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      • Mohinder Amarnath Bhardwaj (born 24 September 1950) is a former Indian cricketer, cricket analyst and actor. He is the son of Lala Amarnath, the first post-independence captain of India.
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  2. Amarnath Temple is a Hindu shrine located in the Pahalgam tehsil of the Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir, India.

  3. One of the most sacred Hindu pilgrimages, Amarnath is worldwide famous for the natural formation of Shiva Linga from the snow. This divine Yatra to the holy cave is opened only in the months of Shravan i.e. July and August as these are the only months when it is quite easy to access the holy cave.

  4. Nov 19, 2023 · Amidst the rugged and frozen peaks of the Himalayas, lies one of the most revered and enigmatic pilgrimage sites in India, the Amarnath Temple. Devoted to Lord Shiva, this shrine is a natural wonder where profound divinity comes together with the surrounding pristine landscape.

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    • Discovery of Holy Cave
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    “The Himalayan pilgrimages are the oldest organized travel system, evolved over time by Hindu sages and embodying the spirit of wander, adventure and spirituality” One of the holy trinity, Shiva is a living god. The most ancient and sacred book of India, the Rig Veda evokes his presence in its hymns. Vedic myths, ritual and even astronomy testify t...

    According to an ancient tale, there was once a Muslim shepherd named Buta Malik who was given a sack of coal by a sadhu. Upon reaching home he discovered that the sack, in fact, contained gold. Overjoyed and overcome, Buta Malik rushed back to look for the sadhu and thank him, but on the spot of their meeting he discovered a cave, and eventually th...

    Kashmir has, since times immemorial, been the abode of gods and agoddesses. The most sacred and famous one is the holy cave ofShree Amarnath, the Eternal Lord, which is situated at a height of 13,000 ft. from the sea level. It is about 45 kms. from Pahalgam, the famous tourist resort of Kashmir. The origin of the pilgrimage is described in a Sanskr...

    The cave is quite large. Its entrance is about forty yards horizontally and in height it is about 75 feet and is sloping 80 feet deep down inside the mountain. In the cave is an ice-lingam of about five feet high and at the top it forms a cone. This obviously symbolizes Lord Shiva and to the left of the lingam is a small ice block which stands for ...

    There is famous Rigvedic Verse that says “Ekam Sat ” that is “There is one Being ,the sages call Him by many names.”The God (Parmeshwar) has three deities who carry on the world .This is Known as Holy Trinity. Brahma- the creator, Vishnu – the perpetuator of life and Shiva (Mahesh ) -the purifier and perpetuator of good and destroyer of evil. Rig V...

    Lakhs of great men and common men, both old and young, have undertaken the hazardous and exhausting trekking to the cave for centuries. Most notable among them are Swami Vivekananda who visited the holy cave in 1898, Swami Ramatirtha and, above all, Swami Shankaracharva, the great saint who journeyed from the south to have darshan of the ice lingam...

  5. Aug 29, 2023 · The Amarnath Yatra is not merely a ritual; it’s an age-old tradition that has weathered the test of time. Its origins can be traced to the era of Maharaja Ranjit Singh, who fostered the pilgrimage during his reign.

  6. Mar 28, 2022 · Amarnath Yatra: The annual Amarnath Yatra to the cave shrine of Lord Shiva high up in the Himalayas is among the country's most revered pilgrimages.

  7. Jun 29, 2022 · What is the legend behind Amarnath yatra? According to legend, the Amarnath cave was chosen by Lord Shiva when he decided to tell his consort Parvati the secret of his immortality (Amar Katha).