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  • Trekkers crossing a boulder-strewn meadow below snow-streaked peaks on the Hampta Pass trail
    On the Hampta Pass trek · Photo: Dakshchadha1 / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Trekkers on a stone trail through oak and rhododendron forest on the way to Triund
    Trail to Triund, McLeod Ganj · Photo: Kiran Jonnalagadda from Bangalore, India / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0)
  • A lone trekker in a wide green valley under blue sky on the way to Hampta Pass
    Valley approach to Hampta Pass · Photo: Kunalsvnit / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Narrow trekking path along a pine-dotted slope of the Parvati valley towards Kheerganga
    Trail to Kheerganga, Parvati valley · Photo: Krishnendu Mazumdar / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Red paraglider coming in over deodar trees and the meadow at Solang Valley near Manali
    Paragliding at Solang Valley · Photo: Madhumita Das / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Tandem paragliding pair flying in front of snow-covered peaks at Solang Valley
    Tandem flight, Solang Valley · Photo: Arun Viswam / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)
  • Paraglider soaring above the Kangra valley just below the Billing take-off site
    Above the valley at Bir Billing · Photo: Okorok / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)
  • Spectators watching a paraglider launch from the Billing meadow with Himalayan ridges behind
    Launch day at Billing · Photo: Wikimate786 / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Rafters in helmets and life jackets paddling a yellow raft on the Beas river in Kullu valley
    Rafting on the Beas, Kullu · Photo: B Balaji from Chennai, India / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0)
  • Cheering rafting team raising paddles in a raft on the Beas river
    White-water rafting on the Beas · Photo: B Balaji from Chennai, India / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0)
  • Guides pushing off rafts full of helmeted rafters into the Beas river
    Setting off on the Beas · Photo: B Balaji from Chennai, India / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0)
  • Blue raft with a paddling crew on fast grey glacial water in Himachal Pradesh
    Rafting in Himachal · Photo: Royroydeb / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • White SUV on the gravel road over Kunzum La with barren peaks and a deep blue sky
    Driving over Kunzum La · Photo: Gerd Eichmann / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Vehicles on the high road from Baralacha La towards Leh between snow-patched mountains
    Baralacha La on the road to Leh · Photo: Timothy Gonsalves / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Visitors on the snow slope at Solang Valley below snowy forested peaks and a ropeway
    Winter snow at Solang Valley · Photo: Bleezebub / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Crowds enjoying the snow at Solang Valley with deodars and snowy mountains behind
    Solang Valley in winter · Photo: Astajyoti1 / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Rows of orange-roofed tents at the Sarchu camp under rugged mountains and a blue sky
    Tented camp at Sarchu · Photo: Oindrilabhol / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Blue trekking tents pitched in a high alpine meadow on the Beas Kund trek
    Camp on the Beas Kund trek · Photo: Gxyd / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Tents on Triund hill at dusk with the Dhauladhar range under clouds
    Evening camp at Triund · Photo: Poorna293 / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Bend of the Kalka–Shimla highway NH5 cut into pine-covered hills
    NH5, Kalka–Shimla highway · Photo: Jazze7 / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • The Beas river winding through the forested Kullu valley with houses on the slopes
    Kullu valley along the Beas · Photo: Biswarup Ganguly / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 3.0)
  • Mountain road above Manali towards the Atal Tunnel with green valleys and snow-dusted peaks
    Road to the Atal Tunnel · Photo: Vinayaraj / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Shimla houses spread over a green hillside framed by deodar trees under a partly cloudy sky
    Approaching Shimla · Photo: Shyamal L. / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)
  • The highway curving past Pandoh Dam on the Beas river in Mandi district
    Pandoh Dam on the Mandi–Manali road · Photo: Biswarup Ganguly / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 3.0)
  • Quiet Kangra valley road lined with trees leading towards the snowy Dhauladhar range
    Kangra valley road near Chamunda · Photo: Dainis Matisons / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 4.0)
  • Kalka–Shimla toy train coaches waiting at the platform of Kalka railway station
    Toy train at Kalka station · Photo: Chris j wood / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Densely built Shimla hillside of hotels and homes with red tin roofs
    Hillside stays in Shimla · Photo: Navneet Sharma / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Resort buildings and cottages on terraced hills among forest at Mashobra near Shimla
