“Himalayas”

forest · hills

Treading through sunlight and shadow, this murgha cautiously walks through the forest understory, even as Maroon Orioles calls in the backdrop in its clear melodious fluty whistle...

hills · flowers

These lovely mauve lilac Tree Dahlias tower as high as two human beings' height! They grow naturalized in the late autumn early winter season, in the Himalaya, having been introduced from Mexico and Colombia.

hills · river

The Jallandhri Garh torrent flows through the Kiarkoti valley below Lamkhaga pass in Uttarakhand.

hills · flowers

Monsoon time flowering of the burgundry (almost purple-black) Arum Lilies at our Himalayan gardens. Burgundy Velvet Calla Lilies being harvested at wildfilmsindia botanical arboretum in the Himalaya

flowers · hills

Giant Mammoth Yellow Crocus flowers open and close with the change in daylight, at the wildfilmsindia botanical gardens in the Uttarakhand Himalaya.

Uttarakhand·flowers · hills

Stunning pink, red, purple and white Dahlia successfully compete with Roscoea purpurea and Commelina paludosa wild flowers in the Himalaya, at our wildfilmsindia estate of Jabbarkhet around Mussoorie.

flowers · hills

A garden escape species - Primula denticulata flowers in early spring at the wildfilmsindia estate in the Uttarakhand Himalaya.

flowers · hills

A Cabbage White butterfly offers itself to a receptive mate on a spring-time afternoon in the high Himalaya, close to the tree-line. It protrudes its abdomen outwards in an attempt to mate.

Uttarakhand·snow · hills

After a heavy snowfall, the landscape of Jabbarkhet transforms into a serene white expanse. Roads, garden paths, and rooftops are completely covered under a thick layer of fresh snow, creating a quiet and pristine atmosphere.

Uttarakhand·flowers · hills

Bulbs brought in for plantation get set to soil at our Jabbarkhet garden-forest interfaces. Amaryllis flower belladonna bulbs in plantation mode at the wildfilmsindia botanical arboretum in the western Himalaya.

hills · flowers

Lasiommata schakra or the Common Wall butterfly is part of the Nymphalidae family. It is seen getting nectar from a bright red wild tree Dahlia flower in the Himalaya.

hills · flowers

A huge hailstorm took us by surprise at the wildfilmsindia wildlife sanctuary in the western Himalaya. Our plant nursery was destroyed by the large hail stones.

hills · flowers

Planting seeds and corms in the early winter season in Delhi in order to have a double spring.

hills · flowers

At the Wilderness Orchard and botanical gardens in the western Himalaya, daffodil heads starts flowering as the winter frost has ebbed and snows have melted. Warmer days lie ahead!

flowers · industry

This beautiful perennial plant can be found growing in the wild in the Himalayas, from Kashmir to Nepal. It is a handsome leafy plant bearing elegant spikes of large, nodding, dark blue-purple, bell-shaped flowers.

flowers · hills

In the May summer heat of the Delhi lockdown in 2020, this delicate and beautiful eastern Himalayan Dendrobium Orchid came into bloom at the Wilderness Orchard and botanical gardens.

hills · flowers

These bearded Irises were planted by the British in the garden of Rockville Cottage in the Uttarakhand Himalaya of India.

hills · flowers

Flowering Rhododendron arboreum, commonly known as the tree rhododendron, in a Himalayan forest. The plant displays dense clusters of bright red, bell-shaped flowers across its canopy.

hills · flowers

Spring time is clearly upon our hills, as one sees a lot of Rhizomatic Iris in deep blue flowering at wildfilmsindia botanical gardens in the Himalaya. These iris bulbs propagate and multiply not through bulbs or regular roots but rhizomes.

hills · flowers

Watch Painted Lady and Hill Jezebel (Delias belladonna) butterflies as they suck nectar from garden escape now-wild Dahlia flowers on a sunny day in the Himalaya, at our wildfilmsindia sanctuary.

Uttarakhand·hills · flowers

With the sunshine playing its magic on the hillside behind, this peony slowly opens on our hillsides around Mussoorie. Coral colourd Peony opening in slow motion at Jabbarkhet botanical collections in the Himalaya

hills · flowers

Anemone in a deep pink, Arum Lilies by the thousands, daffodils of many kinds, with Thrushes calling in our forested bowl. Peoniflorum tulips start to bloom in spring at the Pari Tibba botanical gardens of wildfilmsindia in Uttarakhand.

Uttarakhand·flowers · monsoon

Rain lilies or Crocus Lily Zephyranthus is a member of the Amaryllis family. They are so named because they often bloom a few days after rain. They are usually planted in groups and in full bloom, they are quite the sight.

hills · farmland

As the clouds roll in across a Himalayan sunrise sky, one sees daffodils at dawn! Sunrise over the Himalaya reveals a field of Dutchmaster daffodils in bloom in Uttarakhand.