AMARNATH TEMPLE - WAXING AND WANING IMAGE

This sacred cave is about 150 feet high and 90 feet broad. The walls are moist and appear to be made of gypsum. The ceiling is leaky except for a small area. There are two holes in the northern roof from which snow white water drops trickle down and form into ice as soon as they fall. Of the two, one hole is slightly bigger and right below it is the huge Sivalinga measuring about 3 yards in height, formed by the snow water dripping from the roof. To its right there is another formation of Snow linga and it is called the image of Parvathi and to the left is Ganesh's image formed likewise. The devout pilgrims offer obeisance to the snow images with all due fervor. Several types of prayer services and rituals are performed with the aid of priests.

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