For nearly a century hand-carved houseboats, bobbing on placid lake, drew some of the most famous, powerful and millions of visitors in the world to the Himalayan region of Kashmir. An 18-year-old ban on new construction of cedarwood houseboats and strict rules for renovation is dwindling the number of ornate boats, which according to authorities is one of the reasons threatening the survival of Dal Lake. — Reuters photos/Fayaz Kabli