Himalayas — Clipahoy

Snow covered mountain peaks of the Himalayas - Kashmir, in Amarnath

Jammu and Kashmir·snow · hills

Grey clouds over snow covered Himalayan mountains en route Amarnath in Kashmir, India. One can also see blue-green waters in a mountain tarn. Are those peaks around Mt.

Makeshift township high in the Himalaya, en route Amarnath Cave, in Jammu

Jammu and Kashmir·snow · temple

A view of tents erected for Pilgrims at a base camp of the Amarnath Yatra. Amarnath cave is a Hindu shrine located in Jammu and Kashmir, India. It is dedicated to Shiva.

Pilgrims on their way to Amarnath, a cave shrine deep in Himalayas, in Jammu

Jammu and Kashmir·snow · temple

Pilgrims proceed towards the Holy Amarnath shrine, Kashmir. Amarnath cave is a Hindu shrine located in Jammu and Kashmir, India. It is dedicated to Shiva.

Crippled and handicapped man crawls all the way up the Himalaya, to Amarnath, in Jammu

Jammu and Kashmir·festival · temple

Amarnath cave is a Hindu shrine located in Jammu and Kashmir, India. It is dedicated to Shiva.

Butterflies of the Himalaya: Common Copper, Painted Lady and Tortoiseshell, in Landour

Uttarakhand·hills

Common Copper (Lycaena phlaeas) and Indian Tortoiseshell (Aglais cashmiriensis) and two common Himalayan butterflies that we saw in Landour in November 2014.

Spotted beauty: Kumaon Common Wall butterfly in Himalaya, in Uttarakhand

The Lasiommata schakra schakra or the Kumaon Common Wall butterfly up close. This butterfly is commonly seen basking in the warm sunlight on a cliff or hillside in Uttarakhand and other Northern regions in India.

School kids walking home after school in the Himalaya

school · hills

A temple with a Trishul outside and a wood roof stands among deodar trees in a sleepy Himalayan town. School children headed home in the afternoon with a schoolboy carrying water on his shoulders.

Roscoea purpurea flowering in the Himalaya

flowers

Purple Roscoe Lily is a stout perennial herb, 25-38 cm tall. This genera of plants are named in honour of William Roscoe, the founder of the Liverpool Botanic Garden.

Pair of Snow Pigeons (Columba leuconota) in the high Himalaya, in Sikkim

snow · wildlife

Seen here in Yumthang, Sikkim, the Snow Pigeon (Columba leuconota) is a species of bird in the Columbidae family. Known as the safed or barfeela kabutar or kabootar in India.

Army band marches along the mountains of Garhwal, accompanying idol, in Uttarakhand

temple · village

Garhwal Rifles band accompanies Gangotri idol as it enters Mukhba village Much pomp and pageantry accompanies the winter movement of the Gangotri temple idol on its winter journey.

Village Dhabawala and his cat at Gaundar village in Uttarakhand Himalaya

village

Landslide in the Himalaya, along NH21 on the way to Mandi from Kullu

Manali, Himachal Pradesh·highway · bazaar

A massive landslide blocked the Kiratpur-Manali National Highway-21, near Hanogi in Mandi district of Himachal.

Delavay Fir (Abies delavayi) in high Himalaya, in Arunachal Pradesh

hills · monsoon

Delavay's Fir is a tree native to SW China, Arunachal Pradesh and northern Myanmar, and Vietnam. It is a high altitude mountain tree, growing at elevations of 3000-4000 m.

The pilgrims' trail to Yamunotri Temple in the Himalaya, in Uttarakhand

temple

A lovely green and verdant post-monsoon pre-winter view of the pilgrims' trail to Yamunotri temple in Uttarakhand, one of the four Char Dham sites that are most revered by Hindus. A rock cut path leads up to the temple complex.

Dry grasslands at Pakke Tiger Reserve; the foothills of the Himalayas, in Kaziranga

Assam·wildlife · forest

Pakke Tiger Reserve is one of the finest yet one of the least visited tourist destinations in India. Not very far from the usual Kaziranga-Nameri-Eaglenest-Tawang route is the option of visiting PTR.

Anemones and Tulips grow in the Himalaya, at botanical gardens in Uttarakhand

hills · flowers

Masses of tulips and anemones bloom in the Himalayan spring-time at the Wilderness Orchard and botanical gardens in the western Himalayan state of Uttarakhand.

500 year old Tibetan mummy sits in hunched position in the Himalaya, in Spiti

Himachal Pradesh·village · hills

While filming the Spiti valley, the wildfilmsindia team took a de-tour to Gue village to film the Tibetan Mummy which we have now filmed many times in the past. Each time, the setting was different though.

Birds of Wilderness Orchard botanical gardens, Landour, western Himalaya, in Mussoorie

Uttarakhand·birds · hills

Some of the bird species that wildfilmsindia protects at its Wilderness Orchard and botanical gardens in the western Himalayan town of Landour in Mussoorie. The Collared Pygmy Owlet is the smallest Owl in the world.

