SONIA’S COMMUNAL GOVERNANCE

The Sonia Congress has nakedly subverted the Governance of J&K with communalism as its corner stone of Governing Philosophy.

The J& K Government of the Congress Party stupidly revoked the decision to allot land for building shelters for piligrims traveling to the Amarnath Shrine in Kashmir.

It is a blatantly communal decision.

The Congress Party is literally stating that J& K belongs only to Muslims and that Non-Muslims have no right of existence in J & K.

The Congress Party is demonstrating a dangerous communal mindset.
The same dangerous communal mindset that partitioned the country in 1947.

SONIA COMMUNALISM TO WOO MUSLIM VOTES

The Sonia Congress has indulged in communalism to win the votes of the Muslims in the Kashmir Area.

The Sonia Congress will now witness a reaction and rejection of its candidates across India for preventing the building of piligrim shelters for the Amarnath Shrine devotees.

The Sonia Congress will thus be wiped out in the Next Lok Sabha Polls because of its communal decision against the Amarnath Shrine.

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DETAILS ABOUT AMARNATH SHRINE

THE ETERNAL LORD SHIVA

The ancient epics narrate a story.

The valley of Kashmir was under water. It was all a big lake. Kashyap Rishi drained the water through a number of rivers and rivulets. In those days Bhrigu Rishi came that way on a visit to The Himalyas. He was the first to have Darshans of this Holy Cave.

When people heard of the Lingam, Amarnath for them became Shiva's abode and a Centre of pilgrimage.

Since then Lakhs of devotees perform the pilgrimage through tough terrain and achieve eternal happiness.

The Trek to Amarnath, in the month of sharavan (July-August) has the devout flock to this incredible shrine, where the image of Shiva, in the form of a Lingam, is formed naturally of an Ice Stalagmite, which is believed to wax and wane with the Moon's cycle. By its side are fascinating, two more Ice Lingams, that of Maa Parvati and of their son, Ganesha.

THE HOLY AMARNATH CAVE

Situated in a narrow gorge at the farther end of Lidder Valley, Amarnath Shrine stands at 3,888 m and is 46 Km from Pahalgam and 14 Kms from Baltal. Though the original pilgrimages subscribes that the yatra be undertaken from Srinagar, the more common practice is to begin journey at Chandanwari, and cover the distance to Amarnathji and back in five days. Pahalgam is 96 Kms from Srinagar.
Amarnathji is considered to be one of the major Hindu Dhams. The holy cave is the abode of Lord Shiva. The guardian of the absolute, Lord Shiva, the destroyer, is enshrined in the form of an ice-lingam in this cave. This lingam is formed naturally, which is believed to wax and wane with the moon.

DISCOVERY OF HOLY CAVE

Although the existence of the Holy Cave has been mentioned in the Puranas, the popular story narrated by people about the re-discovery of this Holy Cave is of a shepherd Buta Malik. Story goes like this: a saint gave Buta Malik a bag full of Coal. On reaching his home when he opened the bag, to his utter surprise the bag was full of gold coins. This overwhelmed him with joy. He ran to thank the Saint. But the Saint had disappeared. Instead, he found The Holy Cave and the Ice Shiv Lingam there in. He announced the discovery of this to the Villagers. Then onwards this became a sacred place of Pilgrimage.

