RAJA'S PLACE, GULMARG

This is the center of the peace and love universe at Gulmarg, where trance music swirls around a toasty burkari (woodstove). A warm welcome, fresh baked breads and excellent kawah tea are generously offered by this man, Raja, who was once a mujaheddin warrior, but now prefers cooking and sharing his home with foreign visitors.
Photo credit: Griffiths/Smith

Raja's resident, and NZ ripper Ruari M.
Photo credit: John Carolin





Raja - Da Mang!
Photo credit: Matt Roon






Raja's son. He has two. One snowboards, one skis. Both will be owning Gulmarg pretty soon.
Photo credit: Sam Smith

ORIGINAL POST: 18 FEB 2008