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AP PHOTOS: Amid conflict, pigeon keeping thrives in Kashmir

A man offers water to pigeons at a market in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, June 16, 2022. The centuries-old tradition of pigeon keeping has remained ingrained to life in the old quarters of Srinagar where flocks of pigeons on rooftops, in the courtyards of mosques and shrines and around marketplaces are a common sight. Many of these are domesticated, raised by one of the thousands of pigeon keepers there. (AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan)

Pigeon squabs are seen inside the house of a Kashmiri pigeon handler in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, June 17, 2022. The centuries-old tradition of pigeon keeping has remained ingrained to life in the old quarters of Srinagar where flocks of pigeons on rooftops, in the courtyards of mosques and shrines and around marketplaces are a common sight. Many of these are domesticated, raised by one of the thousands of pigeon keepers there. (AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan)

Medicine and pigeons eggs are seen inside the house of a Kashmiri pigeon handler in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, June 17, 2022. The centuries-old tradition of pigeon keeping has remained ingrained to life in the old quarters of Srinagar where flocks of pigeons on rooftops, in the courtyards of mosques and shrines and around marketplaces are a common sight. Many of these are domesticated, raised by one of the thousands of pigeon keepers there. (AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan)

Pigeons are seen inside a residential building in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, June 11, 2022. The centuries-old tradition of pigeon keeping has remained ingrained to life in the old quarters of Srinagar where flocks of pigeons on rooftops, in the courtyards of mosques and shrines and around marketplaces are a common sight. Many of these are domesticated, raised by one of the thousands of pigeon keepers there. (AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan)

A Kashmiri pigeon handler keeps an eye on his pigeons on the roof of his house in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, June 11, 2022. The centuries-old tradition of pigeon keeping has remained ingrained to life in the old quarters of Srinagar where flocks of pigeons on rooftops, in the courtyards of mosques and shrines and around marketplaces are a common sight. Many of these are domesticated, raised by one of the thousands of pigeon keepers there. (AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan)

A Kashmiri pigeon handler feeds pigeons inside his house in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, June 11, 2022. The centuries-old tradition of pigeon keeping has remained ingrained to life in the old quarters of Srinagar where flocks of pigeons on rooftops, in the courtyards of mosques and shrines and around marketplaces are a common sight. Many of these are domesticated, raised by one of the thousands of pigeon keepers there. (AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan)

A Kashmiri pigeon handler checks a pigeon before buying it at an open pigeon market in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, June 10, 2022. The centuries-old tradition of pigeon keeping has remained ingrained to life in the old quarters of Srinagar where flocks of pigeons on rooftops, in the courtyards of mosques and shrines and around marketplaces are a common sight. Many of these are domesticated, raised by one of the thousands of pigeon keepers there. (AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan)

A Kashmiri pigeon handler arrives at an open pigeon market in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, June 10, 2022. The centuries-old tradition of pigeon keeping has remained ingrained to life in the old quarters of Srinagar where flocks of pigeons on rooftops, in the courtyards of mosques and shrines and around marketplaces are a common sight. Many of these are domesticated, raised by one of the thousands of pigeon keepers there. (AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan)

Kashmiri pigeon handlers buy pigeons at an open pigeon market in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, June 10, 2022. The centuries-old tradition of pigeon keeping has remained ingrained to life in the old quarters of Srinagar where flocks of pigeons on rooftops, in the courtyards of mosques and shrines and around marketplaces are a common sight. Many of these are domesticated, raised by one of the thousands of pigeon keepers there. (AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan)

A Kashmiri pigeon handler waits for customers at an open pigeon market in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, June 11, 2022. The centuries-old tradition of pigeon keeping has remained ingrained to life in the old quarters of Srinagar where flocks of pigeons on rooftops, in the courtyards of mosques and shrines and around marketplaces are a common sight. Many of these are domesticated, raised by one of the thousands of pigeon keepers there. (AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan)

A Kashmiri pigeon handler checks a pigeon at an open pigeon market in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, June 10, 2022. The centuries-old tradition of pigeon keeping has remained ingrained to life in the old quarters of Srinagar where flocks of pigeons on rooftops, in the courtyards of mosques and shrines and around marketplaces are a common sight. Many of these are domesticated, raised by one of the thousands of pigeon keepers there. (AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan)

Pigeons are displayed for sale at an open pigeon market in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, June 10, 2022. The centuries-old tradition of pigeon keeping has remained ingrained to life in the old quarters of Srinagar where flocks of pigeons on rooftops, in the courtyards of mosques and shrines and around marketplaces are a common sight. Many of these are domesticated, raised by one of the thousands of pigeon keepers there. (AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan)

A Kashmiri pigeon handler waits for customers at an open pigeon market in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, June 10, 2022. The centuries-old tradition of pigeon keeping has remained ingrained to life in the old quarters of Srinagar where flocks of pigeons on rooftops, in the courtyards of mosques and shrines and around marketplaces are a common sight. Many of these are domesticated, raised by one of the thousands of pigeon keepers there. (AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan)

A pigeons sits by a window mesh inside the house of a Kashmiri pigeon handler in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, June 17, 2022. The centuries-old tradition of pigeon keeping has remained ingrained to life in the old quarters of Srinagar where flocks of pigeons on rooftops, in the courtyards of mosques and shrines and around marketplaces are a common sight. Many of these are domesticated, raised by one of the thousands of pigeon keepers there. (AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan)

A Kashmiri pigeon handler feeds his pigeons from his rooftop in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, June 17, 2022. The centuries-old tradition of pigeon keeping has remained ingrained to life in the old quarters of Srinagar where flocks of pigeons on rooftops, in the courtyards of mosques and shrines and around marketplaces are a common sight. Many of these are domesticated, raised by one of the thousands of pigeon keepers there. (AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan)

AP PHOTOS: Amid conflict, pigeon keeping thrives in Kashmir