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Himachal Pradesh, Kashmir Celebrate 'White Christmas'; Mercury Drops in Haryana, Punjab

The mercury dipped sharply in Haryana and Punjab after rainfall lashed several parts of the states. In Chandigarh, people flocked to Sukhna Lake as maximum temperatures plummeted. Meanwhile, in Srinagar, boatmen huddled together for warmth on a cold winter day at Dal Lake. The region recorded a minimum temperature of minus 6.6°C, as Kashmir entered the 40-day period of harsh winter known as 'Chilla-i-Kalan'.

North India winter weather: toutist during Snowfall in Shimla
Weather: Snowfall in Shimla | Photo: PTI

📖Tourist walk on a snow covered road after a fresh spell of snowfall, at Kufri near Shimla.

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North India winter weather: Fresh snowfall in Uttarkashi
Weather: Fresh snowfall in Uttarkashi | Photo: PTI

𝔉A view of Gangotri Dham covered in snow after a fresh spell of snowfall, in Uttarkashi district.

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North India winter weather: Mercury drops after rain in Haryana and Punjab
༒Weather: Mercury drops after rain in Haryana and Punjab | Photo: PTI

𓆉People visit the Sukhna Lake amid a sharp drop in maximum temperatures in Haryana and Punjab as rain lashed many parts the two states, in Chandigarh.

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North India winter weather: Dal Lake in Srinagar
Weather: Chilla-i-Kalan in Kashmir | Photo: PTI/S Irfan

🐎Boatmen warm themselves on a cold winter day, at the Dal Lake in Srinagar. Srinagar recorded a minimum temperature of minus 6.6 degrees Celsius, as Kashmir witnesses the 40-day period of harsh winter 'Chilla-i-Kalan'.

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North India winter weather: Cold winter in Delhi
Weather: Cold winter in Delhi | Photo: PTI/Shahbaz Khan

💃Children in warm clothes on a cold winter day, in New Delhi.

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North India winter weather: Snowfall in Shimla
Weather: Snowfall in Shimla | Photo: PTI

Visitors witness fresh snowfall, in Shimla.

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North India winter weather: Fresh snowfall in Chamoli
Weather: Fresh snowfall in Chamoli | Photo: PTI

♍Uttarakhand police personnel stand guard at Hanuman Chatti, located on the Badrinath Highway, after a fresh spell of snowfall, in Chamoli district.

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North India winter weather: Chilla-i-Kalan in Kashmir
Weather: Chilla-i-Kalan in Kashmir | Photo: PTI/S Irfan

☂'Shikara' boats anchored on a cold winter day, at the Dal Lake in Srinagar.

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North India winter weather: snowfall in Shimla
Weather: Fresh snowfall in Shimla | Photo: PTI

𝐆Tourists play with snow after a fresh spell of snowfall, at Kufri near Shimla.

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North India winter weather: Heavy tourist traffic in Manali
Weather: Heavy tourist traffic in Manali | Photo: PTI

ౠA long queue of vehicles stuck in a traffic jam amid tourist rush to celebrate Christmas there after recent snowfall, in Manali.

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North India winter weather: Fresh snowfall in Shimla
Weather: Fresh snowfall in Shimla | Photo: PTI

✃A view of the snow-covered valley after a fresh spell of snowfall, at Kufri near Shimla.

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