The
holy cave of Amarnath is located at an altitude of 3,888 meters in the state of
Jammu and Kashmir. Engulfed with ice-clad mountains, the cave is also covered
with layers of snow most times of the year. In the summer season, (June to
August) it becomes accessible and hence opens up to receive the pilgrims.
The
cave is believed to be around 5000 years old. As per a popular legend, Buta
Malik (a Muslim shepherd) met a holy man who handed him a bag full of coal. On
reaching home, he found that the coal has got converted into gold. Moved by the
miracle the shepherd went in search of the saintly man and instead found the
sacred abode of Lord Shiva. The pilgrimage towards Amarnath consists of a 5 day
trek in which the devotees brave tough and uncertain climatic conditions and
walk for 40 miles (distance covers journey from: camp-holy cave-camp).
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