Himalayas — Clipahoy

Bikers flagged off for Competitive stage from Panikher in Suru valley

hills

Panikher is a small village towards upper Suru Valley which was also the starting point of the second competitive section of the Raid de Himalaya 2015 during leg 4.

Dehradun lit up on Diwali, with the plains of India behind, from the high Himalaya: stunning view

Uttarakhand

Although nothing different happens on Diwali in the plains, the view of the Dehradun city is however worth witnessing. Fireworks are the main attraction here that eventually illuminate the night sky.

Over-laden Truck falls into gorge after bridge collapse in the Uttarakhand Himalaya

highway · architecture

Over-laden with the weight of a JCB bull-dozer machine, this truck made a Bailey bridge collapse under its weight, in the Pithoragarh region of Kumaon in Uttarakhand.

Plucking red, ripe tomatoes from a field at harvest time in the western Himalaya

farmland

Tomatoes ready for harvest, being plucked and put in large plastic baskets from the fields. After getting a bumper harvest, these farmers sort through a huge mound of fresh, juicy tomatoes to take to the market to sell.

On a wing and a prayer: flying from sea level and landing at 12, 000 feet in the Himalaya, in Jammu

Jammu and Kashmir·hills

The flight from new Delhi to Leh in Jammu and Kashmir state of India can be one of the most traumatic to the frame of an aeroplane! The pressure of landing on a short runway, after descending rapidly and suddenly into a narrow valley, losin…

Crimson and pink magic from the Nepal Himalaya: spring-time at Rhododendron central

hills · flowers

A newly-born Yak baby (surely the cutest bundle!) on the grass takes in its pristine high Himalayan habitat, with grasslands, meadows and high altitude forests of spring-time flowering Rhododendron arboreum in western Nepal.

Rare Ibisbill and Snow Pigeon of the Himalaya, in Yumthang, Sikkim

hills · snow

The rare Ibisbill breeds on the shingle beds of the Yumthang Chu in small numbers, in north Sikkim, India. One can see a pair of Snow Pigeons on a rock escarpment in this beautiful alpine valley, skirted with rows of Buddhist prayer flags.

Hundreds of Demoiselle Cranes make migratory landing in Rajasthan, after crossing the Himalaya

Khichan, Rajasthan

Thousands of Koonj or Demoiselle cranes (Anthropoides virgo) making their migratory landing at a water hole in Khichan, Rajasthan.

One of the most common (and cute) hill station birds of the Himalaya: Streaked Laughing Thrush calls

birds · hills

What a lovely challenging yet cheery call this Laughing Thrush has, as it sits on a branch and establishes its territory, while taking preening breaks in between calling out! With a tone of familiarity, we have nick-named this common and fr…

Tree Peony suffruticosa 'Shimadaijin' flowers in huge floral profusion with fragrance aplenty, in Landour

Uttarakhand·hills · flowers

In March 2023, wildfilmsindia's first Shimadaijin Tree Peony gave out its first flower, to much joy for observers! Tree Peony grows in the Himalaya: Paeonia Tree (Tree Peony) suffruticosa 'Shimadaijin' at the wildfilmsindia botanical collec…

Freak spring storm dumps hail onto our Haunted House in the Himalaya

hills

A sudden high intensity hail storm dumped down hail stones the size of golf balls onto the spring-time flowering daffodils and Irises and reduced them to green pulp in a matter of minutes.

Children play cricket in Chicham village in wintery Spiti Himalaya: hitting a chhaka

Himachal Pradesh

Darjeeling Hill Station or 'Queen of Hills' in Lesser Himalaya, as seen aerially

West Bengal·hills · aerial

A wide view of the Darjeeling Hill station in autumn, quiet and serene with houses clinging to the landscape. Take a visual aerial tour of the land famous for its unique landscapes and tea plantations.

The circle of life! Griffon Vultures pick meat off carrion of leopard kill in high Himalaya

hills · wildlife

The circle of life! Griffons derive their sustenance from this animal that has been killed by a leopard, and their lives get sustained by this remainder...

Sukhi Top aerial view of the Garhwal Himalaya, with mid winter clear skies, in Uttarakhand

Trishul, Nanda Ghunti and Kumaon Himalaya peaks at sunrise and Jageshwar Temple, in Uttarakhand

temple · hills

The Ancient Jageshwar temple complex is situated in a beautiful mountain valley covered with thick forest of Cedar Trees, (even 1000 years Deodar Trees).

Himalayan peaks and glaciers with deep snow-pack, see where India's rivers are fed from in summer

snow · hills

See the deep snow-pack of the peaks, glaciers and ridges of the western Himalaya, to understand where summer snow-melt rivers get their waters from, and winter-time water runs in our rivers, in north India.

Camp Fire in the Himalaya, after a hard day's trek and training, with pine cones added for fragrance, in Uttarkashi

Uttarakhand·forest

After a tough day of training at the Nehru Institute of Mountaineering in Uttarkashi, students of the Adventure Course are treated to a bonfire at their camp.

Dahlia Bank or Halcyon Manor, Landour - Once the finest house in the Himalaya, in Mussoorie

Uttarakhand·hills

Sanjay Narang brought the best food to Landour. The hillside was a sleepy forested one until he brought his culinary skills from Bombay and cheered up the Landour scene with festive Rokeby and then the Bakehouse, and several other lovely ae…

Flying over high altitude motoring in the Himalaya: dizzying road bridge crossing, in Spiti

Himachal Pradesh·architecture · hills

Flying over the Chicham Bridge in Spiti valley in Himachal Pradesh. The bridge connects Kibber and Chicham village. The bridge is situated above a deep gorge about 1000 feet high.

Hemis Gompa: Ladakh flight over arid valley with willow, high altitude desert all around

hills · desert

See the uplift of the trans Himalaya and Ladakh range, from the under the ocean, as you study the folds in the ranges here, exposed as they are to the elements.

Grey headed or Lesser Fishing Eagle in the sub Himalaya, in Sri Lanka

birds · wildlife

The Grey-headed Fish Eagle or Ichthyophaga ichthyaetus is a bird of prey and belongs to the eagle family Accipitridae. Grey-headed Fish Eagle breeds in southern Asia from India and Sri Lanka to Southeast Asia.

Most cheery aquamarine bird you ever saw! Verditer Flycatcher a real treat around our hill stations

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…

Upper Harsil Valley and Bhagirathi - Wooden homes of Mukhba village with snow-capped Himalayas, in Uttarakhand

village · river

Mukhba Village on the Harsil Trek near the Bhagirathi River with wooden houses and ripe apples in the autumn. The temple here resembles the Gangotri temple as Mukhba is the winter home of the Gangotri temple idol.