Amarnath
yatra is a Holy yatra which is organized to have Darshan of Lord Shiva During
the month of sharavan ( July and August. The yatra falls on the according to
Purnima (Raksha Bandhan) in the month of Sharavan where ample of Pilgrims take
part to conduct ritual prayer to Lord
Shiva. For the convenience of the pilgrims, the yatra is well conducted by J
&K Govt where the trip will take you to cave of Ice Shiva Linga.
The pilgrims
are so devoted to have darshan of Baba that they use to cross all the huddles and
plan their trip in any weather conditions since the weather conditions are
not are quite uncertain and favorable
all the time. During Trip many times times rain or snowfall may take place at and
the normal temperature falls up to -5 degree and nice sunny day turns to heavy
rain day. But as the names itself say that it is holy trip to Amarnath which
means Lord Shiva the Immortal Lord. The lord Shiva who is known as destroyer of
the earth and terms “Amar” & the “Nath” where Amar means the Immortal &
the Nath means God.
Amarnath yatra by helicopter is
organized every year since Amarnath Cave positioned at altitude of 3,888 m
(12,760 ft) and to reach one has to further end the Lidder Valley and reach at
the destination. It is highly positioned above sea level and is situated in a
narrow gorge where the devotee have to trek about 14,500 ft is full of thrill
and joy.
An Amarnath Journey
will make you rediscover the inner spiritual feeling for lord consists who is
located in Amarnath Cave and known as a big stalagmite of ice formed naturally
in the cave. The entire land is quite rugged & the climate is very
uncertain where while trekking the oxygen reduces and at time can causes
breathing problems.
Every year
the trip is well organized by Jammu and Kashmir government in the moth of
Shavan ( Juky August). Its is one of the holiest yatra organized for view the
stature of Ice Shiva linga, where the Lingam gains its full shape of the form
of the Lingam during the summer. The Linga make a form of Ice where the rest of
the country is melting in hot Summers. This shoes the spiritual feel and the
power presence of Lord Shiva. The entire
ideal reflects the amazing and miracle part where one perceive the cool Avata
of lord Shiva who is transparent & powerful is really existing. While
coming here one will v months of May to August one can also enjoy the holy idol
of Maa Parvati & Lord Ganesha, this truly shows the power and presence of
Lord Shiva along with his family.
The
topography of the place is quite. Moreover, while trekking Oxygen as you near
the Cave also. As the cave is located in
Himalayan range and is surrounded by beautiful valleys, mountains, dense forest,
so while coming here you will face climatic problems. There are frequent snow
storm, & chilling cold along with frizzy chilly & even -5o C
temperature
To complete
the trip is devotes to Lord Shiva where the
devotees trek the arduous route & truly pay their obeisance to the
Lord and complete the Yatra. Moreover, the yatra is quite holy since true devotion and feeling
of divine beneath ones'
heart takes to have realises
‘Moksha’ in this life itself.
As per
Mythology the original name of the tirth yatra was Amareshwara and later
changed to Amarnath yatra where currently the trip is provided in the name of Amarnath tour packages to the visitors all around the
world.