Blur of blue and black: Black-crowned Jay in the Himalaya, in Uttarakhand

Sitting on a cypress tree, this preening Black-crowned Jay has its inner down feathers exposed and blowing in the wind, creating a blur of blue and rust...

Cultivated Morning Glory (Ipomoea purpurea) flowers in the Indian Himalaya

flowers · industry

Common Morning Glory is a morning glory vine native to Mexico and Central America, but widely naturalized in India.

Making breakfast chappatis at a high altitude Himalaya meadow camp, in Kedarnath

Uttarakhand

Breaking camp at Kanchani Kharak in the Kedarnath Wildlife Sanctuary, we have a breakfast of chapattis and subzi as prepared by the porters, pack up our tents and head out...

Driving through Gangtok to Nathula Pass in Sikkim

Sikkim·hills

Driving between the snowy mountains of Sikkim which is a part of Eastern Himalayas in India.

Going to school in the Himalaya: rural village school in Garhwal, in Uttarakhand

village · school

An Uttarakhandi woman teaches Hindi poems to little kids at a rural village school in Garhwal, India.

Snow covered mountain peaks of the Himalayas - Kashmir, in Amarnath

Makeshift township high in the Himalaya, en route Amarnath Cave, in Jammu

Pilgrims on their way to Amarnath, a cave shrine deep in Himalayas, in Jammu

Crippled and handicapped man crawls all the way up the Himalaya, to Amarnath, in Jammu

Butterflies of the Himalaya: Common Copper, Painted Lady and Tortoiseshell, in Landour

Spotted beauty: Kumaon Common Wall butterfly in Himalaya, in Uttarakhand

School kids walking home after school in the Himalaya

Roscoea purpurea flowering in the Himalaya

Pair of Snow Pigeons (Columba leuconota) in the high Himalaya, in Sikkim

Army band marches along the mountains of Garhwal, accompanying idol, in Uttarakhand

Village Dhabawala and his cat at Gaundar village in Uttarakhand Himalaya

Landslide in the Himalaya, along NH21 on the way to Mandi from Kullu

Delavay Fir (Abies delavayi) in high Himalaya, in Arunachal Pradesh

The pilgrims' trail to Yamunotri Temple in the Himalaya, in Uttarakhand

Dry grasslands at Pakke Tiger Reserve; the foothills of the Himalayas, in Kaziranga

Anemones and Tulips grow in the Himalaya, at botanical gardens in Uttarakhand

500 year old Tibetan mummy sits in hunched position in the Himalaya, in Spiti

Birds of Wilderness Orchard botanical gardens, Landour, western Himalaya, in Mussoorie

Blur of blue and black: Black-crowned Jay in the Himalaya, in Uttarakhand

Cultivated Morning Glory (Ipomoea purpurea) flowers in the Indian Himalaya

Making breakfast chappatis at a high altitude Himalaya meadow camp, in Kedarnath

Driving through Gangtok to Nathula Pass in Sikkim

Going to school in the Himalaya: rural village school in Garhwal, in Uttarakhand

Driving to Badrinath in Uttarakhand Himalaya: Char Dham by road

Snow covered mountain peaks of the Himalayas - Kashmir, in Amarnath

Makeshift township high in the Himalaya, en route Amarnath Cave, in Jammu

Pilgrims on their way to Amarnath, a cave shrine deep in Himalayas, in Jammu

Crippled and handicapped man crawls all the way up the Himalaya, to Amarnath, in Jammu

Butterflies of the Himalaya: Common Copper, Painted Lady and Tortoiseshell, in Landour

Spotted beauty: Kumaon Common Wall butterfly in Himalaya, in Uttarakhand

School kids walking home after school in the Himalaya

Roscoea purpurea flowering in the Himalaya

Pair of Snow Pigeons (Columba leuconota) in the high Himalaya, in Sikkim

Army band marches along the mountains of Garhwal, accompanying idol, in Uttarakhand

Village Dhabawala and his cat at Gaundar village in Uttarakhand Himalaya

Landslide in the Himalaya, along NH21 on the way to Mandi from Kullu

Delavay Fir (Abies delavayi) in high Himalaya, in Arunachal Pradesh

The pilgrims' trail to Yamunotri Temple in the Himalaya, in Uttarakhand

Dry grasslands at Pakke Tiger Reserve; the foothills of the Himalayas, in Kaziranga

Anemones and Tulips grow in the Himalaya, at botanical gardens in Uttarakhand

500 year old Tibetan mummy sits in hunched position in the Himalaya, in Spiti

Birds of Wilderness Orchard botanical gardens, Landour, western Himalaya, in Mussoorie

Blur of blue and black: Black-crowned Jay in the Himalaya, in Uttarakhand

Cultivated Morning Glory (Ipomoea purpurea) flowers in the Indian Himalaya

Making breakfast chappatis at a high altitude Himalaya meadow camp, in Kedarnath

Driving through Gangtok to Nathula Pass in Sikkim

Going to school in the Himalaya: rural village school in Garhwal, in Uttarakhand

Driving to Badrinath in Uttarakhand Himalaya: Char Dham by road