“Himalayas”

Himachal Pradesh·snow · hills

A winter festival takes place on an open frozen snow field in Spiti in the Himachal Pradesh mountains of India. Snow sculptures abound and people sit on the ground and on blocks of ice.

hills

Horses grazing on Kuari pass meadow in Garhwal region of Uttarakhand, India. Kuari Pass is probably the best window to view the high Himalayan peaks.

hills · snow

Agora village with the trees and hills around it blanketed in winter snow. This is the pit stop for the popular trek to Dodital or the Emerald Lake in Uttarakhand. Truly a winter wonderland in the Himalaya!

Himachal Pradesh·hills · river

Nakeela pass or Nakee la, the third mountain pass of the brown and barren mountain range of Greater Himalayas, Indus river flowing through Naki la, on the Leh Manali journey, the route which is part of national highway 21, NH 21.

Uttarakhand·flowers · hills

Giantest Arum or Calla Lilies ever ever saw grow at wildfilmsindia estate in the western Himalaya The giantest Arum Lily blooms flower at our wildfilmsindia Motidhar valley in Mussoorie, western Himalaya.

flowers

Marigold flowers from July to September. The scented flowers are hermaphrodite (have both male and female organs). It is hardy to zone 6 and is frost tender. The lower leaves are broad and spatula shaped.

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.

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.

hills · industry

Workers laying and testing a water supply pipeline on a rugged hillside. A group of men handles sections of black hose and works on a fitting connected to a dark canister beside a dirt track.

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.