“Himalayas”

hills

Not a Yellow-bellied Wagtail but a Grey Wagtail! Excited at the prospect of making a pit stop in an empty swimming pool, this migratory Wagtail wags its tails and chomps on moths and insects in the water before heading up to the Himalaya fo…

hills · highway

This cow rubbing its horns against a road-side culvert embankment is oblivious to the geology oozing out of its immediate environment! Ancient under-sea sand layers (now turned to Himalayan bed-rock!) are exposed in this Himalayan road-side…

Uttarakhand

industry

Thistle is the common name of a group of flowering plants characterised by leaves with sharp prickles on the margins, mostly in the family Asteraceae.

Uttarakhand·hills · forest

A Yellow-naped Woodpecker's yellow-green throat feathers catch evening light, on Oak tree in the Himalaya, within the wildfilmsindia wildlife sanctuary in Uttarakhand, while a Darjeeling Pied Himalayan Woodpecker pecks at insects living wit…

hills

Sunset over Garhwal Himalaya with a fabulous panorama - Horns of Harsil, Mahla, Shrikantha, Rudragaira / Rudugaira, PK. 6264M, Gangotri I-II-III, Mechha Ridge and Jaonli.

Uttarakhand·hills · river

Walk the steep and rugged terrain and treacherous path that leads up to Roopkund Lake in the valley of the dead - with bones and skulls dating back to the 12th century.

Uttarakhand·hills · flowers

On a forested slope at wildfilmsindia's Jabbarkhet mountains, garden run-wild Crocus Lilies flower in profusion, on Wilderness Orchard and botanical gardens slopes ravaged by forest fire less than two months back, in the Uttarakhand Himalay…

Uttarakhand·forest · highway

Fly along the Tehri road from Landour and Mussoorie towards Kaplani and Masrana villages, and on towards Dhanolti.

wildlife · hills

This engaging wildlife footage showcases Red-billed Blue Magpies (Urocissa erythroryncha) foraging on the forest floor in the lower Himalayan mountains.

Uttarakhand·flowers · hills

Bearded Iris flower mid-winter at our wildfilmsindia gardens, the winter sun setting the stage for cold weather blooming.

hills

Red rice from the Himalaya is famously healthy and sweet! Or then try the rajma of Chakrata which is famous - Garbanzo beans from the Himalaya! Bhotia daal lentils come in different colours.

Uttarakhand·hills · snow

What a lovely play of cloud and blue sky against a backdrop of snow peaks and green alpine meadows, in the high Himalaya! Late autumn is a time of stark beauty and the browning meadows only add to the contrasts.

bazaar · farmland

An aerial view of fields and forests in the middle Himalaya: Raj Gunda in Himachal Pradesh. Raj Gunda is a small Village/hamlet in Baijnath Tehsil in Kangra District of Himachal Pradesh State, India. It comes under Raj Gunda Panchayath.

hills · wildlife

A Himalayan Pika, a small high-altitude mammal found across the Himalayan mountain range. The animal is visible among rocky terrain typical of alpine slopes and cold mountain habitats.

snow

Heli-skiing is off-trail, downhill skiing that is accessed by a helicopter, as opposed to a ski lift.

flowers

Seeding seed pods of the Agapanthus lily growing around Champawat, Kumaon, India. Agapanthus is the only genus in the subfamily Agapanthoideae of the flowering plant family Amaryllidaceae. The family is in the monocot order Asparagales.

forest

The green-backed tit (Parus monticolus) is a species of bird in the Paridae family. It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Laos, Burma, Nepal, Pakistan, Taiwan and Vietnam.

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.

forest

View of 'Bhujbasa', the trails route to Gaumukh were mountaineers start their journey to Gaumukh.