Snow-clad Kashmir: Dal Lake to Durung Waterfall, breathtaking pictures this winter
Snow-clad Kashmir: Dal Lake to Durung Waterfall, breathtaking pictures this winter
The intense cold in Jammu and Kashmir has led to frost and snow across multiple key tourist locations. Meanwhile, the temperature has dipped to nearly -10 degrees in the valley this season. Meanwhile, Chillai Kalan, the 40-day period of the harshest winter has begun today.
Houses in Baramulla covered with snow manifest the magnificent beauty of the 'heaven of the earth.' The pine, poplar and fir trees add to the serene landscape.
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The Drung waterfall, at Tangmarg in the Baramulla district of North Kashmir, has frozen as the cold wave has intensified in the valley. The temperature in Baramulla has dipped below -6 degrees Celsius.
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Peer ki Gali in the Shopian district of North Kashmir gets covered with thick snow as the mercury drops below -10 degrees Celsius.
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A park in Baramulla's Gulmarg gets covered with snow. The temperature in Gulmarg has dipped to -6.2 degrees Celsius this season.
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The surface of Dal Lake freezes as the temperature in Srinagar dips to -8.5 degrees Celsius. On Saturday, Srinagar experienced its coldest night in five decades.
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Tourists play in the snow at a ski resort after the season's first snowfall at the Kongdoori area of Gulmarg, in Baramulla district, Jammu & Kashmir.
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The intense cold has led to the freezing of water supply lines in many areas of the cities. While Srinagar recorded the coldest night in five decades, Kupwara saw the lowest December temperature since 1998. The cold weather comes after a dry spell till December.