“monsoon”

Rajasthan·wildlife · birds

The red avadavat, red munia or strawberry finch (Amandava amandava) is a sparrow-sized bird of the Estrildidae family.

Rishikesh, Uttarakhand·hills

Pre-monsoon storm in teak trees as seen from Ananda in the sub-Himalayan low hills Narendranagar town, Uttarakhand, India, and the hills towards Rishikesh in the plains below, where the Ganga / Ganges river, enters the plains of north India…

river · monsoon

The longest tributary of the Ganges, the Yamuna is also known infamously as the most polluted river in India. This perennial river flows in the northern states of Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and Delhi.

Madhya Pradesh·forest · river

A mesmerising view of water gushing down from a fall badgering the rocks in a below it eventually forming a lagoon.

Himachal Pradesh·river · temple

Visitors heading towards Bhagsu waterfall in McLeod Ganj, Dharamshala. One the way to Bhagsu waterfall one can find a small temple and a cafe with the name of 'No Name Cafe'.

Thailand·monsoon · aerial

An aerial view of flooded Bangkok city's agricultural outskirts. Is this water-logging the effect of a heavy monsoon in Bangkok city in 2013? The fields and ditches all seem to be full of water.

highway

The entire Gangotri valley comprises of unstable mountains that are constantly in churn, growing, changing and getting altered. Each monsoon, floods, landslides, rock-falls and other earth movements are a constant.

Rajasthan·village · monsoon

Monsoon showers give an unusual sight to the dry state of Rajasthan. In Sonkhaliya in Ajmer district, sudden showers result in floods in the fields.

birds · wildlife

Grey Hornbill as seen in Rashtrapati Bhavan- The President's estate. In June 2013, a pair of Indian Grey Hornbills was found to be nesting along the Nature Trail within the Rashtrapati Bhavan.

birds · wildlife

Grey Hornbill as seen in Rashtrapati Bhavan- The President's estate. In June 2013, a pair of Indian Grey Hornbills was found to be nesting along the Nature Trail within the Rashtrapati Bhavan.

Nashik, Maharashtra·temple · farmland

An old temple amid farmland in Maharashtra's Ghoti Budrukh village, with Impatiens flowers during the monsoon of 2012. Ghoti Budruk is a census town in Nashik district in the Indian state of Maharashtra.

flowers · river

Kaas lake seen from kaas plateau of flowers. Kaas Lake or Kaas Talav, a popular tourist attraction of the region, is located in Satara District of Maharashtra and is situated at a distance of 26 km from Satara City.

industry · desert

Mountains of salt in the pans in the Little Raann 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.

sport

Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, New Delhi, is one of the main venues of the 2010 Commonwealth Games, the 9th Asian Games in 1982 and the 1989 Athletics Asian Championships.

hills · highway

A scenic drive through the lush mountain landscapes of Sikkim, India. The road winds through dense Himalayan forests lined with tall coniferous trees and rich green vegetation.

monsoon

The Indian air force deploys its helicopters to start the relief work in the flood-stricken region of Kerala.

monsoon · river

The Yamuna or Jamna / Jamuna river has flooded over this year (June 2013) and now threatens (like it ought to do!) the flood plain which is it's natural monsoon river-bank, with a wider inundation.

wildlife · birds

View of Flamingoes and Black Ibis at Nalsarovar Bird Sanctuary in Gujarat. Nal Sarovar Bird Sanctuary, consisting primarily of a huge lake and ambient marshes, is situated about 64 km to the West of Ahmedabad near Sanand Village, in the Guj…

Madhya Pradesh·river · monsoon

Had the irrigation and PWD departments been more sensitive, this accident would not have take place.

wildlife · river

Swimming elephant - this poor pachyderm had to swim out of the flooded river to escape the wrath of monsoon flooding in Birbhum. Local villagers created a ruckus in order to get the elephant back onto firm ground - and they succeeded.

Uttarakhand·flowers · farmland

Our Clematis creepers are yet small, but have still taken the effort to flower and reward us here at the Wilderness Orchard and botanical gardens in the western Himalaya.

wildlife · flowers

A fresh bloom of pinkish Ixora is filmed in the wild in Odisha. An ambiance of chirping birds accompanying the flower in mid monsoon.

river · monsoon

Women engaged in the process of tea plantation in India. The state of Assam is the world's largest tea-growing region, lying on either side of the Brahmaputra River, and bordering Bangladesh and Burma (Myanmar).

Rann of Kutch, Gujarat·industry · desert

This video shows salt workers in the Little Rann of Kutch taking a mid day tea break during their work-day.