hills

flowers · hills

A Himalayan Red Admiral sucks nectar from a yellow Dahlia flower. A detailed view of the butterfly nectaring on the flower is captured in this clip. The butterfly puts its proboscis inside the flower and is nectaring for a good 4:45 mins

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This butterfly was found at about 15,000 feet on Mt. Rudragaira n the Garhwal Himalaya of Uttarakhand. We think this butterfly may be an Aulocera species. Help us identify this butterfly!

Uttarakhand·hills · flowers

A Grey drongo sits around waiting for insect feed from insects visiting the Himalayan Horse Chestnut or Aesculus indica flowers at the wildfilmsindia sanctuary in the Himalaya.

Uttarakhand·flowers · hills

Painted Lady butterflies (Vanessa cardui) suck nectar from garden escape not-gone-wild Dahlia flowers on a sunny day in Jabbarkhet, Uttarakhand, at the wildfilmsindia wildlife sanctuary.

hills · flowers

Watch Painted Lady and Hill Jezebel (Delias belladonna) butterflies as they suck nectar from garden escape now-wild Dahlia flowers on a sunny day in the Himalaya, at our wildfilmsindia sanctuary.

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Indian Red Admiral (Vanessa indica) and Indian Fritillary (Argyreus hyperbius) butterflies in Chhaiyan Bamak valley in the Garhwal Himalaya, at an altitude of 14, 000 feet, that too in early winter.

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Just what are these butterflies doing active and alert in the Himalayan winter, at 14, 000 feet when the night temperatures dip to well below 0 degrees Celcius? Just how do cold blooded insects deal with such extremes? The Common Wall is se…

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A Himalayan Plain Puffin butterfly is filmed with half-open wings mud puddling at a garden in North India. The butterfly in dry season form is seen in white colour with black at the tips of the forewings.

Uttarakhand·hills

Heliophorus moorei (Azure Sapphire) is a delicate little butterfly in the middle Himalaya and lower hills, and seen here in Landour, Uttarakhand.

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Neptis hylas, the common sailor, is a species of nymphalid butterfly found in the Indian subcontinent and southeast Asia. We found this one in a moist valley in Uttarakhand.

river · forest

The red-base jezebel butterfly (Delias pasithoe) is found from Sikkim to Arunachal Pradesh, the hills of the Northeast of India. It flies from lower hills to 2,100m from February to March and July to December.

hills · forest

Tortoiseshell Butterfly suns itself, wings outspread and quivering in order to dry them. This leads us to the next thought - Has it just been born? That would explain the quivering and the perfect wing condition! Seen at the wildfilmsindia…

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The Tabby (Pseudergolis wedah) is a common butterfly in India (Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh and other states of the North-east). They are commonly seen flying along streams in hilly areas.

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Incredible shots of a really stunning and colourful Indian Red Admiral (Vanessa indica) butterfly sitting on wild Dahlia flowers in the Himalaya. A common species from hilly regions of the country. It usually flies from approx.

forest · hills

Papilio arcturus or Blue (not Common Peacock) Peacock. Filmed at the wildfilmsindia sanctuary in the Himlaya.

Punjab·festival · hills

Sikh people looking for swords during Hola Mohalla festival at Anandpur Sahib mela in Punjab. The Nihang sword is worn to defend one's faith and protect the weak, reminding one of his or her duty as a Khalsa.

festival · hills

Thousand of Sikh devotees gathered at Gurudwara Takht Sri Kesgarh Sahib for Vaisakhi celebration. Vaisakhi is a festival celebrated across the northern Indian subcontinent, especially in the Punjab region by the Sikh community.

temple · architecture

Sikh devotees taking holy dip during Vaisakhi at Gurudwara Takht Sri Kesgarh Sahib, Punjab. Vaisakhi is a festival celebrated across the northern Indian subcontinent, especially in the Punjab region by the Sikh community.

temple · architecture

Sikh pilgrims arrive in Gurudwara Takht Sri Kesgarh Sahib on the occasion of Vaisakhi Vaisakhi is a festival celebrated across the northern Indian subcontinent, especially in the Punjab region by the Sikh community.

hills · festival

Vaisakhi is a festival celebrated across the northern Indian subcontinent, especially in the Punjab region by the Sikh community. More recently, this festival is also celebrated around the world by Sikh diaspora.

Chamoli, Uttarakhand·temple · hills

Conversations between a local and a Sikh pilgrim at Hemkund Sahib in Uttarakhand. Hemkund Sahib (also spelled Hemkunt) is a Sikh place of worship Gurudwara, known as Gurudwara Sri Hemkunt Sahib Ji, devoted to Guru Gobind Singh Ji (1666--170…

Uttarakhand·temple · river

These waters are in common with those coming out of the Valley of Flowers region which neighbours Hemkund Sahib, and the water eventually joins the Ganga / Ganges below, in the form of the Alaknanda.

Uttarakhand·temple · hills

Inside the Gurudwara Hemkund Sahib Ji is a completely different scene, with traditional Sikh decoratings and the holy book, Guru Granth Sahib.