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snow · village

Snowfall finally visits the hills of Garhwal and Kumaon in Uttarakhand, feeding groundwater aquifers, re-charging sub-surface moisture and encouraging winter tourism alike. Seen here is Agoda village during winter.

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TV actress Muscaan enjoys her ice cream: "My mother said I do not eat my food. My mother does not understand. I eat my favourite flavour Sitaphal Shareefa when it is available." Then she heads to the gym.

livestock · snow

What a lovely Himalayan experience, with a large flock of sheep standing in early winter snowfall, walking around cold and huddled together, at a shepherd's camp en route the Wari La Pass in Ladakh, India.

highway · snow

Early winter snow and ice cover on the world's highest road and traffic jam in the trans Himalayan Ladakh region, on Khardungla pass.

highway · snow

Fresh snowfall on the passes of Ladakh, and the roads become a passage nightmare, even as they look like a surreal experience and a calm beauty. Grasses and sedges get covered in snow. Prayer flags get submerged in white.

highway · snow

Fresh snowfall on the passes of Ladakh, and the roads become a passage nightmare, even as they look like a surreal experience and a calm beauty. Grasses and sedges get covered in snow. Prayer flags get submerged in white.

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Affixing chains on car tyres, to be able to drive in snow and ice conditions, in Ladakh, and to climb to 17, 500 foot passes such as Wari La and Khardung La in October, when the first snowfalls of the season have taken place.

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Amid a high altitude backdrop of stony desolation, this cute Marmot in Ladakh pops out of its stony home, amid heavy snowfall near Wari La Pass in the higher reaches of the Nubra division of Ladakh, en route Agham from Leh.

music · snow

Amrita Rao at Kwality Walls Cornetto event: "This music video is an initiative of Kwality Walls Cornetto. The spirit of the ice cream Cornetto is 'Love Sparks' between youngsters.

village · wildlife

This is a rural attempt at re-creating a Snow Leopard to educate local kids about the importance of the high altitude fauna of the Himalaya, by the Forest department, Indian Army and villagers of Thangu village in north Sikkim.

Uttarakhand·highway · temple

Surkhanda Devi Temple on the Mussoorie - Dhanolti road, in mid-winter snowfall cover. The over 9000 foot high mountain has a temple that has grown considerably in recent years, although it used to be a small, modest beautiful affair many ye…

Uttarakhand·snow · forest

With a deep blanket of winter snow within the forest, Nag Tibba at nearly 10, 000 feet altitude stands in the next range over from Mussoorie.

Mussoorie, Uttarakhand·snow · forest

What a fabulous flight up Nag Tibba mountain (crica 9990 feet altitude), from the lower reaches above Ghorakhuri and Pantwari, with reasonable snowpack and cold wintery conditions.

snow · hills

Early autumn snowfall turns a trekking team back in the Jhinda valley above Harsil. Srikantha peak visible in the background, on a clear sunny autumn day.

snow · festival

Let's Twist Faridabad Magic Ice cream at the Surajkund Mela in Haryana, 2022. Turkish origin Twisting Scoops of Ice Cream from Turkey: Catch your ice cream if you can! Twisting Scoops of Ice Cream Surajkund Mela Day 2

Haryana·festival · snow

The Ice cream cone man at Surajkund mela 2022: This man has actually dressed up for the icy role in the summer heat of north India! His smile seems a little fixed but his giant pink head does not seem to fail to amuse the kids...

Uttarakhand·highway · snow

Plains cars and drivers have a tough time negotiating slippery snowy conditions at Jabbarkhet Bazaar in Mussoorie, as freshly fallen snow begins to melt, and turns the road skiddy.

Uttarakhand·forest · snow

Heavy later winter snowfall comes in thick and fast at Jabbarkhet, covering the oak leaves in a dreamy white layer, and obliterating the view with the tiny crystals as they fall...

Uttarakhand·highway · snow

Th snowfall was so sudden and intense this January 2022 that JCB bull dozers had to be called to action! They plough away from the snow from the roads and make way for traffic.

Uttarakhand·snow · hills

Heavy snowfall occurs at wildfilmsindia estate and forests at Motidhar Pari Tibba Estate and Jabbarkhet in Uttarakhand: Himalayan winter wonderland indeed! As seen from the Wilderness Orchard and botanical gardens, the Dehradun - Dhnaolti r…

Landour, Uttarakhand·highway · snow

When it snows in Landour, Mussoorie or Dhanaulti, tourists from the plains scurry up the hills to see the snow. This leads to heavy congestion and traffic jams on the narrow, winding mountain roads of Mussoorie.

highway · hills

A fabulous mid-winter time western Himalayan snow peak panorama from Buranskhanda village on the Mussoorie-Dhanolti road in Uttarakhand.

Uttarakhand·snow · highway

Driving in wintery time snowy conditions from Mussoorie towards Kanatal and Dhanolti, with patches of snow and little snow piles on the road sides and fortunately little traffic.