Credits
Photo credits
With thanks to the photographers whose work appears on this site. Each image is used under the licence listed.
| Subject | Photographer | Licence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| A boatman paddles a shikara through lily pads on Nigeen Lake, Srinagar, on a hazy, quiet morning | McKay Savage | CC BY 2.0 | Wikimedia Commons |
| White Maruti Suzuki Ertiga MPV, three-quarter front view, parked on a grassy field | Ramakrishna Mission Vidyapith (promotional sticker removed by Webinvolve) | Public Domain Mark 1.0 | Wikimedia Commons |
| A car on the winding mountain road through the meadows and pine forests of Doodhpathri, Kashmir | Priyam pandit | CC BY-SA 4.0 | Wikimedia Commons |
| White Mahindra Scorpio SUV, three-quarter front view, in a golden grass meadow | rjstyles (number plate blurred by Webinvolve) | CC BY 2.0 | Wikimedia Commons |
| Silver Maruti Suzuki Dzire, a comfortable sedan for couples and small groups | Biswarup Ganguly | CC BY 3.0 | Wikimedia Commons |
| White Toyota Innova Crysta, the spacious 7-seater used for Kashmir family tours | Premnath Kudva | CC BY-SA 4.0 | Wikimedia Commons |
| White Force Tempo Traveller parked beside a Himalayan mountain highway, ideal for group tours | Yann Forget | CC BY-SA 3.0 | Wikimedia Commons |
| Grey Force Urbania van parked on a tree-lined road, front view | Supplied by Dur Afshan Tour & Travels | Used with permission | — |
| Aharbal Falls, where the Veshaw river plunges through a rocky gorge in south Kashmir | Akshey25 | CC BY-SA 3.0 | Wikimedia Commons |
| Aru village in its green valley below snow-capped Himalayan peaks, seen from the slopes of Birzamal near Pahalgam | Irfanaru | CC BY-SA 3.0 | Wikimedia Commons |
| Lidder river winding through the green meadows of Betaab Valley near Pahalgam, pine-clad mountains rising on either side | Sauood07 | CC BY-SA 4.0 | Wikimedia Commons |
| Rolling green meadows of Doodhpathri ringed by fir forest and snow-dusted Pir Panjal peaks | Ankur P from Pune, India | CC BY-SA 2.0 | Wikimedia Commons |
| The red-roofed Maharani Temple overlooking the green meadow bowl of Gulmarg, forested hills veiled in mist | Divya Gupta (divya.co) | CC BY-SA 3.0 | Wikimedia Commons |
| Gulmarg Gondola cabins gliding between pylons through a snowy fir forest | Maheshkumarrathi | CC BY-SA 4.0 | Wikimedia Commons |
| The Kishanganga river flowing through Gurez Valley toward the pyramid-shaped Habba Khatoon peak | Zahid samoon | CC BY 3.0 | Wikimedia Commons |
| Traditional wooden log houses of a Dard-Shin village clustered among terraced fields in Gurez Valley | Journo Mohsin | CC BY-SA 4.0 | Wikimedia Commons |
| The pagoda-style spire of Jamia Masjid, Srinagar's Grand Mosque, framed by chinar leaves and spring flowerbeds | Mike Prince from Bangalore, India | CC BY 2.0 | Wikimedia Commons |
| The nine-storey Leh Palace rising above the old town of Leh, Ladakh, against rugged mountains | KennyOMG | CC BY-SA 4.0 | Wikimedia Commons |
| Terraced lawns, flowerbeds and central water channel of Nishat Bagh Mughal garden beneath the Zabarwan mountains, Srinagar | McKay Savage | CC BY 2.0 | Wikimedia Commons |
| Saddled Bactrian camels resting on the Hunder sand dunes in Nubra Valley, Ladakh, below stark mountains | Lianguanlun | CC BY 4.0 | Wikimedia Commons |
| The glacial Lidder river rushing through Pahalgam town, pine-covered mountains and snow peaks behind | Akshey25 | CC BY 3.0 | Wikimedia Commons |
| The deep blue waters of Pangong Tso curving between the barren mountains of eastern Ladakh | Stanzin1945 | CC BY-SA 4.0 | Wikimedia Commons |
