Celebrating the Kashmiri People of Srinagar
Srinagar, Kashmir, India
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On this page I want to celebrate the special ingredient that makes Kashmir so special: its people.
For a region as volatile as Kashmir, its people is surprisingly engaging. You may be curious to find that, unlike other destinations, for the Kashmiri page, all the people I photographed are male. That's because while the Kashmiri men are eager to be photographed, the women are often camera shy. I am too respectful of their privacy to intrude on any of them unless they grant me permission to shoot.
Elderly gentleman beside Dal Lake.
I hope you enjoy this portfolio of shots of the people of Kashmir, and through these photos, you have a greater appreciation of this beautiful people.
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Kashmiri People Photo Gallery
We live on the houseboat where we are cut off from the rest of Srinagar. So, we're pleased that the supermarket came to us.
Shahil (behind) and Daim, the children of the caretaker of our houseboats.
The kid from next door.
Boys back from college for the holidays take up part-time job as shikara - Kashmiri gondola - rowers.
A young shikara boatman.
One of the vendors that visit us by shikara.
A shepherd whom we visited as we were going around Dal Lake.
This boy is getting ready for the break of fast (we visited during Ramadhan, the fasting month).
Here's a group shot of us with some soldiers at the mosque in the middle of Srinagar.
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