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)

'Cold wave' to 'Severe cold wave' conditions are likely in some pockets over Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi and north Rajasthan between December 28 to December 30. (Image: PTI)

The snowfall ahead of the new year has seen many domestic tourists and locals rushing to Gulmarg and Pahalgam. Gulmarg saw more then 1,200 domestic tourist arrivals on Monday, while over 2,500 locals from various parts of the Valley were also in the skiing resort. The numbers are expected to swell over the next two days. (Image: PTI)

Gurez in north Kashmir recorded three inches of fresh snowfall, they said, adding that there are reports of snowfall in other areas in the upper reaches of the Valley as well. The area around the Jawahar Tunnel on the Srinagar-Jammu national highway also received snowfall since Monday but the arterial road was open for vehicular movement. (Image: PTI)

A boy walks on a snow covered stairs after fresh snowfall at Tangmarg in Baramulla District of north Kashmir. Ski-resort of Gulmarg in north Kashmir recorded seven inches of fresh snowfall, while Pahalgam resort in the south and Sonamarg resort in central Kashmir received around three to four inches of snow each. (Image: PTI)

Snowfall started in Srinagar around 7 am, several hours after it had begun in neighbouring Budgam and Pulwama districts. Snowfall was also going in Kulgam and Anantnag districts of south Kashmir. (Image: PTI)

A blanket of snow covers Katra Vaishno Devi town after a fresh snowfall, in Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir. (Image: PTI)