Tulips in full bloom on the banks of the Dal Lake in Srinagar. Spring in Kashmir event thrown open recently showcases Asia's largest Tulip garden coinciding with the arrival of change in season. (Waseem Andrabi/ht photo)
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At the start of spring in Delhi, trees shed leaves to stop transpiring of water as they prepare themselves for the coming of summer when water is scarce. (Sushil Kumar/HT PHOTO)
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Tulips in bloom in the Kashmir valley can be seen on display in different shapes and colours in parallel rows of flowerbeds. (Waseem Andrabi/Ht Photo)
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A man clears fallen spring leaves from a skylight in a high rise building in Central Delhi. When Lutyen’s Delhi was initially built there was a conscious effort to plant trees that did not shed leaves through the seasons. (Raj K Raj/HT PHOTO)
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Golden leaves form carpets on Delhi roads giving way to new ones just before the onset of monsoon. (Arvind Yadav/HT PHOTO)
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Spring in Delhi starts in the last week of February till the second week of April. (Sushil Kumar/HT PHOTO)
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Tulips at the Asia's largest garden for such flowers is located at Siraj Bagh Cheshmashahi in the capital of Srinagar. (Waseem Andrabi/ht photo)
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Spring has been short lived with record setting temperatures in the month of March and April expected to be much hotter than usual. (Sonu Mehta/HT PHOTO)
