See Pics | North India paints a postcard-perfect picture after snowfall
Catch a glimpse of Srinagar, Shimla, Dharamshala and Chamba in pictures.
Cold conditions have intensified in the entire northern India, with mercury dropping sharply in Shimla to 0.2 degrees.
The spell of heavy snowfall which has paralysed Kashmir on Saturday had in its grip Himachal Pradesh too while the tourist town of Nainital in Uttarakhand experienced a flurry of white after a gap of two years.
The first heavy snowfall of the season in Shimla and Kinnaur region of Himachal Pradesh disrupted traffic, telecommunication links and supply of power and water while a large number of tourists were stranded.
Kashmir Valley remained cut off from the rest of the country for the second day due to heavy snowfall in many areas over the past four days while the mercury fell below freezing point at most places with Gulmarg recording the lowest at minus 8.4 degrees Celsius.
The sudden climatic change may have put a dent in normal life in these places, but the heavy rains and subsequent snowfall have definitely brightened the mood of tourists who were waiting for the weather to take a flurry turn.
Catch a glimpse of Srinagar, Shimla, Dharamshala and Chamba in pictures.
(With Agency inputs)