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In Photos: Kashmir's Saffron Harvest Brings Purple Crocus Fields To Life

From Khrew to Pampore, farmers gather the purple blooms that yield one of Kashmir's most prized agricultural products

Toiba Binti Showkat, poses for photograph after plucking purple crocus flowers, the stigma of which produces saffron, on a farm in Khrew, south of Srinagar, Kashmir, Saturday, Oct. 31, 2026. | Photo: AP/Dar Yasin
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Adeeba Mushtaq, holds purple crocus flowers, the stigma of which produces saffron, on a farm in Khrew, south of Srinagar, Kashmir, Saturday, Oct. 31, 2026.
Adeeba Mushtaq, holds purple crocus flowers, the stigma of which produces saffron, on a farm in Khrew, south of Srinagar, Kashmir, Saturday, Oct. 31, 2026. | Photo: AP/Dar Yasin
Ather Mushtaq, plucks purple crocus flowers, the stigma of which produces saffron, on a farm in Khrew, south of Srinagar, Kashmir, Saturday, Oct. 31, 2026.
Ather Mushtaq, plucks purple crocus flowers, the stigma of which produces saffron, on a farm in Khrew, south of Srinagar, Kashmir, Saturday, Oct. 31, 2026. | Photo: AP/Dar Yasin
Sakib Ahmed, gathers crocus flowers, the stigma of which produces saffron, on a farm in Pampore, south of Srinagar, Kashmir, Saturday, Oct. 31, 2026.
Sakib Ahmed, gathers crocus flowers, the stigma of which produces saffron, on a farm in Pampore, south of Srinagar, Kashmir, Saturday, Oct. 31, 2026. | Photo: AP/Dar Yasin
A bee hovers over purple crocus flowers, the stigma of which produces saffron, on a farm in Pampore, south of Srinagar, Kashmir, Saturday, Oct. 31, 2026.
A bee hovers over purple crocus flowers, the stigma of which produces saffron, on a farm in Pampore, south of Srinagar, Kashmir, Saturday, Oct. 31, 2026. | Photo: AP/Dar Yasin
Afsa Nissar, plucks purple crocus flowers, the stigma of which produces saffron, on a farm in Khrew, south of Srinagar, Kashmir, Saturday, Oct. 31, 2026.
Afsa Nissar, plucks purple crocus flowers, the stigma of which produces saffron, on a farm in Khrew, south of Srinagar, Kashmir, Saturday, Oct. 31, 2026. | Photo: AP/Dar Yasin
A Kashmiri farmer plucks purple crocus flowers, the stigma of which produces saffron, on a farm in Khrew, south of Srinagar, Kashmir, Saturday, Oct. 31, 2026.
A Kashmiri farmer plucks purple crocus flowers, the stigma of which produces saffron, on a farm in Khrew, south of Srinagar, Kashmir, Saturday, Oct. 31, 2026. | Photo: AP/Dar Yasin
Purple flowers, the stigma of which produces saffron, are seen on a farm in Khrew, south of Srinagar, Kashmir, Saturday, Oct. 31, 2026.
Purple flowers, the stigma of which produces saffron, are seen on a farm in Khrew, south of Srinagar, Kashmir, Saturday, Oct. 31, 2026. | Photo: AP/Dar Yasin
Adeeb Mushtaq, plucks crocus flowers, the stigma of which produces saffron, on a farm in Khrew, south of Srinagar, Kashmir, Saturday, Oct. 31, 2026.
Adeeb Mushtaq, plucks crocus flowers, the stigma of which produces saffron, on a farm in Khrew, south of Srinagar, Kashmir, Saturday, Oct. 31, 2026. | Photo: AP/Dar Yasin
Mushtaq Ahmed, second right, gathers crocus flowers, the stigma of which produces saffron, on a farm in Pampore, south of Srinagar, Kashmir, Saturday, Oct. 31, 2026.
Mushtaq Ahmed, second right, gathers crocus flowers, the stigma of which produces saffron, on a farm in Pampore, south of Srinagar, Kashmir, Saturday, Oct. 31, 2026. | Photo: AP/Dar Yasin
A Kashmiri family plucks purple crocus flowers, the stigma of which produces saffron, on a farm in Khrew, south of Srinagar, Kashmir, Saturday, Oct. 31, 2026.
A Kashmiri family plucks purple crocus flowers, the stigma of which produces saffron, on a farm in Khrew, south of Srinagar, Kashmir, Saturday, Oct. 31, 2026. | Photo: AP/Dar Yasin
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