Relaxing water pipe
A man puffs on a water pipe on a houseboat in Srinagar, Kashmir. Surrounded by the Himalaya mountains, the Vale of Kashmir is culturally different from the rest of India. The only Indian state with a Muslim majority, Kashmir has been at the centre of a dispute between India and Pakistan since independence in 1947. A ceasefire line between the two effectively splits the state between the two countries.
© 1977, 2003 Richard McGuire
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