Vehicles stranded on the Jammu-Srinager National Highway after heavy snowfall, in Anantang district.

‘Shikaras’ are seen parked at the Dal Lake after the season's first snowfall, in Srinagar. Normal life was thrown out of gear in Kashmir on Saturday as most areas of the valley received snowfall, disrupting flight and railway operations and also leading to the closure of the Srinagar-Jammu National Highway, officials said.

View of a snow-cover area after fresh snowfall, at Gandoh in Doda district.

Traffic jam due to snowfall, in Manali.

View of an area after fresh snowfall, in Lahaul Spiti district, Himachal Pradesh.

View of an area after fresh snowfall, at Harsil village in Uttarkashi district.

Snow-covered Kedarnath area after fresh snowfall, in Rudraprayag district, Uttarakhand.

A woman amid snowfall, in Srinagar.

A vehicle stranded on the Jammu-Srinager National Highway after heavy snowfall, in Anantang district.

Visitors at the Nishat Garden near the Dal Lake after the season's first snowfall, in Srinagar.

Tourists enjoy after fresh snowfall, in Manali.

Fresh snowfall at the South Portal of Atal Tunnel at Rohtang, in Kullu district.

View of an area after snowfall, in Srinagar. Heavy snowfall blocked national highways and roads in several districts.

Stranded tourists after heavy snowfall, in Srinagar. Many tourists are stranded at the Srinagar Airport due to cancellation of flights.

A man shovels snow from his store-front following heavy snowfall, in Srinagar.