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Nikita performs at Saramsa Garden during Winter Carnival in Sikkim. Sikkim gears up for its biggest event, Sikkim Winter Carnival 2014.

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Primula sikkimensis and denticulata in Sikkim, June 2009. This is a large group of plants commonly known as the Primrose. Perennial primulas bloom mostly during the spring; their flowers can be purple, yellow, red, pink, or white.

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Among the apparently barren wastelands of the Tibetan plateau lie treasures of alpine flora, including sedges, grasses, Edelweiss (Leontopodium), Anaphalis, large blue gentians and numerous other plants.

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Lachung Monastery is a Nyingma Buddhist gompa in the Lachung Valley, Sikkim, northeastern India. It was established in 1880.

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Lachung Monastery is a Nyingma Buddhist gompa in the Lachung Valley, Sikkim, northeastern India. It was established in 1880.

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The yak (Bos grunniens for the domesticated, Bos mutus for the wild animal -- but see below) is a long-haired bovine found throughout the Himalayan region of south Central Asia, the Tibetan Plateau and as far north as Mongolia and Russia.

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Lachung Monastery is a Nyingma Buddhist gompa in the Lachung Valley, Sikkim, northeastern India. It was established in 1880.

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Rhododendron species in north Sikkim, India. Landscape in Sikkim. Different varieties of flowers are found in Sikkim. Sikkim is the least populous state in India and the second-smallest state after Goa.

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The Meconopsis horridula or Himalayan Blue Poppy in the wild, along the upper reaches of the Teesta / Tista river, near Gurodongmar in north Sikkim, India. Blue poppy is the national flower of Bhutan.

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Frog sitting in a Sikkim garden - can you help us identify this species of Bufo, as it displays perfect camouflage on the mottled rock that it sits on? Sikkim is a landlocked Indian state located in the Himalayan mountains.

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Agave is a genus of monocots. The plants are perennial, but each rosette flowers once and then dies (see semelparity); they are commonly known as the century plant.

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Euthalia phemius -- White-edged Blue Baron, as seen on a fallen guava fruit in Sikkim. Identification thanks to Hemant Ogale. A butterfly is a mainly day-flying insect of the order Lepidoptera, which includes the butterflies and moths.

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Himalayan Whorlflower is a beautiful evergreen perennial herb from the Himalayas. It adds charm to the Valley of Flowers, where it grows in abundance. The plant has flowering stems up to 1 m tall.

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The old green-roofed Forest Rest House (FRH) at Yumthang, a series of prayer flags and a chorten or stupa. Yumthang lies beyond the village of Lachung and ahead of the Shingba Rhododendron sanctuary.

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The Yumthang River, also known as Yumthang Chu, is a popular tourist attraction in the Yumthang Valley. This river flows through the Shingba Rhododendron Sanctuary that is surrounded by Rhododendron trees and shrubs.

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Yumthang Valley is a grazing pasture surrounded by the Himalayan mountains in the North Sikkim district of Sikkim, India. It is at an elevation of 3,575 metres (14,000) above msl at a distance of 150 km from the state capital Gangtok.

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Clouds race past the rocky crags and Rhododendron carpeted slopes of the upper Yumthang valley in north Sikkim, India. This route leads to Zero Point or Yumesamdong.

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Hectares of land near the sea covered with groves of Palm trees. View of Palm trees, a monoecious crop The Arecaceae are a botanical family of perennial lianas, shrubs, and trees commonly known as palms.

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Water lily blooming time lapse...... Water lily (family Nymphaeaceae), any of 58 species in 6 genera of freshwater plants native to the temperate and tropical parts of the world.

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With flowering blue and white Francesia or yesterday-today-tomorrow in the background, a pair of Gazania flowers closes in time lapse form, with the evening sun going down...

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These brilliant purple Irises grow at the Wilderness Films Estate and conservation center in the Himalaya, and were brought to India by the British over 150 years ago, by ship! Iris is a genus of 260--300 species of flowering plants with sh…

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This remarkable butterfly undergoes a massive transformation just in moving from closed wings to open wings! We applaud the choice of the Orange Oak leaf titli as India's national butterfly, based on a popular poll among enthusiasts.

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A Girgit or 'Bloodsucker' Garden Lizard in a New Delhi Orchard displays its ridge of pink dorsal spines, and the yellow spot near its cheek. The common girgit of an Indian garden! Not a bloodsucker at all, though...