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wildlife · industry
The pigeons were stuffed into paper cones and sealed tight so they wouldn’t flutter loose. They got roasted in the intense heat of the crackers. Congress activists here welcomed Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC)chief N.
railway · bazaar
Now all you western viewers, please don't go and labour under the misconception that this is how your average Indian commutes to work! This is an aberration, although not an altogether unusual one...
flowers · hills
Himalayan Blue Poppy: claimed by many flower, Himalaya and British enthusiasts to be the most beautiful flower in all the world! This is the Meconopsis aculeata, the more widespread and common form.
flowers · hills
A lovely alpine meadow, with mist rolling in! Monsoon magic in the high Himalaya, with Saussures and Bistorta flowering in Garhwal, near the shrine of Hemkund in the Valley of Flowers or Bhyundar valley region...
Uttarakhand·flowers · industry
Rhododendron arboreum of the tree Rhododendron in profuse flower in the spring of 2015, below the shrine of Yamunotri in Uttarakhand.
industry · hills
Berberis aristata growing in Uttarakhand, India. Berberis aristata, also known as Indian Barberry or Tree Turmeric, belongs to the family Berberidaceae and the genus Berberis.
hills · flowers
Thymus linearis or wild ajwain, is a wild Himalayan flowering herb plant that grows close to the ground in the middle altitudes.
hills · flowers
One of the most beautiful flowers of the Himalaya and trans-Himalaya, this Gentian grows on vast desolate plateaux as well as on high altitude wind-swept meadows.
flowers · industry
Saussurea obvallata is a species of flowering plant native to the Himalayas and Uttarakhand, India, Northern Burma and South-West China. In Himalayas, it is found at an altitude of around 4500 m. It is the state flower of Uttarakhand.
flowers · hills
Gaultheria trichophylla, commonly known as Himalayan snowberry, is a species of plant in the heath and heather family, native to the Himalayas.
industry · river
Seen here in Sikkim growing by a little mountain stream, Dhatura is a very beautiful but poisonous flowering plant that is rather common in the Himalaya. Sikkim even has a pink dhatura variety.
flowers · industry
Calceolaria tripartita or Slipper Flower is a small and showy annual with divided leaves and spikes of puffy, pale yellow flowers. Flowers are about 1 cm or more, long-stalked, in branched leafy clusters.
industry
Come to think of it, it is a noble looking plant! Across the young and exuberant Teesta, several tall and mature, full bloomed Rheum plants exhibited their presence loudly, in the open scree and meadow-lands.
flowers · industry
A leafy plant with a showy bloom, this is a Lily of open slopes and moist alpine ground from Himachal Pradesh and through Garhwal-Kumaon.
flowers · industry
Kashmir Corydalis is a charming, delicate perennial herb with 3-8 sky-blue flowers with darker blue tips. The flowers are borne in lax cluster on top of the stem. Flowers turn pale when dried.
flowers · industry
Kashmir Corydalis is a charming, delicate perennial herb with 3-8 sky-blue flowers with darker blue tips. The flowers are borne in lax cluster on top of the stem. Flowers turn pale when dried.
flowers · industry
Wild Peonies growing on the road between Joshimath and Auli, in Uttarakhand, India. A tall, almost shrubby plant that attracts attention by way of its large showy white or pinkish flowers with deep yellow stamens and large deeply-cut leaves…
flowers · industry
Kashmir Corydalis is a charming, delicate perennial herb with 3-8 sky-blue flowers with darker blue tips. The flowers are borne in lax cluster on top of the stem. Flowers turn pale when dried.
river · flowers
River Anemone is an erect silky-haired perennial plant found on forest margins, grassy slopes, streamsides and lakesides in the Himalayas. It is 30-90 cm tall.
flowers · industry
Snake plant or Cobra Lily in Shingba Rhododendron Sanctuary near Yumthang, north Sikkim, India.
industry · flowers
Plants have feelings, too! See this demonstration of the touch-sensitive nature of the Mimosa plant! The chui mui or chui mui plant that is touch sensitive and seen around India in a range of habitats Mimosa folds its leaves when touched or…
industry
When it comes to playing with plants, there’s no greater pleasure than touching the leaves of the touch-me-not plant and watching them recoil, shrink, and “go to sleep”.
industry
This Mimosa pudica or Chhui mui plant gives the impression that it is actually growing before your eyes, or rather the camera lens! In reality, it is recovering from a touch response that sent the leaves scurrying to their base position.
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