Gulmarg, Jammu & Kashmir, June 2010
With the advent of summer, Sami and her siblings, part of a group of nomadic Bakarwal tribesmen have travelled well over two months from Jammu to reach the cooler climes of Gulmarg. Mainly goatherds and shepherds, Bakarwals lead lonely, tough lives in the lush high-altitude meadows of the Himalayas and the Pir-Panjal. This group is stopping at en-route market towns like Gulmarg and Pahalgam to barter livestock for supplies. Bakarwals have a strong sense of community- the boy on the extreme right is the girl's brother, but the one in the middle is an orphan, and hence the tribes-people's collective responsibility.
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