hills

hills

Melia Dubia originates from the Meliaceae family and is an indigenous species of tree to India, South East Asia and Australia, where it has been cultivated as a source of firewood.

Uttarakhand·hills · forest

The view of amazing horse Chestnut fruit pods in the Himalaya of Landour, Uttarakhand. Aesculus hippocastanum is a species of flowering plant in the soapberry and lychee family Sapindaceae.

Uttarakhand·flowers · hills

Erythrina or Coral trees in flower en route Mussoorie, just after Dehra dun, and also just before one enters Dehradun, within Rajaji National Park, in spring time. April 2019.

Uttarakhand·hills

Erythrina indica or the Indian Coral tree is a beautiful spring-flowering tree that has flamboyant orange blooms in bunches at the ends of bare thorny branches, looking all radiant against a spring-time green forest such as this at Rajaji N…

flowers · hills

The flowering cones appear like lit yellow candles from a distance. The ornamental tree, a Himalayan Cedar is brimming with the colourful flowers. On a closer look, the flowers are surrounded by small insects buzzing around it.

forest · hills

Acorns just like the one Scrat is always running after in the 'Ice Age' franchise in its real-life habitat with the Himalayan Oak leaves glistening in the evening sunlight.

hills · forest

The Himalayan Horse Chestnut Tree at our Wilderness Films India forest in Uttarakhand is in full bloom and with it comes an assortment of insects like butterflies and bees.

hills · forest

Deodar cones look so different from pine cones and when they are raw or small, they are green and fragrant and beautifully adorn the branches of Himalayan Cedar or deodar trees.

flowers · hills

While cultivated cherry trees bloom in spring, the wild Prunus of the western Himalaya flowers in early winter, to a glorious showing of pink and deep pink. The next tree is a Spathodium or Tulip Tree.

Jammu and Kashmir·hills · forest

Even Srinagar has deodar trees, although one associates Himalayan Cedar more with Himachal and Uttarakhand. This tree with young cones with filmed in Pahalgam.

hills · flowers

Rhododendron blossoms get shed on a stormy day in Great Himalayan National Park in the Tirthan valley of Himachal Pradesh. Unseasonal spring snow ensues, covering the valley with a carpet of white and ruining the Rhododendron flowers.

forest · hills

Chir Pine (Pinus roxburghii) foliage with early-stage cones, commonly referred to as “candles,” in a forest setting.

flowers · hills

Clusters of Himalayan rhododendron (Rhododendron arboreum) flowers bloom in vivid shades of pink, adding spectacular colour to a lush mountain forest.

Meghalaya·bazaar · monsoon

The magic of market day at Sohra/Cherrapunji is something to be experienced by a tourist. It is not just a market place to buy and sell products but it is a socializing event.

Meghalaya·monsoon · hills

Cheerapunji also called Sohra, Cherrapunjee and Charrapunji, is a town in East Khasi Hills district in the Indian state of Meghalaya. It is credited as being the wettest place on Earth.

Meghalaya·monsoon · hills

Life goes on for the people who inhabit one the world's wettest towns- Cherrapunji. Taxis are parked at their usual spots waiting for passengers. Markets are deserted. Roads are empty. Children brave the rain under colourful umbrellas.

Meghalaya·monsoon · hills

Cheerapunji also called Sohra, Cherrapunjee and Charrapunji, is a town in East Khasi Hills district in the Indian state of Meghalaya. It is credited as being the wettest place on Earth.

Meghalaya·hills

Cherrapunjee is a Census Town city in district of East Khasi Hills, Meghalaya. As of 2001 India census, Cherrapunji had a population of 10,086. Males constitute 49% of the population and females 51%.

Meghalaya·monsoon · river

Just before reaching Sohra, a road to the right, leads one to the falls which is 5 kms away. Among the many falls that Cherrapunjee boasts of, Dain Thlen Falls is also one of the famous falls.

Meghalaya·monsoon · bazaar

Plastic sheets and tarpaulin roofs seem to be standard issue at Cherrapunji market in Meghalaya, India, where almost daily rain is a way of life... Women stand outside, with umbrellas, selling their green leafy vege wares.

Meghalaya·monsoon · hills

Cheerapunji also called Sohra, Cherrapunjee and Charrapunji, is a town in East Khasi Hills district in the Indian state of Meghalaya. It is credited as being the wettest place on Earth.

Meghalaya·monsoon · hills

Life goes on for the people who inhabit one the world's wettest towns- Cherrapunji. Taxis are parked at their usual spots waiting for passengers. A woman sells chicken under a plastic sheet makeshift spot in the market.

Sohra, Meghalaya·monsoon · hills

Cheerapunji also called Sohra, Cherrapunjee and Charrapunji, is a town in East Khasi Hills district in the Indian state of Meghalaya. It is credited as being the wettest place on Earth.