Chilla-i-Kalan is followed by 20-day long Chilla-i-Khurd (Kashmiri pronunciation: [t͡ʃilaj kʰɔrɨd], lit.
'small forty days [of cold]') that occurs between January 30 and February 18, and a 10-days long Chilla-i-Bachha (Kashmiri pronunciation: [t͡ʃilɨ bat͡ʃi] , lit.
During Chillai-Kalan, the weather in valley of Kashmir continues to remain cold with minimum temperatures hovering below the freezing point.
It is this snow that adds to the glaciers of the Valley and replenishes the perennial reservoirs that feed the rivers, streams and lakes in Kashmir during the months of summer.
Use of Pheran (Kashmiri tweed overcoat) and a traditional coal firing pot called Kanger increases.