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Amarnath Yatra i s
one of the well known Yatra devoted to the Lord Shiva or Mahadev
located at the height of around four thousand meters on the Amar
Nath Mountain in Jammu & Kashmir. The Yatra of Amarnath is popular
pilgrimage site for Hindus from the old days which is reported to
be around 5000 years old. About 400,000 faithful devotees make
their Yatra to Amarnath every year during the festival of Shravan
Mela in June to August.There are several mythological stories
related to Amarnath Yatra. According to one of the mythological
tales of Amarnath, it is here in the cave of Amarnath Lord Shiva
revealed the secrets of immortality to his wife Parvati and
therefore that place was named Amreshwar and has become the a
sanctuary of Hindu community. Amarnath Yatra attracted the
tourists mainly for the Darshan of ice Shiva Linga along with two
other ice formations representing Shri Ganesh and Mata Parvati.
Multiple Routes of Amarnath Holy Cave Yatra
 Though
the holy pilgrimage to Baba Amarnath is one of the toughest Yatra
of spiritual tourism of India, still the devotees of Amarnath
flock to this holy cave every year in lakhs and lakhs. Broadly
speaking there are generally three routes that take the tourists
to this holy place of Amarnath out of which two are from roadways
and one is by airways i.e by helicopter.
1. Jammu - Pahalgam - Amarnath Cave
Jammu to Pahalgam is about 315 Km that can be covered by the
conveyance of Taxi and Buses. The Government of Jammu & Kashmir
has provided the facility of running Taxi and Buses from Raghunath
Bazaar early in the morning but the visitors can also come to
Jammu by air and th en
move Pahalgam. So, the holy Yatra of Amarnath starts from the
first route of Pahalgam located at a distance of 96 Kms from
Srinagar situated on the banks of Lidder River surrounded by the
natural beauty of valleys and mountains. The important
destinations covered under this route are Chandanwari 16 Kms away
from Pahalgam, Pissu Top, Sheshnag second day�s trek of 12 Kms
from Chandanwari, Panchtarni, and finally the Holy Cave Shri
Amarnath.
2. Jammu - Baltal - Amarnath
This is another route trek to reach to Amarnath from Jammu with a
total distance of about 400 Kms. It is here on this trek route the
visitors experience Jammu & Kashmir as a heaven or a paradise on
earth while passing through the natural bounty of beautiful
valleys, steeped mountains that make Amarnath Yatra memorable
throughout the lifetime. The important destinations covered under
this route are Udhampur - Kud - Patnitop - Ramban - Banihal � Kazi
Gund - Anantnag - Srinagar - Sonamarg - Baltal. The width of the
pebbled road is somewhat narrow in comparison to Pahalgam route.
3. Helicopter Route To Amarnath
The holy Yatra to Amarn ath
glamoured the tourists when they are moving by helicopter passing
through the tremendous wilderness, mountain and rambling forest.
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Improve Your Physical Fitness
As Amarnath Yatra involves long distance of walking, so it is
advisory to start preparatory morning / evening walk of about 4 -
5 Kms per day at least a month before the actual date of Yatra.
This will make your Yatra smooth and trouble-free as your body
already accustomed with long walking. Apart from walking, daily
massage of body with mustard (sarson) oil or body oil and bathe in
the lukewarm water helps your body to become flexible and you will
not feel tired. This will also reduce the effect of sudden change
in temperature & climate to a large extent.
2. Improve your Breathing Efficiency
As you walk through the trek, you may face the scarcity oxygen;
that is why it is advisable to increase your body efficiency of
oxygen through deep breathing exercise or through Yoga exercise
like Prana Yam.
3. Useful Things to Take Along
You have to trek through high mountains like Pahalgam to
Chandanwadi with an average walking distance of 4 hours;
Chandanwadi to Sheshnag with a walking distance of 5 to 6 hours;
Sheshnag to Panchtarni with a walking trek of 6 hours; and
Panchtarni to Baba Amarnath Cave that finally takes 5 hours. While
passing through these treks you may face number of problems like
unpredictable climate that may change abruptly from sunny weather
to rain and snow, the temperature may fall even up to (-5) degree
C! So, prepare yourself by taking the essential belongings before
departure. |