Saffron festival organised to promote tourism in Kashmir

Pampore (J&K), Nov 02 (ANI): Saffron Festival was organised for the promotion of tourism in Pampore area of Kashmir. It was organised by the Department of Tourism. It aimed to promote saffron for the benefit of growers and also attract visitors towards the valley of paradise. During this festival, many different activities including cultural programs and paintings were organised. A group of girls also gave live demonstration of harvesting of saffron with traditional style. Kashmiri saffron is famous across the world due to its superior quality which results in Saffron being considered one of the world's most expensive spices. Kashmiri saffron also has a huge demand in the National and International Market. The harvesting season of saffron has also begun just few days ago and during this season, tourists always prefer to visit saffron fields to spend some time.