Tourists holding snowballs pose for photos at snow-covered Solang Valley, in Kullu district, Himachal Pradesh, on Sunday. Pic/PTI
However, the neighbouring state of Jammu and Kashmir is currently under the grip of 'Chillai-Kalan' -- the harshest period of winter -- that began on December 21
Snowfall was witnessed in several areas of Bandipora, Baramulla and Kupwara districts in north Kashmir and some parts of Budgam and Ganderbal districts in central Kashmir in the morning
Srinagar stayed in the grip of an intense cold wave with a maximum temperature of just 1.5 degrees Celsius recorded on Sunday
The mercury has stayed below two degrees Celsius for the past 48 hours as the maximum temperature on Saturday was 1.2 degrees Celsius
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