Himalayas — Clipahoy

Baijnath Shiv temple, Himachal and lovely forested mountains beyond

Himachal Pradesh·temple · ceremony

Vaidyanath Siva Temple, Baijnath is a famous 13th century temple dedicated to lord Shiva as Vaidyanath, 'the Lord of physicians'.

Small Bhairon temple at snow covered Jalori pass, in Kullu

Himachal Pradesh·hills · river

Jalori Pass is a high mountain pass at an elevation of 10,800 ft (3.120m) above the sea level, situated in the Kullu district of Himachal Pradesh.

Bridge on Ramganga river and mahseer fish floating in river waters, in Uttarakhand

river · architecture

An old iron bridge on the Ramganga river in the lower foothills of the Kumaon Himalayas is traversed in slow motion and one can spot mahseer fish floating in the waters of the river.

Serving food for Border Security Force (BSF) jawans - Assam

river · hills

Cook making chapati for BSF jawans in Assam... Serving food to BSF jawans at dinning hall of their camp in Assam. The Border Security Force (BSF) is a Border Guarding Force of India.

Haridwar as seen from the air, in monsoon season greenery and Ganga high water flow

Uttarakhand·monsoon · aerial

An aerial riverine journey up the Ganga at Haridwar town, with the muddy brown monsoon mud-filled waters of the Ganges, and the colourful jam-packed homes, ashrams and shops along the river's commercial religious course...

Alaknanda river joins Mandakini river at Rudraprayag: seen aerially, in Badrinath

Uttarakhand·river · hills

The Mandakini comes down from Kedarnath side and the Alaknanda emerges from the mountains above Badrinath, fed by the streams from the Valley of Flowers and Hemkund valleys, as well as the Rishi Ganga coming down from Nanda Devi.

Much talked about prayer flags, mighty peaks of Kanchenjunga, cool springs of the mounts, in Nepal

river

Kangchenjunga is the third highest mountain in the world. It rises with an elevation of 8,586 m (28,169 ft) in a section of the Himalayas called Kangchenjunga Himal that is limited in the west by the Tamur River and in the east by the Teest…

Aerial view of Beas River flowing through Kangra Valley, Himachal Pradesh

hills · aerial

A stunning aerial view of the picturesque Kangra Valley, where the mighty Beas River flows through a dramatic Himalayan landscape.

Himalayan Forests and River Valleys the Ganga Flowing Through Ransi Village Uttarakhand

hills · river

Ransi village in Uttarakhand offers a dramatic view of the Ganga river flowing through a deep Himalayan gorge, surrounded by steep, forest-covered mountains.

Fish killing celebration or cultural festive gathering in a mountain stream? Maund Mela in Garhwal, in Uttarakhand

festival · hills

The crowds come together to catch fish after stunning them with a local anesthetic powder obtained from a shrub, and crowd into a stream. This practice ruins the riverine ecology.

Rhododendron stream at Motidhar, the birthplace of Dehradun's Rispana - Bindal stream

Uttarakhand·river · flowers

Rhododendron arboreum flowers stream down at the birthplace of the Rispana - Bindal streams of Dehradun, at the wildfilmsindia forests at Pari Tibba in Motidhar.

Mansarovar lake, world's highest freshwater lake in Tibet

river · lake

The Mansarovar lake is situated about 2000 km from Lhasa is world’s highest freshwater lake.

Sikh devotees cover themselves with polythene sheet at Anandpur Sahib Gurudwara, Punjab

Punjab·temple · architecture

The Anandpur Sahib Gurudwara is known as Gurudwara Takht Sri Keshgarh Sahib in the Anandpur city in Ropar district of Punjab. It rains in the city and devotees use polythene sheet to cover themselves.