IN PICS | Breathtaking Visuals Of Snowfall At Vaishno Devi Shrine, Parts Of Kashmir & North India

Cold and dry northerly/northwesterly winds from the western Himalayas have been barreling through the plains, bringing the minimum temperature in north India down. 'Dense' to 'Very Dense' fog with visibility under 50 metres is expected in several parts of northwest India on December 30 and New Year’s Eve. (Image: PTI)

Icicles hang from a roof during a cold winter morning, in Shimla. The officials said the minimum temperature in Srinagar the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir was 0 degree Celsius on Monday night. (Image: PTI)