Discovering the Himalaya, Volume 1

Alaknanda Almora amongst animals Arunachal Pradesh Bark Bhotias Bhutan birds central Chamba climatic colour comprised cultivation Darjeeling Darjeeling hills deciduous Dehradun developed Devi district drains dun valleys eastern Himalaya Everest famous festival foothills formation Ganga Garhwal glaciers gneiss granite grey high altitude higher Himalaya Himachal Pradesh Himalaya Himalayan region India Indus Jammu and Kashmir Kashmir valley Kathmandu Kinnaur Kumaun Ladakh Lahaul lake landslide leopard Lesser Himalaya limestone located lower hills lower Himalaya main Himalayan range main species monastery monsoons mountain musk deer Mussoorie Nainital national park Nepal occur ovate peaks pheasant phyllites Pir Panjal Pithoragarh plains quartzites rainfall Rhododendron river road rocks sandstones Satluj sediments shales Shimla Sikkim Siwalik hills slopes snow soil Spiti sq kms Srinagar Teesta temple Tibet Tibetan tourist town tract trans-Himalayan tree tributaries upper upto an elevation Uttarakhand vegetation Vern western Wildlife Sanctuary winter Yamuna zone