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AMARNATH
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Waxing and waning Sivalinga of Amarnath) |
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is to this holy shrine H.H. Sankaracharya of Sarada Peeth of Kashmir
leads a procession on foot every year in the month of Shravana from
Srinagar. It is this kshetra that traces the origin of several
monuments made by philanthropic rulers of Kashmir. And it is this
thirtha kshetra that tests the endurance of pilgrims during the holy
trek of 48 km taking almost one full week. It is to this yatra alone
that the State Government is evincing utmost interest in arranging
every amenity, like food, accommodation, transport, medical, post
and telegraph, police etc.,
to the pilgrims from the starting point to the sannidhi and back to
Pahalgam, the scenic tourist resort and the place from where
normally the journey on foot begins by tourists and pilgrims. And
finally it is .this kshetra that gives darsan of the Adi-dampatis in
the form of pigeons on wing even today -- a standing reality of the
divinity enshrined in linga to ,the believers of every 'ism' in the
theistic world.
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