Golden yellow season arrives in Kashmir as countryside turns magical with colours, Cicada’s whineKashmir’s autumn transforms the Valley into golden landscapes, with paddy harvests, Chinar trees turning crimson, Cicada songs, and apple orchards. By IANS Published Date - 22 September 2025, 09:58 AMSrinagar: An autumnal sun shines over the golden yellow countryside of Kashmir, where grain-laden paddy fields glisten as farmers hasten to gather their crop. On willow trees, the Cicada bug’s high-pitched whine reminds locals to make hay while the sun shines. The majestic Chinar trees turn crimson, amber, and gold — their fiery hues inspiring the Persian phrase Chi Naar (“What Fire!”). It is rightly said: if a tourist has not seen Kashmir in autumn, they have not seen enough of Kashmir.