ॐ Amarnath Yatra 2016 Glimpse ॐ
The legend says that Lord Shiva had to give in to Goddess Parvati’s demands of knowing the secrets of life and death but he couldn’t risk anyone eavesdropping onto it. So they set on their way to a cave in the mountains- too difficult to be reached by any lesser person than the gods themselves. The secret is so sacred that all the companions also had to left behind. So his ride – Nandi, the bull – was left at Pahalgam, the moon atop his head at Chandanwari, the snake around his neck at Lake Sheshnag, the 5 basic elements of life that he carried at Panchtarini and even his son – Lord Ganesha himself – at Mahaguna top. And now Hindu devotees find themselves enroute this perilous mountainous trek every year.
The Amarnath yatra route attracts lakhs of pilgrims every year who visit the site during Shravani Mela in July-August (Shravan month in Hindu calendar) – the only time in the whole year when the Amarnath cave is accessible. The annual ‘Amarnath yatra’ is marked by ‘Pratham Pujan’ which is said to invoke the blessings of Shri Amarnathji. It is said that the ‘lingum‘ in the holy cave grows and shrinks with the lunar cycle. Moreover, since the ice is collected from the water dripping from the top of the cave due to the melting of the ice on top of it, the ‘lingum’ reaches a maximum around July-August when the ice caps around the cave are melting. The Amarnath Yatra 2016 is scheduled to begin on 2nd July and will go on till 18th August.
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