Kangri, the traditional fire-pot of Kashmir, keeps people warm during the severe winter months. Weather Department has predicted early early snowfall and colder days this yearIt is a portable and moving heater that people keep most in their pheran, a long woollen cloak reaching down to the knees worn by people during the severe wintersThe kangri is earthenware filled with glowing embers and encased in deft handmade wicker basketsTwigs are collected from deciduous shrubs, scraped and peeled and go through a process of soaking, drying, dying and are finally woven around the bowl-shaped earthenware.In the absence of electricity or load-shedding, it does not disappoint people and keeps them warm in harsh winters.kangris on display in a shop on the outskirts of Srinagar.
