Cities in Himalayan North

Panchkula is a planned city in Panchkula district, Haryana, India. It forms part of a metropolitan area with the Union Territory of Chandigarh and the city of ... more

Dawn breaks softly over Srinagar, gilding the rooftops and mosque minarets in a misty gold as the city stirs to life. The scent of wood smoke mingles with dew, ... more

There is a hush to the morning on Dal Lake, the mist curling low over water stilled by dawn, the distant snow-capped ridges brooding above Srinagar. You wake to... more

Morning light spills onto the undulating meadows of Gurez Valley, the air crisp, edged with the scent of pine and wild rhododendron. Snow-streaked peaks tower ... more

Jammu wakes gently in cool Himalayan air: the rising sun gilds the Shivalik hills, and temple bells drift down narrow lanes. The city curves around the Tawi ... more

In Gulmarg, the morning air tastes crisp and clean, laced with an undercurrent of cedar and pine as mist uncurls between slopes mottled with wildflowers. As you... more

Early morning in Pahalgam unfurls with cool, pine-scented air and the distant rush of the Lidder River, its waters glinting blue beneath honeyed shafts of ... more

Anantnag, is a city and a municipality in Anantnag in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir. It is a large business and trading centre of the valley. Most of ... more

Turtuk is a city in Ladakh. A remote village of about 4,000 residents, inhabited by ethnic Muslims. Turtuk is on the edge of the Shayok Valley, in popular ... more

Ulleytokpo in Ladakh is one of the well known trekking bases and camping in Ulleytokpo is considered one of the most beautiful experiences, amidst the snow ... more

Dawn breaks low over Durbuk, painting the cragged Ladakhi highlands in shards of gold and bone-chill blue. The air is thin here, sharpened by the whispers of ... more

Dawn shivers along the barren valley as the first rays wash the ochre-brown crags and the wind scours through the grasslands, carrying the tang of cold stone ... more

Morning in Sham Valley arrives gentle and honeyed, sunlight spilling over stark ridges to warm poplar groves and barley fields so green they almost sing against... more

Nyoma Rap or Nyama is a town in Leh District, Jammu and Kashmir in northern India. There is an Advanced Landing Ground of Indian Airforce, which is proposed to ...

Shargol is situated in Kargil tehsil and located in Kargil district of Jammu & kashmir. It is one of 66 villages in kargil Block along with villages like ...

In the clear, rarefied air of Ladakh’s high plateau, Tso Kar glimmers—salt-white around the watery blue, ringing with utter stillness. At dawn there is the soft... more

In Hanle, dawn spills over the bare, ancient mountains, painting the Changthang plateau in spectral pinks and blues. Thin, icy air carries the soft clatter of ... more