Amarnath Yatra Booking - Trip to Amarnath

Amarnath Yatra Booking

Amarnath is one of the important pilgrimage places of Hindu in India. There a belief that in every lunar month, the icy Shivalinga in the Amarnath cave starts to come to shape on every first day of the bright half during the month. Visit to the Amarnath Shrine is like a visit to heaven and for those who journey with faith, it is a rewarding experience. To plan this yatra for you there are many Amarnath yatra booking agents and agencies available all over the country which provide various packages for yatra and services for pilgrims. You can select your package according to your need, requirement and facilities. These Amarnath yatra booking agencies are available in almost every city of India and can be found on internet too. Advance bookings can be done through website, telephone and booking offices. These packages mostly include facilities like transportation, conveyance, medical, food and lodging.
rnTour to Amarnath

Tour to Amarnath is an annual event when thousands of Hindus come from different corners of India visit to Amarnath caves. The pilgrims trek from Pahalgam to these caves Amarnath and worship the great ice Lingam. Situated in a narrow gorge at the end of Lidder valley, Amarnath stands at 3,888 m and is 45 km from Pahalgam and 141 km from Srinagar. Though the original Amarnath pilgrimage tour subscribes that the yatra be started from Srinagar, but the more common practice is to begin the journey from Pahalgam, and cover the distance to Amarnath and back in five days. Pahalgam is 96 km from Srinagar

The pilgrimage is somewhat dangerous. The height and the low temperature, combined with the under-nourished state of many people makes it challenging for the pilgrims. Tour to Amarnath it one of the toughest pilgrimage tours in India.

Yatra Amarnath

The annual Amaranth yatra to Holy Amarnath Cave, situated at 14000 ft. above sea level, is organized by the Jammu & Kashmir State Government during the month of 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).

The yatra to Amarnath starts only on the fifth day of the bright half of the lunar calendar from Dashnami Akhada in Srinagar. Martand, the ancient temple dedicated to the Sun God is the first important place during the trek. Other important places are shrines of Bab-zain-ud-din Wali at Aishmuqam, there are many temples on the way like Anantnag, Deviangan, Bijbehara, Akingam, Lukbhavan, and Nagdandi.

A large tented township springs up to accommodate the pilgrims. All intermediate halting places have the same kind of facilities. Yatra Officer is appointed to conduct the pilgrimage