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Chatpal, Kashmir, India
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Imran and his horse, all set for Amarnath Yatra, Kashmir, India
With calves as strong as steel, Imran claimed he had the best horse for hire at the Amarnath yatra. Read more about Imran at People of the valley: Kashmir
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Bus crosses the evening rays at sunset at Nagdandi near Achabal in Kashmir, India
Nagdandi, Kashmir, India
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Ground surfing game, Kashmir, India
Kids...ingenious and inventive...engineers in the making? They had themselves built these sledges. When a wheel came loose from one of them, they repaired it themselves, then and there! Read full story on Kids of the hills...
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Meadows at Yusmarg, Kashmir, India
At the peak of summer, the meadows of Yusmarg are in full bloom. They are covered in bright yellow flowers.
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Yusmarg meadows, Kashmir, India
Vehicles are not allowed on the meadows of Yusmarg. By foot or on horses are the only means to get around Yusmarg. The horses are relaxing here in the evening after a long day of ferrying the tourists around Yusmarg.
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Yusmarg meadows, Kashmir, India
School children had their summer camps on the Yusmarg meadows. These are their tents.
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Yusmarg, Kashmir, India
Lush green rolling meadows covered in flowers surrounded by a thick forest in the Himalayas is the summer landscape of Yusmarg.
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Yusmarg, Kashmir, India
Endless meadows covered in blooms, surrounded by a dense coniferous forest dotted with tiny cottages like these are a perfect setting to experience the countryside of Kashmir.
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Yusmarg, Kashmir, India
At the peak of summer, the meadows of Yusmarg are in full bloom. They are covered in bright yellow flowers. Yusmarg is still-not-so-popular destination in Kashmir. There are several day treks in the forests surrounding Yusmarg.
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Yusmarg, Kashmir, India
Several rustic little cottages right on the meadows are the ideal accommodation in such surroundings.
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Yusmarg, Kashmir, India
Rashid Dar, was our guide on a forest trek near Yusmarg. He had lived quite an adventurous life so far. The forests surrounding Yusmarg were like his backyard and he was an expert at finding trails in the forest.
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A Gujjar home in Kashmir, India
Gujjars are a nomadic tribe of shepherds who move up to the greener pastures in the hills in the summer. Come winter, they move down to the plains with their entire households and flocks. This was one such Gujjar family, happy to have us in their home.
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Yusmarg, Kashmir, India
A Gujjar family gathered outside home to see us. Head of the family works as a forest security guard who is sitting extreme right on the stool made out of chopped tree.
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Yusmarg, Kashmir, India
Endless meadows covered in blooms, surrounded by a dense coniferous forest dotted with tiny cottages like these are a perfect setting to experience the countryside of Kashmir.
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Pahalgam, Kashmir, India
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Pahalgam, Kashmir, India
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Lidder river at Betab valley, Kashmir, India
Pahalgam, Kashmir, India
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Pahalgam, Kashmir, India
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Gujjar father and daughter at Aru, Kashmir, India
Aru, Kashmir, India
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Aru, Kashmir, India
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Aru, Kashmir, India
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Aru, Kashmir, India
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Pahalgam, Kashmir, India
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Sadhu lost in smoke, Kashmir, India
We encountered many sadhus (holy men!) like this, smoking up, lost in their own worlds on the way to the holy cave during the Amarnath yatra. Thousands of Hindus undertake a pilgrimage to Amarnath every year, at a height of 3888mt, in honour of Lord Shiva.
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