hills

temple · architecture

Devotees taking holy dip in the sacred Sarovar at Gurudwara Takht Sri Kesgarh Sahib during Baisakhi. Vaisakhi is a festival celebrated across the northern Indian subcontinent, especially in the Punjab region by the Sikh community.

temple · architecture

Devotee takes a dip in the pool of holy nectar at Gurudwara Takht Sri Kesgarh Sahib during Baisakhi\Vaisakhi. Vaisakhi is a festival celebrated across the northern Indian subcontinent, especially in the Punjab region by the Sikh community.

temple · architecture

Baisakhi celebrated on grand scale at Gurudwara Takht Sri Kesgarh Sahib, Punjab. Vaisakhi is a festival celebrated across the northern Indian subcontinent, especially in the Punjab region by the Sikh community.

wildlife · forest

The Asian or Asiatic elephant (Elephas maximus) is the only living species of the genus Elephas and is distributed in Southeast Asia from India in the west to Borneo in the east. Asian elephants are the largest living land animals in Asia.

birds · wildlife

Himalayan Barbet removing the droppings of its chicks from its nest hole to avoid diseases and smells that may attract predators. The Great Barbet (Megalaima virens) is an Asian barbet.

hills · festival

Lakhs of devotees paid obeisance at Takht Sri Kesgarh Sahib on the occasion of the Khalsa Sirjana Divas (Baisakhi) and took a holy dip.

Punjab·hills · festival

Pilgrims taking a dip in the holy sarovar at Anandpur Sahib. Vaisakhi is a festival celebrated across the northern Indian subcontinent, especially in the Punjab region by the Sikh community.

Uttarakhand·wildlife · hills

Jim Corbett National Park is the oldest national park in India and was established in 1936 as Hailey National Park to protect the endangered Bengal tiger.

Uttarakhand·wildlife · hills

A beautiful sky which has turn into orange color giving a beauty to the sky. Jim Corbett National Park is the oldest national park in India and was established in 1936 as Hailey National Park to protect the endangered Bengal tiger.

Rajasthan·wildlife · birds

The Demoiselle Crane, Anthropoides virgo, is a species of crane found in central Eurasia, ranging from the Black Sea to Mongolia and North Eastern China. There is also a small breeding population in Turkey.

Rajasthan·wildlife · birds

The Demoiselle Crane, Anthropoides virgo, is a species of crane found in central Eurasia, ranging from the Black Sea to Mongolia and North Eastern China. There is also a small breeding population in Turkey.

Rajasthan·wildlife · birds

The Demoiselle Crane, Anthropoides virgo, is a species of crane found in central Eurasia, ranging from the Black Sea to Mongolia and North Eastern China. There is also a small breeding population in Turkey.

festival · hills

Thousand of Sikh devotees gathered at Gurudwara Takht Sri Kesgarh Sahib for Vaisakhi celebration. Vaisakhi is a festival celebrated across the northern Indian subcontinent, especially in the Punjab region by the Sikh community.

Uttarakhand·hills

Nanda Devi is the second highest mountain in India and the highest entirely within the country; owing to this geography it was considered the highest known mountain in the world until computations on Dhaulagiri by western surveyors in 1808.…

Uttarakhand·hills

Yet another high altitude Himalayan flora bouquet: Stellera chamaejasme with its fine scented mountain fragrance lives at the edges of alpine meadows and rocky lands, Rhubarb is a highly edible Himalayan plant, Rhododendron anthopogon is us…

hills

Himalayan bouquet: Marsh Marigold, Senecio with a glacier in the background, yellow violets, Primula macrophylla and Primula reptans.

Punjab·hills · temple

Gurudwara Takht Sri Kesgarh Sahib: Thakat Shri Kesh Garh Sahib is the central place of Shri Anandpur Sahib. This revered place is birthplace of Khalsa ~ Revelation of Khalsa took place here.

festival · hills

Thousand of Sikh devotees gathered at Gurudwara Takht Sri Kesgarh Sahib for Vaisakhi celebration. Vaisakhi is a festival celebrated across the northern Indian subcontinent, especially in the Punjab region by the Sikh community.

Uttarakhand·hills · snow

Nanda Devi is a two-peaked massif, forming a 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) long high ridge, oriented east-west. The west summit is higher, and the eastern summit is called Nanda Devi East.

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.

hills

Black-headed Oriole in Himalayan foot-hills, although the audio is most likely that of a Magpie Robin calling! This shot transports one straight into a beautiful Shivalik forest, with birds calling from all directions...

hills

The Black-capped Sibia has a lovely call in lower and middle Himalayan forests, although here it seems to be lying low and keeping quiet, among typical hill-station sounds...

Uttarakhand·birds · hills

Female of Verditer Flycatcher can be identified by its trilling call even as it looks far less glamorous than its more flamoboyant verditer coloured blue male! Verditer Flycatcher in Landour, as seen from our dining room window! This Verdit…