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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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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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#13120005

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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#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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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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#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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#13106843

18 December 2025

A December storm brings fog, rain, waterfalls, yet little snow, to Donner Summit, near Truckee, California, on December 17, 2025.

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18 December 2025

A December storm brings fog, rain, waterfalls, yet little snow, to Donner Summit, near Truckee, California, on December 17, 2025.

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18 December 2025

A winter storm hits the Sierra Nevada and increases the South Yuba River's flow in Soda Springs, Calif., on December 17, 2025.

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#13101748

16 December 2025

is seen playing in the snow near Cincinnati, Ohio, on December 15, 2025, as the Midwest experiences a significant ''Arctic blast'' with record-low temperatures, dangerous wind chills, and snow, driven by Polar Vortex activity.

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#13101749

16 December 2025

is seen playing in the snow near Cincinnati, Ohio, on December 15, 2025, as the Midwest experiences a significant ''Arctic blast'' with record-low temperatures, dangerous wind chills, and snow, driven by Polar Vortex activity.

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#13063296

6 December 2025

Two shoppers, one carrying orange shopping bags and another a dark-colored bag, walk away from the camera on a city sidewalk paved with stone tiles in Munich, Bavaria, Germany, on December 5, 2025.

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