hills

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God gave us the Himalayas. The Border Roads Organisation (BRO) gave us the roads to navigate these lofty ranges.

hills · snow

The Gangotri Group of mountains is a subdivision of the Garhwal Himalaya in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand.

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A large flock of sheep graze on a Himalayan buggyal in Garhwal, while the meadow itself is covered in Androsace sarmentosa, Potentialla atrosanguinea and buttercups.

Uttarakhand·hills

Up the Madhur Ganga towards Nandikund, one first traverses the Madhyamaheshwar valley and up to Kanchani Khal. See the meadows above Gaundar, with healthy Monal Pheasant populations, and the rapid movement of post-monsoon cloud cover.

Uttarakhand·hills

Standing atop the alpine meadow pass of Lata Kharak, our solar panels are laid out in the dappled sun, with clouds sweeping down the valley of the Rishi Ganga.

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Follow the tracks of downhill skiiers as you fly over the mountains of the western Himalaya in winter - a unique experience thanks to our choppercam!

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Cooking in a makeshift lean-to tent, in the cold pre-winter weather on a Himalayan expedition, this village porter enjoys the warmth from his bon-fire while his colleagues make chapattis on the open flame.

Uttarakhand·hills · wildlife

Quechua tents by Decathlon as seen on the Kanchani Kharak campsite in the high Himalaya, within the Kedarnath Wildlife Sanctuary and wild high altitude countryside beyond! The stark browns of autumn, with the deep blue of a clear sky, and t…

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The agricultural plains of north India, seen in vast abundance from a height of 35, 000 feet.

hills · ceremony

Snowy Himalaya range in India and seventy three percentage of the Himalayas are in India. Wonderful movement of clouds at Himalaya range with clear blue sky above.

river · hills

Two himalayan shepherd with flock of sheep along river. A group of sheep graze along the river side and some sits on a rock to rest. After sometime shepherd returns to their farm with his pashmina flock.

forest · hills

Enjoy this virtual walk through middle altitude Himalayan forests, along a deodar (Himalayan cedar) and Oak forest that is interspersed with open grasslands, at around 8000 feet altitude beyond Jabbarkhet and Mussoorie in Uttarakhand.

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A US$20 million mansion was destroyed by the bull dozers and JCB machines of the local cantonment board in the western Himalaya, after the High Court gave a demolition order, due to irregularities in the construction and have rules that wer…

Uttarakhand·forest · hills

Walking through glorious middle Himalayan forests, on gently padded trails, and oak leaf manure, ferns, grasses and light to heavy forest of Quercus incana Oak, Rhododendron and Deodar or Himalayan Cedar, around the Wilderness Orchard and b…

hills · architecture

Here an old and dilapidated British bungalow can be seen in the middle Himalaya; it dates back to 1804! Inside, the walls are covered with graffiti and the ceiling is seen to have grand old beams of cedar wood.

Uttarakhand·hills · temple

A fabulous aerial 360 degree view of Chandrashila peak top above Tungnath temple in Uttarakhand.

monsoon · hills

An after storm cloudy monsoon view from the middle Himalaya, looking down to the plains of north India.

Uttarakhand·hills

Trishul peak lies to the east of the snow clad peaks of the Kedarnath range towards the west, and is surrounded by other peaks that ring Nanda Devi.

Uttarakhand·hills · wildlife

Camping at at Kanchani Kharak in the Kedarnath Wildlife Sanctuary, at around 15, 000 feet altitude, our camp is barely illuminated by the stars.

hills · village

Himalayan Gold – the mystery of Cordyceps sinensis It's that time of year once more when the high altitude alpine meadows of the Himalaya get into spring-summer melt mode and the Yarsagumba starts emerging! The fungus Cordyceps (or Cordycep…

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Srikanta is the taller peak to the left, and Mahla is to the right. Seen high above the Dharali-Harsil valley on early winter trek in October 2018, these stunning images show that the Uttarakhand Himalaya is no less than the high mountain c…

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Trishul mountain is a trident-shaped peak in the Kumaon Himalayas. The mountain is called Trishul, which is derived from a Sanskrit word Trishula, Trident is the weapon for Shiva.

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The Himalayas have been a challenge to every mountaineer, traveller, trainer and adventurer in the world. Extending over miles from the stark cold desert of Ladakh in the west to the tropical forest of Arunachal in the east.