“Himalayas”

hills

Car journey from Gangtok to Nathula Pass in the Indian state of Sikkim. Eastern Himalaya is situated between Central Nepal in the west and Myanmar in the east, occupying southeast Tibet in China, Sikkim, North Bengal, Bhutan and North-East…

hills · festival

The region of Kumaon is not just breathtakingly beautiful, it has a rich history and heritage as well. Whether the majestic views of the Himalaya or its magnificent rich culture, Kumaon is charismatic in every way.

Uttarakhand·hills · forest

A dead Bharal's horns and the etchings from past expeditions : reminders of why we need to tread lightly, when in the mountains! Nanda Devi National Parks & Wildlife Sanctuaries: Nanda Devi National Park is an outstanding mountain wildernes…

Uttarakhand·hills · forest

Harish Kapadia examines a topo sheet of Nanda Devi during the expedition into the inner sanctuary in 2001.

hills · highway

A road journey by a Nehru Institute of Mountaineering course to Chaurangi Khal and Shri Guru Chaurangi Nath Mandir in Uttarakhand, travelling through the Garhwal Himalaya.

aerial · temple

A typical plains village in the lower reaches of Kumaon in Uttarakhand, as seen aerially. Rice paddy fields and much greenery pervade the landscape This temple floated down and landed mid-river! Shiv Mandir at Kimtoli village in Champawat,…

Uttarakhand·flowers · hills

A valley full of blooming Agapanthus Lily in the Himalaya? wildfilmsindia grows thousands near Landour Monsoon clouds mill around the valley even as a Darjeeling Himalayan Pied Woodpecker, a Striated Laughing Thrush and a Yellow-crowned Woo…

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 covered with snow in the background can be seen.

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…

Himachal Pradesh·river · hills

Beas River, Beas also spelt Bias, ancient Greek Hyphasis, Sanskrit Vipasha, a river in Himachal Pradesh and Punjab states, northwestern India. It is one of the five rivers that give Punjab (“Five Rivers”) its name.

Nepal·ceremony · hills

Puja ceremony being performed before the Everest expedition start. Local lamas offer prayer and perform rituals to seek blessing for a successful trip to Everest. Meanwhile Sherpas put up prayer flags at the camp.

Uttarakhand·hills · forest

A glacial moraine fed by a melt-water waterfall falling off a cliff face... Nanda Devi National Parks & Wildlife Sanctuaries: Nanda Devi National Park is an outstanding mountain wilderness with few if any parallels elsewhere in the Himalaya…

Uttarakhand·hills · forest

This timelapse video captures the changing light conditions over the Garhwal Himalayas as viewed from wildfilmsindia's Jabbarkhet Estate in Mussoorie, Uttarakhand, India.

Uttarakhand·flowers · hills

Kopper Kettle and other Itoh Peonies and herbaceous Peonies bloom at wildfilmsindia Himalayan Peony gardens.

hills · aerial

An aerial view of Dhaun village in Uttarakhand state in the Western Himalaya, with winding hill roads and green cultivation all around.

birds · forest

What a lovely trilling call this male Verditer delivers, in order to establish its territory and attract a mate.

flowers · hills

Gently plucking one Saffron Crocus flower at a time, in between visits by a giant yellow and black bumblebee, Rupin Dang of wildfilmsindia gathers them in a glass jar, to subsequently have the stamens separated and dried, to create the sup…

hills · river

Camping in a copse of birch trees, short of Har ki dun valley. The Har-ki-dun or Har-ki-doon valley (meaning the valley of God) in Himalayas happen to be one of the finest for trekkers. Trekkers camp in a meadows along the Tons river.

hills · flowers

As our team slogs up the hill in cold wintery conditions from Dharali village before Harsil and Gangotri in the Uttarakhand Himalaya, they come across Rhododendron campanulatum shrubs with frost and icy snow in the lower alpine zone.

Nepal·hills

Everest climbers en route Bupsa to Gorakshep during their expedition 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 seve…

Uttarakhand·hills · snow

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.

Uttarakhand·hills · snow

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.

Uttarakhand·hills · snow

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.

monsoon · hills

Dharali floods in Uttarakhand's Harsil region cause havoc in western Himalaya: Road construction and development to blame?