Hindu SPIRITUAL | Amarnath Yatra begins, snow likely to make TREK difficult

The Amarnath Yatra has begun in Jammu and Kashmir with 1160 pilgrims leaving for the holy site in the first batch. However, snow accumulation in the Himalayas is making the trek difficult. The good news is that the pilgrims going on this year's Amarnath pilgrimage will get darshan of a 20- feet shiv-lingam - a natural ice phenomenon. But the bad news is that the trek through the traditional Pahalgam route is nearly impossible because the snow is not cleared yet. Heavy snowfall has made the other option - the trek through the Baltal route risky and dangerous. "There is 4 to 5 feet deep snow in some stretches especially at the Mahagunus top and Sheeshnag. There are some 300 men who are working at clearing the road. We will review the position after three days of the yatra," said RK Gupta, Chief Executive Officer, SASB. Watch-the-Video-to-know-More ... (Hindu, Spiritual, Religion, India, Religious, Amarnath Yatra, Piligrimage, Trekking, Sports, International, Himalaya, Spiritual, Jammu-Kashmir, Kashmir, Problem)

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