Kashmir Photographs
Cottage
Thatched cottage at sunset in the valley of Kashmir....
Dal Lake
Shallow boats are the quickest way to commute around the farms of Srinagar. The heart-shaped...
Glacier camp
In a high-altitude meadow near Kolahoi glacier, shepherds gather drinking and cooking water from an...
Afternoon kite time
Kite flying and kite fighting are popular pastimes in Kashimir and other parts of India....
Srinagar
Magnificant 5-story homes tower over houseboats on a river in Srinagar. Boys play marbles on...
Shrinagar
In the palace garden of a Shrinagar park (a Persian word) a family sets out...
Red Fort
Sunset, winter, at one of the many bridges of Srinagar, capital of the medieval city...
Dal Lake, Srinagar
Water taxis covered in winter snow. Kashmir's temperate climate means snowfall even in the valley....
Houseboat
From the Victorian age onward, Kashmir's houseboats have attracted visitors from India for its cool...
Srinagar
A grocer sits in his tiny storefront puffing on a water pipe, and holds in...
Carpenter
Hand tools and a foot are the Kashmiri carpenter's chief instruments. A water-pipe in the...
Floating gardens
The famous floating gardens of Kashmir are actually built up earth works in the shallows...
Srinagar
Fantastical woodcarving and lattice-work decorates this mosque....
Palace gardens
The Mogul and Persian influence reached east into India and especially into Kashmir. The Kashmir...
Phalgam
Herdsmen gather in a village of wooden huts inhabited only during the summer while their...
Mosque, Srinagar
There is something extremely powerful in witnessing thousands of men bowing down in unision. On...
Thatched house village
A small medieval village in the foothills of the Kashmir valley. The houses are adobe...
Dal Lake
Farmers haul hay across Dal Lake to livestock in Srinagar. While the lake remains open...
Tea break
Women field hands take a break from working in the irrigated fields. A sweet, milky...
Dal Lake
An ancient bridge, with enough clearance for a low paddle boat, transverses Dal Lake. In...
Floating market
On market days the floating vegatable market shows off piles of peas and kholrabi. Vendors...
Mosque inside
A religious class meets in a Srinagar mosque. Traditionally the Kashmiris were tolerant Moslems, living...
Houseboat fairies
Each time I visited Kashmir I stayed at the same houseboat on Lake Dal. The...
Boy
On a late winter afternoon, Coca, the son of the owner of the houseboat I...
Rahab player
I was staying on a houseboat in Srinagar. On a neighboring houseboat a carpenter was...
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