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Amarnath Temple is a Hindu shrine located in the Pahalgam tehsil of the Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir, India.It is a cave situated at an altitude of 3,888 m (12,756 ft), [1] about 168 km from Anantnag city, the district headquarters, 141 km (88 mi) from Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, reached through either Sonamarg or Pahalgam.
Amarnath cave is a Hindu shrine located in Pahalgam. The cave is situated at an altitude of 3,888 m (12,756 ft). ... The temperature during the day ranges from 15°C ...
Amarnath Peak is a mountain with a peak elevation of 5,186 metres (17,014 ft), in the Ganderbal district of the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir, in the vicinity of Sonamarg. Amarnath Peak is part of the Himalayas , and is located south of Zojila and west of Machoi Glacier .
Panchtarni, a rest camp for the Amarnath yatra, is located between the base camp at Pahalgam and the last rest camp at Sheshnag Lake before the final Amarnath cave shrine. The July-August popular annual Hindu pilgrimage, undertaken by up to 600,000 or more pilgrims to the 130 feet (40 m)-high glacial Amarnath cave shrine of iced stalagmite Shiv ...
Sheshnag Lake is situated 120 kilometers east from Srinagar and 23 km from Pahalgam.It can be accessed [5] 113 km by road up to Chandanwari from which ponies can be hired to cover a trek of 7 km upslope to reach the Sheshnag Lake.
The temple is used for regular worship and pilgrims visit the temple during the Amarnath Yatra. [37] During the yatra, on the lunar phase of the new moon, the associated tradition of bringing Shiva's holy mace to the temple is carried out. [38] [39] The temple is part of the governments' tourist circuits. [40]
The Shiv Khori shrine, located in Jammu and Kashmir, was relatively unknown about 40 to 50 years ago but has gained significant popularity in recent decades.Initially, only a few thousand pilgrims visited the site, but following the establishment of the Shiv Khori Shrine Board in December 2003, the number of devotees has increased dramatically.
Together with the adjacent Zoji-La Tunnel, this geostrategically important tunnel provides year-round all-weather connectivity to Baltal (Amarnath cave), Kargil and other places in Ladakh, enhances Indian military logistics and boosts tourism and local economy.