Spring returns to Kashmir

Spring returns to Kashmir as thousands of almond trees begin to show their blossom and present a surreal blanket of white and pink in the majestic mountainous landscape. For locals, these flowers indicate the arrival of spring, a season that attracts tourists from all parts of the country and abroad. Srinagar, Kashmir. 09/03/2010.

If there be a paradise on the Earth, it is this, it is this, it is this… reads one of the verses coined by Firdaus, a poet in Mughal emperor Shahjahan’’s court, which praises the Kashmir Valley for its incomparable beauty.
Kashmir’’s beauty is particularly enhanced during the spring season.
The enchanting scenario is attributed to the thousands of almond trees that blossom and present a surreal blanket of white and pink in the majestic mountainous landscape.
For locals, these flowers indicate the arrival of spring, a season that attracts tourists from all parts of the country and abroad.
“These flowers indicate the departure of winter and the arrival of spring. The enchanting beauty of almond flowers attracts tourists from around the world,” Sameer Butt said, a resident of Srinagar.
Almond trees are among the first to bloom in the valley lending an aromatic air to the spring.

Spring returns to Kashmir as thousands of almond trees begin to show their blossom and present a surreal blanket of white and pink in the majestic mountainous landscape. For locals, these flowers indicate the arrival of spring, a season that attracts tourists from all parts of the country and abroad. Srinagar, Kashmir. 09/03/2010.

If there be a paradise on the Earth, it is this, it is this, it is this… reads one of the verses coined by Firdaus, a poet in Mughal emperor Shahjahan’’s court, which praises the Kashmir Valley for its incomparable beauty.
Kashmir’’s beauty is particularly enhanced during the spring season.
The enchanting scenario is attributed to the thousands of almond trees that blossom and present a surreal blanket of white and pink in the majestic mountainous landscape.
For locals, these flowers indicate the arrival of spring, a season that attracts tourists from all parts of the country and abroad.
“These flowers indicate the departure of winter and the arrival of spring. The enchanting beauty of almond flowers attracts tourists from around the world,” Sameer Butt said, a resident of Srinagar.
Almond trees are among the first to bloom in the valley lending an aromatic air to the spring.

Spring returns to Kashmir as thousands of almond trees begin to show their blossom and present a surreal blanket of white and pink in the majestic mountainous landscape. For locals, these flowers indicate the arrival of spring, a season that attracts tourists from all parts of the country and abroad. Srinagar, Kashmir. 09/03/2010.

If there be a paradise on the Earth, it is this, it is this, it is this… reads one of the verses coined by Firdaus, a poet in Mughal emperor Shahjahan’’s court, which praises the Kashmir Valley for its incomparable beauty.
Kashmir’’s beauty is particularly enhanced during the spring season.
The enchanting scenario is attributed to the thousands of almond trees that blossom and present a surreal blanket of white and pink in the majestic mountainous landscape.
For locals, these flowers indicate the arrival of spring, a season that attracts tourists from all parts of the country and abroad.
“These flowers indicate the departure of winter and the arrival of spring. The enchanting beauty of almond flowers attracts tourists from around the world,” Sameer Butt said, a resident of Srinagar.
Almond trees are among the first to bloom in the valley lending an aromatic air to the spring.

Spring returns to Kashmir as thousands of almond trees begin to show their blossom and present a surreal blanket of white and pink in the majestic mountainous landscape. For locals, these flowers indicate the arrival of spring, a season that attracts tourists from all parts of the country and abroad. Srinagar, Kashmir. 09/03/2010.

If there be a paradise on the Earth, it is this, it is this, it is this… reads one of the verses coined by Firdaus, a poet in Mughal emperor Shahjahan’’s court, which praises the Kashmir Valley for its incomparable beauty.
Kashmir’’s beauty is particularly enhanced during the spring season.
The enchanting scenario is attributed to the thousands of almond trees that blossom and present a surreal blanket of white and pink in the majestic mountainous landscape.
For locals, these flowers indicate the arrival of spring, a season that attracts tourists from all parts of the country and abroad.
“These flowers indicate the departure of winter and the arrival of spring. The enchanting beauty of almond flowers attracts tourists from around the world,” Sameer Butt said, a resident of Srinagar.
Almond trees are among the first to bloom in the valley lending an aromatic air to the spring.

Spring returns to Kashmir as thousands of almond trees begin to show their blossom and present a surreal blanket of white and pink in the majestic mountainous landscape. For locals, these flowers indicate the arrival of spring, a season that attracts tourists from all parts of the country and abroad. Srinagar, Kashmir. 09/03/2010.

If there be a paradise on the Earth, it is this, it is this, it is this… reads one of the verses coined by Firdaus, a poet in Mughal emperor Shahjahan’’s court, which praises the Kashmir Valley for its incomparable beauty.
Kashmir’’s beauty is particularly enhanced during the spring season.
The enchanting scenario is attributed to the thousands of almond trees that blossom and present a surreal blanket of white and pink in the majestic mountainous landscape.
For locals, these flowers indicate the arrival of spring, a season that attracts tourists from all parts of the country and abroad.
“These flowers indicate the departure of winter and the arrival of spring. The enchanting beauty of almond flowers attracts tourists from around the world,” Sameer Butt said, a resident of Srinagar.
Almond trees are among the first to bloom in the valley lending an aromatic air to the spring.