Estate. New Sunflower varieties grown at wildfilmsindia botanical collections and arboreta in the Himalaya

forest · hills

Treading through sunlight and shadow, this murgha cautiously walks through the forest understory, even as Maroon Orioles calls in the backdrop in its clear melodious fluty whistle...

Uttarakhand·hills · forest

Life among cliffs, Oak forests and Berberis aristata bushes, this is truly the good life for this Goral or wild mountain goat of the Himalaya, living under the protection of the Wilderness Orchard and botanical gardens in Mussoorie, Uttarak…

Uttarakhand·hills · forest

Life among cliffs, Oak forests and Berberis aristata bushes, this is truly the good life for this Goral or wild mountain goat of the Himalaya, living under the protection of the Wilderness Orchard and botanical gardens in Mussoorie, Uttarak…

Uttarakhand·livestock · hills

What fun to see the sheep scatter when they come across a car around the bend, as they are herded from Batagad bazaar down the Jabbarkhet road, towards Musoorie on the lower bypass road.

temple · hills

The pujari seems to be making chandan or sandalwood paste on a stone slab outside the Madhyamaheshwar Temple in the Uttarakhand Himalaya, with a backdrop of solar panels.

hills · flowers

These lovely mauve lilac Tree Dahlias tower as high as two human beings' height! They grow naturalized in the late autumn early winter season, in the Himalaya, having been introduced from Mexico and Colombia.

hills · sport

Being ridden for hundreds of kilometres a day on dirt tracks in Raid de Himalaya, the bikes require service at the end of every race day. Shown

monsoon · hills

What steady focus and concentration, this caterpillar chows down on a ginger leaf, meticulously trying to finish the leaf and damage the plan, to ensure its own existence! What species of caterpillar would this be? A butterfly one, perhaps?…

Himachal Pradesh·farmland · snow

It is interesting to see the pattern of frozen snow on the agricultural fields of the high Himalaya, in Spiti, Himachal Pradesh.

wildlife · snow

A well-planned attack turns to dross. The Snow Leopard was well concealed behind a rock and nicely placed just above the grazing Ibex.