hills

festival · hills

Shillong Chamber Choir sings 'Climb every mountain' during Sangai Festival in Manipur. The Sangai Festival, previously known as the Tourism festival, was renamed in 2010.

industry · hills

Two construction workers are finishing a stone-tiled outdoor terrace in a mountainous setting.

Uttarakhand·hills

Walking past meadows and rocks as one heads into the deep mountains of the Himalaya. Cracks and fissures in an ablation valley, as the glacier's moraine below threatens to claim the grooved land above.

hills · village

High-altitude village landscape in the Nubra Valley of Ladakh, India, surrounded by rugged and barren mountain ranges.

Uttarakhand·highway · hills

Heavy machinery is being used to clear rocks, soil and debris blocking the Kailash Mansarovar route in Pithoragarh district of Uttarakhand.

Uttarakhand·hills · monsoon

Deodar stumps against a monsoon time lapse from the middle Himalaya, behind the Haunted House of Jabbarkhet in Mussoorie.

politics · architecture

Raisina Hill and the central government district of New Delhi, India. Security personnel and visitors are seen around Rashtrapati Bhavan, with decorative fountains and reflecting pools along Kartavya Path near Vijay Chowk.

hills · river

A drive through Singtam in East Sikkim, India, showing the fast-flowing mountain river passing through the town. Multi-story residential and commercial buildings line the steep, green hillsides surrounding the river valley.

Kargil, Ladakh·hills · old town

Aerial views of Garkon Gompa and Garkon village in the Aryan Valley of Kargil district, Ladakh.

wildlife · birds

A Rufous Sibia (Heterophasia capistrata) perches on a slender tree branch surrounded by lush green foliage.

industry · hills

A heavy-duty truck-mounted bore drilling rig operating on a rugged construction road in the Uttarakhand hills, India.

West Bengal·hills · school

Darjeeling, West Bengal, India, show a roadside vegetable stall and nearby hillside road. A woman in a green top handles bundles of leafy greens, including coriander and spinach, while vegetables and fruits are displayed in baskets and plas…

Uttarakhand·festival · hills

A Dussehra celebration in 2022 at Landour Bazar, Uttarakhand, India. A decorated religious tableau or idol is carried on a vehicle beneath an ornamental umbrella as part of a local procession.

industry · hills

Manual labourers carrying out construction work in the hilly terrain of Uttarakhand, India. Workers transport and handle construction materials using metal pans and basins, then pour and spread wet concrete along a steep dirt pathway.

hills

A Himalayan Queen Fritillary rests on a green leaf with its wings held fully open, exposing the characteristic wing patterns and markings. The butterfly remains stationary while basking, using the available sunlight to warm its body.

hills · farmland

Two workers tending a terraced garden in the Himalayan foothills of Uttarakhand, India. The workers are preparing a mustard-growing plot and applying soil amendments by hand.

Uttarakhand·hills · village

Appropriate technology for rural areas: Mountain women use an instant water heater in a high altitude Pithoragarh village near Darma Valley.

monsoon · hills

Niti valley bridge collapse on 10th August 2026: The latest Uttarakhand apda flood catastrophe A bridge in Niti Valley, Uttarakhand, collapsed on 10 August 2026 amid severe flooding and heavy rainfall in the region.

hills · forest

High up in the Himalaya grows the remarkable Bhojpatra, or Himalayan birch. Its distinctive peeling, pale bark was traditionally used as a writing material for manuscripts and religious texts.

Uttarakhand·hills · flowers

The Darma Valley (Dharma Valley) in Pithoragarh district, Uttarakhand, India, has alpine meadows extending beneath mist-shrouded Himalayan peaks.

Uttarakhand·hills · farmland

Agricultural work in Derma Valley, Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand, India, surrounded by the Himalayan mountain landscape.

wildlife · birds

A Rufous Sibia (Heterophasia capistrata) is perched among the branches of a Himalayan Wild Pear, actively foraging through the surrounding vegetation.

hills

A wide scenic view of Pithoragarh town in Uttarakhand, India, surrounded by rolling green hills.