Amarnath – Enjoy the Yatra

The Amarnath cave is one of the holiest pilgrim sites for Hindus around the world. This cave is located in Amarnath Mountain in Jammu and Kashmir in India and is more than five thousand years old. This shrine is dedicated to the Hindu God Shiva and is visited by thousands of devotees every year. The cave remains covered with snow for most part of the year and opens for pilgrims only for a short time during the summer months.

The 130 feet high Amarnath cave houses the Shiva Linga that reaches its maximum height during the summer festival. This is the best time to visit this religious place that has special reverence in Hindu mythology as it is believed to be the site where Lord Shiva explained the secret of life and eternity to Goddess Parvati.

The cave is located at a distance of 141 kilometers from Srinagar, the capital of Jammu and Kashmir, and the entire region is manned by the personnel from the Central Reserve Police Force, the Indian Army, and the Indian Paramilitary Forces due to security reasons. The Amarnath yatra is a four to five days journey that begins from Pahalgam and requires pilgrims to cover a distance of approximately forty-two kilometers on foot.