“Himalayas”

Himachal Pradesh·hills

Dak Bangla (L and T guest house) near Mashobhra.... Started cycling from Mashobhra.

Uttarakhand·hills · village

Bharat Homestay – The Native Himalayan serves as a trekking basecamp in the Himalayan region of Uttarakhand.

Himachal Pradesh

birds

The Chestnut-bellied Rock Thrush (Monticola rufiventris) is a species of bird in the Muscicapidae family. It is found in the northern regions of the Indian Subcontinent, eastwards towards parts of Southeast Asia.

birds · hills

Listen to this bird call and tell me you haven't heard it while walking in mountain forests or sitting in a hill station garden...!? Is that a Slaty Blue Flycatcher at the end of this video? Please help us identify and confirm the same! It…

hills · highway

This video shows local streets of Thimpu townm capital of Himalayan hill country Bhutan. Mother and daughter can be seen walking past, the mother in traditional attire. The roads can be seen having light traffic.

dance · hills

Young Sikkimese girl dancing belly dance during Sikkim Winter Carnival. Sikkim gears up for its biggest event, Sikkim Winter Carnival 2014.

river · hills

Car journey from Gangtok to Nathula Pass and then to the Changu Lake in the Indian state of Sikkim. One can also see the snow-capped mountains of Eastern Himalaya.

Uttarakhand·festival · village

Uttarakhand – the northern state of India allures everyone with its mountains, scenic beauty, simple people and a tough lifestyle.

flowers · hills

Summer time floral glory in the Himalaya... Rhododendrons signify the Himalaya like no other tree, not even the native Magnolia campbelli of the eastern Himalaya.

Uttarakhand·river

forest · hills

Traditional slate stone roof on a village home in Kanatal, Uttarakhand. Slate is no longer mined in Uttarakhand, so the older stones have been recycled for use on modern mountain homes and the village homes that carried them are now covered…

river · aerial

Aerial view of the confluence of river Alaknanda and Bhagirathi in Devprayag in Uttarakhand. At the confluence, there is a temple of Hindu Lord Shiva.

hills

The descent into Paro airport in Bhutan is a precipitous affair for any pilot - he or she has to suddenly negotiate a steep descent into the relatively narrow valley, dropping altitude rapidly after crossing the steep ridges before.

livestock

Sheep shearing is the process by which the woollen fleece of a sheep is cut off. The person who removes the sheep's wool is called a shearer. Typically each adult sheep is shorn once each year Source: Wikipedia

hills · aerial

On the flight from New Delhi to Leh in Ladakh, India, one gets to see a range of fascinating peaks of the Nun-Kun range and other peaks around the Leh valley.

Ladakh·farmland · hills

Zanskari horses are available in Leh and Ladakh area of Jammu and Kashmir. The predominant body colour is grey followed by black and copper. The horses are known for their ability to work, run adequately and carry loads at high altitude.

wildlife · birds

This footage captures a mixed group of Himalayan bird species foraging together on the forest floor where scattered grain or rice has been placed.

hills · highway

Drive through the rugged high-altitude landscapes of Ladakh, filmed from a moving vehicle traveling along a winding mountain highway.

hills

Rare glimpse of the elusive Cheer Pheasant calling in the wild. Perched on a grassy slope, the pheasant calls loudly as the feathers on its head and chest flutter in the wind.

Uttarakhand·hills · forest

In Jabarkhet, Mussoorie, a forest fire breaks out on a wooded Himalayan hillside, sending thick smoke billowing into the air.

industry · hills

Falconeria insignis (Royle), commonly known as Tiger’s Milk Spruce, belongs to the Spurge family Euphorbiaceae and was previously referred to by the synonym Sapium insigne, a name still used in several regions.

Uttarakhand·hills · village

What a fabulous display of spring-time flowering arboreal Rhododendron arboreum trees or ghuras aflower in Agoda village above Uttarkashi, in the western Himalayan spring season.

hills

Stunning colours follow as the sun peeks and shows itself at the horizon as seen from our Wilderness Estate in Uttarakhand.