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Kashmiris welcome ‘chillai kalan’ with cool pictures
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December 22, 2020 12:05 IST
Posing by icicles and taking selfies in pherans, residents brace for the harshest period of winter
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A boatman rides a shikara on a cold morning in the interior of Dal Lake in Srinagar, on Monday. The 40-day intense winter period “chillai kalan” started in Kashmir valley on Monday with sub-zero night temperatures across the region.
| Photo Credit: NISSAR AHMAD
Posing by icicles and taking selfies in pherans, residents brace for the harshest period of winter
People in the Kashmir valley are finding unique ways to celebrate the start of ‘chillai kalan’, a local term for the 40-day period of harshest winter that begins annually from December 21.