flowers

flowers

View of Lotus flower blooming as raindrops falls on leaves and flowers a beautiful sight as the raindrops look like a pearl.

flowers · industry

Delphinium is a genus of about 300 species of perennial flowering plants in the family Ranunculaceae, native throughout the Northern Hemisphere and also on the high mountains of tropical Africa.

Uttarakhand·temple · flowers

The great statue of Buddha is one of the main attraction in Dehradun. This statue is nearly 103 feet high and was constructed about 10 years ago. It is dedicated to the Dalai Lama, the spiritual guru of Tibetan people.

Uttarakhand·temple · flowers

The great statue of Buddha is one of the main attraction in Dehradun. This statue is nearly 103 feet high and was constructed about 10 years ago. It is dedicated to the Dalai Lama, the spiritual guru of Tibetan people.

Uttarakhand·temple · flowers

The great statue of Buddha is one of the main attraction in Dehradun. This statue is nearly 103 feet high and was constructed about 10 years ago. It is dedicated to the Dalai Lama, the spiritual guru of Tibetan people.

forest · flowers

An oak is a tree or shrub in the genus Quercus of the beech family, Fagaceae, having approximately 600 extant species. The common name "oak" may also appear in the names of species in related genera, notably Lithocarpus.

flowers

The botanical term for wild rose is "species rose", which means just what it says — a species that occurs naturally, with no help from man — a true "wildflower." There are over 100 of these worldwide, some native to North America, many from…

politics · flowers

Marigold or gaindha flower petals being showered down on victorious BJP supporters, with the use of a flower-gun! Party workers and supporters flocked the Bharatiya Janata Party central office to celebrate the grand win and the comeback of…

flowers · hills

These irises have bloomed at the Himalayan Estate of Wilderness Films India for the past 150+ years since they were first brought to the Himalaya on a British ship! Blue flowers are rare to come by in nature.

flowers

Blue flowers are rare to come by in nature. Roses don't come in blue, nor do day lilies. However, there is no shortage of the color blue in irises: they come in a variety of hues of blue.

Uttarakhand·flowers · birds

Erythrina or wild Coral trees in Rajaji National Park, around Mohan, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India. Erythrina is a genus of flowering plants in the pea family, Fabaceae.

flowers

The British brought these Bearded Iris plants to India by ship some 175 years ago and planted at the Wilderness Films Estate-Orchard in Uttarakhand.

flowers

Mallotus philippensis, also known locally as kamela, rohini, senduri, gangai and shendri, is an evergreen tree. The leaves are alternate, borne on long stalks and their size is about 5-20 cm long.

Uttarakhand·ceremony · flowers

Incense sticks, fruits and flowers as offerings during a prayer during Nanda Devi Mohotsav.

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Like most other allamanda flowers, these are yellow in colour. But there are also pink varieties... Allamanda is a genus of flowering plants in the dogbane family, Apocynaceae.

Jammu and Kashmir·flowers · river

Chashma Shahi, is one of the Mughal gardens built around a spring by Ali Mardan, a governor of Mughal emperor Shah Jahan, in 1632.

Jammu and Kashmir·flowers

Seed pods of wild rose shrubs in Jammu and Kashmir state, India. Little water droplets adorn the twigs of the shrubs that overlook Dal Lake.

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Garlands of flowers and other debris left by scores of worshippers wash up on the bank of the Ganges, Varanasi.

flowers

Geranium is a genus of 422 species of flowering annual, biennial, and perennial plants that are commonly known as the cranesbills.

flowers

Prunus mume is an Asian tree species classified in the Armeniaca section of the genus Prunus subgenus Prunus. Its common names include Chinese plum and Japanese apricot. The flower is usually called plum blossom.

Uttarakhand·flowers · forest

Deodar trees on the slopes below the cemetery on the north face walk from Kellogg's Church to Char Dukaan in Landour. There is also a Rhododendron tree in full bloom. One can across to Jabbarkhet hill in the distance...

forest · flowers

A Forest department poplar nursery in Uttar Pradesh. Poplar wood is used for matchsticks, packing boxes, cartons and other lightweight wood requirements.

forest · flowers

Dhak trees are also known as Tesu, Palaash or Flame of he Forest (butea frondosa or monosperma in Latin!) Their flowers start to appear around holi and in olden days, their flowers used to be soaked in water to prepare an entirely organic c…