Overview

• Videos shot from Jainagar in Madhubani showing the Himalayan range went viral this week, with one clip surpassing 2 million views on X.
• Outlets reported the peaks were visible from roughly 200 kilometers away after heavy rainfall cleared particulates and haze.
• Residents and social media users compared the sighting to views reported during the 2020 COVID-19 lockdown when pollution fell.
• Jainagar’s location near the India–Nepal border aligns it with high Himalayan summits, making such views possible in exceptionally clear autumn or spring conditions.
• Some posts claimed to label multiple specific peaks in the footage, a level of identification not independently verified in the coverage.