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hills · forest

The terribly sad season of summer forest fires is upon us, when bird nests, offspring, eggs and chicks all perish.

forest · hills

A forest fire burns through wild forest in Uttarakhand, India, as forest officers and local residents work together to control it. Water pipes are used to douse flames while smoke spreads through the forested area.

forest · hills

Forest Fire Aftermath in Uttarakhand: Under storey shrubs burned to cinder, birds nests destroyed and oak trees burned from top to bottom.

Uttarakhand·hills · forest

The wildfilmsindia team tries to battle a forest fire in the Himalaya during a crackly summer season around Mussoorie.

hills · wildlife

A colourful show of the richness and diversity of the many Indian states as showcased during the tableau parade. The Maharashtrian tableau is themed around the saints who influenced the Bhakti movement and showcases statues of the saints.

snow · hills

Early mornings over the Srikanth Peak, sun rays filtering through the cold landscape in timelapse. Rare view of the Chhaian Gad Valley in the early onset of winter before the landscape is too harsh to trek.

hills · snow

Fresh streams originating from the glaciers frozen in the early winter. Semi-solidified water flowing down the smooth rocks towards the valley.

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Virtually visit the Garhwal Himalayan peaks of Srikantha, Rudragaira, PK. 6264, Gangotri I-II-III, and Jaonli in one minute, with this lovely winter sunset from the high peaks looking to the higher peaks! Sunset over Garhwal Himalaya with a…

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Sunset over Garhwal Himalaya with a fabulous panorama - Horns of Harsil, Mahla, Shrikantha, Rudragaira / Rudugaira, PK. 6264M, Gangotri I-II-III, Mechha Ridge and Jaonli.

river · hills

The panorama of peaks from across the Bhagirathi river (Srikantha to Gangotri), the Hanuman valley, Bandarpunch peak's corniced summit and the ice fall on its glacier to the south-east.

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A fast flowing tributary of the Chhaiyan gad with the Bandarpunch range in the backdrop, a memorial to the Jat Regiment expedition in 2017 (It says - Live Life Jat Size!), and Himalayan plant seeds and pods ripened over the long summer read…

snow · hills

Views of the Bandarpunch glacier, Hanuman valley, and birch forest from the Chhaiyan Gad camp in the Garhwal Himalaya.

hills · forest

The Chhaiyan Gad camp at the head of the Bandarpunch range valley, Birch or Betula utilis forest, Rhododendron campanulatum shrub forest, and sunset in different colours over Jaonli, across the Bhigarathi valley.

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White clouds float past the mountains that are covered in later autumn permanent snow cover and glaciers in the Garhwal Himalaya.

hills · snow

View of the peaks on the Naga-Nelang divide from high in the Chhaiyan Gad valley (Kalidhang, Chirbas, Matri, Twins, Chaturbhuj). What a pointed conical peak! This is as viewed from a high ridge in the Bandarpunch valley.

hills · snow

View from a tele-lens of Bandarpunch’s summit with its corniced summit and lowest ice fall, and finally across the Bhagirathi valley a panorama from Srikantha to Gangotri peaks and Jaonli.

snow · hills

The mountain peaks sparsely clad in permanent snow in autumn before the harsh winter arrives in Garhwal Himalaya. White snow covering parts of the mountains are quite a sight with the audio of a glacier sourced stream gushing on rocks.

hills · village

A top view of Sukhi in Garhwal Himalaya in late autumn. A village nestled above the Ganga Valley towards the Harsil valley. Village women drying pulses in the autumn sun. Blue skies and white clouds floating past the high mountain peaks.

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Blue skies, spiky peaks of the Garhwal Himalayan mountains and valley as filmed in autumn. Rarely seen deep gorges to snow-clad mountains and valley. Rugged mountains covered in alpine vegetation.

hills · forest

More than two minutes of postcard-worthy landscape visuals all the way from the high mountains of the Himalayas. A virtual tour of the Garhwal Himalaya highlands as seen in late autumn. Harsil valley as seen from Laldhang.

river · hills

The high and difficult terrain of the Himalayas is a paradise for adventure seekers. Take a virtual crossing on the glacial streams of the Chhaiyan Gad on the Harsil Trek.

Odisha·snow · hills

The camp cook prepares tea on a gas stove. Gas is carried up on Himalayan expeditions so as not to use wood and deprive the local forest environment. Poories being fried for breakfast by the camp quartermaster chef.

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An arduous and steep climb in the exciting yet unknown Himalaya in the autumn months. Local trekkers are seen through an Osmo camera.