Sunday, 25 July 2021

PIR PANJAL ALBUM I


A typical rural setting

Dwellings shared by man and nature
A mighty Drek (Melia azedarach) tree

Nomadic (Gujjar) shepherd girls

Nomadic (Gujjar) shepherd kids

A rural settings in the Pir Panjal foothills

Dense deciduous vegetation near Chingus (a historical spot) in Rajouri

Dense deciduous vegetation near Chingus (a historical spot) in Rajouri

A beautiful Harijan temple flanked by lush green vegetation at Muradpur, Rajouri

Vegetation (including endemic Boxus wallichiana) rich hillocks of Badhal, Kotranka

 

Transhumant nomads (Gujjar) on their way towards higher reaches

Mighty Oak (Quercus semecarpifolia) trees in forests of Badhal

Tribal habitation at Badhal, Kotranka (Rajouri)

A park at Thandi Kassi, Rajouri


A Gujjar habitation in Badhal

Traditional mud huts of Gujjars in Badhal

Mud huts of Gujjars at Khawas

Pir Panjal range as seen from Badhal top



Snow clad hillocks of Badhal





Dhakyar peak (15290 ft high) seen from Badhal



A cowboy (Abrar) sleeping in a Rhododendron tree

Chikhri or Box tree (Buxus wallichiana) is an endemic plant species of Rajouri Poonch region

River Ans at Kotranka, Rajouri

Glaciers which give origin to river Ans

Kandi in Kotranka

Kandi, Kotranka


2 comments:

  1. Beautiful valley, you have played a determinant role towards nature, no doubt I have got a lot from you, your effort towards the protection of beautiful nature is so memorable, climate change, environmental pollution is the major problem .you can play influential role in it .

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