    Resort among the forests of Mashobra · Photo: Supreet / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Houses and cottages among trees on the bank of the rushing Beas river in Manali
    By the Beas, Manali · Photo: அபிராமி நாராயணன் / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Pedestrian Mall Road in Manali lined with hotels and shops below forested mountains
    Mall Road, Manali · Photo: Biswarup Ganguly / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 3.0)
  • Green-roofed cottage among trees below the snow-covered Indrasan range near Vashisht, Manali
    Below the snow peaks at Vashisht · Photo: Ajisi / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Hotels of McLeod Ganj among deodars with the snowy Dhauladhar peaks behind
    McLeod Ganj and the Dhauladhar · Photo: User: (WT-shared) Jpatokal at wts wikivoyage / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Traditional wooden village house at Nakthan in the Parvati valley below a snowy ridge
    Village home in the Parvati valley · Photo: Jan J George / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Whitewashed mud-brick houses of Kibber village in Spiti with snowy slopes behind
    Traditional houses, Kibber, Spiti · Photo: Amareshwara Sainadh / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)
  • Snowy Pir Panjal peaks above the green Kullu valley north of Manali under a clear blue sky
    Kullu valley and the Pir Panjal, Manali · Photo: UnpetitproleX / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Key Monastery stacked on its hilltop above the Spiti valley with white clouds in a blue sky
    Key Monastery, Spiti · Photo: SilverBirch / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)
  • Snow-covered houses and deodar slopes of Shimla under a clear blue winter sky
    Shimla after snowfall, seen from the Ridge · Photo: UnpetitproleX / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Christ Church on the Ridge in Shimla with snow-dusted deodar forest behind
    Christ Church on the Ridge, Shimla · Photo: ShashankSharma2511 / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 3.0)
  • Orange-roofed Jakhoo Temple among tall deodar trees on Jakhoo Hill, Shimla
    Jakhoo Temple, Shimla · Photo: Rohan1331 / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Stone facade of the Viceregal Lodge in Shimla lit by warm evening light
    Viceregal Lodge (Rashtrapati Niwas), Shimla · Photo: ptwo from Allahabad, India / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0)
  • Snow-covered Himalayan range seen beyond forested ridges from Kufri
    The Himalayas from Kufri · Photo: Sirshendu biswas / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Kalka-Shimla toy train curving along a green forested hillside
    Toy train on the Kalka-Shimla Railway · Photo: Ronil Baruah / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Chail Palace behind a wide green lawn framed by tall deodar trees
    Chail Palace, near Shimla · Photo: Shubhankar Sakalkale / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Heritage buildings on Mall Road, Shimla, with snowy Jakhoo Hill behind
    Mall Road, Shimla · Photo: UnpetitproleX / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Snow-capped peaks above the Manali valley with flowering bushes and hill houses
    Snow peaks above Manali · Photo: Rupal969 / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Pagoda-style wooden Hadimba Devi Temple in a deodar forest, Manali
    Hadimba Devi Temple, Manali · Photo: Shriniwas Deshmukh / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)
  • Green Solang Valley meadow below snowy mountains and pine forest
    Solang Valley, Manali · Photo: Harvinder Chandigarh / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Atal Tunnel north portal and curving road in the Lahaul valley near Sissu
    Atal Tunnel north portal, towards Sissu · Photo: Jagseer S Sidhu / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Carved wood-and-stone Vashisht temple and village lane near Manali
    Vashisht Village, Manali · Photo: Ashwin Kumar from Bangalore, India / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0)
  • Wooden balcony of Naggar Castle overlooking the Kullu Valley
    Naggar Castle, Kullu Valley · Photo: Vyacheslav Argenberg / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 4.0)
  • Paraglider with an orange wing landing on the Solang Valley slopes
    Paragliding at Solang Valley · Photo: Anusharma / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)
  • Colourful shop fronts and visitors strolling a lane in Old Manali
    Old Manali · Photo: Kiran Jonnalagadda from Bangalore, India / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0)
  • Parvati River rushing through a forested valley at Kasol under blue sky
    Parvati River at Kasol · Photo: Alok Kumar / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • White domed Gurdwara Manikaran Sahib with prayer flags below steep hills
    Gurdwara Manikaran Sahib, Parvati Valley · Photo: Gurpreet Singh / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Tosh village on a forested slope facing snow-capped peaks across the Parvati valley
