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snow · wildlife

Seen here in Yumthang, Sikkim, the Snow Pigeon (Columba leuconota) is a species of bird in the Columbidae family. Known as the safed or barfeela kabutar or kabootar in India.

hills · snow

The rare Ibisbill breeds on the shingle beds of the Yumthang Chu in small numbers, in north Sikkim, India. One can see a pair of Snow Pigeons on a rock escarpment in this beautiful alpine valley, skirted with rows of Buddhist prayer flags.

Uttarakhand·wildlife · snow

A stunning view of a covey of Himalayan Snow Partridge, with clear vocalization. These were filmed around the Kedarnath Wildlife Sanctuary's 's upper reaches near the Chaukhamba massif of peaks in the Uttarakhand Himalaya, at the beginning…

snow · hills

Snow Pigeon is the most hardy pigeon that lives near the Himalayan snowline. The pigeons are feeding on the dry grassland near the Himalayan snowline.

hills · wildlife

Himalayan Griffon Vulture is a large raptor. This scavenger was in charge of feeding the body of dead people during the very cold periods of the year.

hills · snow

Snow Pigeons are among the strongest flying birds in the world. They battle high speed winds, low temperatures and still manage to eke out an existence near the glaciers and high peaks of the Himalaya, in very rugged conditions.

wildlife · snow

Awaiting its sjare of a Snow Leopard kill, this Griffon Vulture sits on a high rock, preening itself. Did you know that Vultures are actually very clean birds? E. P. Gee was the one who first observed this, in his book on Indian Wildlife.

hills · snow

A flock of snow pigeons (Columba leuconata) forage in the dry, rocky slope. Their diet includes berries, buds, grains, seeds.

Himachal Pradesh·forest · snow

The brilliantly plumed Impeyan or Monal Pheasant (Lophophorus impeyanus) is both the state bird of Himachal and the national bird of Nepal.

hills · snow

In cold late winter rain, this rare male Koklass Pheasant has found itself this overhang with moss, where he chooses to hide. But the location is not very effective, and the feathers of the bird get wet.

birds · snow

A snow-white Lesser Egret (Egretta garzetta) sits on top of sugarcane stacks at a cane field and grooms itself unaware of our camera.

hills · snow

What a wild lovely call. the Snow Partridge's squeal echoes across the high valleys and meadows, below a snow tongue in the Shrikantha valley.

hills · snow

What a wild lovely call. The Snow Partridge's piercing loud squeal echoes across the high valleys and meadows, below a snow tongue in the Srikantha valley.

West Bengal·birds · wildlife

Early morning birds in snowy wintery Landour: Black-capped Sibia and Darjeeling Pied Woodpecker Early morning birds in the Himalayan snow season

Jammu and Kashmir·snow

Indian filmmaker and Social Activist Ashoke Pandit speak on the Bollywood film 'Sheen' directed by him. He says," Sheen is the title of this film. sheen in Kashmir means snow. Snow is cold but the surface beneath the snow is warm.

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Deepti Naval says " I discovered Ladakh just as recently as about 5-6 years ago. I first went there in the month of July-August, there are these stunning green patches all over the place and I thought that was very exciting.

Maharashtra·snow

A very young Farah Khan and her brother Sajid Khan at the opening of the Hokey Pokey ice-cream store in Mumbai. The two are seen posing for the lens at the event and chomping on ice cream.

music · snow

Indian playback singer and music compose at the launch of Hokey Pokey ice-cream lounge talks about ice cream and the music projects lined up for him in Bollywood films. The actor also talks about being a judge on the Indian Idol show.

bazaar · snow

After stuffing the long intestines of a pig using a plastic fuel funnel, these Meghalaya residents proceed to stuff two dead pigs in their small car, and proceed to the market to sell them.

snow · bazaar

A man fills pig meat in the pig's intestine at his shop in Meghalaya. Pork production in India is estimated at 464 thousand metric tons, which contributes approximately 8 percent of the country’s animal protein sources.

snow · bazaar

A Pnar men cook pig's intestine at his shop in Meghalaya. Pork production in India is estimated at 464 thousand metric tons, which contributes approximately 8 percent of the country’s animal protein sources.

Jammu and Kashmir·snow · festival

Ponies wait for pilgrims at Pahalgam during Amarnath Yatra in Kashmir. As the Yatra proceeds further from Chandanwari one climbs a height to reach Pissu Top.

Jammu and Kashmir·snow · festival

Porters carrying Amarnath pilgrims on a palanquins during the Holy Yatra. Amarnath cave is a Hindu shrine located in Jammu and Kashmir, India. It is dedicated to Shiva.