Gulmarg and Pahalgam in Kashmir are enduring severe subzero temperatures during the harsh 'Chillai-Kalan' winter period.

Kashmir Valley experienced its coldest winter night in five decades, with temperatures dropping to -8.5°C, marking the start of Chillai Kalan. This period from December 21 to January 29 brings severe ...

This period is locally called Chillai-Kalan. Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, recorded its coldest December night in 30 years as the mercury dipped to a bone-chilling -8.5°C.

Kashmir enters its 40-day Chillai Kalan, the harshest winter phase, with temperatures dropping below freezing, turning the Valley into a snow-covered paradise. (Image: PTI) Chillai Kalan ...