    Tosh, Parvati Valley · Photo: This Photo was taken by Timothy A. Gonsalves. Feel free to use my photos, but please mention me as the author. I would much appreciate if you send me an email tagooty@yahoo.com or write on my talk page, for my information. Please contact me before co / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Grassy Kheerganga meadow and trail below forested mountain slopes
    Kheerganga meadow, Parvati Valley · Photo: Slopetrotter / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Rafts with helmeted paddlers on the Beas River in the Kullu valley
    White-water rafting on the Beas · Photo: Balaji.B from Chennai, India / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0)
  • Crowds and deity palanquins at the Dussehra procession on Dhalpur Maidan, Kullu
    Kullu Dussehra on Dhalpur Maidan · Photo: Kondephy / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)
  • Khajjiar meadow and small lake ringed by deodar-covered hills near Dalhousie
    Khajjiar, near Dalhousie · Photo: Snigdhabafna / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Lush green Khajjiar meadow and lake with gazebos and deodar forest
    Khajjiar Lake in August · Photo: Amit.pratap1988 / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)
  • Open Khajjiar meadow beside a forested hill, where horse rides take place
    Khajjiar meadow · Photo: Divyang.pandya / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)
  • Snowy slope and trees on Dainkund Peak with distant Himalayan ranges
    Dainkund Peak, Dalhousie · Photo: Abhyuday Bhandari / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Chamba town spread across a green hillside in the Ravi valley
    Chamba town · Photo: Harvinder Chandigarh / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • McLeod Ganj town on a ridge with the snowy Dhauladhar range behind
    McLeod Ganj and the Dhauladhar range · Photo: Zainraza95 / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Gilded Buddha statue inside the main temple of the Tsuglagkhang Complex
    Buddha statue, Tsuglagkhang Complex · Photo: Bernard Gagnon / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Bhagsunag Temple and its sacred bathing pool with hills behind
    Bhagsunag Temple, McLeod Ganj · Photo: Sridhar Rao / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Colourful tents on the grassy Triund ridge above the Kangra valley
    Campsite on Triund hill · Photo: Alok Kumar / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Grey stone St John in the Wilderness church among deodar trees
    St John in the Wilderness, Dharamshala · Photo: Harvinder Chandigarh / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Tibetan-style buildings, bridge and water garden at Norbulingka Institute
    Norbulingka Institute, Dharamshala · Photo: Japleenpasricha / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Stone gateway and ramparts of the ruined Kangra Fort
    Kangra Fort · Photo: Monika rana / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Several paragliders soaring above clouds and forested ridges at Bir Billing
    Paragliders over Bir Billing · Photo: Original: PanWoyteczekDerivative work: UnpetitproleX / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Terraced fields and villages of Bir seen from a paraglider in flight
    Bir from the air · Photo: Fredi Bach from Switzerland / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0)
  • Pilots and laid-out wings at the Billing take-off with snowy peaks beyond
    Billing take-off site · Photo: Okorok / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)
  • Red and gold facade of Chokling Monastery in the Tibetan Colony at Bir
    Chokling Monastery, Bir Tibetan Colony · Photo: Gannu03 / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Carved stone shikhara of the medieval Baijnath Shiva temple under blue sky
    Baijnath Temple, Kangra · Photo: Ms Sarah Welch / Wikimedia Commons (CC0)
  • Terraced fields and a village house below forested hills at Bir
    Bir village · Photo: Vrushabmmaitri / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Shri Naina Devi Ji temple and town on a green hilltop in Bilaspur district
    Naina Devi, Bilaspur · Photo: Devyansh.sharma09 / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Jwalamukhi temple town on a forested hillside in Kangra district
    Jwalamukhi, Kangra · Photo: Mani kopalle / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)
  • Snow-streaked ridge above green pine forest in Solang valley under a clear blue sky
    Solang Valley, near Manali · Photo: Anshul24Sharma / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Shimla buildings and snow-dusted forested hills glowing at dusk in winter
    Shimla after winter snowfall · Photo: UnpetitproleX / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Summer meadow of white wildflowers below snowy peaks at Sissu in Lahaul
    Summer wildflowers at Sissu, Lahaul · Photo: Timothy Gonsalves / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Colourful rooftops of Shimla spreading across a ridge with forested hills beyond
    Shimla, Himachal Pradesh · Photo: Navneet Sharma / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Houses and hotels stepping down the green Shimla hills with distant mountain ridges
