“Himalayas”

hills · forest

A tented camp in a deodar forest in Himachal Pradesh reveals itself above the forest layer. A team of mountain biking enthusiasts cycle in to camp for the night.

hills

Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand·hills · river

The high-altitude landscape of Darma Valley in the Pithoragarh district of Uttarakhand, India. Steep, rugged Himalayan ridges descend into a broad valley where a small cluster of mountain houses is nestled on the valley floor.

Uttarakhand·hills · architecture

In the quiet forested surroundings of Mussoorie, an abandoned house long associated with local ghost stories is being demolished.

wildlife · birds

Observe the Himalayan Black Bulbul in its natural forest habitat as it feeds on Pyrus pashia, the wild Himalayan pear, perched gracefully on tree branches during the soft morning golden light.

Uttarakhand·flowers · industry

Iskus squash prickly vegetables being harvested at the wildfilmsindia Jabbarkhet gardens in Uttarakhand, around Landour.

Uttarakhand·flowers · hills

Most beautiful Himalayan flower? Born of seed contributed by the Meconopsis Group of the UK, and grown by wildfilmsindia in our Himalaya...

hills · flowers

Paeonia emodi, a species of wild Peony that is endemic to the upper Himalaya, grows at the wildfilmsindia botanical gardens in Uttarakhand.

river · monsoon

A pair of frogs mating at our wildfilmsindia Pari Tibba Estate in the Himalaya, around our trout ponds. Help us identify the species of frog we're seeing here at an altitude of 6500 feet in Uttarakhand.

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…