Tourists gathered in large numbers on New Year's Eve 2019 to visit a popular hill station in the northern Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir, despite freezing conditions.

The hill station of Gulmarg in Baramulla district is well-known for having beautiful scenery and ski slopes, but had temperatures plummet to -7.8 degrees Celsius overnight.

Nevertheless people turned out to enjoy the scenic location and pass the New Year whatever the weather.

Tourists thronged the hill station of Gulmarg in Baramulla district of Jammu and Kashmir in large numbers from different corners of the country to enjoy the snow and the breath-taking view of the hill station, on New year's eve. They could be seen enjoying the adventure sport of skiing, braving the chilling weather.Gulmarg recorded a temperature of minus 7.8 degrees at night while as in Pahalgam the temperature was minus 10. 2 degrees. Drass in the Union Territory of Ladakh was freezing as the mercury dipped to minus 28.8 degrees Celsius.
The video is 31 December Gulmarg in Baramulla District.