Bioclimatology ; Charcoal ; Cultural geography ; Disease ; Human bioclimatology ; India ; Jammu and Kashmir ; Medical geography ; Tradition ; Valley
In this region of India people carry earthenware pots of charcoal under their loose clothing to stay warm in the cold winters. A form of cancer results from the injurious effects of heat from these portable braziers on the abdomen and thighs.―(DWG)