This yatra (tour) is an important pilgrimage tour (Yatra) of Hindu devotees to the Amarnath Cave, located at an altitude of about 5500 meter above sea level, has an enshrined Shivaling formed naturally with ice, so it is one of the most important pilgrimage for the worshippers of Lord Shiva. This place is visited by millions of tourists every year from all across the world. This yatra is organised by ‘Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board’ during the months of July-August. As per myth this place is the same cave where Lord Shiva revealed the secret of life and eternity to Goddess Parvati.
There are two routes for Amarnath Yatra i.e. via Batla orPahlgam. The Baltal route is shorter but a steeper trekking route, thus the Pahalgam route is generally preferred by most of the devotees which takes 3-5 days to reach Amarnath from the base point. Now Helicopter services are also available. The devotees need to make advance bookings by get registered through website of “Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board” to undertake the holy pilgrimage to Amarnath. This year yatra will be for 62 days starting from 1st July/2023 and will finished on 31st August/2023. Booking for this yatra has been started devotees can get registered on “Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board” site https://jksasb.nic.in, booking for Helicopter services also started.
Leave a Reply