hills

Kerala·forest · hills

Thai jack fruit was on sale at the Munnar market. Munnar town is in Kannan Devan Hills ( KDH ) Village in Devikulam taluk and is the largest panchayat in the Idukki district having an area measuring nearly 557 km².

Uttarakhand·hills · school

A Rufous or Black-capped Sibia in Landour, Mussoorie, known to Dehra dun school students as the 'Three Cheers'! The Rufous Sibia (Heterophasia capistrata) is a species of bird in the Leiothrichidae family. It feeds on berries and insects.

Uttarakhand·hills

Landour, a small cantonment town contiguous with Mussoorie, is about 35 km (22 mi) from the city of Dehradun in the northern state of Uttarakhand in India.

Uttarakhand·hills

Landour, a small cantonment town contiguous with Mussoorie, is about 35 km (22 mi) from the city of Dehradun in the northern state of Uttarakhand in India.

Uttarakhand·hills

Landour, a small cantonment town contiguous with Mussoorie, is about 35 km (22 mi) from the city of Dehradun in the northern state of Uttarakhand in India.

Uttarakhand·hills

A view from Landour Cantonment of the hill of Pari Tibba above Oak Grove School, Jharipani, Mussoorie.

birds · wildlife

Thanks to Nikhil Devasar, we now know that this is indeed a Common Buzzard and not just a mysterious bird of prey! Abhishek Gulshan, while not wanting to question this more authoritative identification, suggests that "somehow this looks lik…

Uttarakhand·birds · hills

Great Hill Barbet on a wild pear tree in Landour. The Great Barbet (Megalaima virens) is an Asian barbet. Barbets are a group of near passerine birds with a worldwide tropical distribution.

Uttarakhand·hills · birds

Dumpy little Himalayan Barbet or piao on a kaithal or wild pear tree in Landour, Uttarakhand.

birds · wildlife

What a rugged bird the Chukor is, for it to be able to survive in the high altitude cold of Ladakh and other regions of the western Himalaya! Chukar (Alectoris chukar) is a Eurasian upland gamebird in the pheasant family Phasianidae.

Leh, Ladakh·hills

Ladakh a word which means "land of high passes", is a region in the state of Jammu and Kashmir of Northern India sandwiched between the Karakoram mountain range to the north and the Himalayas to the south.

birds · hills

Even a high altitude domestic cat joins into the carrion feast! Magpies are intelligent birds of the corvidae family, including the black and white Eurasian Magpie, which is one of the few animal species known to be able to recognize itself…

birds · hills

Isn't that a flock of choughs circling overhead in Ladakh? Ladakh has a great diversity of birds, both resident and migratory birds. Some 225 different species of birds have been recorded in Ladakh.

hills

The sheeps feeding their lambs in Ladakh Ladakh a word which means "land of high passes", is a region in the state of Jammu and Kashmir of Northern India sandwiched between the Karakoram mountain range to the north and the Himalayas to the…

lake · river

Three levels of water sports courses are conducted here. The basic course, intermediate course, & advanced course.

lake · river

Maharana Pratap Sagar (Devanagari: महाराणा प्रताप सागर), in India, also known as Pong Reservoir or Pong Dam Lake was created in 1975, by building the highest earthfill dam in India on the Beas River in the wetland zone of the Siwalik Hills…

lake · river

Students getting training sessions at Pong Dam. Maharana Pratap Sagar (Devanagari: महाराणा प्रताप सागर), in India, also known as Pong Reservoir or Pong Dam Lake was created in 1975, by building the highest earthfill dam in India on the Beas…

lake · river

Students getting training sessions at Pong Dam. Maharana Pratap Sagar (Devanagari: महाराणा प्रताप सागर), in India, also known as Pong Reservoir or Pong Dam Lake was created in 1975, by building the highest earthfill dam in India on the Beas…

lake · river

Training sessions for water sports courses at Pong Dam Maharana Pratap Sagar (Devanagari: महाराणा प्रताप सागर), in India, also known as Pong Reservoir or Pong Dam Lake was created in 1975, by building the highest earthfill dam in India on t…

lake · river

Maharana Pratap Sagar (Devanagari: महाराणा प्रताप सागर), in India, also known as Pong Reservoir or Pong Dam Lake was created in 1975, by building the highest earthfill dam in India on the Beas River in the wetland zone of the Siwalik Hills…

lake · river

The Pong Reservoir and Gobindsagar Reservoir are the two most important fishing reservoirs in the Himalayan foothills of Himachal Pradesh. These reservoirs are the leading sources of fish within the Himalayan states.

lake · river

The Pong Reservoir and Gobindsagar Reservoir are the two most important fishing reservoirs in the Himalayan foothills of Himachal Pradesh. These reservoirs are the leading sources of fish within the Himalayan states.

Almora, Uttarakhand·temple · hills

The ancient Someshwar Mahadev temple in Someshwar town, Almora district, Kumaon, Uttarakhand, India. 9 kms from Kausani is located the famous Shiva temple of Someshwar Mahadev with its large collection of bells.