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festival · hills

Hemis Monastery along with Hemis guesthouse and Hemis museum. The gathering of monks and Ladakhi women here signifies the Naropa festival time.

ceremony · festival

Probably the only video where you see a monk leading the prayer wearing cool sunglasses. At the Naropa festival 2018 in Hemis, monks from all around the world gather.

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Mt. Swargarohini was first climbed in the summer of 1990, and ot is subject to discussion whether Swedish Climber Ake Nilsson was the first to ascend or the expedition from the Nehru Institute of Mountaineering.

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Fly towards Mt. Shrikantha in the high ranges above Dharali and Harsil along the Ganga valley in Garhwal, Uttarakhand. Look across the valley to the Bandarpunch and Swargarohini range.

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Pre-selfie era locals and tourists alike enjoy the view of the rock formations at a hill station in Karnataka. Devarayanadurga is home to temples and tourist attractions.

lake · river

The lesser-known of the many lakes within the Changtang Wildlife sanctuary, Tso Moriri lake is a twin to the Pangong Lake.

hills · forest

The town of Champawat in Uttarakhand nestles in a valley surrounded by hills. Terraced farms surround the residential areas.

Himachal Pradesh·school · snow

The snow-clad Solang valley brings Ski enthusiasts from all around the country. The beautiful fresh snow offers the perfect slopes for the Skiiers to show some skills.

Himachal Pradesh·hills

Spiti valley is famous for its rough and rugged highways and roads. The valley is too cold and dry because of its altitude and climatic conditions. This part of Himalaya is rocky and with sparse tree cover.

Himachal Pradesh·highway · river

The road in Spiti that leads to one of the most famous monasteries in Himachal Pradesh, Key Gompa. A lovely view of Key Monastery in Spiti, Himachal Pradesh. Wonderful entery gate designed with eight lucky signs and prayer wheels.

Himachal Pradesh·hills · village

Gette is the highest village in Spiti and is situated at a height of 4270m. At a short distance from Kaza. There were only six families living here up to last year Spiti valley is famous for its rough and rugged highways and roads.

Himachal Pradesh·hills · village

Riding in Spiti valley is full of adventure as the roads are rough and distances between villages are long. It can be tiresome yet exciting. Gette is the highest village in Spiti and is situated at a height of 4270m.

Himachal Pradesh·village · hills

Thaua, cairns or stone pile signifies different things to different people. Some of them have religious beliefs attached to it, someplace it to show that they are back home, and for some, it is like a milestone.

temple · hills

The fast growing town of Champawat is seeing a lot of non-traditional non-pahari architecture take over it's traditional rural look. Unplanned development is rendering the green hills of Kumaon into a semi-urban sprawl.

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Devidhura, famous for its temples and its association with Hindu mythology stands covered in fog. The houses on top of green hills and greenery of terraced farms.

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These are the serene hills in the Himalayas in Devidhura. The white mist seems to be gliding on and off the hills with grace. Devidhura is known to devotees and tourists fro its beautiful landscape and the important temples of the Hindus.

monsoon · hills

Step field agriculture in Kumaon. The entire hill looks shaped by the agricultural terraces cut for farming. Electic pylons bring electricity to the villages around Regru in Lohaghat area of Uttarakhand.

Uttarakhand·hills · village

Fog engulfs Agar village in Regru valley near Almora in Uttarakhand as seen aerially. As seen in the video the Kumaon region favours terrace farming growing organic vegetables for the villages in Regru valley.

temple · hills

The temple of the goddess Chamundeshwari stands on the Chamundi Hills in Karnataka. "Chamundeshwari temple is situated on the top of Chamundi hill which is about 3,489 ft. above sea level and located at a distance of 13 km. from Mysore.

temple · hills

Tourists and local visitors take pictures as they admire the statue of Nandi, lord Shiva's bull in Chamundi hills. "The Chamundi temple has always been patronised by the rulers of Mysore.

Karnataka·hills · fort

An overview of the Chamundi Hills in Mysore, Karnataka. The Chamundi Hills are home to the Chamundeshwari Temple and the statue of Mahishasura.

temple · hills

Large numbers of devotees gather for celebrating Brahmarathotsava in Karnataka. The Lakshmi-Narasimha Swamy Temple on the edge of a huge rock formation in Devarayanadurga.

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A wide view of the city of Mysuru or Mysore from Chamundi Hills in Karnataka. It was the capital of the Mysore Kingdom under the Wadiyar Dynasty. Mysuru is home to a number of palaces, evidence of the rich cultural and historical heritage.