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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.
In the Shri Vidya school of Hindu tantra, the Sri Yantra ("sacred instrument"), also Sri Chakra is a diagram formed by nine interlocking triangles that surround and radiate out from the central point. The Sri Yantra is the object of devotion in Sri Vidya. [5] The worship of the Sri Yantra is central to the Shri Vidya system of Hindu worship.
Swami Avdheshanand Giri is an Indian Hindu spiritual guru, writer and philosopher. He is the current Acharya Mahamandaleshwar of Juna Akhara. [1] [2] Juna Akhara is the largest Akhara for Naga Sadhus in India.
The temple is governed by the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board (SMVDSB) and has been chaired by the Governor of Jammu and Kashmir since August 1986. [26] It is one of the most popular Hindu pilgrimage sites in north-west India, with millions of devotees visiting the hill temple annually. [ 27 ]
The total length of the yatra was 2,930 kilometres (1,820 mi), with 1,077 kilometres (669 mi) being along the Narmada itself. The campaign covered 962 villages in 16 districts. [3] Members of the public were encouraged to participate in the yatra. Cultural and religious programs were organized at various points throughout the yatra. [2]
On 26 May 2008, the government of India and the state Government of Jammu and Kashmir reached an agreement to transfer 99 acres (0.40 km 2) of forest land to the Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board (SASB) in the main Kashmir Valley [1] to set up temporary shelters and facilities for Hindu pilgrims to Amarnath Temple.
On this occasion, the Prime Minister of India Shri Narendra Modi virtually addressed the "Ahimsa Yatra Sampannata Samaroh Karyakram" virtually and congratulated for completing the 18,000-kilometer "padyatra" in three countries. [32]
Jains assemble at the foot of the hills to undertake the yatra (religious journey). During this yatra, considered a great event in the lifetime of a Jain, pilgrims circumambulate the Shatrunjaya hills covering a distance of 216 kilometres (134 mi) on foot, offering prayers.