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THE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC MAGAZINE 



Photograph by Fred Bremner 



IN THK HIMALAYAS 



The Vale of Kashmir has long been praised ; but more impressive than the elevated basin 

 in the center of which lies Srinagar are the steep valleys which gash the mountain walls and 

 lead the icy waters from the glacier fields on the roof of the world to the dusty plains of the 

 thirsty Punjab. 



and of Mohammedan iconoclasm in what 

 it is." Only the natural beauty of the 

 surroundings remains the same — the hill 

 to the east rising behind, the valley smil- 

 ing below, the range to the north with a 

 wonderful mauve coloring, while the 

 higher ones to the west and south are al- 

 most hidden by a blue haze. 



And so I rode away slowly, reluctantly, 

 trying with many a backward glance to 

 impress this stately pile upon my mind, 

 so that I might call up a perfect picture 



in later years, when the past means so 

 much more than the future. 



FISH TANKS SACRED TO VISHNU 



At Bawan we had tiffin in a grove of 

 splendid chenar trees and visited two 

 tanks of crystal water sacred to Vishnu, 

 in which fish are kept. The great interest 

 of this spot is to feed these fish, and ob- 

 liging natives provide material, expecting 

 baksheesh in return. The fish come up 

 in shoals when food is thrown in, and 



