Kulgam, J&K: Over a dozen Amarnath yatris injured on Thursday after the bus they were travelling in met with an accident in Badergund area of Qazigund in south Kashmir’s Kulgam district, officials said here. PTI reported that eight pilgrims were injured and two of them shifted to the district hospital in Anantnag. The bus carrying Amarnath yatris was hit by a tipper at a
The annual 43-day pilgrimage commenced on June 30 (after a gap of over two years due to Covid-19) from the twin base camps Nunwan in Pahalgam of south Kashmir s Anantnag and Baltal camp in central Kashmir s Ganderbal district.
The cave houses an ice stalagmite structure which wanes and waxes with the phases of the moon. Devotees believe that the ice stalagmite structure symbolises mythical powers of Lord Shiva.