hills

Uttarakhand·flowers · hills

Harvesting peony seed pods: After the flowers fade, the plant forms plump green seed pods, like the ones in this video.

Uttarakhand·hills · highway

A massive landslide has overwhelmed a roadside dhaba, covering the structure and surrounding area with thick mud and debris.

Uttarakhand·highway · hills

A section of the Delhi-Dehradun Expressway runs through the forested Shivalik hills under an overcast sky. The smooth multi-lane roadway has fresh white lane markings and black-and-white concrete safety barriers along both sides.

Uttarakhand·flowers · hills

Jabbarkhet Botanical Arboretum in the rain, with mist drifting through tall conifers and raindrops covering flowers and leaves.

birds · hills

A White-collared Blackbird and a Himalayan Woodpecker (Dendrocopos himalayensis) foraging on the forest floor in Uttarakhand. The White-collared Blackbird moves through grass and fallen leaves before pausing on a moss-covered stump.

Uttarakhand·forest · hills

High in the forests of Uttarakhand, on the trail to Madhyamaheshwar Temple, an old oak tree becomes a home for a troop of langurs. Its branches are thick with moss and lichen, and new green leaves are just breaking through.

hills · architecture

Two steel truss bridges span a steep mountain gorge in the Ranogi area of Yamuna Valley, Uttarakhand. The bridges are positioned at different heights across the rocky valley, with a white commercial truck crossing the lower structure.

wildlife · birds

A male Grey-winged Blackbird (Turdus boulboul) perched among moss- and lichen-covered branches in a cool, misty Himalayan forest.

birds · wildlife

Several bird species in a Himalayan forest during spring, surrounded by mossy trees, ferns, and fresh vegetation. A White-crested Laughingthrush (Garrulax leucolophus) searches through leaf litter and ferns on the forest floor.

industry · hills

A house under construction in the Himalayan region, where workers are fitting wooden treads onto a raw concrete staircase. The team hammers rough, pine-coloured planks into place while others use a power drill and check measurements.

old town · architecture

The Elgin Silver Oaks is a heritage hotel located on Rinking Pong Road in Kalimpong, West Bengal. Its colonial-style stone building features a pitched roof, illuminated windows and a landscaped lawn overlooking the hilly surroundings.

hills · highway

A crew preparing a submersible water pump for a borewell on a hillside road. One worker joins the pump’s electrical cables while another holds the stainless-steel pump, and a third pours water into its top.

hills · industry

Workers laying and testing a water supply pipeline on a rugged hillside. A group of men handles sections of black hose and works on a fitting connected to a dark canister beside a dirt track.

hills · industry

A mason constructing a fireplace inside a house under construction in the Himalaya. Working beside a metal pan of mortar, he shapes and sets the fireplace surround by hand while layered stone strips are already fixed along one side of the o…

Uttarakhand·hills · village

Kharsali is a Himalayan village in Uttarkashi district, Uttarakhand, surrounded by forested ridges and terraced fields. Houses and guesthouses with green, red and blue metal roofs cluster along the hillside.

festival · hills

The Madhyamaheshwar Doli Yatra moves along a narrow dirt path on a steep, green hillside in the Garhwal Himalayas of Uttarakhand.

Uttarakhand·festival · bazaar

A Dussehra celebration passing through Landour Bazar in the hill town of Landour, near Mussoorie, Uttarakhand.

festival · architecture

Janki Chatti in Uttarakhand serves as a major base for pilgrims travelling to Yamunotri. During the yatra, devotees cross a green iron truss bridge over a mountain river gorge.

Uttarakhand·hills · snow

Yamunotri Peak, also known as Kalind Parvat, in the Garhwal Himalayas of Uttarakhand. Sunlight illuminates the rugged, snow-covered ridges as white clouds form and move rapidly around the mountain slopes.

Tamil Nadu·hills

Hotel Sinclairs Ooty is situated on a green, terraced hillside in Ooty, Tamil Nadu. The hotel building has a light-coloured facade with arched windows, multiple balconies and a red-gabled roof, overlooking the surrounding vegetation and slo…

highway · hills

A rainy, misty mountain road in Uttarakhand affected by landslides and falling rocks during the monsoon.

birds · hills

A group of Himalayan Black Bulbuls (Hypsipetes leucocephalus) gathering on a fruiting tree on a Himalayan hillside. The birds have slate-grey bodies, glossy black heads with pointed crests, and bright red bills and legs.

hills · wildlife

A male Himalayan Monal (Lophophorus impejanus) walks along a steep rocky mountain slope while searching for food. The bird has iridescent blue, purple and green plumage across its upper body, with darker feathers on the chest.