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THE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC MAGAZINE 



Photograph by Yittorio Sella 



:n the land oi< lalla rook 



It i-, not strange that Kashmir, set among the serried peaks, the eternal glaciers, and 

 placid lakes of the Himalayas, should be famed in song and story as an earthly paradise — 

 a vale of peace and happiness. The "rose of Cashmere" has been incorporated into our 

 language as a synonym for natural beauty. 