THE HOLY AMARNATH SHRINE

Behind the discovery of the Holy Shrine lies an interesting story. Centuries ago Maa Parvati asked Shivji to let her know why and when he started wearing the beads of heads (Mund Mala), to which Bhole Shankar replied, “whenever you are born I add more heads to my bead”. Parvati said, “I die again and again, but you are Immortal. Please tell me the reason behind this”. "Bhole Shankar replied that for this you will have to listen to the Amar Katha"
Shiv agreed to narrate the detailed story to Maa Parvati. He started for a lonely place where no living being could listen to the immortal secret and ultimately chose Amarnath Cave. In the hush-hush, he left his Nandi (the Bull which He used to ride) at Pahalgam (Bail gaon). At Chandanwari, he released Moon (Chand) from his hairs (Jataon). At the banks of Lake Sheshnag, he released the snakes. He decided to leave his Son Ganesha at Mahagunas Parvat (Mahaganesh Hill). At Panjtarni, Shivji left the Five Elements behind (Earth, Water, Air, Fire and Sky) which give birth to life and of which he is the Lord. After leaving behind all these, Bhole Shankar entered the Holy Amarnath Cave along with Parvati Maa and took his Samadhi. To ensure that no living being is able to hear the Immortal Tale, he created Kalagni and ordered him to spread fire to eliminate every living thing in and around the Holy Cave. After this he started narrating the secret of immortality to Maa Parvati. But as a matter of chance a pair of pigeons overhead the story and became immortal.
Many pilgrims report seeing the pair of pigeons at the Holy Shrine even today and are amazed as to how these birds survive in such a cold and high altitude area.

THE AMARNATH SHRINE BOARD

Out of all Hindu deities, Lord Shiva is extremely popular not only amongst Indians but also amongst the people of other nationalities. To get closer to their favourite god, who appears on this earth in the unique form of an Ice Lingam, millions of devotees pay their visit to Shri Amarnathji Shrine in South Kashmir. The Shrine is managed by Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board (SASB), that was constituted by an Act of the State Legislature in 2000 with His Excellency the Governor of Jammu and Kashmir as its ex-officio Chairman. The Amarnathji Shrine Board is responsible for smooth and trouble free pilgrimage to the Holy Shrine. Assisted by a Chief Executive officer who is a senior IAS officer and eight distinguished Board Members, the board is constantly working towards making this journey the most cherished one.

Role of the Board:

The following roles and responsibilities have been assigned to Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board (SASB) as per section 16 of the Act:
To arrange for the proper performance of worship at the Holy Shrine.
To make arrangements for the safe custody of the funds, valuable and jewelry and for the preservation of the Board Fund.
To undertake developmental activities concerning the areas of the shrine and its surroundings.
To make provision for the payment of suitable emoluments to the salaried staff.
To make suitable arrangements for the imparting of religious instruction and general education to the pilgrims.
To undertake for the benefit of worshippers and pilgrims:The construction of buildings for their accommodation The construction of sanitary works; and The improvement of means of communication.
To make provision of medical relief for worshippers and pilgrims
To do all such things as may be incidental and conducive to the efficient management, maintenance and administration of the Holy Shrine and the Board Funds and for the convenience of the pilgrims.
The Shrine Board has made ambitious plans for effecting improvements in facilities for the pilgrims. These are:
Tattered tents will be history with coming up of insulated huts with cushioned bunks. 249 such huts, many with attached toilets, have already been put up.
2271 modern toilets and bathrooms have been put up.

Barbed wire fencing with search lights at each camping site.
Basic amenities like toilets, shelters with benches have been provided at intervals of 2-3 Kms.

First aid, eateries, hospital facilities at each camping site.
A helicopter service from Srinagar-Baltal to the Holy Cave and for any sort of emergency is always at the disposal.

HOW TO REACH AMARNATH

By Air

Srinagar, the nearest aerodrome, has world famous sights to see, such as Dal Lake, Nagin Lake, Shankaracharya Temple and Mughal gardens like Shalimar, Nishat and Cheshmashahi. Known as "Paradise on earth" and being the summer capital of Jammu & Kashmir, the city is well connected. There are daily flights to Srinagar from Delhi and Jammu. On some weekdays flights also pickup passengers from Chandigarh and Leh.

By Rail
Jammu is the nearest Railway Station. Jammu is the winter Capital of Jammu & Kashmir. Also known as "CITY OF TEMPLES", one may visit old temples such as Raghunath Temple, Mahadev Mandir and other temples. Railway station is very well connected and there are lots of express trains to various towns in India.

By Road
Jammu and Srinagar are also connected through road. Buses and Taxies are available for this part of the journey. These can be hired on daily as well as on full tour basis.