1970s-1980s Srinagar Streets & Dal Lake Everyday Scenes
A collection of old photographs showing daily life in Srinagar and around Dal Lake from the 1940s to the 1980s. The pictures include a busy market lane in the old city in 1981 with women carrying baskets, children, and pedestrians; shikara boats moored along Dal Lake in the 1970s; wooden houses and houseboats along the lakeside; early morning at Lal Chowk in 1972 with buses, tongas, and people starting the day; old wooden houses and shops along a road in 1981; lively Lal Chowk street in the 1960s; Batyaar Temple in Ali Kadal along the riverbank; Charar-e-Sharif shrine with visitors in the courtyard; Kashmiri basket makers at work; and visitors strolling in Shalimar Garden in 1945. Simple views of old Kashmir. A busy street scene from Srinagar in 1981, capturing everyday movement through a narrow market lane in the old city. Kashmiri women walk together carrying baskets and children, while men pass alongside wrapped in traditional clothing. The closely built houses, shop signs, and wor...