Amarnath Yatra: Whereas a document 1.51 lakh yatris carried out Darshan on the Holy Cave in the course of the first week of the Amarnath Yatra, disappointing information emerged for the present Amarnath yatris because the Ice Lingam has fully melted on the holy cave, leaving solely the bottom of the Shivling intact, which can also be fabricated from ice.
In accordance with consultants, the speedy melting of the lingam occurred because of the heatwave and really excessive temperatures during the last week, accelerating the melting course of, officers said.
This marks the primary time since 2008, when the helicopter started touchdown on the cave, that the holy lingam melted in simply 5 days. In 2013, it melted throughout the first 10 days of the yatra. It has been greater than a decade for the reason that ice lingam usually remained till Shravan Purnima (Raksha Bandhan), which marks the official finish of the Yatra.
This yr’s yatra spans 52 days, ranging from June 29th and ending on August 19th. At the moment marks the eighth day of the yatra, and attributable to rains, the yatra has been suspended on each routes.