    Shimla hills · Photo: Vyacheslav Argenberg / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 4.0)
  • Jagged snow-covered ridges above forested slopes around Manali under a blue sky
    Snowy ridges around Manali · Photo: Deepak4raju / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Braided Spiti river in an eroded gorge above Kaza with snow-capped peaks behind
    Spiti River above Kaza · Photo: Timothy Gonsalves / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Golden high-altitude slopes around Komic village with a snowy Spiti range on the horizon
    Komic village, Spiti · Photo: Sumita Roy Dutta / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Whitewashed houses of Dhankar village and its cliffside gompa lit by morning sun
    Dhankar village, Spiti · Photo: Sumita Roy Dutta / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • River Beas flowing through the forested Kullu valley along the Chandigarh-Manali highway
    Beas river in the Kullu valley · Photo: Biswarup Ganguly / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 3.0)
  • Green waters of Pandoh Lake on the Beas river seen from the highway near Mandi
    Pandoh Lake, Mandi · Photo: RamBiswal / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Clear rapids of the Beas river over boulders in the valley south of Manali
    Beas river south of Manali · Photo: Rajarshi MITRA / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0)
  • Wide green meadow of Khajjiar ringed by dense deodar forest near Dalhousie
    Khajjiar, near Dalhousie · Photo: Amit.pratap1988 / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)
  • Kasauli hillside cottages and pine trees in warm golden evening light
    Kasauli hills · Photo: Vijitgrover77 / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • A cottage among snow-covered trees below white Himalayan peaks on a winter morning in Manali
    Winter morning in Manali · Photo: Shameer Thajudeen / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Key Monastery stacked on its hillside below rugged Spiti cliffs under a deep blue sky
    Key Monastery, Spiti Valley · Photo: Gerd Eichmann / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Whitewashed buildings of Key Monastery on a slope beneath layered brown mountains
    Key Monastery, Spiti · Photo: Footloosedev / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Tabo Monastery complex seen from above, surrounded by green fields and barren cliffs
    Tabo Monastery, Spiti · Photo: Trina Singha Roy / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Dhankar Monastery perched among eroded rock pinnacles on a cliff above the Spiti valley
    Dhankar Monastery, Spiti · Photo: Gerd Eichmann / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Langza village spread across high meadows below the snow-capped Chau Chau Kang Nilda peak
    Langza village, Spiti · Photo: Madhumita Das / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Blue waters of Chandratal Lake in a wide valley of colourful mountains under white clouds
    Chandratal Lake · Photo: Adarsh Patel / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Traditional whitewashed houses of Kibber village on a Spiti hillside under a clear sky
    Kibber village, Spiti · Photo: Sanky cse / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Kalpa village and temple roofs below the snowy Kinner Kailash range
    Kalpa and the Kinner Kailash range · Photo: Gerd Eichmann / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Snow-covered Kinner Kailash peak above a Kalpa temple rooftop against a blue sky
    Kinner Kailash from Kalpa · Photo: Sumita Roy Dutta / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Evening view down the Baspa valley at Chitkul with snow peaks and clouds
    Chitkul, Kinnaur · Photo: Sukanya Ray / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Wood and stone towers of Bhimakali Temple at Sarahan with forested hills behind
    Bhimakali Temple, Sarahan · Photo: Tvtvtv / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)
  • Tall wooden tower of Kamru Fort beside a slate-roofed shrine in the Sangla valley
    Kamru Fort, Sangla valley · Photo: Amitabha Gupta / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Golden autumn trees reflected in the still water of Nako Lake
    Nako Lake, Kinnaur · Photo: Sukanya Ray / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Ripe red apples hanging on a tree in an orchard at Kalpa
    Apple orchard at Kalpa, Kinnaur · Photo: Gerd Eichmann / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • People walking on the snowy slopes at Kongdoori in Gulmarg below fir-covered ridges
    Kongdoori slopes, Gulmarg · Photo: Slyronit / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Wide untouched snowfield at Gulmarg with fir trees and distant peaks under blue sky
    Snowfields of Gulmarg · Photo: Skywayman9 / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)
  • Tree-lined lakeside road along Dal Lake in Srinagar with mountains behind
    Lakeside drive along Dal Lake, Srinagar · Photo: User:Owais khursheed / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)
  • Golden autumn chinar trees lining a canal-side path at Chinar Bagh in Srinagar
    Chinar Bagh, Srinagar · Photo: Talib kashmir / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Row of carved wooden houseboats reflected in Dal Lake with mountains at dusk
