Photo Essay: Kashmir
1.A Kashmiri woman collects lilies to use as animal fodder.
2. Houseboat on Nageen Lake.
3.An old woman takes a rest from guiding her boat with the wooden pole.
4.View of Sonamarg village.
5.Laundry drying over Dal Lake.
6.A Gujjar shepherdess guides her herd through Srinigar’s streets.
7.Typical Gujjar summer homes in Kashmir’s high pastures.
8.A nomadic family camping while making their way south for winter.
9.This Kashmiri man uses red henna to hide the gray in his beard.
10.A merchant boat makes its way across the lake.
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Damn, this is pretty “off the beaten track.” Love it.
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Yes, but well worth it to have the experiences one has off the beaten track.
Come go with me.
It would be fun to have an adventurous soul to share the spontaneity.
Life on the lake seems to thrive and there are small islands in the lake with communities of people who only travel by boat and it’s their only way to get off the islands. Many merchants go to the islands to sell there goods…of course by boat.
It’s shocking to see cars after living on the lake for awhile as the shikara boats have no motors. It peaceful and gentle way on the lake.↵ -
Beautiful! Thank you for sharing these, Sami. I was wondering if that is a syringe in the hand of the boy in photo #8?
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I, too, thought it looked like a syringe when I saw the photo, but while at the Gujhar camp, I was too excited to notice it when I took the photo. It is unusual for the Gujhars to permit foreigners or even Kashmiris to take their pictures. In the camp they had two dogs which could kill bears and wolves. They are trained to protect the goats as well as the families.
I’m anxious to go back to Kashmir so I can spend a few nights in one of the camps visiting with them if I can find an interpreter. They have their own dialect.↵ -
Wow! I couldn’t stop looking at that smile in #1.
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#1 is my favorite too. It’s just so genuine! You can see her smile in her eyes. It’s great to see photos like this coming out of Kashmir instead of the normal news photos of Indian and Pakistan troops freezing in Siachen.
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Thank you for visiting my photos.
This is really a neat website for sharing and meeting other enthusiastic travellers, viewing their photo and essays.
It has so much information as well.
Heather, your info about Pakistan is more helpful than the guide books.Cheers all.
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Thanks for submitting Sami! Glad you’re enjoying the Matador Community.
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