“Himalayas”

Uttarakhand·hills · forest

Podophyllum hexandrum or the Himalayan Mayapple, a rare Himalayan medicinal plant and an important potential cure for cancer. It is known as bankakri in Hindi. The medicine podophyllin is produced from this plant.

Uttarakhand·hills · forest

Nanda Devi: The second highest mountain in India. Nanda Devi is the second highest mountain in India and the highest entirely within the country (Kangchenjunga being on the border of India and Nepal); owing to this geography it was the high…

Nepal·hills

Yaks overloaded with equipment on the way to Everest Base camp. Tibetan snow cocks are seen on the way. Everest climbers are busy clicking pictures.

Nepal·hills

Indian Army team head towards Everest crossing crevasses using rope and ladder. Indian Army added another feather to its cap in May 2001, when its mountaineers successfully scaled Mount Everest and put a record eight members and seven Sherp…

Nepal·hills

Everest climbers taking their first step ahead to Mount Everest. Indian Army added another feather to its cap in May 2001, when its mountaineers successfully scaled Mount Everest and put a record eight members and seven Sherpas on the summi…

Nepal·ceremony · hills

Climbers chit chat during their Everest expedition. Buddhist prayer flags seen in the Base camp.

Nepal·hills

Everest climbers climbing seracs using ice axe and crampons during the expedition. Indian Army added another feather to its cap in May 2001, when its mountaineers successfully scaled Mount Everest and put a record eight members and seven Sh…

Nepal·hills

Climbers head towards Everest's higher camps, as they negotiate crevasses and seracs at the Khumbu icefall.

Nepal·hills

Indian Army team head towards Mt. Everest. They are crossing crevasses using ladder and rope.

Nepal·hills

Everest climbers crossing an aluminium bridge to reach on top of the serac during their Everest expedition.

Nepal·hills

Indian Army team head towards Mt. Everest. They are crossing crevasses using ladder and rope.

Nepal·hills

Climbers on their way to Bhandar during their expedition to Everest. Indian Army added another feather to its cap in May 2001, when its mountaineers successfully scaled Mount Everest and put a record eight members and seven Sherpas on the s…

Uttarakhand·hills · forest

See expedition garbage left behind within the inner core of the Nanda Devi sanctuary, being examined by Rupin Dang. The garbage includes old lead acid batteries, tin cans, gas stoves, cheese tins and kerosene containers.

Nepal·hills

Climbing up the frozen steep mountains have never been an easy task, and it becomes more evident while the men of Indian Army tries to climb the highest peak in the world i.e., Mount Everest.

Nepal·hills

Yaks overloaded with equipment head towards Everest Base camp. Indian Army added another feather to its cap in May 2001, when its mountaineers successfully scaled Mount Everest and put a record eight members and seven Sherpas on the summit.…

Nepal·hills

The climatic conditions in the Sagarmatha region change without prior signs. The team gears up for the summit attempts as the weather clears up and the men set out for the top.

Nepal·hills

The climatic conditions in the Sagarmatha region change without prior signs. The team gears up for the summit attempts as the weather clears up and the men set out for the top.

Nepal·hills

The climatic conditions in the Sagarmatha region change without prior signs. The team gears up for the summit attempts as the weather clears up and the men set out for the top.

snow

Reckong Peo, the headquarters of Kinnaur district, receives fresh snowfall in Himachal Pradesh. This place is snow-clad for more 3months a year.

Nepal·hills

View of climbers putting tilak on each other and sweets are distribute among themselves during the Everest expedition.

flowers

Pretty Spiraea is a small to medium shrub, growing up to 1-2 m tall, native to the Himalayas. From the flowers, it might be confused with Japanese Spiraea. Leaves are elliptic to obovate, with a pointed tip and toothed margins.

Nepal·hills

Climbers on their way to Everest during their expedition to Everest. They are crossing crevasses using ladder bridge.

wildlife · snow

As one moves further north to the high altitude Himalaya, one finds communities involved in protecting the Snow Leopard, an elusive but strikingly beautiful species.

Bhujang Asana (cobra pose) instructions by Yog guru in the Himalaya. This is a luxury destination spa in Narendra Nagar, Uttarakhand, set in the Indian Himalayas.