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<image:caption><![CDATA[ A cab driver in Pahalgam holds up the registration form he filled out to obtain his QR code. The form asks for details such as name, owner, vehicle type, vehicle number, and other identifying information.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ An empty pony handlers’ stand (No: 1) in Pahalgam, where riders keep their horses and begin horse‑riding trips from this point.
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ One year after the Baisaran attack, horses stand patiently at another site, awaiting tourists amid rain and mud in Pahalgam.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ A pony handler in Pahalgam, a tourist resort in Anantnag district, South Kashmir, carries a QR code stuck to the back of his phone, an identity tag meant to mark him as a verified and authorised worker.]]></image:caption>
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