An Indian laborer carries boxes containing official records of Jammu and Kashmir states' Civil Secretariat in Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir is the only state in India where government offices, also known as Darbar, are shifted twice a year between the two state capitals. The offices work in the winter months in the winter capital of the state, Jammu, and shifted back to the state's summer capital, Srinagar, during summers. The trend of shifting state secretariat started in 1872 during the era of Maharaja Gulab Singh. An Indian paramilitary soldier stands guard as Jammu laborers carry official reco
An Indian laborer carries boxes containing official records of Jammu and Kashmir states' Civil Secretariat in Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir is the only state in India where government offices, also known as Darbar, are shifted twice a year between the two state capitals. The offices work in the winter months in the winter capital of the state, Jammu, and shifted back to the state's summer capital, Srinagar, during summers. The trend of shifting state secretariat started in 1872 during the era of Maharaja Gulab Singh. An Indian paramilitary soldier stands guard as Jammu laborers carry official records of Jammu and Kashmir states' Civil Secretariat in Jammu. (Photo by Shilpa Thakur/Pacific Press)
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