Tourists smile as snow blankets Himalayas - in Pics

It might be freezing, literally, but snowfall has brought cheers among tourists in Kashmir. Travellers were seen at play at a snow covered field after a light snowfall on Monday (Deember 6, 2021) at Sonamarg in Kashmir. (Pic: PTI)

Jammu and Kashmir's Gulmarg also received fresh snowfall on Monday (December 6). Several tourists were seen having fun in the snow at the tourist hotspot. Gulmarg is one of the best skiing destinations in India, and is famous across the globe for its skiing slopes that attract ski lovers from across the world. (Pic: IANS)

In Uttarakhand, the Himalayan temples of Kedarnath, Badrinath, Hemkund Sahib, Gangotri and Yamunotri received heavy snowfall. The snow, as on Monday, was one feet high in Badrinath (in pic) while Nanda Devi National Park, Valley of Flowers and Kedarnath Musk Deer Park were also covered under snow. (Pic: ANI)

Himachal Pradesh received snowfall on Monday (December 6), including its capital Shimla. Keylong district (in pic) was covered under a thick blanket of snow as high-altitude areas of Lahaul-Spiti experienced heavy snowfall. (Pic: ANI)

Is this Switzerland? No, the picture is from our very own India. A chimney is covered in snow as Rashel village in Lahaul-Spiti continued to receive snowfall. (Pic: ANI)