Shikara Festival Celebrated On Dal Lake In Srinagar, Indian-Controlled Kashmir

A Kashmiri artist performs folk dance in a boat during the Shikara Festival on Dal Lake in Srinagar, summer capital of Indian-controlled Kashmir, on Oct. 2, 2012. The festival was organized by Indian-controlled Kashmir’s tourism department to promote tourism industry in the area.

Kashmiri boatmen take foreign tour operators on a boat ride during the Shikara Festival on Dal Lake in Srinagar, summer capital of Indian-controlled Kashmir, on Oct. 2, 2012. <Xinhua=Javed Dar>

A foreign tourist dances during a shikara festival at Dal Lake in Srinagar, India, Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2012. The Jammu Kashmir tourism department organized a day-long shikara festival to boost tourism in the valley. <AP/NEWSis=Mukhtar Khan>

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