In a major boost in tourism for India's Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir, an Igloo cafe named 'Snowglu' has been set up in Gulmarg. As per various media reports, Snowglu is the world's largest Igloo Cafe which has been set up in Gulmarg. To register its name in the Guinness Book of World Record, Igloo Cafe owner Mahur while speaking to a newswire stated that they have applied it to registered in the world record book and also informed that the last world record is from Switzerland in 2016, however, Gulmarg's Igloo Cafe has surpassed that.
Gulmarg Igloo Cafe is 37.5 feet tall and 44.5 feet in diameter. Mahur further revealed that Gulmar Igloo Cafe named 'Snowglu' are divided into two sections. One is for seating and the other one is for art space, wall cravings. To keep the tourists warm and comfortable, the makers of Gulmarg's Igloo Cafe have used sheep's skin as seat covers. As per Mahur, it took 2 months to complete the construction of Gulmarg Igloo Cafe. Furthermore, tourists who will be visiting the Igloo Cafe in Gulmarg can also enjoy traditional Kashmiri cuisine.
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As per IANS, this is the second consecutive year an Igloo Cafe has been set up in India by the Kolahoi Green Hotel & Resorts in Gulmarg. The management of the Igloo Cafe said the concept of a snow cafe has been a big success in Switzerland, Finland and Canada, and the response to the Igloo Cafe in the ski resort of Gulmarg has been quite encouraging. The construction of this year's Igloo was done by a team of around 20 members, headed by Syed Waseem Shah and the Kolahoi group team working in shifts.
Netizens share pictures of Gulmarg's Igloo Cafe 'Snowglu'