The Amarnath Yatra is organised every year by the J &K Govt. during the month of sharavan ( July and August); the dates however , vary every year looking at the weather conditions and according to Purnima (Raksha Bandhan) in the month of Sharavan (Vikrama Samwat). Yatra to Amarnath Pilgrimage Holy Cave for which one has to trek a height of about 14,500 ft is full of thrill and joy .The feeling of divine which is always beneath ones' heart , burst out and one realises ‘Moksha’ as one attends the Tour to Amarnath Yatra and perform the prayer before the Shivlinga . Surrounded by beautiful valleys, mountains , one will always feel His presence on the paradise of the earth, the memory of which hardly vanishes with time.A journey which will rediscover the nature and its love which is always inside but one has never felt. You can find more details in www.holidaymasti.com.
In Chennai there was enough time to worship the Lord kapAlIshwarar and Lord thiruvEttIshwarar to bless completing the pilgrimage. The same night (Friday Aug 4 th) was the train to Indraprastam (Delhi) with the other yatris from the group who gathered at Chennai. It was heartening to see a good number of yatris in spite of all the news of troubles.
They were from various cross sections. Amarnath Yatra From Srinagar were two young devotees in the group. While traveling in the train got the opportunity to have a glimpse of the marvelous philosophical text of Kashmir Shaivam (2), the shiva sutras (3) with the commentary from sri Jaideva Singh. The enthusiasm to see the cradle of sudda advaita shaiva philosophy, a place where the worship of Lord shiva was irradiant, kept growing. The train reached Indraprastam on Sunday morning.
Before we started off on the bus towards the north, got the opportunity to worship the Lord chokkanathar of malai mandir in the capital. Through the fertile Punjab worshiping the Lord of all lands at Amritasaras reached Jammu on Tuesday evening. Because of security reasons we were told that all the yatri buses could leave only together very early next morning escorted with an army convoy. If we are any late we would have to wait for the departure only the following day, we were told. In the evening purchased some dry fruits as offering to Lord amarnAth and trekking shoes.
In this city where river tawi beautifully flows, there are many temples. Got to worship Lord raNabIreshwar and went to raghunath temple where there are supposedly crore salagramas installed. There is an altar of Lord shiva in this temple where the Chaste Lord stands as a big spaTika li~Ngam. There are many more temples to see but we were already late. In these temples they don't allow taking camera, belt etc to be taken inside for security reasons. "Oh Lord, let there be peace and fearlessness in the minds of the people to worship you in love !"
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