{"id":59118,"date":"2016-04-10T16:16:35","date_gmt":"2016-04-10T11:16:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pamirtimes.net\/?p=59118"},"modified":"2016-04-10T17:27:23","modified_gmt":"2016-04-10T12:27:23","slug":"senior-citizens-celebrate-apricot-blossom-in-gojal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pamirtimes.net\/tg\/2016\/04\/10\/senior-citizens-celebrate-apricot-blossom-in-gojal\/","title":{"rendered":"Senior citizens celebrate apricot blossom in Gojal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Gulmit:<\/strong>\u00a0Apricot blossom is in full swing in the valley. Elders of the Gulmit village gathered in a small garden covered with pinkish white apricot flowers. They offered prayers, discussed the past and the future. Photographs by Qasim Ali<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_59119\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-59119\" style=\"width: 1280px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pamirtimes.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/12999557_1098778390144727_46867437_o.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-59119\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-59119 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pamirtimes.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/12999557_1098778390144727_46867437_o.jpg?resize=1280%2C960\" alt=\"12999557_1098778390144727_46867437_o\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pamirtimes.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/12999557_1098778390144727_46867437_o.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pamirtimes.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/12999557_1098778390144727_46867437_o.jpg?resize=450%2C338&amp;ssl=1 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pamirtimes.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/12999557_1098778390144727_46867437_o.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pamirtimes.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/12999557_1098778390144727_46867437_o.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-59119\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Women and men sit to celebrate the arrival of spring. The event was organized by a local unit of the Aga Khan Social Welfare Board, with the aim of engaging the senior citizens in a healthy activity.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_59117\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-59117\" style=\"width: 1280px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pamirtimes.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Spring-Festival-6.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-59117\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-59117 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pamirtimes.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Spring-Festival-6.jpg?resize=1280%2C960\" alt=\"Spring Festival (6)\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pamirtimes.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Spring-Festival-6.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pamirtimes.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Spring-Festival-6.jpg?resize=450%2C338&amp;ssl=1 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pamirtimes.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Spring-Festival-6.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pamirtimes.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Spring-Festival-6.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-59117\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Prayers being offered for good health, prosperity and peace while an aromatic herb called &#8220;Supander&#8221; in the local language is being burnt<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_59115\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-59115\" style=\"width: 1280px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pamirtimes.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Spring-Festival-4.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-59115\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-59115 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pamirtimes.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Spring-Festival-4.jpg?resize=1280%2C960\" alt=\"Spring Festival (4)\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pamirtimes.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Spring-Festival-4.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pamirtimes.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Spring-Festival-4.jpg?resize=450%2C338&amp;ssl=1 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pamirtimes.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Spring-Festival-4.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pamirtimes.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Spring-Festival-4.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-59115\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Elders sit wearing traditional woolen robs<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_59120\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-59120\" style=\"width: 1920px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a 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loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-59114\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pamirtimes.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Spring-Festival-3.jpg?resize=1280%2C960\" alt=\"Spring Festival (3)\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pamirtimes.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Spring-Festival-3.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pamirtimes.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Spring-Festival-3.jpg?resize=450%2C338&amp;ssl=1 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pamirtimes.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Spring-Festival-3.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pamirtimes.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Spring-Festival-3.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_59113\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-59113\" style=\"width: 1280px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a 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