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Amarnath

Amarnath

pilgrimage site · Jammu & Kashmir

Mahamaya is the name the Goddess carries here, and Trisandhyeshwar is the Bhairava who guards her.

State
Jammu & Kashmir
Type
Pilgrimage Site
Best season
Winter

Mahamaya is the name the Goddess carries here, and Trisandhyeshwar is the Bhairava who guards her. The cave opens for only a few weeks around Shravan, in July and August, and you will need a registration and a medical certificate before you set out — from Pahalgam it is three or four days in, while Baltal is fourteen kilometres and very steep. Neither way in is a stroll.

When to go

July and August, around Shravan, when the cave is open for a few weeks — and only with a registration and a medical certificate arranged before you set out.

Why visit

The cave opens for only a few weeks around Shravan, in July and August, and you need a registration and a medical certificate before you can set out. Pahalgam is the long way in over three or four days; Baltal is fourteen kilometres and very steep.

Cultural notes

In the Daksha Yagna story, the part of Sati's body that came to rest here is her throat, and that is what places Amarnath on the Shakti Peetha circuit.

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