The Amarnath Temple is a shrine located in a narrow gorge at the farther end of the Lidder Valley in Jammu and Kashmir. At an altitude of 3,888m above sea level and 46km from Pahalgam, the shrine is open during the summer for visitors to pay their respects to Shiva. His presence is manifested in the form of a naturally occurring ice lingam in the cave, which is believed to wax and wane with the moon. Next to the Shiva ice lingam are two more ice lingams believed to be that of Parvati and her son, Ganesh.
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The Amarnath Yatra typically begins at Pahalgam and passes through Chandanwari, Sheshnag and Panchtarni before arriving at the cave itself