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Glorious fall colours in a subdued Kashmir Valley
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A line of boats lie unused in Srinagar’s Dal Lake in the peak of autumn season, a time when the Valley normally witnesses a heavy rush of tourists. (Waseem Andrabi / Hindustan Times)
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A lone horse cart in the outskirts of Srinagar in Kashmir. The situation in the state, hit by unrest since the killing of Hizbul Mujahideen militant Burhan Wani, continues to be fragile over four months on. (Waseem Andrabi /HT Photo)
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In the months right before winter, the Valley is marked by a network by little rivulets flanked by flora drenched in fall colours.The unrest in Kashmir has hit one of the state’s most lucrative sectors - tourism, which contributes around 20% to the state’s GDP and 30% of the population makes a living out of it. (Waseem Andrabi /HT Photo)
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The fallen leaves indicate an autumn approaching its end in Srinagar where locals still find it hard to accept how desolate it has become. IANS quotes a resident Abdul Gani as saying, “It is extremely difficult for non-locals to believe how any place in today’s world can remain closed for such a long time. But as locals we have learnt to accept every tragedy and misery as part of our destiny.” (Waseem Andrabi /HT Photo)
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Fallen Chinar tree leaves blanket a pond during the fag-end of autumn season in the Valley. After a long time, the region is missing its huge work force from outside the state, who would be involved in harvesting, threshing, winnowing and other agricultural operations that marks the season. (Waseem Andrabi /HT Photo)
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One of the many parks in Srinagar. The capital along with other tourist spots of Pahalgam, Gulmarg and Sonamarg have become ghost towns since a curfew was imposed in the Valley. “We were at the peak of the tourist rush when the unrest started. We had made investments for autumn as we had huge bookings. All is finished now,” said a hotelier in Srinagar to IANS. (Waseem Andrabi /HT Photo)
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Mountain streams, fruit orchards and perfect weather heralds autumn, a season that sees tourists rushing in from across the country. But this time it wasn’t so. (Waseem Andrabi /HT Photo)
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Government officials in the state have calculated the loss as amounting to Rs 5 crore a day as tourists have stopped coming since the unrest began. (Waseem Andrabi /HT Photo)
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Fallen Chinar leaves carpet the forest floor in the outskirts of Srinagar. The months from August till November are considered the ‘second season’ in Kashmir in terms of tourism as it coincides with the Amarnath pilgrimage, the apple harvest and blooming of flowers. (Waseem Andrabi /HT Photo)
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