Monday, February 9, 2009

Amarnath

Holy Amarnath Cave, situated at 14000 ft. above sea level, is organised by the Jammu & Kashmir State Government. Amarnathji stands at 3,888 m and is 45 km from Pahalgam and 141 km from Srinagar.
During the month of July and August annual yatra is held. Shiva is a living God , and Amarnath is the holy trinity. There darshan happens from Ashard Purnimashi to Shravan Purnimashi which course spreads over a month or so.

The most sacred and most ancient book of India, the Rig Veda evokes his presence in its hymns, Vedic Myths, rituals and even testify to his existance from the dawn of time. Legend has it that Shiva recounted to Parvati the secret of creation in a cave in Amarnath. Unknown to them, a pair of doves eavesdropped on this conversation and having learnt the secret, are reborn again and again, and have made the cave their eternal abode

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