“Himalayas”

river · highway

The distance between Baralacha La Pass to Bharatpur in Himachal Pradesh is 5Kms approximately. It takes around an hour to reach Bharatpur from Baralacha La Pass.

Uttarakhand·river · festival

Sadhus and Hindu devotees sit under a tree near a temple on the banks of River Ganges in Haridwar, one of the seven holiest (Sapta Puri) to Hindus.

Rishikesh, Uttarakhand·river · hills

On 7th February 2021, a sudden glacial surge of water gushed down the riverine course of the Rishi Ganga and thus the Dhauli Ganga, and into the Alaknanda river valley, all the way down from Chamoli in Garhwal to the lower reaches of the Ga…

river · highway

Kargil is a city in the Kargil district of Ladakh, in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir. It is the second largest town in Ladakh after Leh.

river · lake

We cross an Indian Army Tata truck (2 tonner) coming from the Indo-Tibet border. Tangtse village on Leh- Pangong Tso road. Tangtse lies on the valley floor through which the Harong stream flows.

temple · hills

Hundreds of pilgrims gather for Yamunotri Yatra in Uttarakhand. Devotees are carrying a palanquin of the deity at Yamunotri temple. Yamunotri is one of the Char Dham and it is also first place to visit in the Char Dham Circuit.

hills · river

Around 8 kms from Gangtok Tashi View Point located on the Gangtok – North Sikkim Highway offers the spectacular view of Mt. Kanchenjunga and Mt. Siniolchu. Tashi View Point was built by late king of Sikkim - Sri Tashi Namgyal.

Uttarakhand·lake · river

The gem of Uttarakhand - Nainital is a charming hill station that sits prettily at the green foothills of the Kumaon ranges in the Himalayas.

snow · river

Winter in the higher reaches of the Himalaya means frozen streams, a thick blanket of snow, snow covered Deodar trees and icicles. See all this and more just above Harsil on the way to Gangotri.

Arunachal Pradesh·lake · river

As one goes to higher altitudes in the Himalayas, one comes across amazing patterns of winding roads and highways.

hills · river

View snow covered Jumolhari mountain as seen from Drukgyal Dzong in Bhutan. Jomolhari or Chomolhari sometimes known as "the bride of Kangchenjunga”, is a mountain in the Himalayas, straddling the border between Yadong County of Tibet, China…

hills · river

A trout stream gurgles past even as a middle altitude road leads to higher altitude reaches of Kashmir in India. Kashmir is the northwestern region of the Indian subcontinent.

river · hills

Close view of a Map for the Border Security Force (BSF) responsibility area of Nathanpur, Assam, India. The Border Security Force (BSF) is a Border Guarding Force of India.

hills · farmland

Bhutan (Dzongkha: འབྲུག་ཡུལ་; Wylie transliteration: ʼbrug-yul "Druk Yul"), officially the Kingdom of Bhutan, is a landlocked state in South Asia located at the eastern end of the Himalayas.

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.

river · hills

What a fabulous privilege to see this rare animal stalking in the high Himalaya, in seclusion and in its prime habitat along the cliff-face of a steep high altitude Himalayan mountainside.

Ladakh·river · hills

A high mountain pass in Zanskar region of Jammu and Kashmir, Baralacha La means the pass where many roads meet. The pass connects Lahaul in Himachal Pradesh to Ladakh in Jammu and Kashmir.

Punjab·temple · architecture

Punjabi women make chapatis for Langar at an open makeshift community kitchen near Anandpur Sahib Gurudwara in Rupnagar district of Punjab. Sevadars serve food for free at langar outside Anandpur Sahib Gurudwara.

Uttarakhand·wildlife · forest

A fantastic high Himalayan view from high above Madhyamaheshwar shrine in the Kedarnath region of Garhwal, Uttarakhand Himalaya.

river · lake

Beautiful settlement surrounded by green mountains and clean lake, Nainital in Uttarakhand looks like paradise with clean air to breath, clear blue sky above and greener all around.

aerial · river

Pahalgam town and golf course: an aerial journey over Kashmir, India. Pahalgam is famous for its scenic beauty and is the jewel of the picturesque Liddar valley located in the high Himalayas.

river · old town

An aerial view of IIT (Indian Institute of Technology) Roorkee, Ganga canal and crowded old town.

Uttar Pradesh·river · ceremony

Early morning boat ride on the banks of holy river Ganges in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. One can see the Mankarnika Ghat while sailing down the Ganges.

river · hills

A Brown Dipper dips its body on rocks around the Jallandhri Garh torrent en route Lamkhaga pass in the Uttarakhand Himalaya of India.