    Houseboats on Dal Lake · Photo: Madhumita Das / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • A shikara gliding across mirror-calm Dal Lake at dawn beneath blue mountains
    Shikara on Dal Lake at dawn · Photo: Mike Prince from Bangalore, India / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0)
  • Char Chinar island on a still Dal Lake with snow-capped mountains behind
    Char Chinar, Dal Lake, Kashmir · Photo: Ram Manikanta Maram / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Shikaras gliding across Dal Lake beneath snow-covered mountains in winter
    Dal Lake in winter, Srinagar · Photo: Suhail Skindar Sofi / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Green summer meadow of Gulmarg with a grazing horse and mountains under clouds
    Gulmarg meadows in summer · Photo: Poet Shankar Gurjar / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Snow-dusted pine forest below white peaks at Pahalgam
    Pahalgam in winter · Photo: Shahtahoor / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Snow and ice covered peaks rising above the green meadow of Sonmarg
    Sonmarg Valley · Photo: Pranav Joshi / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)
  • Carved wooden houseboats reflected in Dal Lake at twilight
    Houseboats on Dal Lake at dusk · Photo: Nilesh Keshri / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Purple saffron crocus flowers blooming in a field at Pampore
    Saffron fields, Pampore · Photo: Umarsami / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Panorama of Srinagar and Dal Lake seen from Shankaracharya Hill under a blue sky
    Srinagar and Dal Lake from Shankaracharya Hill · Photo: KennyOMG / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)
  • Fountains and shikaras on a calm Dal Lake with mountains reflected in the water
    Dal Lake, Srinagar · Photo: Vineetmbbs / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)
  • Water channel and flower beds of Nishat Bagh with the Zabarwan hills behind
    Nishat Bagh, Srinagar · Photo: McKay Savage / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0)
  • Avenue lined with red flowers and chinar trees in Shalimar Bagh
    Shalimar Bagh, Srinagar · Photo: Vinayaraj / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)
  • Ancient stone Shankaracharya Temple framed by trees on its hilltop in summer
    Shankaracharya Temple, Srinagar · Photo: Sanu N / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • White marble dome and arched facade of Hazratbal Shrine under a clear sky
    Hazratbal Shrine, Srinagar · Photo: Paul Zahid / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • A shikara silhouetted on the lake as the sun rises over Srinagar
    Sunrise shikara ride, Srinagar · Photo: Hellohappy / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Snow-covered huts and pine trees in Gulmarg with the gondola cable overhead
    Gulmarg in winter · Photo: Skywayman9 / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)
  • Gulmarg Gondola cabins climbing through a snowy pine forest
    Gulmarg Gondola · Photo: Maheshkumarrathi / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Stone St Mary's Church with its green gabled roof on a Gulmarg lawn
    St Mary's Church, Gulmarg · Photo: Deepank Ranka / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Ski trainees on the snowy slopes of Gulmarg with frosted forest behind
    Ski training in Gulmarg · Photo: Sanjay Kodain Mountaineer / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)
  • Rolling green fairways of the Gulmarg golf course under a blue sky
    Gulmarg Golf Course · Photo: Shibnath Samanta / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Pine-clad Lidder valley at Pahalgam with snowy peaks and white clouds
    Pahalgam Valley · Photo: KennyOMG / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)
  • Betaab Valley meadow and winding Lidder stream seen from above
    Betaab Valley, Pahalgam · Photo: Akshey25 / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 3.0)
  • Snow-covered Aru Valley meadow below forested slopes and white peaks
    Aru Valley, Pahalgam · Photo: Irfanaru / Wikimedia Commons (CC0)
  • Stream flowing through a snowy gorge at Chandanwari under a blue sky
    Chandanwari after snowfall · Photo: Akigupta131 / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • The Lidder River rushing past a riverside path in Pahalgam
    Lidder River, Pahalgam · Photo: Akshey25 / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 3.0)
  • Glacial stream running through a rocky valley toward snow peaks at Sonmarg
    Sonmarg · Photo: Mohammad Iliyas khanday / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Snowfields and rocky peaks of Thajiwas Glacier in summer
    Thajiwas Glacier, Sonmarg · Photo: Kashmir Pictures / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0)
  • The Sindh River tumbling over rocks below snowy peaks at Sonmarg
    Sindh River, Sonmarg · Photo: Sushrut1701 / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • The Zoji La road cut into steep mountainsides above Sonmarg
    Zoji La Pass · Photo: VinayakPhadatare / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • A line of pony riders crossing a green meadow at Sonmarg
