Diwan Alim Chand was a Pioneering Photographer attached to the Court of the Dogra Maharajas of Jammu and Kashmir. Diwan Alim Chand also had the privilege of having taken the first Photographs of the Amarnath Yatra back in 1898 when Maharaja Partap Singh, the Maharaja at that time had gone on a Pilgrimage to the Holy Cave.

The Photographs offer a unique glimpse into History of how the Yatra was conducted almost 120 years back. It also offers a window of how the Geography of the area looked at that point of time and how it compares to more contemporary times.

Pics Courtesy Nostalgic Kashmir and Showkat Rashid Wani Jinaab.