Falling to the horse in Amarnath Yatra: Snow covered land, steep climb, low oxygen makes it breathless

When you climb the stairs and the steep climb of the mountain continuously for 30 hours, then you will reach the holy cave of Amarnath. With increasing altitude, oxygen will decrease and breath will be less, fatigue will increase. The weather was so rough that it was sunny in the second moment, rain in the second and snowfall in the third moment.

This is the hallmark of Amarnath Dham. Two of Bhaskar's reporters had reached Baba's darshan with the first batch. Here we are going to share with you the most exciting experience of the journey from climbing through Pahalgam Base Camp to landing at Baltal Camp. Which is no less than an ordeal. Before this read the conversation with Nitishwar Kumar, CEO of Shri Amarnath Ji Shrine Board.

The heat is not generated so that the distance is fixed.

According to Kumar, for the first time, a fixed distance of devotees has been made from Baba Amarnath, as heat is generated from the crowd. A new system has been made only to stop the heat.

Now there is so much space for darshan that without the crowd, the devotees can comfortably go out for darshan and they do not even have to wait. Baba's darshan starts after the morning aarti at 6 am, which continues till the evening aarti.

According to the information given on the website of the Shrine Board, this year, on the first day, i.e. June 30, 7,483 devotees visited. 140 langars have been set up to serve the devotees. Small and big anchors are found on the entire route.

A soldier guarding the Amarnath Yatra in Pulwama district in the Kashmir Valley.

A soldier guarding the Amarnath Yatra in Pulwama district in the Kashmir Valley.

Now read the very exciting journey of 48 hours journey…

We reached Nunwan Base Camp in Pahalgam on the evening of 29th June with the first batch of Amarnath Yatra. As soon as we entered the valley, there was a respite from the scorching and sultry heat in Jammu.

In the valleys of Kashmir, we found a hideout in the tent late in the evening under the lap of pine trees. The tent was looked after by Mushtaq, a resident of Anantnag.

We were the first guests of this season of Mushtaq Bhai. The joy of getting the first guest could be felt on his face and in his speech.

As the night progressed, the noise of the cold wind had increased. Now the next morning and the adventures that began with it awaited.