    Pony ride, Sonmarg · Photo: Sanu N / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Empty shikara boat reflected in calm Dal Lake water beside lotus leaves in Srinagar
    Shikara on Dal Lake, Srinagar · Photo: Fulvio Spada from Torino, Italy / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0)
  • Straight road across the high More Plains of Ladakh towards a snow-capped mountain
    More Plains, Ladakh · Photo: kamaljith / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0)
  • Snowy Chang La pass in Ladakh with prayer flags, a stupa and parked vehicles
    Chang La, Ladakh · Photo: Samson Joseph / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Milky Way and star trails over lakeside tents at Pangong Tso at night
    Stars over Pangong camps · Photo: Preethi K. / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • The Leh–Manali highway winding beside the Tsarap river gorge seen from the Gata Loops
    Leh–Manali highway near the Gata Loops · Photo: Kiran Jonnalagadda from Bangalore, India / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0)
  • Leh Palace and old town buildings on a rocky ridge under a deep blue sky
    Leh Palace above Leh town · Photo: McKay Savage from London, UK / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0)
  • Green-roofed tents on the shore of the deep blue Pangong Tso below brown mountains
    Lakeside camp at Pangong Tso · Photo: Always urs0509 / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Crystal-clear shallows of Pangong Tso under bright clouds and brown Ladakh mountains
    Pangong Tso, Ladakh · Photo: Parth Patel / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Turquoise Pangong Tso stretching to bare brown mountains under a blue sky with clouds
    Pangong Tso, Ladakh · Photo: Fulvio Spada from Torino, Italy / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0)
  • Deep blue water of Pangong Tso with snow-dusted mountains along the far shore
    Pangong Tso · Photo: Siddharth Mallya / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Tiered white buildings of Thiksey Monastery climbing a hill above poplar trees
    Thiksey Monastery · Photo: Kuldeepdec9 / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)
  • White dome of Shanti Stupa in Leh against a deep blue sky
    Shanti Stupa, Leh · Photo: Duttasounak7 / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Wide Nubra Valley with green fields and a braided river between high mountains
    Nubra Valley · Photo: KennyOMG / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Blue Tso Moriri lake curving below snow-capped peaks and dramatic clouds
    Tso Moriri · Photo: Tanay Kibe / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0)
  • Saddled Bactrian camels resting on the Hunder sand dunes in Nubra Valley
    Bactrian camels at Hunder · Photo: Lianguanlun / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 4.0)
  • Monks in yellow hats blowing horns from the Thiksey Monastery rooftop to call prayers
    Monks at Thiksey Monastery · Photo: Darshancg / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Hundreds of colourful prayer flags strung across the rocky top of Khardung La pass
    Prayer flags at Khardung La · Photo: Fulvio Spada from Torino, Italy / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0)
  • Promenade along Sukhna Lake in Chandigarh with pedal boats and a wide blue sky
    Sukhna Lake, Chandigarh · Photo: Harvinder Chandigarh / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Golden Temple glowing at dusk, reflected in the sacred pool of Amrit Sarovar
    Golden Temple, Amritsar · Photo: Bernard Gagnon / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Sri Harmandir Sahib and white complex buildings reflected in the sarovar under a blue sky
    Sri Harmandir Sahib · Photo: This picture has been taken by Oleg Yunakov. Contact e-mail: yunakovgmail.com. Image can be used in accordance with the terms of the СС-BY-SA license. Other photos can be seen here. / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)
  • Red sandstone flame memorial at Jallianwala Bagh surrounded by gardens
    Jallianwala Bagh memorial · Photo: Bijay chaurasia / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Packed stands of the Indian arena at the Attari-Wagah border during the evening ceremony
    Attari-Wagah border ceremony · Photo: Vinayaraj / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Red brick arched facade of the Amritsar Town Hall, home of the Partition Museum
    Partition Museum, Town Hall · Photo: Dranujpa / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Illuminated Nalwa Gate entrance of Gobindgarh Fort at dusk
    Gobindgarh Fort · Photo: shankar s. from Dubai, united arab emirates / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0)
  • Pilgrims seated in rows on the floor of the Golden Temple langar hall for a free meal
    Langar at the Golden Temple · Photo: Ken Wieland from Philadelphia, USA / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0)
  • Narrow old city bazaar lane in Amritsar lined with sweet and snack shops
    Old city bazaar, Amritsar · Photo: Diego Delso / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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