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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. | Photo: AP/Dar Yasin
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
