'Gar firdaus bar-rue zamin ast, hami asto, hamin asto, hamin ast'

SRINAGAR: “Agar firdaus bar roo-e zameen ast,
Hameen ast-o hameen ast-o hameen ast.

If there is a heaven on earth, it’s here, it’s here..

Kashmir ensures that despite the unrest and the violence, it’s sheer beauty continues to give meaning to Amir Khusro’s famous words.These photographs by The Citizen photographer Basit Zargar capture autumn in Kashmir: