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railhead is Jammu, 315 km from Pahalgam Amarnath, Jammu and Kashmir, Baltal Amarnath Trek, Forest Block, and around 400 km from Baltal. Srinagar Pawan Hans Helicopters Ltd India Anantnag, Pahalgam, Jammu and Address: Safdarjung Airport, New Delhi Kashmir 192230, India and Jammu are also connected by road to Amarnath temple is a cave temple located in nearby cities via buses, taxis etc. Telephone: +91-99686-86811/22 the Jammu and Kashmir. It is about 75 ft Situated east of Srinagar in Kashmir, the Website: http://www.pawanhans.co.in high and at least 80 ft deep, with its outer Amarnath cave is home to a Shiva Linga Option 1: From Pahalgam to Amarnath cave /site/inner.aspx?status=3&menu_id=12 mouth measuring about 40 yards across. It made of ice, known to change its size every 9 remains under the snow throughout the season. This Linga is said to reach its After reaching Pahalgam, rest for the night year except during the summer months of maximum size on the full moon day of the to start afresh the next day. The base camp June and July when the snow melts enough Shravan month of the Hindu calendar, from is at Chandanwari, 16 km from Pahalgam, The cost for a round trip by Helicopter is INR to make it accessible. This is the only time July to August. Since the cave is nestled in from where the trek starts. This 5 day (34 3900 per adult, children below 13 years or when devotees make the annual pilgrimage the Himalayas and it witnesses snowfall for km) trek to Amarnath is via Pissu Top, people above 75 years of age and to Amarnath. Legend says that this is the most part of the year, the cave is open to Sheshnag and Panchtarni. During trek, you women with 6 weeks place where Lord Shiva explained the secret tourists and pilgrims only during the months have to camp for two nights, first at pregnancy are not allowed to of life and eternity to his wife, Goddess of July and August. Sheshnag (Wawjan) and then at Panchtarni, take the Amarnath Yatra 2014. Parvati. He chose this spot after making sure before you proceed to see the cave at there were no living beings around. He The yatra to Amarnath takes place every Amarnath. The trek is quite steep and Option 2: From Baltal to Amarnath Cave created a fire that destroyed any and all year, beginning from 28th June to 10th follows the banks of a stream near living things within the temple. Except an August in 2014. This much revered shrine Sheshnag. The route to the cave is The trek from Baltal to Amarnath is 14 km. egg was left unharmed. A pair of pigeons requires a strenuous trek from either Baltal picturesque especially at the Sheshnag halt Baltal can be reached from Jammu via born out of this egg became immortal after or Chandanwari (16 km away from which overlooks the Sheshnag lake. Udhampur, Patnitop, Kud, Ramban, Banihal, listening to the secret. Even today, a pigeon Pahalgam). For the trek, you will first have to Kazi Gund, Anantnag and Srinagar, through pair is always seen roosting near the cave. register with the official Amarnath Yatra If you want to cut short the trek and buses and taxis available at the Tourist Registration Counters. Registration opens complete it in a day in place of 5, then take a Reception Centre, J & K or at the bus 2 Amarnath Yatra on 1st March 2014. This year onwards, you helicopter from Pahalgam to Panjtarni. If stand. Another way to reach is to come by need a compulsory Health Certificate from you plan to go by helicopter, it is advisable road from Srinagar (60 km away). appointed doctors which declares you to get your choppers booked in advance as physically fit for the Yatra. Click here for the they tend to sell out pretty quickly. Here is The route from Baltal to the cave can be list of Doctors. who you will need to contact for the same: covered on foot/ponies via Domail, Barari Marg and Sangam. Dandies are also The phase 1 of your journey to Amarnath Himalayan Heliservices Pvt Ltd available for handicapped and old aged requires reaching the base camp to start the Address: 104, 7 LSC, Madangir, New Delhi pilgrims. The route is steeper and narrower trek. The nearest airport is Srinagar, the Telephone: +91-11-41649358/59/60 as compared to the Pahalgam-Amarnath summer capital of Jammu & Kashmir. Website: http://www.himalayanheli.co route but pilgrims can complete the whole Pahalgam is 94 km from Srinagar, while m/#sthash.Q57yAbJZ.dpuf trek in almost a day and return back to Baltal is 59 km from here. The nearest Baltal base camp. This route is popular given Amarnath Travel Guide - http://www.ixigo.com/travel-guide/amarnath page 3
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See A: Amarnath Temple B: Amarnath Yatra C: Amarnath Cave D: Mahagunas Pass E: Amarnath Cave