“Himalayas”

Uttarakhand·monsoon · flowers

After the monsoon rains have hit the hills, what were once bare tree trunks just a few weeks before are now festooned with a profusion of fern species. This is a particularly productive Toon tree in Landour, Mussoorie.

Jammu and Kashmir·hills

Amazing Himalaya with plain area and clear blue sky with cloud of Ladakh. Deserted hills and snowy Himalayas, It seems very calm and peaceful.

hills

Fall colours on full display as one climbs from Lachung towards Thangu and eventually to Gurudongmar, in the month of September.

wildlife · hills

Musk deer are artiodactyls of the genus Moschus, the only genus of family Moschidae. Moschus moschiferus is the Himalayan or Siberian Musk Deer.

Uttarakhand·temple · river

Devotees from all over India visited the holy shrine of Badrinath. Badrinath(3,415 metres) is located in the Garhwal hills, on the banks of Alaknanda River.It is a holy town for Hindus in chamoli district of Uttarakhand.

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·hills · forest

Moss and lichen on oak trees (Quercus incana) in the Himalayan hill-station town of Landour, Mussoorie, India.

hills

The Yak is a long-haired bovine found throughout the Himalayan region of south Central Asia. Yaks are herd animals.

farmland · hills

Experience a day in the life of a pumpkin farmer in the Himalayan foothills, harvesting his crops and working amidst the stunning backdrop of lush green slopes and terraced fields.

hills · snow

Tourists enjoy sledge riding on snow covered hills in Gulmarg. The urge to take wings and fly over the snow-covered forests is drawing hundreds of tourists to Gulmarg for skiing.

snow · river

White peak of Banderpunch almost bereft of snow. A shocking view that underlines the drought and flooding patterns that the Himalaya is experiencing.

hills · birds

Uttarakhand's Jatoli village, en route the Pindari Glacier, hosts a Lammergeier or Himalayan Bearded Vulture, one of the most magnificent birds of the Himalaya.

hills · wildlife

The crested honey buzzard (Pernis ptilorhyncus) is a bird of prey in the family Accipitridae which also includes many other diurnal raptors such as kites, eagles and harriers. This species is also known as the Oriental honey buzzard.

hills · livestock

The Himalayan Sheepdog, also referred to as the Bhote Kukur, is a livestock guardian dog that originated from Nepal.

Himachal Pradesh·hills

Himalayan rocky mountains near Manali. Manali (alt. 1,950 m or 6,398 ft), in the Beas River valley, is an important hill station in the mountains of Himachal Pradesh, India, near the northern end of the Kullu Valley.

hills · monsoon

The monsoon rains bring with them a fresh profusion of flowering plant-life that is not usually seen through the rest of the year.

flowers · hills

Wild flowering Rhododendron campanulatum shrubs above Dodital in May, 1994. Archival Himalayan flowers... Rhododendron campanulata ssp.

dance · music

Nepali folk dance performed during Sikkim Winter Carnival in India's state of Sikkim. Viewer Anup Lohorung informs us that "This is Sakela dance of the (Khumbu) Rai tribe and the song describes and portrays the process of harvesting crops.…

hills

Donnie's bachelor pad in the Himalayan state of Uttarakhand is also earthquake resistant and hugely space saving, with barely a footprint on the ground, thanks to his engineer father.

hills · river

Clouds move in fast motion over Eastern Himalayan in India. Eastern Himalaya is situated between the Kali Gandaki River in Central Nepal in the west and Myanmar in the east, occupying southeast Tibet in China, Sikkim, North Bengal, Bhutan a…

hills · forest

The red panda is dwarfed by the black-and-white giant that shares its name. These pandas typically grow to the size of a house cat, though their big, bushy tails add an additional 18 inches (46 centimeters).

flowers · hills

The Flower of Burans (Rhododendron) blooms over the Uttarakhand hills during spring season in the month of March and April. When this flower is in full bloom the mountains seem exactly as twinkling stars studded sky.

hills · snow

Trekking in Uttarkhand Himalayas can be termed as an absolute joy for nature and adventure lovers. Uttarakhand is the only Himalayan state which offers the widest variety and nature of treks.

aerial · hills

A solar park set within the mountainous landscape of Uttarakhand, where rows of solar panels stretch across the terrain under an open sky.