“Himalayas”

Uttarakhand·monsoon · hills

Standing at 'Land's End' at the Wilderness Orchard and botanical garden in Mussoorie, Uttarakhand, one can see the monsoon clouds of the plains welling up into the hills, with the promise of rain...

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.

Jammu and Kashmir·festival · temple

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

flowers · hills

Great Blackvein butterflies feeding on flowering Aesculus or Horse Chestnut nectar. Spring-time brings with it a profusion of Himalayan butterflies and flowers.

farmland

Kiwi fruit hang from a vine on an organic farm owned by Dr. Kundan Singh Panwar, expert horticulturalist and consultant to Uttarakhand state government on horticultural matters, at his Nainbagh fruit orchard in Uttarakhand state.

Uttarakhand·politics · temple

Evacuation of stranded people from flood-hit areas of Uttarakhand picked up pace with security forces rescuing 17 foreign tourists from Dharasu and sighting 1000 pilgrims stuck between Kedarnath and Gaurikund even as bad weather hampered ch…

wildlife · snow

Don't take off at us for the watermark. That is the sole reason we can carry this footage here for it would otherwise be IPR purloined and placed onto multiple other platforms, ruining our opportunity to bring you an exclusive on this rare…

wildlife · snow

Don't take off at us for the watermark. That is the sole reason we can carry this footage here for it would otherwise be IPR purloined and placed onto multiple other platforms, ruining our opportunity to bring you an exclusive on this rare…

Uttarakhand·birds · hills

A pair of Himalayan Barbets call out to each other, in superbly resonating unison, on a spring-time Oak tree with fresh leaves, in Landour in Uttarakhand. The great barbet (Megalaima virens) is an Asian barbet.

village · birds

Black headed Oriole is found throughout India and can be seen in single or pairs on leafy trees.

snow · river

Tsomgo Lake is also known as Changu Lake in the Indian state of Sikkim which is a frozen lake. Tsomgo Lake or Changu Lake is perched within mountains at an altitude of 12,400 ft. Located at Gangtok – Nathula Highway only 37 kms.

festival · river

Villagers catching fish on river Aglar. People gather to celebrate Maund Mela 2014 which is also known as Fish killing Festival. Villagers standing in the middle of the river are ready with their fishing nets to catch fish.

hills · forest

Himalayan Woodpecker (Dendrocopos himalayensis) in Garhwal, Uttarakhand. How often does one see a Woodpecker pecking into a pine cone? Is it looking for insects drawn to the sap or is it eating the chilgoza pine seeds themselves? We filmed…

forest · flowers

Wild pear or kaithal blossoms at the Wilderness Orchard in Uttarakhand. Pine trees inter-mingle with the pears at the top of their range, even as deodar has already started at lower heights and climbs to far higher altitudes, as mixed Oak,…

livestock · hills

Herd of yaks and cows are plunging head with one other and playing with each other. The yak (Bos grunniens and Bos mutus) is a long-haired bovid found throughout the Himalayan region of south Central Asia, the Tibetan Plateau and as far nor…

hills · livestock

Traditional sheep shearing is taking place in the Himalayan region of Harsil, where pastoral communities prepare their flocks for seasonal weather changes.

forest · hills

This footage captures a Himalayan cicada (family Cicadidae, likely Meimuna sp.) moving slowly along a tree branch in its natural forest habitat.

hills · flowers

Dendrobium denneanum flowering in a subtropical Himalayan setting at the WildFilmsIndia Gardens, New Delhi. This striking orchid species is native to the Himalayan region through southern China and Indo-China.

wildlife · birds

A Black-headed Jay (Garrulus lanceolatus), one of the most striking and intelligent birds of the Himalayan region, is seen resting on a patch of dry grass.

Uttarakhand·flowers

We filmed these wild daisy-type wild (or garden escape?) flowers at our Wilderness Orchard and botanical garden in Landour, Uttarakhand, India. Help us identify the species!

bus · hills

Leaving Rampur Bushahr bus stand to travel by public transport to Reckong Peo in the Lahaul and Spiti district of Himachal Pradesh with a talkative bus driver and screeching bus brakes, along winding Himalayan roads.

Uttarakhand

Uttarakhand·forest · birds

Collared Owlet enjoying its habitat in Landour, Dehradun. Cute little owl in the mist of forest and its feature camouflage with its habitat.

Himachal Pradesh