“monsoon”

Uttarakhand·hills · architecture

In the quiet forested surroundings of Mussoorie, an abandoned house long associated with local ghost stories is being demolished.

hills · highway

A scenic drive through the lush, tropical landscapes of Meghalaya, India, where dense green vegetation lines both sides of a smooth hill road under an overcast, rain-heavy sky.

monsoon · hills

In the serene mountains of Motidhar, a spellbinding moment unfolds as massive rain showers sweep across the lush landscape.

monsoon · river

Witness the flooding of Yamuna River plains in Delhi during monsoon, with water levels rising and submerging nearby areas.

festival · village

Colourfully attired people of Uttarakhand begin to gather at the Bagwal Festival in Devidhura, Champawat.

river

Being from India I am used to the narrow streets but nothing could have prepared me to tackle Old Dhaka single-handedly, with its winding, unnamed streets and back alleys.

Uttarakhand·hills · river

We have many species of frogs breeding and living in our wildfilmsindia wildlife sanctuaries at Motidhar and Jabbarkhet in the western Himalaya.

Rarely seen with a spooky appearance because of its hammer-shaped head region. A Hammerhead Worm is filmed at the Wilderness Orchard during the middle of monsoon. Not much has been known about this predatory earthworm.

monsoon · hills

Lightning over the lower hills of the Himalaya and the Shivalik range, as seen from Landour in Uttarakhand, India. You can actually see the clouds with their discharge of rain, as they move across the Doon valley, during the monsoon months.

river · hills

Kalesar Forest Rest House lies on the Yamuna river, on a spur or promontary over the river valley below, just as it enters the plains from the Himalayan foothills, near the confluence with the Giri nadi.

river · industry

Thick monsoon clouds scoot over the Ganges or Ganga river at Ghazipur, as we fly over Ghazipur town in UP.

Madhya Pradesh·forest · river

Panna, a district lying on the north-east region in the state of Madhya Pradesh, sits on active diamond mines and is surrounded by rolling meadows with evergreen trees, colourful rocks, hills and breathtaking waterfalls.

flowers

This is a lovely rambler rose that grows in our gardens in Delhi, and blooms briefly in spring-time before the heat of summer sets in.

river · monsoon

Workers with sack on their back, picks leaves in a lush tea garden in Assam. 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).

industry · river

Workers with baskets on their back, pluck tea leaves in a lush tea garden in Assam. 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).

river · monsoon

Tea workers engaged in sorting tea seeds. 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).

industry · river

Tea workers engaged in sorting out tea seeds 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).

Maharashtra·festival · bazaar

Hindu sadhus throng Sadhugram in Tapovan, the temporary abode of several sadhus, has turned saffron.

Come spring and monsoon and the asparagus shoots come out from the ground thick and fast, juicy and promising! Organic vegetables are the gems on vegetable market shelves in today's world.

highway · coastline

A sea of umbrellas at the Safdarjung bust-stop along the Ring Road, New Delhi, on a monsoon day in July 2013. Pedestrian traffic gets challenged by the incessant rains.

village

A wind turbine in a Rajasthani village - renewable or non-conventional energy in use in rural India. The villagers receive and unload from a truck a new batch of saplings for monsoon season plantation work.

wildlife · birds

Treat for birdwatchers - a Koel (a species of cuckoo) captured singing in its natural habitat, during the monsoon months.

Karnataka·river · lake

Brahminy Kites perched on the branch of a tree before they fly and circle foamy waters of Bellandur Lake in Bangalore. Pollution regularly causes the Bellandur Lake to froth so heavily that the foam is seen on nearby roads.

wildlife · birds

Salim Ali, the famous Indian ornithologist, famously described the breeding biology of the Common Baya or Weaver Bird (Ploceus philippinus.).