hills

hills · forest

Top view of Shillong town in Meghalaya. Shillong, the capital of Meghalaya, is a hill town, situated in the north eastern part of India. Shillong is situated at an altitude of 1496 m above sea level.

Meghalaya·bazaar · hills

Raw chicken sells in large quantities in Shillong's Bara Bazaar. This overcrowded market at Bara Bazaar in Shillong has hardly any room for another person.

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A right hand side seat on the Delhi - Ladakh flight earns a passenger mystical views of the Ladakh ranges of the Himalayas as the flight nears Leh on its descent to land.

hills

Vignettes from peak winter in Thiksey - an old Buddhist woman turns a giant prayer wheel, fields seen from the Thiksey hill - the stark colours of winter in the high trans Himalayan region of Ladakh.

architecture · hills

Thiksay Gompa or Thiksay Monastery (also transliterated from Ladakhi as Tikse, Tiksey or Thiksey) is a gompa (monastery) affiliated with the Gelug sect of Tibetan Buddhism.

river · lake

Indian porters carrying load as they move forwards to Sangam Chatti during Dodital trek in Uttarakhand. Dodital is an emerald lake nestled amidst high mountains at an altitude of 3,310mts above sea level.

hills

In the words of Vijay Parmar, President - Himalayan Motorsport; "Ashish Moudghil is the winningest biker on the Raid de Himalaya." A champion rider, who has won the Raid de Himalaya 5 times, finishing on the podium 9 times in his 10 attempt…

flowers · monsoon

Women pick tea leaves and then have it weighed and get paid by how much they pick. Women are the primary workers at the plantations. Tea pluckers weigh the leaves they have harvested at the Sangsua Tea Estate plantation in Assam.

flowers · forest

Birding with Aseem Kothiala in Barsey Rhododendron Sanctuary. "This was filmed by our consultant ornithologist Chewang Bonpo who runs the fine birding and home stay property at Bon Farmhouse in Kewzing Village, West Sikkim.

Rajasthan·monsoon · hills

Heavy downpour at Mount Abu triggered off a landslide at Harna Hanuman temple on Tuesday morning blocking the Mount Abu road which connects the hill station with the rest of the country.

Uttarakhand·hills · forest

Just imagine yourself at an elevation of 3048 mts and you are sitting in a beautiful meadow gazing upon the Himalayan peaks with your friends by your side sipping tea.

architecture · hills

Thiksay Gompa or Thiksay Monastery (also transliterated from Ladakhi as Tikse, Tiksey or Thiksey) is a gompa (monastery) affiliated with the Gelug sect of Tibetan Buddhism.

architecture · hills

Large dining hall and Kitchen area for Buddhist monks at Thiksey Monastery in Ladakh. Thiksay Gompa or Thiksay Monastery (also transliterated from Ladakhi as Tikse, Tiksey or Thiksey) is a gompa (monastery) affiliated with the Gelug sect of…

architecture · hills

Thiksay Gompa or Thiksay Monastery (also transliterated from Ladakhi as Tikse, Tiksey or Thiksey) is a gompa (monastery) affiliated with the Gelug sect of Tibetan Buddhism.

architecture · hills

Thiksay Gompa or Thiksay Monastery (also transliterated from Ladakhi as Tikse, Tiksey or Thiksey) is a gompa (monastery) affiliated with the Gelug sect of Tibetan Buddhism.

hills

Jalori Pass is a high mountain pass at an elevation of 10,800 ft (3.120m) above the sea level, situated in the Kullu district of Himachal Pradesh.

hills

Flight is heading towards the Himalaya and Kanchenjunga peak, Jomolhari peak and Brahmaputra delta can be seen clearly.

Uttar Pradesh·ceremony · hills

Hindus make a traditional cow dung hillocks to symbolize Mount Govardhan, the mountain which was once lifted by Lord Krishna during Govardhan pooja in Agra.

Ladakh·village · hills

Zoji La or Zoji Pass is an important mountain pass in Kashmir connecting Kargil and beyond with the rest of the country by road. Zoji La offers beautiful views of the Ladakh range.

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The Rangdum Gonpa or Rangdum Monastery is a Tibetan Buddhist monastery located in the upper Suru valley in Ladakh.

Assam·hills

Aerial view of Himalayan peaks as seen from a flight heading towards Indira Gandhi Airport in Delhi from Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport in Guwahati, Assam.

hills

Shravanabelagola amidst tight security during Mahamastakabhisheka of Bahubali in Karnataka. Sravanabelagola also called Gomateshwara Shravanabelagola, a great centre for Jain culture is situated at a distance of about 100 kms from Mysore an…

Karnataka·hills

Sunset down and the entire Sravanabelagola temple is illuminated with lights on the occasion of Mahamastakabhisheka festival in Hassan district of Karnataka, India.