“Himalayas”

aerial · village

Teams from different villages arrive for the stoning festival with stone pelting and throwing of apples and pears.

Uttarakhand·hills

In a rare search and retrieval mission, code name ‘Daredevils’, the ITBP mountaineers had searched and retrieved 7 dead bodies near Nanda Devi East in Pithoragarh after a 500 hrs operation in high altitude Operation ‘Daredevils’ : 1.

hills · snow

A female Snow Leopard slogs up a snowed over slope, in search of prey. She passes a frozen tarn (pond) and positions herself above a small group of Himalayan Ibex.

snow

Snow leopards—one of the world’s most elusive cats, are perfectly equipped to thrive in extreme, high-elevation habitats. Learn about these felines and how they expertly hunt agile prey.

Himachal Pradesh·snow · wildlife

Camouflages in plain sight this trio of Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia) are basking at the edge of a steep cliff.

Manali, Himachal Pradesh·highway · bazaar

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

Himachal Pradesh

Jammu and Kashmir

Uttarakhand·forest

Wildfire at the Deodar filled forest outlining the shape of the hillocks as seen in the distance from our Wilderness Estate in Uttarakhand.

hills · livestock

Two cyclists compete for mountain bike race on the very steep and narrow roads of Bhekhati in Himachal Pradesh. A cow runs for sometime when cyclist approached towards her.

hills · temple

Aerial view of Tungnath temple in Uttarakhand. This is a popular temple trek from Chopta town lower down, which takes one through juniper and dwarf Rhododendron shrub forests higher up and above the tree line, and thicker evergreen and deci…

Uttarakhand·flowers · hills

These Dahlia flowers are competing with wild Himalayan flowers and cover by seeding and spreading themselves in the wild, as garden escapes.

Uttarakhand·flowers · hills

These Dahlia flowers are competing with wild Himalayan flowers and cover by seeding and spreading themselves in the wild, as garden escapes.

flowers

Is that Primula denticulata or a garden variety called malacoides? Multiple shades of full blooming Fairy Primrose at our Wilderness Estate in Uttarakhand.

Himachal Pradesh·snow

lake · river

Situated at a height of almost 4,350 m above sea level, this natural wonder is the world’s highest saltwater lake. Its water, which seems to be dyed in blue, stand in stark contrast to the arid mountains surrounding it.

hills · flowers

Blue Himalayan Anemone is a perennial herb which is very variable, with 2-5 cm buttercup flowers in colors white, blue or yellow. Flowers are borne on short spreading, tufted stems about 5-15 cm long.

flowers · hills

Aesculus indica, also known locally as payyan and in more common parlance as Horse Chestnut, has an unusual combination of a multitude of pink flowers, along with a few yellow flowers.

birds · hills

If you have ever seen this cute little deep turquoise bird, than it can only be the Verditer that you have beholden and been privileged to see! The most beautiful trilling caller in the Himalaya, surely, the Verditer Flycatcher warbles its…

hills · livestock

Traditional sheep shearing is taking place in Harsil in the Himalayan region of Uttarakhand.

hills · flowers

Our peony blooms attain a giant size, thanks to the Himalayan shunshine and Bindal stream and spring waters.

birds · hills

The eagle keeps changing its weight from one to the other of its two tired legs. Erect crest feathers of Changeable or Crested Hawk Eagle at wildfilmsindia Motidhar estate in the Himalaya Changeable Hawk Eagle squeals with sound across the…