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Mustard flowers are seen in full bloom against a backdrop of Himalayan peaks in India's northern Kashmir region. SOPA Images / Sipa USA
Mustard flowers are seen in full bloom against a backdrop of Himalayan peaks in India's northern Kashmir region. SOPA Images / Sipa USA
India's heatwave brings Himalayan valleys into early bloom
Environmentalists lament blossoming of flowers about two weeks before usual time