“Himalayas”

Uttarakhand·wildlife · birds

A pair of yellow-footed green pigeons (Treron phoenicopterus) sits together at a nest in WildFilmsIndia's orchard in Jabbarkhet, Uttarakhand.

festival · river

Villagers prepare their traditional home-made nets and head to the Aglar river in Garhwal. Traditional western Himalayan fishing practices and river plunder: Catching fish en masse at Maund mela Villagers come together to pillage the Aglar…

hills

A red moon rises behind coniferous trees in the Himalayan region of Uttarakhand.

Tamil Nadu·hills · forest

Pillar Rock in Cody! This looks like real high mountain country, with thick forest cover and misty cliffs to boot! One can least imagine that these are the south Indian highlands of Tamil Nadu state in India...

Uttarakhand·flowers · hills

In May each year, thousands of Great Blackvein butterflies (Aporia agathon) descend on the blooms of the Himalayan Horse Chestnut (Aesculus indica) at the Wilderness Orchard and botanical gardens at Jabbarkhet, in Mussoorie, Uttarakhand.

The Tabby (Pseudergolis wedah) is a common butterfly in India (Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh and other states of the North-east). They are commonly seen flying along streams in hilly areas.

hills

With a strong sense of smell but poor eyesight, a Himalayan Black Bear would be the worst animal to frighten and surprise in a Himalayan forest, while trekking!

livestock

Herd of Pashmina sheep and goats grazing in high altitude Himalayan meadow, in Kashmir, India.

Nepal·hills · politics

There should be an attitude towards unclimbing the mountains. Everest has been climbed a 1000 times. Why must we know that a 1000 people have already climbed it? We go up there, its a new mountain.

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.

Ladakh·sport · snow

Ladakhi girls playing ice hockey in Leh. Ice hockey gear was not and is still not available to buy in Ladakh. The few locals who have contacts outside Ladakh have requested friends to get ice hockey skates.

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.

How NOT to use a satellite phone. A trekker uses a Mobiq INMARSAT sat phone the wrong way. One should not be holding the phone in ones' hand but rather keeping it a few feet away from the body, and using the long cord to carry the signal to…

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.

Uttarakhand·flowers

A rhododendron tree in its full glory of scarlet flowers in Landour in spring. One of the most stately and impressive species rhododendrons, Tree Rhododendron is the state tree of Uttarakhand.

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.