“Himalayas”

Uttarakhand·hills · school

Dedicated in October 2003, Hanifl Centre for Outdoor Education and Environmental Study was built to extend Woodstock's curriculum and provide a facility and programme where others can learn about the Himalayas.

architecture · old town

Qutab Minar in Delhi: 62 meters tall, the top is cooler than the ground: Could see Himalaya in old days The Qutb Minar, also spelled Qutub Minar and Qutab Minar, is a minaret and "victory tower" that forms part of the Qutb complex, which li…

hills

Virtually visit the Garhwal Himalayan peaks of Srikantha, Rudragaira, PK. 6264, Gangotri I-II-III, and Jaonli in one minute, with this lovely winter sunset from the high peaks looking to the higher peaks! Sunset over Garhwal Himalaya with a…

Uttarakhand·hills · river

Mt. Nanda Ghunti as seen at sunrise from Bedni buggyal alpine meadow en route Roopkund, the Skeleton Lake of the Garhwal Himalaya. In the immediate Himalayan neighbourhood lies Trishul.

flowers · hills

While many western flowers came from the Himalaya, this Digitalix or Foxglove is actually a European flower, seen growing here in central Bhutan's Bumthang valley.

wildlife · snow

A lone Snow leopard in a forest of India.The snow leopard is native to the mountain ranges of Central and South Asia.

Uttarakhand·temple · hills

Basking in a superb setting in the shadow of snow-topped Nilkantha, Badrinath Temple appears almost lost in the tatty village that surrounds it.

industry · hills

Abseiling, also called rappelling, is the controlled descent down a rock face using a rope. Climbers use this technique when a cliff or slope is too steep and/or dangerous to descend without protection.

snow · hills

An avalanche also called a snowslide or snowslip, is a sudden, drastic flow of snow down a slope, occurring when either natural triggers, such as loading from new snow or rain, or artificial triggers, such as snowmobilers, explosives or bac…

Mussoorie, Uttarakhand·monsoon · hills

Hail stones and rain fall together around Mussoorie. Hail and rain in Uttarakhand: Climate change could now mean middle Himalaya gets more hail than snow

hills · farmland

Solar power revolution in Himalaya: Solar panel arrays cover entire mountainside, India turns to non-conventional or renewables / renewable energy.

Nepal·hills

A montage of fantastic Himalayan imagery, including a time lapse of the mountains of Zanskar, a helicopter circumambulation of a Himachal rock spire, and aerials of the Bara Bangahal range.

hills · sport

temple · river

High altitude bagpiping in the Himalaya! It's not a joke playing the bagpipes at the dry winter air of the Uttarakhand Himalaya at an altitude of more than 10, 000 feet! The shrine idols are moved when the shrine shuts for the winter, like…

Uttarakhand·forest · hills

A Kokla Green Pigeon couple sit in their nest. Wedge-tailed Green Pigeon wags its tail up and down while seated in a Oak tree in the Himalaya The Wedge-tailed Green Pigeon is the common arboereal Green pigeon or harial of Uttarakhand, as se…

hills · flowers

Meconopsis paniculata in Sikkim Himalaya, seen in end Jun 2022 with droplets of monsoon rain water, in the Shingba Rhododendron Sanctuary beyond Lachung village, en route Yumthang in North Sikkim.

monsoon · hills

Clouds and rain beat down on the Himalaya, turning day to night, clouds race across sky, monsoon bounty. The undersides of Oak leaves show shite as the wind shakes them up.

hills

Walk the desolate high altitude snowy slopes of Rudragaira, following the lead climber up this simple trekking peak.

flowers · hills

Tortoiseshell butterfly on peach blossom at wildfilmsindia's Jabbarkhet fruit orchard in Uttarakhand Tortoiseshell Butterfly suns itself, wings outspread and quivering in order to dry them.

hills · sport

A montage of heli-skiing guests speaking about their experiences... and some of the thrill and excitement of the flight and the runs themselves! "This is where snow-boarding began!", says one client.

hills · livestock

Yaks are heavily built animals with bulky frames, sturdy legs, rounded, cloven hooves, and extremely dense, long fur that hangs down lower than the belly.

livestock · hills

Sheep Shearing in the Himalaya: Man lies down bhed like a baby on its back, and cuts off its fur to make sheep wool. At one point, he even cuts into the skin and the sheep bleeds.

monsoon · hills

Incy Wincy Spider, all black with yellow spots, went up the spider's web, at its monsoon home in the Himalaya. The spider feeds on small insects it has caught in its trap and repairs the damaged silken strands at the same time.

Uttarakhand·flowers · hills

Early spring and late winter flowering German Bearded rhizomatic Iris at wildfilmsindia cold weather botanical collections in the Himalaya.