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Guests are seen inside an Igloo made of snow by a hotelier to attract and provide his customers an outdoor winter experience in Kashmir's Gulmarg tourist and ski resort, some 55kms north of Srinagar.
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Children are seen inside an Igloo made of snow. It took around 15 days to build this Igloo.
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Gulmarg was developed as a resort by the British nearly a century ago, and the region's eternal appeal with foreign visitors has made it a year-round destination. In summer, tourists meander through meadows, ravines and evergreen-forested valleys. In winter, they snowboard and trek on Asia's largest ski terrain. Above, a guest takes pictures inside the Igloo made of snow.
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With its blanket of white, the idyllic hill station is seeing tourists again fill its hotels and ski, sledge and trek its Himalayan landscape.
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Tourists inside the first Igloo Cafe enjoy at Gulmarg near Srinagar.
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The tables and the benches are all made of ice.
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The concept of such snow restaurants is new in Kashmir. However, it has been tested in Finland, Canada and Switzerland.
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Guests are seen inside an Igloo made of snow by a hotelier to attract and provide his customers an outdoor winter experience in Kashmir's Gulmarg tourist and ski resort.
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Tourists drink tea inside the Igloo cafe.
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Snow-covered mountains and houses in a ski resort in Gulmarg, 55km north of Srinagar.
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Tourists enjoy in the snow at Gulmarg near Srinagar.
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