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December 27, 2009 | Exotic snow sculptures at Gulmarg attracts tourists | Gulmarg (Jammu and Kashmir): Sculptures carved out of snow have become a major attraction among tourists in the snow covered hill resort of Gulmarg here. The
credit goes to the initiatives taken by the local youngsters who have a flair for snow
sculpture. The tourists, who have come all the way from the hot plains, are excited to
see the sculptures carved
out of snow. Many tourists have got the opportunity to witness such snow sculptures
for the first time in their lives. "I have visited many ski resorts all over the
world and the idea of making snow sculptures over here is unique. I think the
people have spent a lot of time to create and this is a good attraction for the
tourists," said Mary, a tourist from Greece. A workshop was also organised recently
to popularise snow sculpting. A lot of creative and performing arts students took
part in it. Ghulam Hussain Wani, a snow sculpture in Gulmarg said, "We thought
that sculptures made out of stones can remain forever, but those out of snow cannot.
So, we started sculpting structures out of snow." "Our main idea was to attract
the tourists from worldwide; we want to show that there are many structures that
we can carve out of snow," he added. |
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