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Darjeeling, West Bengal·railway · river

Construction trucks carry river sand and bajri / reta, bound for road and dam projects nearby, while a passenger cum goods train trundles across the Tista river bridge, as cars stop at a railway level crossing, as they head towards Darjeeli…

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The waters of the Jumna nadi run clean in the mountains, before we foul them in the plains. By and large a clean clear glacial torrent, the Yamuna has green-blue waters, while the Aglar is a non-glacial stream and brings in mud, silt, soil…

festival · hills

More a male bonding fest and a cultural practice than a fishing festival, but riverine plunder, nonetheless. Every fish caught is proudly displayed, even if it is still and should have been left to breed.

hills · river

Braided river channel with multiple tributaries, channels and dis-tributaries! How green is my valley! One wonders if these green rice paddy fields will be turned into grotesque buildings with dhabas and hotels, homes for plains-people and…

Uttarakhand·river

Patiently walking along the banks of the Jumna nadi is this villager from the bearby Aglar Junction bazaar, as he fishes for mahseer and local fish species, in the fast flowing pre-monsoon Yamuna river.

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In north Sikkim and near Thangu, the Tibetan Plateau hosts a modest sized Teesta river before it becomes a ferocious torrent just a few dozen kilometers downstream, below Chungthang. Drive past the Teesta in his younger stages.

festival · hills

Every fish caught is proudly displayed, even if it is still and should have been left to breed. These men are killing fish for entertainment.

Uttarakhand·river · railway

See the browner muddier waters of the Aglar join the cleaner bluer waters of the glacial-fed Yamuna fed from Yamunotri. Good mahseer fishing at this spot of the confluence.

Uttarakhand·river

With fresh baskets, nets and trapping tools, these village men drink water from a small stream waterfall en route the Aglar river where the Maund Mela is to be held.

Uttarakhand·river · railway

Filmed during the infamous Maund Mela or Fish killing festival, the Aglar river joins the Jumna nadi below the Yamuna pul. The Yamuna jumps over rocks and gurgles down from Yamunotri, rather uncelebrated, as opposed to the Ganga.

festival · river

Men behave rowdy and rambunctious, excitable and in a festive mood at the Maund Mela fish killing festival in the western Himalaya.

farmland · hills

How green is my valley! One wonders if these green rice paddy fields will be turned into grotesque buildings with dhabas and hotels, homes for plains-people and locals alike, all in the form of unplanned rash and random developments, like t…

Uttarakhand·river

Kempty Falls must have at one time, long ago, been a lovely forest waterfall, abandoned and isolated.

river · temple

Chinese President Xi Jinping was hosted by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Mahabalipuram heritage complex in Tamil Nadu state of South India in the course of second informal India - China summit.

Uttarakhand·birds · river

A lovely celebration of Himalayan birds at our wildfilmsindia bird sanctuary in Uttarakhand! A Canary Flycatcher or Grey-headed Flycatcher hunts around for insects, and an energetic Orange-flanked Bush Robin couple hop on the ground, while…

Uttar Pradesh·aerial · farmland

The NOIDA landscape is a melange of land uses. Residential developments sprawl across the landscape, while commercial buildings, offices and malls dominate the skyline in most directions.

wildlife · birds

A Grey-winged Blackbird calls while its brethren bathe in a clean pool of a mountain stream, while a Black-capped Sibia sits nearby. The Blackbird preens its feathers nearby on a branch, after the bath.

Uttar Pradesh·architecture · aerial

Like little match stick boxes, these rows and rows of high rise apartment buildings cover the landscape for miles on end, as aspirational Indians rise to the home ownership challenge.

Uttar Pradesh·highway · aerial

An aerial pre-sunset view of a large NOIDA mall across the Yamuna river from New Delhi, on the flood plains of the river and in Uttar Pradesh state.

river · architecture

What a massive river despite summer-time heat, drought and water woes, watering several regions of Orissa. Sand bars have got exposed along the river-bed due to summer-time water shortages.

river · boats

A boat-load full of villagers cross the Brahmani river on a large barge, before a bridge that is under construction. What a massive river despite summer-time heat, drought and water woes, watering several regions of Orissa.

village · river

river · dance

Nisha Kothari behind the scenes for a shoot on location, dancing on a wooden deck along a lake, with other women in blue jeans and white frilly flowing dresses.