“Himalayas”

Uttarakhand·monsoon · village

At Sangam Chatti near Uttarkashi, monsoon floods wash over a road, forcing local village jeeps, cars and pedestrian villagers to walk across or drive across the gushing waters.

river · temple

Yamunotri is the source of Yamuna river and one of the four sites in India's Char Dham pilgrimage. It is the first destination of Char Dham Yatra. Tourism in this place has increased with the passage of time.

river · temple

Yamunotri is the source of Yamuna river and one of the four sites in India's Char Dham pilgrimage. It is the first destination of Char Dham Yatra. Tourism in this place has increased with the passage of time.

Ladakh·hills · river

Drive through Kargil town in the Ladakh Union Territory of India, offering panoramic views of one of the Himalayas' most picturesque mountain settlements.

river · hills

Fuzz ball of cotton! A Spotted Forktail fluffs out its feathers and preens on a post of our trout pond at the wildfilmsindia stream in Uttarakhand, showing lots of white inner feathers.

Uttarakhand·hills · village

Indian Garhwali woman goes into a trance stage at edge of the Ganges river in the Himalaya Indian woman in a trance in Agoda village near Uttarkashi: Himalayan Garhwali woman enters another world, to the sounds of Garhwali religious music a…

festival · river

Men behave rowdy and rambunctious, excitable and in a festive mood at the Maund Mela fish killing festival in the western Himalaya.

Uttarakhand·river · aerial

Aerial view of Haridwar on the banks of the Ganges River in Uttarakhand, India. Huge statue of lord Shiva is erected near Har Ki Pauri. Smooth flow of traffic is on a bridge which connects Haridwar to Dehradun and Rishikesh.

river · hills

Indus river from which India gets its name: aerial view of Hemis Monastery. Indus River, Tibetan and Sanskrit Sindhu, Sindhi Sindhu, or Mehran, a great trans-Himalayan river of South Asia.

river · lake

One used to have to get to Pangong Tso early in the day as the waters in Pagal nalla used to rise by noon. Now there is a bridge and one can plan one's trip at ease... Tangtse village on Leh- Pangong Tso road.

flowers · river

This beautiful fragrant Primula grows close to water in spring-time alpine meadows that have abundant snow-melt.

river · flowers

River Anemone is an erect silky-haired perennial plant found on forest margins, grassy slopes, streamsides and lakesides in the Himalayas. It is 30-90 cm tall.

Uttarakhand·hills · village

With a backdrop of Tehri dam and a school with kids playing outside, one can see Banderpunch peak and Swargarohini in the backdrop of the drive down towards the Tehri Dam and Uttarkashi.

hills · snow

An ascent of Black Peak or Banderpunch II (20, 956 feet altitude) in the Garhwal Himalaya, by an expedition from Dartmouth College, New Hampshire, USA, in 1991.

river · hills

Paro hosts Bhutan's lone airport and the valley comprises a range of bucolic imagery including traditional Bhutanese homes, dzongs or fortified monasteries and green rice fields as far as the eyes can see.

aerial · river

In the misty wintery fog there is a certain foreboding feel to an aerial view of this riverine island. Ghoramara Island in West Bengal is sinking due to rising sea levels, and may disappear due to climate change.

river · lake

Deoria Taal lake, an easy of access lake in Uttarakhand, in the shadow of Chaukhamba peak Deoria Tal lake in Uttarakhand Deoria Tal (also Devaria or Deoriya) is a lake about 3 km (1.9 mi) from the villages of Mastura and Sari on the Ukhimat…

hills · river

Enjoying its pristine Himalayan stream-side habitat is this Spotted Forktail. Se its lovely puffy white feather coat on its back as it struts around the stream-bed! Forktail bird spotted by wildfilmsindia stream, walks delicately with white…

Himachal Pradesh·village · hills

A woman carrying tin of water on her back returns home in the Himalayas, Nako Village. Located in Kinnaur District of Himachal Pradesh at a height of around 3600m, Nako village still lies serene, unspoiled and picturesque.

river · lake

See the alluvial fan at 3:40 into this video of Pangong Tso lake in Ladakh, India. This kilometers long trans Himalayan lake holds billions of liters of water and has no riverine exit, so it is a lake that collects water but drains out none…

river · hills

Yaks crossing icy stream near Tibetan plateau of the Indian state of Sikkim. Yak Safari is an adventure ride in the craggy terrain of Sikkim.

Uttarakhand·festival · ceremony

On its way to Homkund the pilgrims/trekkers get the chance to go through the amazing scenic Bedini Bugyal, Roopkund and a thrilling Jyura Gali pass, on Nandashtmi.

Uttarakhand·hills · aerial

A market and fruit godown between Jhala, Jashpur and Purali villages on the Ganga trail. #jashpur #purali #jhala Bhagirathi valley aerial view of Ganga below Gangotri and above Uttarkashi, with apple orchards One of the most sacred regions…

birds · river

Sitting by out little gurgling brook is this Kalchure or Whistling Thrush of the Himalaya. Dipping in and out of a little pond within the stream, it joyously flutters its wings in the water and then flicks off the water droplets to dry off.…