Inspired by the Department Store in the Warner Bros. movie A Christmas Story. With nose pressed on the window, a youngster dreams of something from the window display under the tree on Christmas morning. Hand painted porcelain, with light cord.
The soils found in the Himalayas are diverse in character depending upon altitude, vegetation cover, slope, structure and stage. The major soil groups in the Himalayas are brown hill soil, sub-mountain soils, mountain meadow soil and red loamy soils, apart from other less significant types.
1 The soil reaction varies from acidic to neutral and the organic matter content of these soils ranges from 1 to 5 percent. 2  High altitude meadow soil: This soil type is found in high altitude meadows found near the snowline in all parts of the higher and trans Himalayas.