Hills — Clipahoy

Wild middle altitude Himalayan flower with yellow flowers and hairy leaves grows around Mussoorie

Uttarakhand·flowers · hills

Help us identify this wild species of flowering herb plant at our wildfilmsindia botanical collections in Uttarakhand. Wild middle altitude Himalayan flower with yellow flowers and hairy leaves grows around Mussoorie

Tortoiseshell Butterfly at butterfly sanctuary in the Himalaya, in Landour

Uttarakhand·hills · forest

A Tortoiseshell Butterfly on a granitic rock at the wildfilmsindia butterfly sanctuary in the Uttarakhand Himalaya, around Landour.

Himalayan Jungle Crow is larger and blacker than plains House Crow, and has a pure black neck

hills · forest

Himalayan Jungle Crow is larger and blacker than the plains House Crow or Corvus splendens, and has a pure black neck and not the grey neck of the House Crow. A glossy coat and a thicker larger beak too!

First Daffodil flower of the season, and that too in the early Himalayan winter, in Uttarakhand

hills · flowers

The first Daffodil flower of the season, and that too in the early Himalayan winter! Plants are getting confused with the changing climate patterns, it seems, and are flowering out of season on occasion, like here at our wildfilmsindia bota…

Camellia flowers out of season, in our Himalayan gardens, in Landour

Uttarakhand·hills · flowers

A light pink - mauve flowering Camellia flower shrubs flowrs out of season, at our wildfilmsindia Himalayan gardens around Landour, Mussoorie.

Common Kestrel sit in Himalayan breeze and preens its feathers, the wind rustling them some more

hills

Common Kestrel sit in Himalayan breeze and preens its feathers, the wind rustling them some more

Vijay Stambh stands out in aerial view of Chittorgarh Fort in Rajasthan: Largest fort in India!

fort · highway

Chittorgarh fort gets struck by warm evening light: Rajasthan location of Padmaavat film seen in aerial view Chittorgarh / Chittaurgarh Fort is imposing as it stands in Rajasthan's vast open spaces, agricultural fields and forest Chittorgar…

Wild Pears or Kaitha draw in Rufous Sibias from near and far: Black-capped Sibia a pretty hill bird

hills · wildlife

Winter wild pears are an attraction for this Black-capped Sibia or Rufous Sibia at wildfilmsindia Sunning itself on a winter's day, in the warm sun, is this Sibia, at our wildfilmsindia estate.

Pheasants of Himalaya become confident as they are provided protection at sanctuary, in Mussoorie

Uttarakhand·hills · forest

Kalij Pheasants walk around with great confidence, as they forage for insects and seeds at our wildfilmsindia sanctuaries around Mussoorie. Pheasants of Himalaya become confident as they are provided protection at wildfilmsindia sanctuary

Pavagarh near Halol: Kalika Mata Temple, part of Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park, Panchmahal, in Gujarat

temple · aerial

View from atop the hill of Kalika Mata Temple from 10th century on Pavagadh Hill in Panchmahal District of Gujarat, near Halol. Pavagarh hill temple. A lovely Aravalli lake within a thickly forested hillside near Halol in Gujarat.

Mosque near Kalika Mata Temple on Pavagadh Hill in Panchmahal District of Gujarat, near Halol

temple · hills

Kalika Mata Temple from 10th century on Pavagadh Hill in Panchmahal District of Gujarat, near Halol Kālikā Mata Temple (or Kalikamata; lit. 'the great black Mother') is a Hindu goddess temple complex and pilgrim centre at the summit of Pava…

Ravaged landscape in Rajasthan, due to over-mining, deforestation, pillage of Aravallis: Rajasamand

hills · industry

Perfectly good Aravalli forest lands and agricultural fields have been turned to Martain barren-ness and beyond, as part of a planned loot of the stone lying underground in Rajasthan! The entire vast landscape has been scoured out and gouge…

Marble mining, habitat destruction of Aravalli hills, deforestation, complete mountain obliteration

hills · industry

The ultimate dystopian view of modern India! From plastic trash and garbage mountains, to ghastly mines and polluted water systems beyond repair. This is the reality of far-from-glitzy-ubran India.

This mountain's only fault? It was made of marble, so marble miners destroyed it and sold it off!

hills · industry

This mountain's only fault? It was made of marble, so marble miners destroyed it and sold it off piece by piece, slab by slab, and the millennia old mountain was reduced to nothing but a bunch of sitting room flooring...

Gaumukh reservoir with chhatri at Chittorgarh Fort, Rajasthan: 84 bodies stored 4 billion liters

highway · hills

Chittorgarh / Chittaurgarh Fort is imposing as it stands in Rajasthan's vast open spaces, agricultural fields and forest Chittorgarh Fort once had 84 water bodies that stored 4 billion liters of water, but only 22 now Chittaurgarh in Rajast…

Stone crushing, marble extraction and Aravalli mining destroy entire hills around Jodhpur, Rajasthan

Rajasthan·hills · industry

Entire hill-sides are being cut down, marble slab by marble slab, in the Aravalli range of Rajasthan, near Udaipur and Jodhpur.

Chittorgarh - Second blue city of Rajasthan? Chittaurgarh Fort rises high, bathed in warm sunlight

highway · hills

Chittorgarh - The second blue city of Rajasthan? Chittaurgarh Fort rises high above the town, bathed in the glow of warm evening light. TheVijay Stambh tower stands out, absorbing the richest golden glow of evening light.

Chittorgarh Fort once had 84 water bodies that stored 4 billion liters of water, but only 22 now, in Rajasthan

highway · hills

Chittorgarh / Chittaurgarh Fort is imposing as it stands in Rajasthan's vast open spaces, agricultural fields and forest Chittorgarh Fort once had 84 water bodies that stored 4 billion liters of water, but only 22 now Chittaurgarh in Rajast…

Largest and longest Fort in India: Chittorgarh is 691 acres large, stored 4 billion liters of water, in Rajasthan

highway · hills

Chittorgarh / Chittaurgarh Fort is imposing as it stands in Rajasthan's vast open spaces, agricultural fields and forest.

Chittaurgarh in Rajasthan, one of largest forts in India: attacked, sacked by Mughal Emperor Akbar

highway · hills

Chittorgarh / Chittaurgarh Fort is imposing as it stands in Rajasthan's vast open spaces, agricultural fields and forest Chittaurgarh in Rajasthan, one of largest forts in India: attacked, sacked by Mughal Emperor Akbar The Chittorgarh (lit…

Sajjan Garh Monsoon Palace in Udaipur Mewar, location of shoot for James Bond film Octopussy

Rajasthan·monsoon · river

A lovely sweeping aerial view of the Sajjan Garh Monsoon Palace in Udaipur Mewar, location of a part of the shoot for James Bond's film Octopussy.

Chittorgarh fort hit by warm evening light: Rajasthan location of Padmaavat film seen in aerial view

highway · hills

Chittorgarh fort gets struck by warm evening light: Rajasthan location of Padmaavat film seen in aerial view Chittorgarh / Chittaurgarh Fort is imposing as it stands in Rajasthan's vast open spaces, agricultural fields and forest Chittorgar…

Chittorgarh Fort is imposing in Rajasthan's vast open spaces, among agricultural fields and forest

highway · hills

Chittorgarh / Chittaurgarh Fort is imposing as it stands in Rajasthan's vast open spaces, agricultural fields and forest The Chittorgarh (literally Chittor Fort), also known as Chittod Fort, is one of the largest forts in India.