Parts of Dal Lake froze as Srinagar recorded the coldest night of this winter at minus 5.3 degrees Celsius on Wednesday, December 13, 2023. IMAGE: A frozen piece of Dal Lake. All photographs: Umar Ganie for Rediff.com IMAGE: A man checks the surface of the frozen Dal Lake. IMAGE: A view of the frozen Dal Lake. IMAGE: Shikaras parked in the background of the frozen lake. Photographs curated by Manisha Kotian/Rediff.comFeature Presentation: Ashish Narsale/Rediff.com