Himalayas — Clipahoy

Himalayan peaks and glaciers with deep snow-pack, see where India's rivers are fed from in summer

snow · hills

See the deep snow-pack of the peaks, glaciers and ridges of the western Himalaya, to understand where summer snow-melt rivers get their waters from, and winter-time water runs in our rivers, in north India.

Dahlia Bank or Halcyon Manor, Landour - Once the finest house in the Himalaya, in Mussoorie

Uttarakhand·hills

Sanjay Narang brought the best food to Landour. The hillside was a sleepy forested one until he brought his culinary skills from Bombay and cheered up the Landour scene with festive Rokeby and then the Bakehouse, and several other lovely ae…

Flying over high altitude motoring in the Himalaya: dizzying road bridge crossing, in Spiti

Himachal Pradesh·architecture · hills

Flying over the Chicham Bridge in Spiti valley in Himachal Pradesh. The bridge connects Kibber and Chicham village. The bridge is situated above a deep gorge about 1000 feet high.

Hemis Gompa: Ladakh flight over arid valley with willow, high altitude desert all around

hills · desert

See the uplift of the trans Himalaya and Ladakh range, from the under the ocean, as you study the folds in the ranges here, exposed as they are to the elements.

Most cheery aquamarine bird you ever saw! Verditer Flycatcher a real treat around our hill stations

birds · hills

If you have ever seen this cute little deep turquoise bird, than it can only be the Verditer that you have beholden and been privileged to see! The most beautiful trilling caller in the Himalaya, surely, the Verditer Flycatcher warbles its…

Trout hatchery of, with Rainbow Trout going into a frenzy at feeding time

hills · river

Rainbow Trout shoal with their gapes open on a bright sunny day at the wildfilmsindia Trout hatchery ponds and runs in the western Himalaya. Clouds roll past in a time lapse over our forested Motidhar ridge.

Monsoon clouds well up in the Himalaya, in this beautiful cloud time lapse during the monsoons, in Landour

Uttarakhand·hills · monsoon

Thick cloud cover moves in across the plains and into the higher mountains, with Surkhanda Devi and Dhanolti seen in the distance.

Monsoon clouds ascend the Himalaya and create a cotton wool blanket over the mountain firmament

hills

Spring-time pink and orange glow on fresh Horse Chestnut leaves in the Himalaya, in Uttarakhand

hills · forest

Fresh Horse Chestnut leaves and Rhododendron arboreum trees growing in profusion at the Wilderness Orchard and botanical gardens in Uttarakhand. Also see natural regeneration of Cedrus deodara or the Himalayan Cedar tree.

Bonfire cheer and a little Beru pako ditty at a camp site in the high Himalaya

hills

To keep everyone in good cheer and suitably entertained, a porter churns out a Nepalese-Garhwali fusion ditty of a range of mountain songs, beside a camp bonfire. The group is heading up to the high mountains in winter.

Three cheers for the Rufous or Black-capped Sibia seen around our Jabbarkhet estate in Landour

Uttarakhand·hills · music

Tentative at best, this Sibia cannot decide whether its coming or going, sitting or perching. It seems to be undecided about the next move.

Jat Regiment Memorial in the high Himalaya, Bandarpunch Base Camp Chhaiyan gad, Garhwal, in Uttarakhand

hills

A fast flowing tributary of the Chhaiyan gad with the Bandarpunch range in the backdrop, a memorial to the Jat Regiment expedition in 2017 (It says - Live Life Jat Size!), and Himalayan plant seeds and pods ripened over the long summer read…

Rare Himalayan Coral stones being sold in Bhutan - from the sea, found in the Himalaya

hills · crafts

Bhutanese girl sells red coral stones, Bhutanese masks, jewellery made with corals and silver, thangkas and Cordyceps. The consumer is being selective while buying the red coral stones.

Flying across the Himalaya at dawn: sun peeps over the highest peaks, from Delhi to Leh, in Ladakh

hills

As one flies from Delhi to Leh in Ladakh, the Himalayan range, the Zanskar, Ladakh and subsidiary ranges all appear one after the other, and one both side of the aircraft, revealing fabulous countryside on both sides - almost worth the flig…

Demoiselle Cranes visit India flying across the Himalaya, to get looked after by villagers, in Rajasthan

hills

Hordes of Demoiselle Cranes fly into India to enjoy the balmy winter months compared to their trans-Himalayan frozen-over winter habitats.

Himalayan Blue Sheep herd climbs rocky snow covered mountains in the high Himalaya

hills · snow

A herd of Himalayan Blue Sheep gathers across a rugged snow-covered mountain landscape while feeding on thorny alpine shrubs.

Kalindi Khal Himalayan pass in inclement monsoon weather: first climbed by Auden, in Uttarakhand

hills · monsoon

After crossing the Shweta glacier, one gets down the Raj Parav glacier on the other side of Kalindi Khal.

White Iris blooms while clouds shoot past our hills in the western Himalaya

hills

As clouds shoot past in our wildfilmsindia sanctuary, our white Irises are in full bloom and the Common Hill Partridge calls out to its partner across the valley... The distant peaks of the Gangotri range can be seen beyond the ridge.

Grape Hyacinth Muscari armeniacum: Spring flower at botanical garden in Himalaya

flowers · hills

The Grape Hyacinth is one spectacular sight in spring blooming in a flower pot. The bulbous blooms look almost like grapes planted mostly for their ornamental features.

Respect mother nature: Spot the number of plastic bottles in a fresh water source in Nepal Himalaya

river · hills

A small waterfall in the valley of Annapurna Conservation Area in the Gandaki zone. This waterfall meets River Modi which is the source of drinking water, freshwater fish, agriculture, etc., in Nepal.

Chandrashila Peak aerial view and 360 degree from above Tungnath temple in Uttarakhand Himalaya

Uttarakhand·hills · temple

A fabulous aerial 360 degree view of Chandrashila peak top above Tungnath temple in Uttarakhand.

New-born cute Bhutia pupy litter in the Himalaya- eyes still not open

hills

A litter of Himalayan sheep dog pups that are new-born. Their eyes have still not opened. The mother laid the pups in a grassy hollow in the mountains of Spiti in Himachal Pradesh, at around 12, 000 feet altitude. All six grew up safely.

Cicada insect super close view, as it tries to camouflage itself on tree moss, in the Himalaya

hills

A cicada crawls up a tree trunk, trying to get camouflaged into the moss on the tree trunk. see its beady-beady eyes! Cicadas suck the sap of trees they live on. A Hill Barbet calls as this Cicada slowly clawls up an akhrot or walnut tree.

Winter secrets revealed from the Himalaya: Freezing climb towards Mt. Srikantha in Garhwal, in Uttarakhand

hills

High altitude Himalayan country explored in early winter. October 2018 in the high mountains above Dharali, in the Gangotri - Ganga valley of Garhwal in Uttarakhand.