Saffron flowers bloom in the fields of Pampore, Kashmir, during the cultivation season.
Farmers and their families are engaged in picking the saffron flowers, which are bountiful after several years because of good rainfall.
IMAGE: A farmer collects the saffron flowers. Photograph: S Irfan/PTI Photo
IMAGE: Collecting saffron flowers in a basket. Photograph: ANI Photo
IMAGE: A woman takes pictures of the blooming saffron flowers. Photograph: ANI Photo
IMAGE: Saffron flowers bloom in a field in Pampore. Photograph: ANI Photo
Photograph: ANI Photo
Photograph: ANI Photo
IMAGE: Saffron spice after being separated from the flowers at a government centre in Pampore. Photograph: S Irfan/PTI Photo
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