Himalayas — Clipahoy

Traditional Sheep shearing by villagers in Harsil Uttarakhand Himalayas

hills · livestock

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

Cicada movement captured on tree branch in Himalayas

forest · hills

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

Dendrobium denneanum: A subtropical wild orchid endemic to the Himalaya, in Delhi

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.

Black-headed Jay Relaxing on Dry Grass in the Himalayas

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.

Help us identify these wild daisy-like flowers in the Himalaya, in Landour

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!

Travelling by bus to the higher Himalaya in Himachal Pradesh

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.

Discovering a crashed helicopter in the Kedarnath Wildlife Sanctuary in the Himalaya

Uttarakhand

Chicks have bred and grown up: World's smallest Owl in the Himalaya, in Landour

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.

Tabo Monastery or 'Ajanta of the Himalayas' in Lahaul Spiti, Himachal

Himachal Pradesh

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.