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Introduction. The holy yatra to the cave of Amarnath at 13000 ft above sea level in a natural cave in Kashmir- the place where the Lord revealed the secret of immortality to Maa Parvathi A Linga is formed out of ice naturally on an Ice peetha ( base ) in the month of Sraavan - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Introduction• The holy yatra to the cave of Amarnath at 13000
ft above sea level in a natural cave in Kashmir- the place where the Lord revealed the secret of immortality to Maa Parvathi
• A Linga is formed out of ice naturally on an Ice peetha ( base ) in the month of Sraavan
• The total trek is 30-35km with a maximum altitude of 14,500ft at a place called Magunas Pass
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Route Map
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The first sight of the valley
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Pissu Top
•Check out the gradient….almost 90 degrees..a formidable climb
•Gradient -- 9000ft to 11,100ft in 3km
•my speed was measurabe ------ 1 foot per second
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Chandanwadi as seen from Pissu
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Lake Shesh Nag
2km by 0.5km
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Another view of the lake with ice clad mountains
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Origin of Shesh Nag
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Last View of Shesh Nag
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PanchTarini
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…the five streams
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Behind Panchatarini
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Cave from a distance
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Cave again..
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The Holy cave
Dimension : 120 ft x 80ft x 80ft
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Inside the cave
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The Ice Peetha
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A close up of the peetha
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Darshan as on 06.06.2002
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Pegions
Though no vegetation and though the climate is so hostile with ice water dripping
from all the crevices of the cave, these couple stay here always !!
Believed to be sages who overheard the conversation of the divine couple