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THE
HOLY TREK
To reach this Lord of Kailas revealing Himself in the ire form, an
arduous journey of 46 km has to be made, and
it is on foot, and foot alone. No mode of transport can come to the
rescue of the ardent bhaktas, though modern science boasts of
reaching the moon with its infinite number of inventions and
discoveries. So, the annual traditional padayatra to Amarnath cave
is the touch stone of theist's devotion of Lord Maheswar. It begins
on the fifth of the bright half of Sravana every year, with H.H.
Sankaracharya of Saradapeeth in fore front with all fervour and
fanfare as evidenced by carrying of a big silver stick called Danda
with lord Siva's Standard, followed by hundreds of Sadhus Nagas,
Mahants, Saints, Viragis, Sanyasins of every brand along with
devotees coming from all parts of Akhand Bharat. They start from
Srinagar and this sublime yatra is given all assistance by the slate
and is taken care of by the Dharmarth Department of Kashmir State.
The Department provides all help through several of its departments
like police, medical, etc., and its special officers accompany it
throughout.
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