Figures in Snow

By Safeena Wani

Sporadic pictures of statues of snow in foreign countries and occasionally in Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh are splashed on newspapers and magazines during winter. In cold countries of Europe and the United States snow sculptures are regular features during winter. But this winter, Kashmir and Ladakh are coming up with a series of snow sculptures starting from a Taj Mahal to a mythical snow lion and even a café in ice. These are attracting a huge number of winter tourists prompting the Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh to announce that it will be a regular show every year.