“monsoon”

hills · flowers

Mountaineers unfolding their tents at base of Langma La in Kangshung valley of Tibet. The Langma La Pass offers gorgeous views of Makalu, Everest, Lhotse Shar and Lhotse.

river · forest

The first days of 16 mm colour film, from the pre-Independence era, with a monsoon water lake, an elephant walking up a forest stream-bed, a trout stream in the western Himalaya and other footage elements from the collection of a British fo…

river · architecture

Bridge over the River Rangeet in Sikkim. Rangeet River, Indian RiverRangeet River is a tributary of the Teesta River, the largest river in the Sikkim state of India. Rangeet River is also spelled as ‘Rangit River’.

monsoon

Commonly known as baradari, Keshav Bhawan is a square single storeyed open pavilion situated along Rup-Sagar. Centrally, the bhawan is diversified by an arched running on all sides and forming an inner square.

Uttarakhand·hills · temple

From Landour looking down to Dehradun and the Shivaliks... Landour is a small cantonment town in upper Mussoorie near Dehradun in the northern Indian State of Uttarakhand.

Rann of Kutch, Gujarat·industry · desert

In this video you can see the salt workers of the Little Rann of Kutch collecting salt from the salt pans.

Rann of Kutch, Gujarat·industry · desert

In this video you can see the salt workers of the Little Rann of Kutch collecting salt from the salt pans.

hills · ceremony

Arunachal Pradesh, one of India's Eight North Eastern States. It shares its border with Bhutan, Tibet and Myanmar. Much of the land is mountainous, covered by the Himalaya in the north and west and the Patkai hills in the east.

monsoon

A pair of rhino in Assam seek shelter on a dry patch of land. Rhino near Gorakati camp in Assam. See an Asiatic One-horned Rhinoceros negotiating the flooded land around the thick cane brakes and swamplands of the monsoon forests...

Uttarakhand·forest · monsoon

In this video, a clear sky after a rainy day makes the forest look lush green and full of life. The moss on the bark of trees is still moist and the ferns hang in the shades of brown and green.

boats · sport

Boat races are very popular water sport conducted during monsoon in some of the chief lakes and back waters in Kerela. Boat Races are part of the rich traditional grandeur of Kerela.

Nepal

Monsoon by Steve McCurry, "Flowers to the Rescue" and a book on Everest ("Summit of Achievement"). "The Hidden Himalayas" photographed by Thomas Kelly. See Roddy Mackenzie's famous 360 degree poster from the summit of Everest.

Nepal

Monsoon by Steve McCurry, "Flowers to the Rescue" and a book on Everest ("Summit of Achievement"). "The Hidden Himalayas" photographed by Thomas Kelly. See Roddy Mackenzie's famous 360 degree poster from the summit of Everest.

Nepal

Monsoon by Steve McCurry, "Flowers to the Rescue" and a book on Everest ("Summit of Achievement"). "The Hidden Himalayas" photographed by Thomas Kelly. See Roddy Mackenzie's famous 360 degree poster from the summit of Everest.

livestock · ceremony

Maldharis are nomadic tribal herdsmen who live in the Gujarat state of India. The literal meaning of Maldhari is "owner of animal stock".

Rann of Kutch, Gujarat·industry · desert

Here, the salt workers are shown having their dinner in the Little Rann of Kutch, Gujarat. The salt workers settle down in the desert for 8 months between October to May and their homes adjacent to the salt pans that they work on.

Rann of Kutch, Gujarat·industry · highway

Shown here in the video is a backhoe loader, loading salt in the truck to be transported in the Little Rann of Kutch, Gujarat.

Rann of Kutch, Gujarat·industry · desert

In this video you can see the salt workers of the Little Rann of Kutch collecting salt from the salt pans.

monsoon · river

Shown here is the flood in Assam and how people are trying to cover the wreckage it caused. Flood in Assam.

lake · river

Flamingos in Sambhar Lake in Rajasthan. Flamingos are gregarious wading birds in the genus Phoenicopterus. Flamingos are very social birds that live in colonies that can number in the thousands.

birds · lake

The Indian Pond Heron or Paddy bird (Ardeola grayii) is a small heron. The Indian Pond Heron's feeding habitat is marshy wetlands. They usually feed at the edge of ponds.

monsoon

Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, New Delhi, as seen on 2nd September 2010. This is one of the main venues of the Commonwealth Games (claimed by the Indian media as likely to be unsuccessful, a washout and confirmedly a waste of public funds and a…

Uttarakhand·birds · hills

The Rufous-bellied Woodpecker (Dendrocopos hyperythrus) is found in Uttarakhand, particularly in its Himalayan foothill and montane forests.

politics

Car rally through the badlands of the Chambal ravines! See this Maruti 1000 fight its way through the keechar and slush of this post monsoon village track, in Madhya Pradesh, India!