| Water cascading over a chadar in the central canal of Shalimar Bagh, Srinagar, lined by giant chinar trees and pavilions | Pradeepkjoshi | CC BY-SA 4.0 | Wikimedia Commons |
| Horses grazing on the green 'meadow of gold' at Sonamarg beneath snow-capped Himalayan peaks | Mike Prince from Bangalore, India | CC BY 2.0 | Wikimedia Commons |
| Rows of carved houseboats lining Dal Lake in Srinagar at dusk, their lights reflected beneath blue Zabarwan hills | Madhumita Das | CC BY-SA 4.0 | Wikimedia Commons |
| Snowbound Thajiwas valley above Sonamarg, a meltwater stream threading through snowfields toward the glacier and jagged peaks | Mike Prince from Bangalore, India | CC BY 2.0 | Wikimedia Commons |
| The rolling green meadows of Yusmarg dotted with huts and grazing horses, framed by pine forest | Suhail Skindar Sofi | CC BY-SA 4.0 | Wikimedia Commons |
| Vendors in wooden boats laden with vegetables at the early-morning floating market on Dal Lake, Srinagar (black and white) | KennyOMG | CC BY-SA 4.0 | Wikimedia Commons |
| Carved cedar-wood houseboat moored on Dal Lake, Srinagar, reflected in calm morning water | Slyronit | CC BY-SA 4.0 | Wikimedia Commons |
| Drawing room of a Kashmiri houseboat with hand-carved walnut panelling, khatamband ceiling, crewel curtains and chandelier | flowcomm | CC BY 2.0 | Wikimedia Commons |
| A pony train winding up the forest trail from Pahalgam to Baisaran meadow under tall pines | Vinayaraj | CC BY-SA 3.0 | Wikimedia Commons |
| Row of canopied yellow shikaras with cushioned seats moored at a ghat on Dal Lake, Zabarwan hills behind | Poet Shankar Gurjar | CC BY-SA 4.0 | Wikimedia Commons |
| Kashmiri wazwan served in a shared copper trami: rice topped with tabakh maaz and kebabs, with gushtaba and rogan josh | Aakash Goyal | CC BY-SA 4.0 | Wikimedia Commons |
| Shikara gliding across a still Dal Lake at dawn, misty Zabarwan mountains reflected in the water | Mike Prince from Bangalore, India | CC BY 2.0 | Wikimedia Commons |
| A shikara with its boatman and guests gliding across a still Dal Lake at first light, the Zabarwan hills in blue morning haze | Mike Prince from Bangalore, India (mirrored horizontally by Webinvolve) | CC BY 2.0 | Wikimedia Commons |
| Boats crossing Dal Lake near Char Chinar island, snow-covered Zabarwan mountains rising behind | Suhail Skindar Sofi | CC BY-SA 4.0 | Wikimedia Commons |
| Colourful canopied shikaras floating on Dal Lake under billowing clouds, hills of Srinagar beyond | Basharat Shah | CC BY 2.0 | Wikimedia Commons |
| Lone shikara on Dal Lake at sunset, sky and rippling water glowing orange and pink | Vikrant | CC BY-SA 4.0 | Wikimedia Commons |
| Silhouetted shikaras on Dal Lake as the sun sets over the hills of Srinagar | Yong Kian On | CC BY-SA 3.0 | Wikimedia Commons |
| Fiery orange chinar trees reflected in a still canal at Chinar Bagh, Srinagar, in autumn | Talib kashmir | CC BY-SA 4.0 | Wikimedia Commons |
| Rows of red, white and orange tulips at the Indira Gandhi Memorial Tulip Garden, Srinagar, beneath the Zabarwan range | Aman Sachan | CC BY-SA 4.0 | Wikimedia Commons |
| Sunlit green summer meadow of Baisaran above Pahalgam, ringed by pine forest and mountain peaks | Vinayaraj | CC BY-SA 3.0 | Wikimedia Commons |
| Deep snow blanketing the slopes of Gulmarg seen from the Gulmarg Gondola, snow-laden firs and the Pir Panjal range beyond | Skywayman9 | CC BY-SA 3.0 | Wikimedia Commons |
| Houseboats lit up along Dal Lake at dusk, their lights reflected in still water under a violet sky | Rajarshi MITRA from Mumbai, India | CC BY 2.0 | Wikimedia Commons |