hills

hills · wildlife

A Yellow-billed Blue Magpie (Urocissa flavirostris) perched on a branch within the dense green canopy of a walnut tree (Juglans regia), where immature walnuts are still developing on the branches.

Tehri, Uttarakhand·hills · school

A panoramic view of Chamba, a hill station in the Tehri Garhwal district of Uttarakhand, India.

flowers · hills

A cluster of blooming sunflowers (Helianthus annuus) growing on tall green stalks in a Himalayan garden.

Uttarakhand·river · hills

A waterfall flowing through a steep rocky gorge in Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand, India. Water cascades down the mountainside, creating mist and turbulent whitewater as it rushes over dark rock formations.

hills · lake

Chirkila Dam and its reservoir near Dharchula in Uttarakhand, India. The concrete dam spans a mountain valley, regulating the river flow as water collects within the reservoir surrounded by steep Himalayan slopes.

farmland · hills

This time-lapse captured two farmers in Uttarakhand, India, performing cleft grafting on a wild pear tree, a traditional horticultural technique used to propagate and improve fruit trees.

Nubra, Ladakh·village · hills

This footage captures a walk through Turtuk Village in the Nubra Valley of Ladakh, India, one of the country's northernmost inhabited settlements near the India–Pakistan border.

flowers · hills

Burgundy Velvet Calla Lilies (Zantedeschia spp.) and dark-coloured Asiatic Lilies (Lilium spp.) blooming in a Himalayan botanical arboretum.

snow · hills

The first winter snowfall in Uttarakhand, India, as the landscape gradually transforms under a fresh blanket of snow.

Uttarakhand·highway · hills

Clearly visible are the Survey of India Estate in Mussoorie, Mullingar Hotel (now turned into a bunch of shanties), and the steep road leading up to Landour past the erstwhile Mud Cup Cafe, and the tri-junction of the Tehri Bus adda road wi…

Uttarakhand·crafts · bazaar

A handicraft and home décor stall at the Landour Christmas Mela in Landour, Uttarakhand, India.

hills · village

A secluded mountain settlement nestled along the forested hills of Uttarakhand, India. A cluster of cottages and residential buildings stands on terraced slopes, following the natural contours of the mountainside.

wildlife · birds

This footage captures a mixed group of Himalayan bird species foraging together on the forest floor where scattered grain or rice has been placed.

farmland · snow

A Himalayan orchard farmer inspecting and clearing snow-covered anti-hail nets following heavy winter snowfall.

hills · birds

A Great Barbet (Psilopogon virens) foraging inside a Wild Himalayan Fig (Ficus palmata), locally known as Bedu, in a Himalayan forest.

Uttarakhand·forest · hills

A dreadful forest fire as seen from air as it rips through a Chir Pine forest near Mussoorie, and not lovely monsoon clouds as one might have mistaken them to be.

birds · hills

A Himalayan Woodpecker (Dendrocopos himalayensis) foraging on a lichen-covered tree branch in a high-altitude Himalayan forest.

temple · hills

Apple orchards near Kanatal and stepped fields of agriculture in the Garhwal belt east of Mussoorie. Sweeping views from Surkhanda Devi Temple, a revered Shakti Peetha near Dhanaulti, Uttarakhand, India.

Uttarakhand·forest · hills

A dreadful forest fire as seen from air as it rips through a Chir Pine forest near Mussoorie, and not lovely monsoon clouds as one might have mistaken them to be.

hills · politics

Raisina Hill in New Delhi, India, the ceremonial and administrative center of the Government of India.

Uttarakhand·hills · river

The scenic landscape of Nainital, Uttarakhand, India, where low clouds drift across the surrounding green hills overlooking Naini Lake.

hills · snow

A panoramic view of Kargil, located in the Suru River Valley of Ladakh, India. The town stretches across the valley floor with clusters of flat-roofed homes, commercial buildings, and public infrastructure surrounded by the rugged landscape…

Ladakh·hills · village

71-foot (22-metre) golden Buddha Shakyamuni statue at Stok Village, located approximately 17 km southeast of Leh in Ladakh, India.