“Himalayas”

hills · snow

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

festival · hills

Garhwal is located in the state of Uttarakhand, which is a northern hill province of India. The area has its own traditions, festivals and culture.

flowers · industry

View the entrance to the Shingba / Singhba Rhododendron sanctuary on the outskirts of Yumthang in north Sikkim. See a Rhubarb plant (which is edible!) next to a flowering plant of Yellow Poppy.

hills · wildlife

What a lovely call really! This is such a familiar sound to summer-time trekkers in Himalayan valleys. The European (or Eurasian, for the politically correct birder!) Cuckoo frequents the entire Himalayan range.

wildlife · birds

Two exemplars of White-throated Laughingthrush (Garrulax albogularis) are spotted foraging for insects in the grass. Further on, they are seem on branches.

snow · hills

Yaks grazing in snow covered Himalayan mountains of Ladakh in Kashmir, India. Yak is the dominant livestock species that support livelihoods for pastoralist of the Tibetan plateau and nearby Himalayan regions.

wildlife · birds

Flock of thousands of Demoisellle Cranes flying over Rajasthan, India. The demoiselle crane (Anthropoides virgo) is a species of crane found in central Eurasia, ranging from the Black Sea to Mongolia and North Eastern China.

river · temple

At the beginning of winter, the idol at Gangotri temple is moved down, in a procession, to a lower village temple, near Mukhba.

snow · wildlife

The Snow Pigeon (Columba leuconota) is a species of bird in the Columba genus in the Columbidae family. Snow Pigeon has a blackish head contrasting with white neck collar and white underparts shading into ashy on the abdomen.

snow · hills

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

Uttarakhand·hills · temple

The temple featured in the video is beautifully decorated, with vibrant colours and floral displays as part of a seasonal celebration. It is likely Madhyamaheshwar Temple, radiating with festive spirit.

hills

Trainees from the NIM Adventure course number 224 learn how to make a bivouac shelter. A bivouac shelter is any of a variety of improvised camp sites, or shelters that are usually of a temporary nature, used especially by soldiers, or perso…

We filmed this rat at 7500 feet in Uttarakhand, at the Wilderness Orchard and botanical gardens. Please help us identify the species, if you're into rats!

The main reason spiders spin webs is to catch their dinner. When an insect, such as a fly, flies into a spider's web, it gets stuck on the sticky threads.

Jammu and Kashmir·temple · festival

Amarnath cave is a famous shrine in Hinduism located in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir. It is dedicated to Shiva.

flowers

Daphnis nerii (formerly Deilephila nerii), known as the oleander hawk-moth or army green moth, is a moth of the Sphingidae family.

livestock

Young shepherd take their herd of Pashmina sheep and goats to graze at a high altitude Himalayan meadow, in Kashmir, India.

hills · sport

The Bell 407 helicopter appears to be hovering when actually it is racing forward rapidly... This appears to be the case as it's being filmed from another helicopter that is flying alongside! One can see Mt.

hills · sport

The Bell 407 helicopter appears to be hovering when actually it is racing forward rapidly... This appears to be the case as it's being filmed from another helicopter that is flying alongside! One can see Mt.

flowers · snow

How strange to see hot-house variety hybrid orchids with snow and a cold Himalayan lake in the backdrop - hardly an environment in which orchids would thrive! And yet - here is a Himalayan lake in the Sikkim winter with orchids brought outd…

hills · forest

The chestnut-bellied nuthatch (Sitta cinnamoventris) is a species of bird in the Sittidae family. It is found in the Indian Subcontinent. It is seen in Bhutan, India, Nepal, and Tibet.

hills

A Rufous Sibia or Black-capped Sibia (Heterophasia capistrata) pecks on a ripe wild Pear fruit in Uttarakhand.

ceremony

Beautiful clear blue sky of Bhutan, where there is thousand of Darchog prayer flags hosted on the mountains.

hills

Fog and mist in time lapse rising up the rain forest like hills of the Sikkim Himalaya. Sikkim is a landlocked Indian state nestled in the Himalayas.