“Himalayas”

flowers · hills

The Grape Hyacinth is one spectacular sight in spring blooming in a flower pot. The bulbous blooms look almost like grapes planted mostly for their ornamental features.

river · hills

A small waterfall in the valley of Annapurna Conservation Area in the Gandaki zone. This waterfall meets River Modi which is the source of drinking water, freshwater fish, agriculture, etc., in Nepal.

Uttarakhand·hills · temple

A fabulous aerial 360 degree view of Chandrashila peak top above Tungnath temple in Uttarakhand.

hills

A litter of Himalayan sheep dog pups that are new-born. Their eyes have still not opened. The mother laid the pups in a grassy hollow in the mountains of Spiti in Himachal Pradesh, at around 12, 000 feet altitude. All six grew up safely.

hills

A cicada crawls up a tree trunk, trying to get camouflaged into the moss on the tree trunk. see its beady-beady eyes! Cicadas suck the sap of trees they live on. A Hill Barbet calls as this Cicada slowly clawls up an akhrot or walnut tree.

hills

High altitude Himalayan country explored in early winter. October 2018 in the high mountains above Dharali, in the Gangotri - Ganga valley of Garhwal in Uttarakhand.

Himachal Pradesh·hills · snow

Across the snow barren cliffs and mountain faces of winter-time Spiti, a herd of Himalayan Ibex looks for dry sedges and grasses, as their modest lean season sustenance.

Uttarakhand·hills · forest

This smartly-attired male Drak grey Bushchat brings in a regular suppply of fresh spring-time grubs to feed to its chicks, sitting as it does in the bright Himalayan morning sun, chirping and preening on an Oak branch and then a Berberis tw…

hills · wildlife

Two male Himalayan Monal are resting on a moss-covered fallen log within a dense Himalayan forest habitat.

industry · highway

Road construction work for Char Dham Yatra four laning in Uttarakhand is leading to environmental doom. Heavy machinery is being worked on the high altitude roads, with malba and construction wast being thrown to the river valleys below.

Uttarakhand·hills · flowers

The Arum Lily gardens get battered, and flowers and leaves are left with holes in them, as giant Himalayan hail stones hail down in our flower valley in Uttarakhand.

hills · river

Braided river channel with multiple tributaries, channels and dis-tributaries! How green is my valley! One wonders if these green rice paddy fields will be turned into grotesque buildings with dhabas and hotels, homes for plains-people and…

hills · wildlife

A pair of Panthera uncia caught in family mode, in the high mountains. The mother is accompanied by the two cubs, while the irritating shutter sounds of photographers blurs the lovely mountain sounds.

Uttarakhand

Once upon a time, the newborn infant was placed upon a pillow filled with Meadow-Rue to ensure a prosperous life.

river · aerial

Fly over the Tista and Rangeet river in Sikkim. The rivers flow at a flat terrain surrounded by mountains on both sides. On the left side of the river, there is a power house.

river · hills

On its way down from Harsil and a little further downstream, a lovely freshwater blue stream joins the main Bhagirathi Ganga as it rushes down the hills towards the plains.

snow · hills

With the Bhagirathi peaks to the north, and Meru to the south, the peaks of Shivling and Baby Shivling tower over the Tapovan glacial shelf sub-valley.

Nepal·snow

Mountaineers move efficiently with their gears and spike shoes across mixed and ice terrain mountains during their Everest expedition.

hills · flowers

Nepal Hogweed is a small shrub which grows from Himachal Pradesh to Bhutan. It is somewhat similar to the Himalayan Hogweed. The stems can grow to 60-160 cm tall.

Ladakh

Ladakhi women model lines of fashion wear in a show in Leh, with booming music and strobe lights. Surely a first for such a remote region!

hills

Electrical department workers install an 11 KVA electric line by climbing atop electric poles to de-instal the older cabling and connect fresh heavy duty electric cabling in order to provide reliable and high wattage power to wealthy Mumbai…

hills · highway

The Kumaon Regimental Center Golf course among the tall pine trees of Ranikhet is only open for Members. Caddies walk behind the golfers carrying their golf bags and clubs.

hills

Oh, the life of a Himalayan Ibex! You eat all day and then sun yourself on open cliff faces, totally at home in your craggy mountain environment.

festival · village

Jumping along or rather hopping on both legs, village boys sally forth to throw stones and shed blood from the other village during the Bagwal Mela at Devidhura.