Cold wave, historic low temperatures sweep North India

In the grip of a brutal cold wave, large parts of north India recorded bone-chilling temperatures and were blanketed in thick fog while some places in Kashmir were cloaked in snow on New Year's Day on Friday.In Delhi, the mercury plummeted to a 15-year low of 1.1 degrees Celsius and dense fog reduced visibility to zero metres on Jan 1. Here's how North India weathered the icy temperature, in pictures

Icicles hang from the roof of a building at famous ski resort Gulmarg in North Kashmir. Credit: PTI

People walk on a foot overbridge, amid dense fog, on a cold morning at Ring Road in New Delhi. Credit: PTI

A group of nomadic shepherds from Rajasthan state sit near a bonfire to warm themselves on a cold winter morning, on the outskirts of New Delhi. Credit: PTI

People along with bicycles cross a railway track amid dense fog during a cold winter morning, in Gurugram. Credit: PTI

People line up to get free breakfast outside a temple during a cold winter morning in New Delhi. Credit: AFP

A balloon seller walks along Heritage street amid dense fog on a cold day on New Year's Day, in Amritsar. Credit: AFP

A man does exercises at a park amid dense fog, in Jalandhar. Credit: PTI

A man wearing a protective face mask walks along the banks of Dal Lake on a cold morning in Srinagar. Credit: Reuters

A man rows his boat amid dense fog to cross the Narmada river during a cold winter morning, at Gwarighat, about 15 km from Jabalpur. Credit: AFP