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22 December 2025

In Sonamarg, Jammu and Kashmir, India, on December 21, 2025, Indian tourists ride sledges in central Kashmir's Sonamarg in Ganderbal district during heavy snowfall. The prolonged dry weather ends as the Kashmir valley receives rain and heavy snowfall in many places, including famous tourist destinations Gulmarg and Sonamarg, as the 40-day harshest winter period 'Chillai Kalan' begins in Kashmir.

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21 December 2025

A local vendor sells woolen items during heavy snowfall in Sonmarg, a tourist destination in Ganderbal district, about 90 kilometers northeast of Srinagar, Indian-administered Kashmir, on December 21, 2025. Heavy snowfall ends a 40-day dry spell as Chillai Kalan, the harshest winter period marked by extreme cold and frequent snowfall, begins in the region.

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21 December 2025

A local vendor sells woolen items during heavy snowfall in Sonmarg, a tourist destination in Ganderbal district, about 90 kilometers northeast of Srinagar, Indian-administered Kashmir, on December 21, 2025. Heavy snowfall ends a 40-day dry spell as Chillai Kalan, the harshest winter period marked by extreme cold and frequent snowfall, begins in the region.

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21 December 2025

An elderly man smokes a hookah on a cold winter morning in Ganderbal district, Indian-administered Kashmir, on December 21, 2025. Heavy snowfall ends a 40-day dry spell as Chillai Kalan, the harshest 40-day winter period marked by extreme cold and frequent snowfall, begins in the region.

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#13120025

21 December 2025

Kashmiri children walk on a cold winter morning in Ganderbal district, Indian-administered Kashmir, on December 21, 2025. Heavy snowfall ends a 40-day dry spell as Chillai Kalan, the harshest 40-day winter period marked by extreme cold and frequent snowfall, begins in the region.

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21 December 2025

Indian tourists walk amid snowfall in Sonamarg, 89 kilometers from Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on December 21, 2025. Kashmir witnesses an end to a prolonged dry spell, with the upper reaches experiencing light to heavy snowfall and the plains experiencing intermittent rains on the day marking the onset of Chillai Kalan, the harshest 40-day winter spell. Meteorological Department officials forecast ongoing precipitation and colder temperatures as the valley braces for deeper winter conditions.

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21 December 2025

Indian tourists walk amid snowfall in Sonamarg, 89 kilometers from Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on December 21, 2025. Kashmir witnesses an end to a prolonged dry spell, with the upper reaches experiencing light to heavy snowfall and the plains experiencing intermittent rains on the day marking the onset of Chillai Kalan, the harshest 40-day winter spell. Meteorological Department officials forecast ongoing precipitation and colder temperatures as the valley braces for deeper winter conditions.

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21 December 2025

Indian tourists walk amid snowfall in Sonamarg, 89 kilometers from Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on December 21, 2025. Kashmir witnesses an end to a prolonged dry spell, with the upper reaches experiencing light to heavy snowfall and the plains experiencing intermittent rains on the day marking the onset of Chillai Kalan, the harshest 40-day winter spell. Meteorological Department officials forecast ongoing precipitation and colder temperatures as the valley braces for deeper winter conditions.

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#13118802

21 December 2025

Indian tourists walk amid snowfall in Sonamarg, 89 kilometers from Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on December 21, 2025. Kashmir witnesses an end to a prolonged dry spell, with the upper reaches experiencing light to heavy snowfall and the plains experiencing intermittent rains on the day marking the onset of Chillai Kalan, the harshest 40-day winter spell. Meteorological Department officials forecast ongoing precipitation and colder temperatures as the valley braces for deeper winter conditions.

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#13118809

21 December 2025

Indian tourists walk amid snowfall in Sonamarg, 89 kilometers from Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on December 21, 2025. Kashmir witnesses an end to a prolonged dry spell, with the upper reaches experiencing light to heavy snowfall and the plains experiencing intermittent rains on the day marking the onset of Chillai Kalan, the harshest 40-day winter spell. Meteorological Department officials forecast ongoing precipitation and colder temperatures as the valley braces for deeper winter conditions.

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#13118797

21 December 2025

Vehicles move along the Srinagar-Ladakh National Highway amid snowfall in Sonamarg, 89 kilometers from Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on December 21, 2025. Kashmir witnesses an end to a prolonged dry spell, with the upper reaches experiencing light to heavy snowfall and the plains experiencing intermittent rains on the day marking the onset of Chillai Kalan, the harshest 40-day winter spell. Meteorological Department officials forecast ongoing precipitation and colder temperatures as the valley braces for deeper winter conditions.

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#13111124

19 December 2025

People walk past damaged and abandoned houses on the riverbanks following flash floods in Batu Busuk, Pauh, Padang, West Sumatra, on December 19, 2025.

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19 December 2025

People walk past damaged and abandoned houses on the riverbanks following flash floods in Batu Busuk, Pauh, Padang, West Sumatra, on December 19, 2025.

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19 December 2025

People walk past damaged and abandoned houses on the riverbanks following flash floods in Batu Busuk, Pauh, Padang, West Sumatra, on December 19, 2025.

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19 December 2025

People walk past damaged and abandoned houses on the riverbanks following flash floods in Batu Busuk, Pauh, Padang, West Sumatra, on December 19, 2025.

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19 December 2025

People walk past damaged and abandoned houses on the riverbanks following flash floods in Batu Busuk, Pauh, Padang, West Sumatra, on December 19, 2025.

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