“Himalayas”

Uttarakhand·hills · bazaar

Evening view of beautiful greener hilly area and valleys of Landour, India. Clear sky above and nucleated settlement in the valley of Landour.

Nepal·ceremony · hills

Priest performing holy rituals before the Indian Army team head towards the Everest Base camp.

Nepal·birds · forest

Monticola cinclorhynchus or the Blue-capped Rock Thrush is here seen on the Everest trail, within the Sagarmatha National Park. It is a common summer visitor to the Himalayan region and prefers open dry forests.

hills · livestock

What a slice of every-day life on a Himalayan alpine meadow, with shepherds and their huge flocks of sheep out to graze. Sheep flock together in a rolling green alpine meadow or buggyal pastureland in the high Himalaya of Garhwal.

Nepal·ceremony · hills

Lamas chant holy mantras and offer local rice beer during a puja ceremony before the Everest expedition begins.

Uttarakhand·forest · hills

Roping up to cross the Ramani slabs, during the wet pre-monsoon season, to get to the inner sanctuary of the Nanda Devi Sanctuary, Uttarakhand, India.

Uttarakhand·hills · forest

Nanda Devi National Parks & Wildlife Sanctuaries: Nanda Devi National Park is an outstanding mountain wilderness with few if any parallels elsewhere in the Himalayas on account of its concentration of high peaks and glaciers lying within a…

Uttarakhand·hills · forest

Framed through Himalayan Birch (Betula utilis) or bhoj patra trees, a group of high altitude porters descend a cliff in the Nanda Devi Sanctuary to the Rishi Ganga gorge camp.

Uttarakhand·forest · hills

Nanda Devi National Parks & Wildlife Sanctuaries: Nanda Devi National Park is an outstanding mountain wilderness with few if any parallels elsewhere in the Himalayas on account of its concentration of high peaks and glaciers lying within a…

Uttarakhand·hills · forest

Nanda Devi National Parks & Wildlife Sanctuaries: Nanda Devi National Park is an outstanding mountain wilderness with few if any parallels elsewhere in the Himalayas on account of its concentration of high peaks and glaciers lying within a…

Uttarakhand·hills · forest

Nanda Devi National Parks & Wildlife Sanctuaries: Nanda Devi National Park is an outstanding mountain wilderness with few if any parallels elsewhere in the Himalayas on account of its concentration of high peaks and glaciers lying within a…

Uttarakhand·hills · snow

A breathtaking view of the majestic snow-covered peaks as seen from Mussoorie. The distant Himalayas glisten under the sunlight, creating a stunning contrast with the lush green hills below.

hills · monsoon

Heavy fog moves through deodar forests in Uttarakhand, India, obscuring dense tree cover during monsoon conditions. Rainfall continues across the mountain landscape, with low visibility and moisture settling on vegetation.

river · lake

The view of Manasarovar lake in Tibet. One can see the Himalaya across the lake covered with clouds. The vast grassland in the foreground and Himalaya in the background can be seen

hills

Early morning view of majestic Himalayas as sun rays fall over the mountains and Khumbu Icefall as seen from Everest Base Camp in Nepal. A lovely time lapse ensues. Nowhere in the world is more spectacular than in the Everest region.

Uttarakhand·hills · ceremony

Nanda Devi is a two-peaked massif, forming a 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) long high ridge, oriented east-west. The west summit is higher, and the eastern summit is called Nanda Devi East.

hills · river

A raging Beas River with brown, muddy water, in Himachal Pradesh, North India. Called Arjiki or Vipas by the ancient Indians and the Hyphasis by the Ancient Greeks.

hills · highway

Collecting gobar ki khaad or cow manure and getting fertile soil off a mountain and down a metal chute, at nearby Chamasari and Motidhar villages, for gardening at wildfilmsindia orchards in the Uttarakhand Himalaya.

hills · lake

This must be a relatively common hill species of mendhak, as they vocalize in a flowing stream-edge pond. Is this species a common one, or is it perhaps not even known to exist in the region? Help us identify this frog species, please.

Uttarakhand·flowers · hills

A valley full of blooming Agapanthus Lily in the Himalaya? wildfilmsindia grows thousands near Landour Valley of purple flowers! This Lily valley around Mussoorie is wildfilmsindia's floriculture hub Monsoon clouds mill around the valley ev…

hills · lake

This lazy and perhaps, well-fed frog sits in a pond full of green algae and is too lazy to even eat the tiny mosquito sitting on its nose. Please help us identify the frog species.

river · architecture

Expedition members crossing the long suspension bridge from Nunthala to Bupsa, across Dudh Kosi river during Mount Everest expedition in Nepal.

Nepal·hills · river

Breathtaking time lapse of the fast winds of the jet stream scouring the snow into long ribbons from the sawtooth ridge of Nuptse (7861m) and summit spire of Lhotse (8516m) deep in the remote Himalaya mountain wilderness of the Everest Nati…

Uttarakhand·flowers · hills

The Kaitha or wild pear of the Himalaya blooms in great profusion on the forest trees at the Wilderness Orchard and botanical gardens in Landour and Mussoorie, Uttarakhand Himalaya.